Groups campaigning to recall legislators submitted vote proposals targeting a dozen lawmakers of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) to the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Monday, bringing to 44 the number of lawmakers facing potential recall votes.

The heads of Taiwan's five government branches on Monday reached a consensus in three areas, including the establishment of a communications platform to resolve disagreements, after attending a meeting led by President Lai Ching-te (賴清德).

Taiwan's manufacturing activity fell into contraction mode in January after having shown expansion the previous two months, in part due to lower export orders, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) said on Monday.

The United States has finalized a deal to sell Taiwan three National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (#NASAMS) at a price of around NT$24.98 billion (US$761.94 million), a military source confirmed Monday.

If the United States imposes tariffs on #semiconductors made in #Taiwan, Taiwan should work actively to strengthen industrial cooperation with the U.S., according to an industry expert.

Several pieces of severed human remains in a Kaohsiung river and nearby docks have been identified as belonging to missing women believed to have been killed and dismembered by a 73-year-old man, local police said.

While U.S. President #DonaldTrump's plan to slap #tariffs on Taiwan-produced #chips may bring back manufacturing jobs, the cost of doing so could fall on American firms and consumers, according to experts.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (#TSMC) sales in January were the second highest in company history, but it will still book a separate loss of NT$5.3 billion (US$161 million) due to major earthquakes in southern Taiwan during the month.

A nationwide low of 5.2 degrees Celsius was recorded in Miaoli County's #SanwanTownship early Monday morning, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).

Taiwan's representative office in Los Angeles and the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce have jointly donated US$1 million to firefighting units in Los Angeles to support the wildfire relief efforts there. #lawildfires, #losangles

Taiwan's representative office in Los Angeles and the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce have jointly donated US$1 million to firefighting units in Los Angeles to support the wildfire relief efforts there.

The annual Taipei International Book Exhibition (#TiBE), which ended Sunday, drew an estimated 570,000 visitors over the six days it lasted, surpassing last year's turnout of 550,000, according to the organizers. #bookfair

The 2025 Taipei Lantern Festival will run until Feb. 16, after launching on Feb. 2 in display zones spanning from Ximen MRT Station to Beimen Station in Taipei. The main lantern, called "Lucky Snake Dou Dou," celebrates the arrival of the Lunar Year of the Snake.

Acclaimed Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee (李安), who has won two Oscars and other awards over the past few years, received the Directors Guild of America's (DGA) 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony held in California on Saturday.

Christopher Boyd, a French comic artist, said that after completing a one year residency in Taiwan in 2025, he plans to pen a visual journal about his experiences using his eccentric and comedic style.

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has named current Tourism Administration deputy head Lin Hsin-jen (林信任) as Taiwan's new deputy representative to Indonesia.

Taiwan is preparing to expand purchases of United States natural gas to reduce its trade surplus with the country in an attempt to avert potentially higher tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration on Taiwanese imports.

Three experts in the high technology industry have said that U.S. President Donald Trump's recent pledge to impose higher tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors represents an effort to force Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to the negotiating table.

Taiwan speed skater Chen Ying-chu (陳映竹) placed fifth in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the 2025 Asian Winter Games on Sunday. #AsianWinterGames2025, #speedskating

The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Sunday are as follows: U.S. will impose reciprocal tariffs on many countries: Trump; 15 stocks aggressively bought by foreign investors; Trump, Ishiba call for peace in Strait