The number of Chinese spouses applying for dependent residency as well as long-term residency in Taiwan has decreased, the Mainland Affairs Council said yesterday, adding that the reduction of Chinese spouses staying or living in Taiwan is only one facet reflecting the general decrease in the number
WORLD CLASS DESIGN: CNN has listed the new bridge as one of the top 11 architecture projects set to shape the world this year, President William Lai said
The much-anticipated Danjiang Bridge (淡江大橋) is scheduled to open for traffic on May 12 next year after the final bridge segment was successfully installed yesterday, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday.President William Lai (賴清德) and other officials attended a ceremony y
The China Coast Guard yesterday said that it fired water cannons at Philippine ships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal (Huangyan Island, 黃岩島) in the South China Sea, accusing Manila of an “illegal” intrusion and the ramming of one of its vessels.The confrontation comes a week after China approved
Israel before dawn yesterday launched its long anticipated ground assault on Gaza City, shortly after visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed its goal of eradicating Hamas.A UN probe meanwhile charged Israel with committing “genocide” in the Palestinian territory and accused Israeli Prime
MARINE PACT: Taiwan and Indonesia signed an agreement on debris management at the International Conference on Marine Environmental Management in Taipei
Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲) yesterday condemned Chinese fishers for using cyanide and urged them to respect the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).Speaking to reporters after the International Conference on Marine Environmental Management in Taipei, Kuan made the rema
NO CHANGE: The TRA makes clear that the US does not consider the status of Taiwan to have been determined by WWII-era documents, a former AIT deputy director said
The American Institute in Taiwan’s (AIT) comments that World War-II era documents do not determine Taiwan’s political status accurately conveyed the US’ stance, the US Department of State said.An AIT spokesperson on Saturday said that a Chinese official mischaracterized World War II-era documents as
The Taipei District Court yesterday again approved bail for former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and Taipei City Councilor Angela Ying (應曉薇), keeping their original bails of NT$70 million and NT$40 million (US$2.32 million and US$1.32 million) respectively.The ruling follows a decision by the High Co
MORE SLEEP: Research has shown that the biological clock of junior-high and high-school students lends itself to getting up after 8am, a psychiatrist said
A citizen-initiated petition to delay junior-high and high-school class starting times to 10am has gained more than 10,000 signatures in less than a week, prompting the Ministry of Education yesterday to announce that it would review the proposal and reply within two months.Most junior-high and high
The US, South Korea and Japan yesterday commenced an air and naval exercise off a South Korean island in their latest joint drill condemned by North Korea as a “reckless show of strength.”The exercise called Freedom Edge is aimed at strengthening the countries’ combined operational capabilities in t
A defense deal to be signed this week could see troops from Papua New Guinea (PNG) serve in the Australian military, Canberra said yesterday, the pact seen as an attempt to counter Beijing’s rising Pacific influence.The fresh defense agreement is scheduled to be signed by Australian Prime Minister A
FIVE PILLARS: The forum would cover key defense topics of civil training, strategic supplies, infrastructure security, transport and communications, and finance security
The Presidential Office’s Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee is to host its first international forum on Saturday, with more than 20 foreign experts and representatives expected to attend, a source said yesterday.The event, titled “Resilient Taiwan, Sustainable Democracy,” marks the commi
CATCHING UP: As demand for nuclear energy specialists has declined, the nuclear research agency would send researchers to the US, Europe and Japan to study
The Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) plans to launch a four-year project to develop small modular reactor (SMR) and micro modular reactor technologies, an official familiar with the matter said. Before the four-year project, which is estimated to cost NT$800 million (US$26.45 million), the commission
Taiwanese speedskater Kuo Li- yang (郭立陽) on Saturday won a gold medal in the men’s 200m dual time track final at this year’s Speed Skating World Championships held in Beidaihe, China.With a time of 17.599 seconds, the 22-year-old skater’s win marked Taiwan’s first-ever gold medal in the tournament.“
Taiwan’s Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Huang Hsiao-wen (黃筱雯) won gold at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in the United Kingdom on Sunday, by defeating Yoseline Perez of the United States in the finals of the women’s 54-kilogram competition.Huang defeated Perez 4-1 over three rounds, with just on
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel yesterday, as Israel intensified its attacks against northern Gaza, flattening another high-rise building and killing at least 12 Palestinians.Rubio said ahead of the trip that he would be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see t
Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country’s airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the Romanian Ministry of National Defense said.Romanian Minister of National Defense Ionut Mosteanu said that F-16 pilots came close to taking
IMPORTANT BACKER: China seeks to expel US influence from the Indo-Pacific region and supplant Washington as the global leader, MAC Minister Chiu Chui-cheng said
China is preparing for war to seize Taiwan, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said in Washington on Friday, warning that Taiwan’s fall would trigger a regional “domino effect” endangering US security.In a speech titled “Maintaining the Peaceful and Stable Status Quo Acros
LEGAL WARFARE: An AIT spokesperson said Beijing is twisting WWII-era documents to advance false narratives and isolate Taiwan diplomatically
China is misrepresenting the Cairo Declaration and other World War II-era documents to support its coercive actions toward Taiwan, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) said on Friday.On Sept. 3, Beijing staged a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, promoting a n
Taiwan is projected to lose a working-age population of about 6.67 million people in two waves of retirement in the coming years, as the nation confronts accelerating demographic decline and a shortage of younger workers to take their place, the Ministry of the Interior said.Taiwan experienced its l
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