Taiwan's HTC Corp. needs to conquer structural issues to win more ground in the highly competitive smartphone market, despite its well-reviewed New HTC One flagship phone, according to a U.S.-based brokerage.

President Ma Ying-jeou called yesterday for three-way talks with China and Japan on fishing and the development of natural resources in the East China Sea, and the shelving of their sovereignty disputes over the Diaoyutai Islands.

All offices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) will be closed on Wednesday, June 12 in observance of Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan, according to an AIT press release.

Taiwan and South Korea hope to increase the number of visitor arrivals between them to 1 million a year, after the number reached a 10-year high last year, Taiwan's Tourism Bureau said yesterday.

A three-day festival featuring African films, music and lifestyle was launched Friday in observance of Africa Day, which is celebrated annually on May 25 to mark the independence of various African countries since 1963.

Kiribati will open an embassy in Taipei May 31, with Kiribati President Anote Tong hosting the inauguration ceremony, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.

Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu (高華柱) on Tuesday awarded a medal to a former U.S. music advisor to Taiwan to commemorate his contribution to local armed forces who helped to create a military music school in 1955.

Taiwan is expected to host a World Medical Association (WMA) conference in 2016 for the first time, Taiwan's top health official said Monday.

ration officials will visit places with large Filipino populations in the coming days to raise safety awareness among Filipinos amid a row between Taiwan and the Philippines, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said yesterday.

The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) confirmed yesterday that it will suspend all new Philippine labor applicants if Manila does not apologize over the recent killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.