Israel yesterday said that the last 20 surviving hostages returned home after two years in captivity in Gaza, as US President Donald Trump received a standing ovation from Israeli lawmakers after brokering a ceasefire with Hamas.Trump’s lightning visit to Israel came ahead of a summit in the Egyptia
INTEGRATION: Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo said the ‘T-Dome’ would establish a more efficient ‘sensor-to-shooter’ system for a higher kill rate
The US Department of State on Sunday supported Taiwan’s commitment to raising its defense spending, emphasizing that the US’ top priority is to safeguard stability in the Taiwan Strait and ensure Taiwan has sufficient self-defense capabilities.In his Double Ten National Day address on Friday last we
Taiwan is a “cherished friend,” newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi said yesterday in a social media post, adding that she hopes to deepen cooperation between Japan and Taiwan.Takaichi, a senior Japanese Diet member who served as minister of state for economic secur
Russia yesterday said that there are currently no plans for a call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, after Trump warned he might send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.Trump has been mulling potential supplies of the long-range missiles to Kyiv via European allies si
INFILTRATION: A lawmaker called on the government to impose tougher penalties for early-stage national security offenses, as they could lead to major security breaches
Military personnel who betray the nation for personal gain “should face the harshest punishment,” the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.The statement came after a former soldier was indicted on charges including contraventions of the National Security Act (國家安全法) and Anti-Corruption Act (貪
The government proposed amendments that would set up an inventory control mechanism to prevent panic buying and drug hoarding following the planned withdrawal of some drugs from the Taiwanese market, Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said yesterday.Food and Drug Administration (F
FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS: Notices were issued for live-fire exercises in waters south and northwest of Penghu, northeast of Keelung and west of Kaohsiung, they said
The military is planning three major annual exercises across the army, navy and air force this month, with the navy’s “Hai Chiang” (海強, “Sea Strong”) drills running from today through Thursday, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.The Hai Chiang exercise, which is to take place in waters
China said it is ready to develop its relationship with North Korea to bolster strategic cooperation in international and regional affairs, North Korean state media KCNA reported.Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) made the comment in a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday, the state
The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea yesterday, although Beijing blamed Manila for the incident.The Philippines said a Chinese coast guard ship yesterday fired its water cannon at the BRP Datu Pagbuaya, a vessel belongi
‘INEPT’: Beijing’s repeated disinformation campaigns seek to divide the public and weaken morale, but have ‘reached a dead end,’ the Ministry of National Defense said
China’s issuing of a bounty for a so-called “Taiwan psychological warfare unit” was an obvious act of cognitive warfare that “was crude and inept,” the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said yesterday.The move reflected the “despotic and pig-headed thinking of an authoritarian regime ... trying to
KMT CHAIR ELECTION: Taiwan and the KMT would be finished if Beijing succeeded in influencing the election, Jaw Shaw-kong said
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) heavyweight and media personality Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) yesterday criticized China, saying it should stay out of the party’s chairperson election and urging national security agencies to investigate what he described as a surge of online disinformation that constitute a
The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) is to tighten rules for candidates running for public office, requiring them to declare that they do not hold a Chinese household registration or passport, and that they possess no other foreign citizenship.The requirement was set out in a draft amendment to the En
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced an additional 100 percent tariff on China and threatened to cancel a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals.Trump said the extra levies, plus US export contr
Thousands of Palestinians streamed north along the coast of Gaza yesterday, trekking by foot, car and cart back to their abandoned homes as a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas appeared to be holding.Israeli troops pulled back under the first phase of a US-brokered agreeme
NATIONAL DAY: The ‘Taiwan Dome’ would form the centerpiece of new efforts to bolster air defense and be modeled after Israel’s ‘Iron Dome,’ sources said
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday pledged to strengthen the nation’s air defense capabilities and build a “T-Dome” system to create a safety net against growing military threats from China.“We will accelerate our building of the T-Dome, establish a rigorous air defense system in Taiwan with mult
BIOBANK: The idea of building the facility dates back to the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Ministry of Health and Welfare saw the need for a centralized biorepository
The National Infectious Disease Bank is expected to be completed next year, facilitating Taiwan’s research and international cooperation on epidemic prevention, National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) president Sytwu Huey-kang (司徒惠康) said yesterday.The NHRI has been constructing the facility to s
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza yesterday, the Israeli military said, hours after Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal to pause the fighting and exchange the remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners.Tens of thousands of people who had gathered in Wadi Gaza in central Ga
The Nobel Peace Prize yesterday was awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader and democracy advocate Maria Corina Machado, a “unifying” figure in what has become a “brutal” state, the Nobel jury said.Woken in the middle of the night by a call from Norwegian Nobel Committee secretary Kristian Berg Har
TECH SETBACK: Nvidia Corp said that the US is the company’s largest market and the legislation, although well-intentioned, addresses a nonexistent problem
Advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chipmakers Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) have to ensure US companies get priority access to their products before China under legislation the US Senate has passed, a setback for the industry’s efforts to block the measure.The bipartisan legisl
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