Beijing is ignoring international appeals for peace in the Taiwan Strait, and is threatening countries that express pro-Taiwan sentiments, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung (沈有忠) said yesterday.Shen made the comment as a diplomatic spat between Japan and China escalated o
MORE TALKS NEEDED: The solar energy industry called on the government not to rush legislation and ensure that green energy would not be hindered
The legislature yesterday passed a suite of amendments that would require more stringent environmental impact assessments (EIA) to build solar facilities, as environmental groups and the photovoltaic industry warned against overcorrection.The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) yesterday said it aimed to el
Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv yesterday, reportedly killing six people as of press time last night, starting fires and scattering debris across the city, Ukrainian authorities said.Emergency crews responded to multiple strikes during the night, Kyiv military administrati
The US designated certain foreign affiliates of the left-wing Antifa movement as global terrorists in a move that expanded a crackdown on the loose collective of anti-fascist organizations the administration of US President Donald Trump has accused of spreading violence.The US Department of State on
DISINFORMATION TALK: The lawmaker said that he was at the Bundestag despite China’s long history of coercive actions that are designed to silence Taiwanese
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Puma Shen (沈伯洋), whom China has listed as “wanted” for promoting Taiwanese independence, on Wednesday addressed a hearing of a German parliamentary committee, speaking about his efforts to combat disinformation.Shen was one of six experts invited to speak at a
‘NO COMPARISON’: The proposed Taiwan model would see the tech sector controlling the pace and mode of investments, an Executive Yuan spokeswoman said
Taiwan is negotiating with the US for reduced tariffs and a Taiwan model of investing in the US economy, Executive Yuan spokeswoman Michelle Lee (李慧芝) said yesterday.Lee made the comment at a post-Cabinet meeting news conference hours after Politico reported that US President Donald Trump is acceler
Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) yesterday said he would support measures to petition the president to pardon an 81-year-old woman convicted of killing her son.The woman, surnamed Liu (劉), was sentenced to two years and six months for killing her 52-year-old son.Liu lived with h
The G7 foreign ministers today reiterated their “strong opposition” to any unilateral attempts to change the “status quo” in the Taiwan Strait, particularly by force or coercion, following the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting earlier this week in Canada.In a section on “regional security and prosperity
The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the creation of a new Scam Center Strike Force to combat a surge in cryptocurrency investment fraud by transnational criminal organizations operating out of Southeast Asia.The interagency task force is designed to investigate, disrupt and prosecute
Classes and transportation in Bangladesh were seriously disrupted yesterday as ousted former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former ruling Awami League party called for a nationwide “lockdown” in protest against her trial over last year’s protests that left hundreds dead.Hasina face
GLOBAL LAWMAKERS: Members voted to support commitments to human rights obligations made by their governments and to prosecute repression, Fan Yun said
A coalition of lawmakers from around the world would support bills and measures to counter China-backed transnational repression in their nations, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers said yesterday.Members of the Interparliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) have pledged to support efforts to
RECRUITMENT PLANS: The defense ministry said the military this year to date is 20.8 percent understrength, with the figure tipped to drop to 20 percent by the year-end
The number of active military personnel in Taiwan has increased to nearly 230,000, up by about 10,000 from 2021, the first increase since the military underwent downsizing under the administration of former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), the Ministry of National Defense said in a report.The military,
Torrential rains brought by Tropical Storm Fung-wong caused severe flooding in Yilan County’s Suao Township (蘇澳) before it brushed the southern part of Taiwan last night.Fung-wong had super typhoon strength when it battered the Philippines on Sunday, causing flooding, landslides, power outages and a
Hackers working for the Chinese government and military had probed Australia’s telecommunications network and critical infrastructure, Australia’s spy chief said yesterday, warning of the potential for disruption to the economy if a sabotage were carried out.Australian Security Intelligence Organisa
A group skirmished with security on Tuesday at the UN climate talks in Belem, Brazil, briefly trying to force their way into the main venue before they were pushed back.Two security workers sustained minor injuries, the UN said.The confrontation came late in the day as people were filtering out of t
PREPARATION: Ferry lines and flights were canceled ahead of only the second storm to hit the nation in November, while many areas canceled classes and work
Authorities yesterday evacuated more than 3,000 people ahead of approaching Tropical Storm Fung-wong, which is expected to make landfall between Kaohsiung and Pingtung County this evening.Fung-wong was yesterday morning downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm as it approached the nation’s sout
SELF-DETERMINATION: German lawmakers add earth to an art installation in front of the Reichstag to show that the face of a nation lies with its people, Tsai Ing-wen said
Taiwan’s future should be decided by Taiwanese, German-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group chairman Till Steffen said yesterday, while giving former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) a tour of the German parliament building.Tsai arrived in Berlin on Sunday and the following day delivered a keynote spee
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday expressed hope that Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) would step forward to lead cross-party legislators in supporting Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Puma Shen (沈伯洋), whom China is investigating for promoting “Taiwanese independence.”China’s state-ru
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday called a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital a “conspiracy,” vowing those responsible will face justice, while in a separate attack in Islamabad, a suicide bombing outside district court buildings killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 oth
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