Taiwan's press in one place: the United Daily News, Liberty Times and China Times, the ETtoday portal, Focus Taiwan and the Taipei Times in English, DIGITIMES for tech business and the CNA agency.
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the main newspapers in Taiwan?
- The United Daily News, Liberty Times and China Times are the main dailies, with ETtoday dominant online.
- Which Taiwanese outlets publish in English?
- The Taipei Times, Focus Taiwan (CNA's English service) and Taiwan News cover the island in English.
- What is Taiwan's official news agency?
- CNA (the Central News Agency), founded in 1924, is Taiwan's national news agency.
Taiwan has one of Asia's most vibrant and free newspaper industries, with a dynamic media landscape that reflects the island's extraordinary democratic transformation, technological leadership, and unique cultural identity. Taiwan's press serves a population of 23 million with fierce editorial independence and a remarkable tradition of investigative journalism — consistently ranking among Asia's freest media environments. Taiwan is also the world's leading producer of semiconductors, making its tech journalism uniquely globally significant.
Among the most widely read Taiwan newspapers online is ETtoday, Taiwan's most visited news portal. The "Big Three" national dailies — United Daily News, Liberty Times, and China Times — dominate print. The Taipei Times is Taiwan's sole English-language print daily. For business, Commercial Times and DIGITIMES are essential for semiconductor and tech coverage. Baseball is Taiwan's national sport — followed via the official CPBL. The national wire CNA powers Focus Taiwan, the most reliable English news service.
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