Expressions of grief have poured in from across Taiwan in the aftermath of a deadly blaze in Kaohsiung City that killed at least 46 people.

A study published on Thursday in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine says the Taiwan-made Medigen COVID-19 vaccine offers 80-90% protection against the disease. That came a day after the vaccine was approved for emergency use in the African nation of Eswatini.

Find out how Typhoon Kompasu affected Taiwan and much more in today's news.

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council tells China that there is no subordinate partner in cross-Strait relations.

Senior Taiwan government officials have neither confirmed nor denied a recent media report saying that members of the US military have been deployed in Taiwan for at least a year. 

President Tsai Ing-wen has met with former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the Presidential Office in Taipei. 

A delegation of French senators has arrived in Taiwan for a four-day visit.

President Tsai Ing-wen extended her warmest congratulations to Fumio Kishida on taking office as Prime Minister of Japan.

The US Secretary of Commerce has asked semiconductor vendors, including Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC, for help uncovering the reasons for a recent global chip shortage. This information includes lists of clients, inventory statements, and plans for future production - types of records usually considered confidential. 

French Senator Alain Richard is set to lead a delegation from France to Taiwan in the near future.