NURSE-TO-PATIENT RATIO: Nursing groups accused the government of failing to live up to its policies, saying that it was attempting to profit illicitly from the delay
Amendments to the Medical Care Act (醫療法) stipulating a three-shift nurse-to-patient ratio are to be implemented in phases starting on May 20 next year, President William Lai (賴清德) said at an event observing International Nurses Day yesterday.Lai’s response came after nurses’ rights groups accused th
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications yesterday inaugurated the Danjiang Bridge across the Tamsui River in New Taipei City, saying that the structure would be an architectural icon and traffic artery for Taiwan.Feted as a major engineering achievement, the Danjiang Bridge is 920m long, 2
Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the northern hemisphere’s summer approaches and El Nino weather patterns kick in, scientists said yesterday.Fires from January to last month have already caus
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer yesterday told his top team that he was getting on with governing the UK, defying mounting calls from ministers and members of parliament (MPs) to step down.The Labour prime minister dared any leadership hopefuls to challenge him, but his position looked precariou
STALLED: Donald Trump has indicated a willingness to discuss the sale with Xi Jinping, raising concern that Taiwan’s defense needs would become part of broader negotiations
US senators have reportedly urged US President Donald Trump to move ahead with a Taiwan arms sale package that has been delayed ahead of his upcoming visit to China.Trump is scheduled to visit China from tomorrow through Friday, during which he is expected to hold a summit with Chinese President Xi
PROMOTING TAIWAN: The action team is to hold four forums during the WHA to serve as platforms for exchanges with health experts from other nations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday jointly announced that a “Taiwan Action Team,” a Taiwanese delegation led by Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良), would head to Switzerland on Friday to promote Taiwan’s smart healthcare and global hea
Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) is to implement its annual summer electricity rates for residential users from June 1 through Sept. 30, with the average monthly bill expected to rise to NT$1,084.Summer rates for approximately 15 million residential and small commercial users are to begin on June 1, w
Iran yesterday said that it had demanded the release of its frozen assets and the end of a US blockade of its ports, after US President Donald Trump angrily rejected Tehran’s terms for ending the Middle East conflict.The sharp exchange of messages raised the specter of a return to open conflict in t
Philippine lawmakers yesterday voted by a wide margin to impeach Phlilippine Vice President Sara Duterte, setting the stage for a Senate trial that could end her 2028 presidential bid.The articles of impeachment accuse the daughter of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte of graft, corruption,
PRECISION STRIKES: The most significant reason to deploy HIMARS to outlying islands is to establish a ‘dead zone’ that the PLA would not dare enter, a source said
A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) would be deployed to Penghu County and Dongyin Island (東引) in Lienchiang County (Matsu) to force the Chinese military to retreat at least 100km from the coastline, a military source said yesterday. Taiwan has been procuring HIMARS and Army Tactical Mi
‘CLEAR MESSAGE’: The bill would set up an interagency ‘tiger team’ to review sanctions tools and other economic options to help deter any Chinese aggression toward Taiwan
US Representative Young Kim has introduced a bill to deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan, calling for an interagency “tiger team” to preplan coordinated sanctions and economic measures in response to possible Chinese military or political action against Taiwan. “[Chinese President] Xi Jinping [習
Peace in the Taiwan Strait benefits all sides, Representative to the US Alexander Yui said in an interview aired on Saturday ahead of a highly anticipated US-China meeting this week. The summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) is to take place on Thursday and
Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began flying home from Spain’s Canary Islands yesterday in a complex repatriation operation. Three passengers from the MV Hondius — a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman — have died, while ot
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said the war in Ukraine was winding down, slamming Western support for Kyiv, as the first day of a US-brokered ceasefire was marked by mutual accusations of violations. Putin spoke after telling soldiers at the scaled-down parade in Moscow that they were
‘CRITICAL MOMENT’: Any delay in the passage of the remaining funds would weaken Taiwan’s security and play into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, the AIT said
While welcoming the Legislative Yuan’s approval of a supplementary defense budget, the US Department of State said that further delays to Taiwan military spending are a “concession” to China. The remarks came after the legislature on Friday passed the budget bill to fund the purchase of separate pac
ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION: Taiwan ranked ahead of the US, Denmark and Germany, which placed 21st, 22nd and 23rd respectively, in use of generative AI
Taiwan recorded the world’s 20th-highest artificial intelligence (AI) diffusion rate in the first quarter of this year, entering the top 20 for the first time, a report released by a Microsoft think tank showed. In the AI Economy Institute report published on Thursday, Taiwan recorded a generative A
English test participation at elementary schools has surged over the past decade, test administrator Language Training and Testing Center (LTTC) said.Since the introduction of an elementary-school-level English test in 2015, registrations for the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT, 全民英檢) have su
Iran yesterday questioned the seriousness of US diplomacy in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a response to its latest negotiating position. US President Donald Trump had said on Friday that he was expecting Iran’s response to Washington’s latest pr
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an “aggressive force” backed by all of NATO and described his war goals as “just,” as he addressed a scaled back Victory Day parade on Red Square in Moscow. Putin has made the memory of the Soviet victory over
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