DIFFERENCES: Pakistan, which helped mediate the deal, said it includes fighting in Lebanon, but Israel said it did not, launching a series of strikes on Beirut yesterday
Iran, the US and Israel late on Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off US President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization, but yesterday, hours after the announcement, Iran and Gulf Arab countries reported new a
Taiwan has arranged for about 8 million barrels of crude oil, or about one-third of its monthly needs, to be shipped from the Red Sea this month to bypass the Strait of Hormuz and ease domestic supply pressures, CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) said yesterday.The state-run oil company has worked with Mi
The government is encouraging telecoms to install more resilient undersea cables, buried deeper and reinforced with steel jacketing, to reduce their vulnerability to sabotage, Minister of Digital Affairs Lin Yi-jing (林宜敬) said yesterday.The Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) this week released its f
North Korea fired yesterday multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea in its second launch event in two days, South Korea’s military said, hours after a senior North Korean official released crude insults against Seoul’s hopes for warmer relations.Several missiles lifted off from North
REMEMBERING DENG NAN-JUNG: Taiwan’s democratic way of life was built on the dedication and sacrifices of democracy advocates and the public’s collective courage, Lai said
True peace can only be achieved by safeguarding Taiwan’s sovereignty, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday at a memorial marking the 37th anniversary of democracy advocate Deng Nan-jung’s (鄭南榕) death.Lai said he hoped that through annual commemorative events, Taiwanese across generations can
CCP ‘PAWN’? Beijing could use the KMT chairwoman’s visit to signal to the world that many people in Taiwan support the ‘one China’ principle, an academic said
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) yesterday arrived in China for a “peace” mission and potential meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), while a Taiwanese minister detailed the number of Chinese warships currently deployed around the nation.Cheng is visiting at a
The Republican Study Committee (RSC) delegation recognizes that the security threats that Taiwan faces are real and firmly believes in the principle of “maintaining peace through strength,” US Representative Zachary Nunn said at a meeting with President William Lai (賴清德) at the Presidential Office i
Airstrikes yesterday hit two bridges and a train station in Iran, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as US President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran did not meet his latest deadline to agree to a deal that
Vietnam’s National Assembly yesterday elected Communist Party General Secretary To Lam as president, consolidating the nation’s top party and state roles in a rare concentration of power, as he moves to tighten control and tackle economic headwinds.Lam was the sole nominee for the five-year post, wi
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) departed today for a six-day visit to China, which might end with a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平).Thirteen people are accompanying Cheng, including three KMT vice chairpersons, as well as former National Security Council
PRIORITIES: Maintaining stable production and securing sufficient supplies of oil and other vital products are critical to keeping inflation at bay, the Executive Yuan said
To stabilize domestic prices in response to the Middle East conflict, the Executive Yuan yesterday announced that electricity rates would remain unchanged from this month through September, adding that fuel prices would also stay flat this week.To maintain price stability, the top priority is to ens
INTENSIFYING THREATS: Beijing’s tactics include massive attacks on the government service network, aircraft and naval vessel incursions and damaging undersea cables
China is prepared to interfere in November’s nine-in-one local elections by launching massive attacks on the Taiwanese government’s service network (GSN), a report published by the National Security Bureau showed. The report was submitted to the Legislative Yuan ahead of the bureau’s scheduled brief
Israel and the US yesterday carried out a wave of attacks on Iran, killing at least 25 people and hitting the South Pars natural gas field, and Tehran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors. US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loo
A global survey showed that 60 percent of Taiwanese had attained higher education, second only to Canada, the Ministry of the Interior said.Taiwan easily surpassed the global average of 43 percent and ranked ahead of major economies, including Japan, South Korea and the US, data from the Organisatio
Seoul’s expression of regret over a January drone incursion into Pyongyang is “wise behavior,” the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said.Earlier in the day South Korean President Lee Jae-myung expressed regret to Pyongyang over drones sent into the nuclear-armed North earlier this
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) again classified Taiwan as free from African swine fever (ASF), returning Taiwan to its status as the only country in Asia to be free of all three major swine diseases, the Ministry of Agriculture said today.A case of African swine fever broke out on a
NEW LOW: The council in 2024 based predictions on a pessimistic estimate for the nation’s total fertility rate of 0.84, but last year that rate was 0.69, 17 percent lower
An expected National Development Council (NDC) report expects the nation’s population to drop below 12 million by 2065, with the old-age dependency ratio to top 100 percent sooner than 2070, sources said yesterday.The council is slated to release its latest population projections in August, using an
PREPARING THE NATION: This year’s drills would incorporate for the first time drones for transporting supplies in Chiayi and Pingtung counties, a minister said
The Urban Resilience Exercises are to begin this month in coordination with the Han Kuang military drills, focusing on protecting critical infrastructure and civil-military integration, Minister Without Portfolio Chi Lien-cheng (季連成) said yesterday.New Taipei City, Kaohsiung, Yilan City and Pingtung
US President Donald Trump yesterday said that US forces had safely recovered a second pilot downed in Iran, calling it one of the most daring search-and-rescue operations in US history.However, Iran said it had “completely foiled” the rescue operation, without saying it had captured the US servicema
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