PREPAREDNESS: Previous exercises required troops to enter positions a week in advance, but this time they arrived only one day before the drill, an official said
The army’s 10th Corps yesterday conducted artillery drills around the northern and southern banks of the Dajia River (大甲溪) estuary in Taichung, simulating a scenario in which Chinese amphibious forces attempt to invade central Taiwan in a combat scenario with limited preparation time.Despite heavy r
About 92 percent of children aged between six and 15 years old use artificial intelligence (AI), and 53 percent of them are happier scrolling, playing games or watching content on computers than socializing, a survey released yesterday showed.The three-year tracking poll of elementary and junior-hig
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said an Israeli airstrike on Tyre killed at least eight people yesterday, with the Israeli military warning the entire city to evacuate shortly after the strike. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported raids on more than a dozen other locations
The Philippines yesterday said that it has filed a formal protest with China over a “floating structure” spotted near the disputed Scarborough Shoal (Huangyan Island, 黃岩島), the site of repeated clashes in the South China Sea. Scarborough Shoal lies 240km west of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon
Doctors yesterday treated patients in tents set up under a scorching Philippine sun — including helping a young mother give birth — as the death toll from a major earthquake that collapsed buildings topped 40. Thousands remained displaced and more than 450 injured following the magnitude 7.8 earthqu
PLEA: ‘If Taiwan’s sovereignty is not recognized, then who are we to say that we’re sovereign? Might as well eliminate all small countries,’ the Palauan president said
Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr expressed strong support for Taiwan during Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim’s (蕭美琴) visit to the Pacific ally, saying on Sunday that failure to recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty would call into question the sovereignty of all small countries. “If Taiwan’s sovereignty is
WARNING: Chinese marines ‘are attempting to first claim the eastern waters as their domain, like casting a large spider’s web over the area,’ an official said
Chinese Coast Guard patrols to the east of Taiwan are a “provocative act” and the military would closely coordinate with the Coast Guard Administration in responding, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said yesterday.China reacted after Japan and the Philippines said last month they w
Shares in Taiwan recorded their third-heaviest point decline in history yesterday after a plunge on Wall Street on Friday amid renewed fears over the US Federal Reserve turning hawkish. The technology sector bore the brunt of losses as investors cashed out following a breathtaking surge over the pas
Iran yesterday signaled an end to its military operations against Israel just after US President Donald Trump said the two sides were looking to agree to an immediate ceasefire following a series of tit-for-tat strikes that threatened to derail talks aimed at ending the war in the Middle East. Iran’
A magnitude-7.8 earthquake in the southern Philippines yesterday killed at least 35 people, provincial authorities said. The earthquake toppled buildings and sparked tsunami warnings across the region. National disaster authorities said at least a dozen people were still missing, while 134 were inju
‘GRAY ZONE’ PRESSURE: Beijing’s activities are intended to create the deceitful impression that China has jurisdiction over the area around Taiwan, the CGA said
Taiwan’s rights over its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone must not be violated by any country, the Mainland Affairs Council said yesterday, adding that it will not accept any unprovoked actions. The council issued the remarks in response to the China Coast Guard conducting maritime enf
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines at 7:38am today, prompting the US Tsunami Warning System to issue an alert for neighboring countries, including Taiwan.The system issued a purple alert indicating a "tsunami threat."The potential threat zone incl
TIES: Hegseth did not mention Taiwan during his Shangri-La speech, but mentioned the First Island Chain, and ‘they included us as part of this partnership,’ the envoy said
Representative to the US Alexander Yui (俞大?) said in an interview published on Saturday that he is not worried that Taiwan would be used as a bargaining chip, adding that the US would sell more weapons to Taiwan according to its needs as China’s threat level increases. The comments were in reference
Heavy rain is expected to affect parts of Taiwan this week, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday as a meteorologist said the active part of the annual plum rain season has started. A stationary plum rain front and southwesterly winds would bring unstable weather and abundant moist
The US said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, the latest instance of violence as the war reached its 100th day yesterday with no end in sight. It came as mediator Pakistan delivered a message to Iran’s supreme leader, following weeks of indirect talks marked by
More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid yesterday for a mass by Pope Leo XIV at which he called for a renewal of the Catholic faith in Spain. Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined throngs of devotees waving Spanish and Holy See flags in Cibeles Square for a service filled
RESILIENCE: Taiwan plays a key role in semiconductors, energy, information infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, AIT Director Raymond Greene said
Taiwan’s continued investment in deterrence and resilience remains vital, especially in uncrewed systems and other emerging technologies, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Raymond Greene said yesterday. Greene made the remarks at the annual National Strategic Summit on Supply Chain Resilie
DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS: Taiwan would continue to engage with the world and deepen cooperation with like-minded countries, President William Lai said on social media
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) yesterday departed for a visit to Palau, one of Taiwan’s three Pacific allies, with the goals of deepening bilateral ties, promoting local tourism and seeing the results of development projects aided by Taiwan.Speaking at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport before
Taiwan’s markets are braced for a pressure test tomorrow after the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged more than 10 percent on Friday, triggering a spillover effect that sent Taiwan index futures in after-hours trading down 3,006 points by the close, marking the largest point decline on record.
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