The average regular earnings of full-time employees with Taiwan nationality (excluding the foreigners and part-time employees) were NT$47,939 in January 2023, an increase of 2.57% from the same month in 2022.

Economics minister Wang Mei-hua says the failure of US-based Silicon Valley Bank is unlikely to seriously affect Taiwan.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company says it was still studying the feasibility of setting up a fab in Europe in response to a media report which said the company will build a plant in Dresden, Germany.

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) says people with mild coronavirus infections will no longer have to quarantine from 20 March.

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) says direct air routes between Taiwan and 10 Chinese cities will be reinstated from today, while 13 other Chinese cities have been selected for cross-strait charter flights.

Taiwan has retained its status as a "free" country in the latest edition of the "Freedom in the World" report - which was published Thursday.

A member of the European Union's diplomatic service says a bilateral investment agreement (BIA) with Taiwan is unnecessary for protecting the interests of investors from the 27-nation bloc.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) says there are currently "no concrete plans" for President Tsai Ing-wen to travel overseas.

Taiwan's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for February rebounded sharply by 11 points to 51.4, interrupting seven consecutive months below the neutral level of 50, and thereby indicating a rebound from economic contraction to expansion ahead.