With the ongoing impact of Taiwan’s #MeToo movement, the nation has recently seen an increase in the number of people who say they were sexually harassed or assaulted by doctors during consultations or treatment. Even at National Taiwan University Hospital, which is affiliated with Taiwan’s top univ
Denmark has consistently defended Greenland in light of US President Donald Trump’s interests and has provided unwavering support to Ukraine during its war with Russia. Denmark can be proud of its clear support for peoples’ democratic right to determine their own future. However, this democratic ide
Every time a major criminal case captures public attention, the death penalty debate resurfaces in full force. We hear familiar arguments such as: “Public opinion supports the death penalty,” “Victims’ families remain in pain,” “What if the justice system makes a mistake?” and “Can offenders be reha
From Tuesday to Wednesday last week, more than 142 participants, largely comprised of parliamentarians from 29 countries, took part in the World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet (WPCT) in Tokyo. This was the ninth such convention, with the first one held in New Delhi in 1994.The convention brin
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For an enterprising politician, perhaps the easiest political strategy nowadays is to tell unhappy voters that they are victims — of the biased policies of incumbent elites, of the schemes of other groups, of cunning foreigners. This is especially true when the unhappy group is a distinctive and usu
Hello Kitty seems an unlikely trigger for an immigration debate, but that is what happened in Japan this week when Megumi Hayashibara, a prominent voice actress behind icons from Hello Kitty to the long-running anime franchise Evangelion’s Rei Ayanami, took to her blog to discuss the growing populat
The devastation caused by the flash floods in Valencia, Spain, last year was so surreal that some images sparked a global debate over their authenticity. In an era when artificial intelligence (AI) technology can produce hyper-realistic fakes, photographs showing cars piled haphazardly atop one anot
The Taipei District Court last month sentenced caregivers Liu Tsai-hsuan (劉彩萱) and Liu Jou-lin (劉若琳) to life and 18 years in prison respectively for abuse leading to death of a one-year-old boy nicknamed Kai Kai (剴剴) in 2023. The death of Kai Kai, who was entrusted to the care of home-based nanny Li
In Taiwan, some public policies closely follow those of other advanced countries with the intention of relying on adopting measures based on existing examples — essentially, copying a classmate’s homework. This approach stems from the self-protective instinct of public departments to minimize contro
Following his remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore on May 31 that “any attempt by communist China to conquer Taiwan would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world,” US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on June 10 told a US House of Representativ
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has always stood firmly behind the welfare of our military personnel. Since taking office in 2016, the DPP administration has invested more than NT$25 billion (US$842.7 million) in improving military benefits through the national budget. It has also raised sala
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Ukraine’s June 1 assault on air bases across Russia has already ushered in a new conventional wisdom: The expensive, human-crewed weapons (tanks, planes, ships) that have long defined the world’s “advanced” militaries have been rendered obsolete by inexpensive drones. However, this view is incomplet
For as long as most of us can remember, a rule of thumb has held true: Every year, the world’s production of oil goes up by 1 million barrels a day.In 1983, the figure stood at 56.6 million barrels. In 2023, 40 years later, it was 40 million barrels more: 96.3 million. Annual figures might jump arou
While the Executive Yuan and local governments are still trading fire over cuts to local subsidies, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers, who command a slim majority in the legislature, on Tuesday passed a bill raising military allowances, fueling a new wave of contention over budget allocation
An editorial in the Taipei Times (“Use Chinese apps with care,” May 30, page 8) warned of the growing threat posed by Chinese platforms such as TikTok and Xiaohongshu (RedNote). These are not just entertainment apps. They are tools of influence, embedded in China’s cognitive warfare — aimed at resh
As arctic ice melts and global warming advances, the arctic is transforming into a new hub for trade, infrastructure and strategic competition. Although distant, Taiwan cannot ignore this shift. As a major maritime economy with top shipping companies like Evergreen Marine and Yang Ming Marine, Taiwa
The Legislative Yuan on Tuesday passed the third reading of amendments to the Pay Act of the Armed Forces (軍人待遇條例), raising the monthly allowance for voluntary military service members to NT$30,000 from the current NT$15,000. These adjustments are to take effect on Jan. 1 next year. When I graduated
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