Taiwan's national health insurance premium rate has been increased from the current level of 4.69% to 5.17%, effective from 1 January 2021.

Taiwan's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 61.2 in December, the sixth straight month of gains and the highest level since March 2017.

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) is reporting Taiwan's first domestic coronavirus case since April 12.

The EU has granted conditional marketing authorisation to the vaccine produced by BioNTech and Pfizer.

A growing list of European Union nations and Canada have barred flights from the UK and others are considering similar action.

Electric trains have now begun running on Taiwan Railways Administration's South Link line.

The Central Epidemic Command Center is indefinitely suspending entry to all Indonesian migrant workers amid concerns Jakarta is unable to improve the accuracy of its coronavirus test results.

Representatives of foreign chambers are praising the government's decision to change the numbering system of Alien Resident Certificates and Alien Permanent Resident Certificates.

The EU has announced a new EU cybersecurity strategy and new rules aimed to make physical and digital critical entities more resilient.