Shares in Taroko Corp., a popular batting cage operator in Taiwan, opened at the daily limit Monday (Nov. 25) after Taiwan defeated Japan 4-0 to win the WBSC Premier12 championship. Trading volume surged tenfold in the first 10 minutes,

Taiwanese fighter jets will welcome back a flight carrying the island's baseball team after their victory at an international championship in Japan on Sunday thrilled fans at home. Taiwan is not a global sporting powerhouse but baseball is hugely popular having been introduced during the Japanese colonial era from 1895-1945.

Taiwan will deploy four F-16 fighter jets to escort its men's baseball team back to Taipei on Monday, a day after they won an international tournament in Japan.