Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) yesterday said each of its employees would receive NT$25,000 (US$806) as a special Sports Day bonus. Speaking at the annual Sports Day event at Hsinchu ...

Greater global action is needed to safeguard human rights as Beijing implements new extradition agreements, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Fan Yun (范雲) said yesterday at the ...

Late on Friday night, former world No. 1 female badminton player Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) officially announced her retirement on social media, drawing to a close a professional career that has spanned more ...

In the Dutch parliamentary elections late last month, the liberal-progressive Democrats 66 (D66) secured a slim lead, finishing just ahead of the nationalist Party for Freedom (PVV). Rob Jetten, a ...

The Russian doping crisis which rocked track and field in the 2010s reached a symbolic end on Friday with bans and disqualifications for 12 athletes in a final set of disciplinary cases going back ...

The Milwaukee Bucks, fueled by 41 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo, launched their NBA Cup title defense with a 126-110 victory over Eastern Conference leaders the Chicago Bulls on Friday. Two-time ...

World number one Aryna Sabalenka had to dig deep to overcome fourth-seeded Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in a high-octane semi-final at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Friday. The Belarusian four-time ...

The Norwegian government and a trio of European aerospace manufacturers on Monday agreed to settle mutual claims for damages after the NATO nation axed an order for delayed NH90 submarine-hunting ...

Despite the two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falling into the hands of the M23 militia, some residents are celebrating their newfound fortunes — amassed through ...

North Korea’s defense minister on Saturday warned of more “offensive action,” after Washington and Seoul criticized Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile launch. North Korea’s missile launch on Friday ...

A Chinese research vessel docked in the Cook Islands on Saturday as it probed the Pacific nation’s deep-sea mining potential, a fledgling industry of mounting interest to both Beijing and Washington.

The 17th South China Sea Conference was held in Vietnam on Monday and Tuesday, with representatives from National Cheng Kung University and National Taiwan University attending. The Taiwanese delegate ...