TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) announced that foreign nationals holding Alien Permanent Resident Certificates (APRC) and a registered address in Taichung are now eligible to apply for the city’s popular “Double Ten” bus discount.

The Taichung Animal Protection Department raided a residential building in the city’s northern district on Saturday afternoon, rescuing 80 dogs and cats from an unsanitary and unlicensed breeding operation.

Taichung prosecutors have charged seven people on suspicion of coaxing a woman into purchasing NT$16 million (US$486,574) of stocks.

Virtually everyone assumes Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) will be the party’s presidential nominee in the January 2028 election. She will be term-limited out as Taichung mayor less than 13 months earlier in December next year.

Another U.S.-aligned democracy in Asia is mired in political gridlock, with Taiwan’s opposition challenging defense spending aimed at fending off China.

NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang visited Taichung on January 16, with his first stop being the new Tan-Ke factory of Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), a leader in global semiconductor packaging under ASE Holdings.

Taiwan took another step in enhancing its key role in the production of advanced semiconductor chips used for artificial intelligence on Thursday with the inauguration of a new plant by Siliconware Precision Industries Co.

Words by Josh Zickert Taichung, Taiwan is a beautiful and fascinating city with a strong Japanese architectural influence. Stunning canals run through the entire city which holds a population of 2.8 million.

Besides military tactics and economic statecraft, China leverages cultural and ethnic connections with Taiwan to achieve its political objectives.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's first stop in Taiwan is confirmed to be Taichung. According to an announcement from ASE Holdings' subsidiary SPIL, on the afternoon of January 16, Huang will visit the Tanzi factory and jointly unveil its inauguration plaque with SPIL chairman Chi-Wen Tsai.

China Medical University (CMU) and Healthcare System hosted the International Forum of Extracellular Vesicles Technology and Novel Therapeutics to highlight Taiwan's advancements and explore new horizons in biomedical applications.

Taiwan enhances its pivotal role in AI semiconductor chip production with the opening of Siliconware Precision Industries Co.'s new plant. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attended the inauguration, underscoring the partnership in advancing AI chip packaging technology.