2026/02/09

Defense ministry to buy time from U.S. to avoid derailing arms sales

Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said on Friday that it has received letters of offer and acceptance (LOA) for three systems covered by the Cabinet's NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.56 billion) special defense budget bill and will se...

2026/02/09

Taiwan sprinter bags men's 60m silver at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) Taiwanese sprinter Chen Wen-pu (陳玟溥) made several achievements at the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China on Friday, winning a silver medal in the men's 60 meters and setting a new national record. Chen, ...

2026/02/09

'Taiwanese' office name a tactical mistake but not wrong: Lithuanian lawmaker

Taipei, Feb. 6 (CNA) Lithuania's decision to allow Taiwan's representative office in Vilnius to use the name "Taiwanese" instead of "Taipei" was a "tactical mistake," but there was "nothing wrong" with it, Li...