The escalating controversy surrounding the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation is all too easily viewed through the lens of a family drama, with former aides and political associates pointing the finger at one another.The issues, tied up with family matters, an aging former president and long-held grievances, a
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday last week was an important, carefully calibrated effort to restore strategic momentum to the grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the US when doubts about its cohesion were emerging. The skepticism preceding th
A proposed monthly NT$5,000 (US$159) subsidy for parents of a child aged 18 or younger is the most significant national childcare policy in the past few years, supporters of President William Lai’s (賴清德) initiative say.The subsidies are more than welfare checks, more closely resembling a compensator
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A US-Iran peace deal would be cheered by governments around the world. However, in India, critically dependent on the Strait of Hormuz for everything from cooking fuel to fertilizers, an end to the energy squeeze of the last three months could only bring short-term relief. That is because the Middle
The US war machine has turned its sights on Cuba. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Cuban-American who has long craved the fall of the island’s communist government, made that clear again last week. While professing a preference for a “negotiated settlement”, he said the chances of a deal were
The Ma Ying-jeou Foundation on Friday filed criminal complaints against two former employees — former foundation CEO Hsiao Hsu-tsen (蕭旭岑), who is now Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) deputy chairperson, and former deputy CEO Wang Kuang-tzu (王光慈) — accusing them of breaching trust and embezzlement. De
President William Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德) May 20 second-anniversary address was not just a routine policy review; it was damage control. US President Donald Trump’s remarks — that he did not want to see anyone move toward independence and that the delivery of a major Taiwan arms package could depend on
As a student in the Department of International Affairs at Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, discussing international situations and learning how to communicate with the world are essential. When interacting with foreign exchange students, I have found that, although Taiwan currently faces di
AI is not everythingI am writing in response to the article “Business confidence bouncing back from war shock” (May 26, page 9).Taiwan’s economic resilience amid geopolitical uncertainty is encouraging, and the continued growth of artificial intelligence (AI) related industries has clearly provided
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As scientists, we had the uneasy privilege of witnessing China’s rise earlier than most. Long before a country’s regional or global dominance shows up in macroeconomic aggregates and stock valuations, it can be inferred from the kinds of signals that scientists notice: scholarly publications, paten
Lebanon was an afterthought when Israel and the US were bombing Iran, and remained one when they stopped. It still appears to be one even as Washington and Tehran speak of peace. The US has suggested that a deal is within reach, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that a return to war
Pope Leo XIV has just issued his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, which states the Catholic Church’s position on the threats posed by AI. The subject Leo chose is highly symbolic. Pope Leo XIII is best remembered for his 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, which sought to reconcile the church with
A single photograph can cut through a lot of noise, but it can also be used to misrepresent the truth. At the very least, it can concentrate the mind on something that requires further investigation. On Monday last week, Ma Ying-jeou Foundation CEO Tai Hsia-ling (戴遐齡) and former National Security Co
I first met Professor Ray Jiing (井迎瑞) as a film and documentary student at Shih Hsin University’s (SHU) Department of Radio Television and Film in 1988. The following year, he went on to become the director of the Chinese Taipei Film Archive — forerunner of the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute
As Taiwan continues to attract international students, more people are quietly learning what it means to live between cultures. I have lived in Taiwan for almost four years as an international student. Although many people say I do not look like a foreigner, my Chinese-speaking ability often says ot
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The White House’s decision to take a 9.9 percent stake in Intel Corp is looking like very shrewd business indeed. Since the government bought in at US$20.47 a share last August, the US chipmaker’s surging stock price has delivered the US a US$43 billion return. One of the reasons the investment has
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