NATIONAL CHALLENGES: The government aims to encourage young people to marry and start families, and help people balance their careers and family life, Lai said
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday announced that the government would provide a NT$5,000 (US$158) monthly allowance for every person aged 18 or younger as part of a new strategic response to the nation’s declining birthrate, along with new subsidies to help small businesses and traditional indus
US President Donald Trump yesterday said he would speak to Taiwanese President William Lai (賴清德) as his administration considers whether to move ahead with a US$14 billion weapons sale to the self-ruling island - a potential arms deal that has drawn criticism from China.“Well, I’ll speak to him. I s
Taiwan Travelogue (臺灣漫遊錄), a novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi (楊?子) and translated into English by Lin King (金翎), has won this year’s International Booker Prize, becoming the first Taiwanese work to win the award.The win, announced on Tuesday in London, came after Lin’s translation of the no
Samsung Electronics Co. reached a tentative deal with its labor union late Wednesday night, averting what had threatened to be a crippling strike at the world’s largest memory chipmaker.The South Korean company said in a statement late Wednesday that “labor and management have reached a tentative ag
China and Russia yesterday condemned US President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield plans and Washington’s “irresponsible” nuclear policy at a joint summit, a week after Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) hosted Trump in Beijing.A statement from Xi and Russian President Vladimir Pu
President William Lai (賴清德) today addressed the nation to mark the second anniversary of his inauguration and 30 years of democracy in Taiwan, speaking on national security amid growing global threats and future economic and social development. Taiwan’s future cannot be decided by forces beyond its
INCENTIVES: The Cabinet is to review next week the ‘0-to-18 full support’ policy covering childbirth, child-rearing and education before an official announcement
Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) yesterday unveiled a broad package of family support measures, including expanded parental leave and housing tax incentives for parents, as part of the government’s efforts to address a declining birthrate.Speaking at a Cabinet news conference ahead of the second anniversa
‘WASTE OF TIME’: The result was a foregone conclusion, as the opposition parties and their allies did not have the required two-thirds of the vote for the motion to pass
A motion initiated by opposition parties to impeach President William Lai (賴清德) failed to meet the constitutional threshold in the legislature yesterday.The opposition-controlled legislature voted 56-50 in favor of impeachment, but the 56 votes fell short of the 76 required for the motion to succeed
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday confirmed the nation’s first case of mpox clade Ib and another case of hantavirus in northern Taiwan.Two new cases of mpox were confirmed this month: a local case involving a man in his 40s in northern Taiwan and an imported case involving a man in his
The WHO yesterday convened a meeting of its emergency committee amid an urgent search for vaccines and medicines to combat a widening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.The WHO was to consult the committee for “temporary recommendations” on dealing with the rare Bundib
Indonesian authorities, including the military, used online disinformation campaigns to brand activists and journalists as “foreign agents” and silence dissent, sometimes leading to physical threats, Amnesty International said in a report released yesterday.Amnesty’s findings reflect growing concern
Lawmakers this morning cast their ballots in the first presidential impeachment vote in Taiwan’s constitutional history, failing to garner enough votes to further impeachment proceedings against President William Lai (賴清德).The motion failed to reach the required two-thirds supermajority out of the t
The World Health Assembly (WHA) has become a stage for China‘s manipulation of the UN system and international legal order, as Beijing attempts to disrupt the cross-strait “status quo,” the Foundation of Medical Professionals Alliance in Taiwan (MPAT) said in a news release yesterday. The WHO’s 79th
RESOLUTE BACKING: Two Republican senators are planning to introduce legislation that would impose immediate sanctions on China if it attempts to invade Taiwan
US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday reaffirmed US congressional support for Taiwan, saying the US and “all freedom-loving people” have a stake in preventing China from seizing Taiwan by force.Johnson made the remarks in an interview with Fox News Sunday on US President Donald
Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) on Sunday said he had met with UK House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle during his visit to Britain, marking the first meeting between a Taiwanese legislative speaker and the speaker of the lower house of parliament.Speaking to reporters at Taiwan Taoyuan Intern
People whose driving licenses have been revoked for more than three years would be required to take driving lessons again before applying for a new license, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday.The new road safety rules are to take effect on June 30 following amendments t
STAYING VISIBLE: The health and foreign ministers attended events on the sidelines of the WHA, which they said showcase the nation’s important health contributions
The executive or legislative bodies of more than 50 countries have expressed support for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) and other international organizations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday.Eleven of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies have submitted
The WHO yesterday opened a meeting of global health ministers amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentine withdrawals.While the rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has gripped global attention is not officially on the agenda, it
CAUTIOUS: While the Cabinet appointments ‘send a signal,’ Solomons is unlikely to reverse its decision on ties with China soon, an Australian ex-official said
A former leader who supported ties with Taiwan and a China critic have won key roles in the new Solomon Islands government, signaling change for the South Pacific’s closest backer of Beijing.Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale was elected on Friday by lawmakers after his predecessor was oust
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