Latest | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS https://focustaiwan.tw/news As Taiwan's national news agency, Focus Taiwan (focustaiwan.tw) to provide real-time news related to Taiwan to the English-reading public at home and abroad. en The Central News Agency Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:45:19 GMT 15 Latest | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS 400 300 https://focustaiwan.tw/news https://focustaiwan.tw/img/default.png CNA/20260715/202607150019 <![CDATA[Chinese barge captain not prosecuted over Dongyin subsea cable damage]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202607150019 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:08:42 +0800 CNA/20260715/202607150018 <![CDATA[Tibet supporters in Taipei mourn activist, protest China's ethnic unity law]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202607150018 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:05:38 +0800 CNA/20260715/202607150017 <![CDATA[Ban on pets in most national forest recreation areas extended to 2028]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202607150017 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:14:34 +0800 CNA/20260715/202607150016 <![CDATA[Lai 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five years]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202607140025 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:32:26 +0800 CNA/20260714/202607140024 <![CDATA[Subsidized China trip for Taiwan teachers carries 'united front' risk: MAC]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202607140024 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:18:24 +0800 CNA/20260714/202607140023 <![CDATA[Opposition fast-tracks referendum proposals on nuclear policy, euthanasia]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202607140023 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:52:21 +0800 CNA/20260714/202607140022 <![CDATA[Nearly 500 athletes to represent Taiwan at 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202607140022 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:01:18 +0800 CNA/20260714/202607140021 <![CDATA[What is Taiwan's tainted cooking oil scandal?]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202607140021 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:47:16 +0800 CNA/20260714/202607140020 <![CDATA[TPP delegation begins 1st official China visit since party's founding]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202607140020 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:28:13 +0800 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