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MOFA thanks US, Japan, SK foreign ministers for supporting cross-strait peace

The Oct. 30 statement by the U.S. Department of State reaffirming the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is sincerely welcomed by the Ministry of...

MOE welcomes Austrian university officials, seeks deeper exchanges

A delegation composed of representatives from University of Innsbruck and TU Wien visited Taiwan...

Kimchi shortage exposes farm policy flaws

A poor 2026 harvest of radishes and napa cabbage is set to cause a...

North Korea courts Chinese money for Sinuiju hotels

North Korea is courting Chinese investors to build hotels and shopping complexes in Sinuiju...

North Korean women spend on leisure amid currency fears

Small groups of North Korean women with a little money to spare are embracing domestic tourism this fall. Leisure trips of this kind were...

North Korean rice prices top 50,000 won for first time

Rice prices in North Korean markets topped 50,000 North Korean won per kilogram for the first time in late October 2026. The record comes...

Hamhung sellers push pricey “export” health supplements

Private sellers in Hamhung, North Korea, are aggressively pushing pricey health supplements on local people in 2026. They claim the products come from North...

FM Lin welcomes US think tank delegation

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung received a contingent led by Susan M. Elliott, president and CEO of the National Committee on American Policy, Oct. 27...

FM Lin welcomes US think tank delegation

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung received a contingent led by Susan M. Elliott, president and CEO of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, Oct....

MOFA, Formosa Club hold tech forum in Taipei

A forum on the enhancement of the Taiwan-Europe partnership in artificial intelligence and drone technologies to build a secure, transparent and resilient democratic supply...

North Korean journalists trade reporting for ideology drills

North Korea has launched a sweeping ideological campaign targeting its own journalists in October 2026, timed to the 80th anniversary of the Korean Journalists’...

FM Lin welcomes St. Lucia delegation

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung received a contingent led by Philip J. Pierre, St. Lucia’s prime minister, Oct. 27 in Taipei City.   According to the Ministry...

Taiwan, Netherlands convene agricultural working group meeting

The 20th agricultural working group meeting between Taiwan and the Netherlands was held Oct. 23 in Taipei City to explore methods of expanding agricultural...

For some North Koreans, harvest duty becomes a picnic

North Korea’s 2026 fall harvest mobilization looks very different depending on where people work. At some well-funded state agencies and enterprises in South Pyongan...

Hoeryong lectures target Chinese phone users

North Korean intelligence officers in North Hamgyong province used neighborhood lectures in mid-October 2026 to attack secret users of Chinese mobile phones. Visiting towns...

Pyongyang ties loyalty to Kim mausoleum donations

Pyongyang authorities have launched a Kumsusan Palace of the Sun fundraising drive that runs through the end of 2026. Officials call the campaign voluntary,...

Deputy FM joins St. Lucia culture day celebration

Deputy Foreign Minister François Chih-chung Wu attended a Creole Day event hosted by the Embassy of Saint Lucia in the Republic of China (Taiwan),...

Foreign Minister Lin addresses Formosa Club meeting in Taiwan

The Formosa Club is holding its annual conference from Oct. 24 to Oct. 28 in Taipei City, with 49 legislators from the European Parliament...

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