The head of Beijing's Palace Museum will visit Taipei's National Palace Museum (NPM) in April or May, according to NPM Director Fung Ming-chu, who visited her Chinese counterpart in late January.

Taiwan's Culture Minister Lung Ying-tai said Tuesday in Paris that she was impressed by the Institut Francais after visiting the agency under the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The number of travelers who went through immigration at Taiwan's international gateways reached a record high in 2012, with Chinese visitors making up the largest share of foreign travelers, the National Immigration Agency said Tuesday.

Police in Southern Taiwan said yesterday that they recently provided food and shelter to a Japanese man who is on walking tour around Taiwan to say thanks for the assistance given to his country after a devastating earthquake in March 2011.

Production value of the local car industry for the first quarter of this year is expected to rise nearly 3 percent from a quarter earlier as manufacturers have been intensifying efforts to launch new models, a government report said yesterday.

Taiwan stocks are expected to open the Year of the Snake with a rally and test 8,000 in the short-term on various positive factors, said experts yesterday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday expressed concern over North Korea's recent third nuclear test, which is in violation of United Nation Security Council guidelines.

Most Rev. John Hung Shan-chuan, chair of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference (CRBC), commended Pope Benedict XVI's resignation as a brave decision yesterday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) denied Friday that it offered any improper favors to United States Representative Bill Owens (N.Y.-D) during a trip to Taiwan just over a year ago.

The National Immigration Agency (NIA) said yesterday it plans to establish a biometric identification system for foreigners, in light of a recent case in which a British man fled Taiwan on someone else's passport.