Austria and Germany have both announced plans to relax coronavirus measures only weeks after pushing for compulsory vaccinations to curb the spread of infections

The government has notified member economies of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership that Taiwan is seeking to join the regional trade deal.

Athletes and organisers made the best of extraordinarily difficult circumstances to deliver an outstanding performance at the Tokyo 2020 (2021) Olympics. They demonstrated why the games are important and offer some valuable lessons for hosting future events.

By Duncan Levine

Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua has opened the first-ever Taiwan Expo in Japan.

Visiting former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso says he believes the best way to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is for Japan, the US and other like-minded countries to make it clear to Beijing that they would be willing to defend Taiwan militarily.

Premier Su Tseng-chang says vaccines donated by Japan will go first to the elderly and those who are immunocompromised.

Taiwan's total exports contracted 21.2% year-on-year to US$31.51 billion in the month of January while total imports fell 16.6% from a year earlier to US$29.17 billion, according to a report from the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Exports of electronics components, which account for the largest portion of Taiwan's outbound shipments, reached US$12.72 billion, down by 20.1% from January 2022.

The United States has announced that it plans to send 25 million coronavirus vaccine doses to countries around the world, including Taiwan, by the end of this month.