Civic groups that initiated recall campaigns against Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday accepted their defeat, while the KMT branded the recall results a victory for the people of Taiwan, and called on President William Lai (賴清德) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to apologiz
GOING FOR GOLD: Taiwan secured several medals in the badminton, while archers ended a medal drought with gold and silver, and gymnasts won their first-ever medal
Taiwan yesterday secured medals in multiple sports, including gold and silver in the mixed badminton doubles at the World University Games in Germany. Wu Hsuan-yi and Yang Chu-yun defeated Chen Cheng-kuan and Hsu Yin-hui 2-0 at the mixed badminton finals in Mulheim an der Ruhr. Wu and Yang won both
NO TECH BLOCK: Chinese Premier Li said China would promote the development of open-source AI and that it was willing to share advances with other countries
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (李強) yesterday warned that artificial intelligence (AI) development must be weighed against the security risks, saying global consensus was urgently needed even as the tech race between Beijing and Washington shows no sign of abating.Opening the World AI Conference (WAIC) in
Thailand and Cambodia pounded each other with heavy artillery fire for a third day yesterday, as a border conflict that killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 150,000 from their homes spread across the frontier.Clashes broke out for the first time in the countries’ coastal regions where t
All 24 lawmakers of the main opposition Chinese Nationalists Party (KMT) on Saturday survived historical nationwide recall elections, ensuring that the KMT along with Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) lawmakers will maintain opposition control of the legislature.Recall votes against all 24 KMT lawmakers a
REJECTED AGAIN: The opposition parties said they would not accept nominees with partisan leanings and who they believe cannot say ‘no’ to the ruling party
Opposition lawmakers have again voted down all seven of President William Lai’s (賴清德) nominees for the Constitutional Court, a decision that would further prolong the court’s paralysis.Among the seven nominees, five, including veteran prosecutor Tsai Chiu-ming (蔡秋明) and Supreme Court judge Su Su-e (
COMPLIANCE NEEDED: The immigration agency said that of the more than 140,000 Chinese spouses approved for residency, 5,404 had not submitted the certificates
The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) is proposing new regulations that would require Chinese nationals seeking residency in Taiwan to prove that they have relinquished their Chinese household registration and passport.In accordance with the national security strategies announced by President William L
Recall votes are to take place today, with nearly 6.79 million voters across nine counties and cities eligible to vote to determine whether 24 Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators retain or lose their positions, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said.Hsinchu City residents are also voting
Iranian and European diplomats met yesterday in Istanbul to embark on the latest drive to unpick the deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear program.Representatives from the UK, France and Germany, known as the E3 nations, gathered at the Iranian consulate building for talks centered on the possibility of re
Hong Kong police announced bounties yesterday for information leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists, accusing them of national security crimes.Political dissent in Hong Kong has been quashed since Beijing imposed a sweeping National Security Law in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent pro-dem
LETTER, FLAG FLAP: A Chinese man and woman reportedly tried to snatch a letter meant for Taiwanese winners, while China’s team took offense at a Taiwanese flag
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday condemned an alleged attempt by two Chinese to snatch a letter of congratulations handed to Taiwan’s taekwondo team after they won silver at the Summer World University Games in Germany on Wednesday.A Chinese man and woman reportedly tried to snatch a congratula
‘BEACON OF DEMOCRACY’: An official said that a coast guard deal signed with the African nation would boost maritime security cooperation with other democracies
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday met with Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdirahman Dahir Adam Bakal, expressing hopes to deepen bilateral ties and fulfill the strategic goal of a “non-red” Somaliland shoreline.Lai met with a delegation led by Bakal in the
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Fan Yun (范雲) on Wednesday testified at a US congressional hearing about Chinese threats and coercion, while a former US naval intelligence chief called on Washington to help Taiwan upgrade its classified clearance system.The US Congress established the C
Thai and Cambodian soldiers yesterday clashed in several areas along their border in a major escalation of their conflict that left at least 11 people dead, mostly civilians.The two sides fired small arms, artillery and rockets, and Thailand also called in airstrikes.Villagers on the Thai side could
The paramount chief of a volcanic island in Vanuatu yesterday said that he was “very impressed” by a UN court’s declaration that countries must tackle climate change.Vanuatu spearheaded the legal case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, which on Wednesday ruled that coun
DEFENSE SPENDING: Next year is expected to be the first time that the national defense budget would cover four concurrent active special military projects
The Ministry of National Defense is to acquire an additional 48,750 military-grade commercial uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the next two years, an Armaments Bureau notice released on Tuesday on the government’s e-Procurement System showed.The previous procurement plan is expected to be comple
AGREEMENT WITH MANILA: The US president said that levies on products from the Philippines would be cut by 1 percentage point to 19% after hosting Marcos Jr
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a “massive” trade deal with Japan, including a tariff rate of 15 percent, as a deadline looms for other major US trade partners to strike agreements before the end of this month.Trump also agreed to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only
Active-duty military officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) would be eligible for three days of mental health leave per year as soon as the end of this year, the Ministry of National Defense said in proposed amendments to the Leave Regulations for the Military’s Commissioned and Non-commissio
Taiwan plans to launch its “Ten Major AI Infrastructure Projects” initiative, aimed at generating more than NT$15 trillion (US$510.86 billion) in economic value by 2040 as it strives to become a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI).Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) wrote on Facebook on Tuesday tha
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