WARNING: Whooping cough activity is peaking in Japan, and the CDC is expecting it to increase in Taiwan as well, as Japan is a popular travel destination for Taiwanese
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said that 35 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were reported in the first half of this year, the highest in a decade, while five cases of Japanese encephalitis were reported last week. Seventeen whooping cough cases were reported last w
Two Taiwanese were among a group of suspects indicted in Boston on Monday in connection with an alleged scheme to generate revenue for North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction programs, US prosecutors said. The two Taiwanese suspects, identified as Liu Meng-ting and Liu En-chia, were among nine sus
The Thai Constitutional Court has suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office until it rules on a petition seeking her ouster for alleged ethical violations — the biggest blow yet to her less-than-one-year-old government. Paetongtarn’s powers have been suspended from yesterday w
North Korean state media images showed leader Kim Jong-un honoring the flag-draped coffins of North Korean soldiers killed helping Russia fight Ukraine, as the South Korean Ministry of Defense said yesterday it saw no signs of further troop deployments. The nuclear-armed North has become one of Russ
‘BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS’: The US military’s aim is to continue to make any potential Chinese invasion more difficult than it already is, US General Ronald Clark said
The likelihood of China invading Taiwan without contest is “very, very small” because the Taiwan Strait is under constant surveillance by multiple countries, a US general has said.General Ronald Clark, commanding officer of US Army Pacific (USARPAC), the US Army’s largest service component command,
’PATRIOTS’: National security measures have become increasingly pervasive in Hong Kong, with Beijing limiting political rights and expanding control, the MAC said
Beijing has expanded its national security crackdown on Hong Kong, shifting from the principle of “patriots administering” the territory to requiring businesspeople to be “patriotic,” with national security terms proliferating within the catering and entertainment industries, a Mainland Affairs Coun
Taiwanese shuttlers Lai Po-yu (賴柏佑) and Tsai Fu-cheng (蔡富丞) on Sunday clinched the men’s doubles title at the Yonex US Open, defeating compatriots He Zhi-wei (何志偉) and Huang Jui-hsuan (黃睿璿) in a three-game thriller, 21-13, 21-23, 21-15.He and Huang, ranked 63rd in the world, took an early 6-3 lead i
The Dalai Lama would address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China. Beijing views the Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet in 19
Canada has withdrawn its digital services tax (DST) on technology companies such as Meta Platforms Inc and Alphabet Inc in a move to restart trade talks with the US.“Rescinding the DST will allow the negotiations to make vital progress and reinforce our work to create jobs and build prosperity for a
DIPLOMACY: During the two-day visit, British Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security Douglas Alexander is to meet with President William Lai
Annual trade talks between Taiwan and the UK opened in Taipei yesterday, with British Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security Douglas Alexander leading the British delegation and both sides seeking to deepen bilateral ties. During the two-day visit, Alexander is to meet with Preside
MORE DEMOCRACY: The only solution to Taiwan’s current democratic issues involves more democracy, including Constitutional Court rulings and citizens exercising their civil rights , Lai said
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is not the “motherland” of the Republic of China (ROC) and has never owned Taiwan, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday. The speech was the third in a series of 10 that Lai is scheduled to deliver across Taiwan. Taiwan is facing external threats from China,
Two US House of Representatives committees yesterday condemned China’s attempt to orchestrate a crash involving Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim’s (蕭美琴) car when she visited the Czech Republic last year as vice president-elect. Czech local media in March last year reported that a Chinese diplomat had ru
One of Hong Kong’s last remaining opposition parties has officially disbanded, its leader announced Sunday, citing "immense political pressure" as Beijing presses on with its years-long crackdown on dissent.The League of Social Democrats (LSD), founded in 2006, championed democratisation and grassro
US President Donald Trump’s US$4.5 trillion tax cut bill prevailed in a crucial US Senate test vote after hours of negotiations between US Vice President J.D. Vance and Republican Party leaders and holdouts. The 51-49 vote, which was held open for about four hours, is a sign that Republican leaders
Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40°C in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires. Experts link the rising frequency and intensity of these heatwaves to climate change, warning that suc
MULTI-STAGE MODEL: US Harpoon missile training simulators would be dispatched first, followed by the delivery of trucks and, lastly, the arrival of missiles, the source said
The US military has strongly suggested that Taiwan prioritize the purchase of anti-air and anti-surface missiles over the procurement of Airborne Early Warning and Control and helicopter platforms, a source in the military said yesterday.The US said the nation should increase its procurement of Patr
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) must align with citizens in their mass recall movement to safeguard the country, President William Lai (賴清德) said at the party’s national congress yesterday in his capacity as party chairman.At the party congress, themed “Better democracy, better Taiwan,” Lai s
STILL ON THE TABLE: The government is not precluding advanced nuclear power generation if it is proven safer and the nuclear waste issue is solved, the premier said
Taiwan is willing to be in step with the world by considering new methods of nuclear energy generation and to discuss alternative approaches to provide more stable power generation and help support industries, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday.The government would continue to develop diverse
Thousands rallied in Bangkok yesterday to demand the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, part of the brewing political turmoil set off by a leaked phone call with former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen.Paetongtarn faces growing dissatisfaction over her handling of a recent bo
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