Public health officials in January approved the procurement of the trivalent flu vaccines in accordance with the WHO’s recommendations, the CDC said in a statement. The CDC purchased 6,849,360 of ...

Mathys Tel was hero and villain as Tottenham drew 1-1 at home to Leeds United on Monday — a result that leaves their English Premier League future hanging in the balance. The Frenchman broke the ...

Taiwan will fully subsidize newborn screening tests and add spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to the list of publicly funded screening items starting in July, Health Minister Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said ...

A case of melioidosis was reported last week, marking the 19th local case so far this year — the highest for the period in four years, while rumors that a “national team for hantavirus prevention” has ...

Ships registered under the Republic of China flag ranked a record fifth among 66 flag states inspected in the Asia-Pacific region last year, with zero detentions recorded for the second consecutive ...

Coast Guard Administration personnel prepare to release a protected leatherback sea turtle into the sea yesterday. The rare species was accidentally caught by fishers off Dongshih Township in Chiayi ...

Taiwan has condemned China for saying that it had decided not to approve Taipei’s participation in the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) because Beijing sees Taipei as part of its territory. Chang ...

Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the northern hemisphere’s summer approaches and El Nino ...

Taiwan’s largest integrated steelmaker, yesterday announced it is raising domestic prices of all products next month, as the global steel market is recovering amid strong demand, higher raw material ...

This year’s FIFA World Cup will be the first to feature 48 teams, with the expansion of the field offering opportunities to several debutants — but would FIFA’s determination to have more nations ...

The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has formally elevated damage to undersea cables to a national security issue, pointing to Russia and China as allegedly using tactics with low attribution ...

Moth orchid and anthurium cut flowers grown in Taiwan were yesterday cleared for export to New Zealand under an agreement that outlines measures local exporters need to follow to secure access to the ...