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 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:55:19 GMT 15 Latest | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS 400 300 https://focustaiwan.tw/news https://focustaiwan.tw/img/default.png CNA/20260721/202607210027 <![CDATA[Taiwan's June export orders hit record high on AI demand]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202607210027 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:56:35 +0800 CNA/20260721/202607210026 <![CDATA[Consumer groups launch lawsuits over tainted cooking oil]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202607210026 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:42:33 +0800 CNA/20260721/202607210025 <![CDATA[Michelin Guide Taiwan adds 9 one-star, 2 two-star restaurants]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202607210025 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:30:31 +0800 CNA/20260721/202607210024 <![CDATA[In apparent 1st, PLA chopper crosses Taiwan 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shine at international Biology, Chemistry Olympiads]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202607190009 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:11:49 +0800 CNA/20260719/202607190008 <![CDATA[Air Force considers buying upgraded domestically made combat drone]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202607190008 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:55:47 +0800 CNA/20260719/202607190007 <![CDATA[Taiwan's student population drops 6.7% in 5 years amid low birth rate]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202607190007 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:22:44 +0800 CNA/20260719/202607190006 <![CDATA[President Lai honors F-16V pilot who died in January training accident]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202607190006 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:32:41 +0800 CNA/20260719/202607190005 <![CDATA[7 Taiwan counties, cities on alert for temperatures above 36°C]]> https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202607190005 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:27:39 +0800 CNA/20260719/202607190004 <![CDATA[Duckworth warns China may opt for economic blockade of Taiwan in 2028]]> 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