‘GREAT ALLY’: The US president today is expected to meet new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi before making a speech on an aircraft carrier
Optimism grew yesterday that US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) would end their bruising trade war in talks this week, as the US president touched down in Tokyo on the latest leg of an Asian tour.Trump said en route to close US ally Japan that he was hopeful of a deal w
The International Association of Judges (IAJ) has pledged to uphold members’ unconditional right to participate in annual meetings, saying it deeply regrets that Taiwan’s representatives were excluded from this year’s gathering in Azerbaijan, the Judges Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Taiwanese Olympians Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒) and Cheng I-ching (鄭怡靜) on Sunday won the mixed doubles title at the World Table Tennis Star Contender London competition.The duo, ranked No. 11 in the world, defeated world No. 5 pairing Wong Chun Ting (黃鎮廷) and Doo Hoi Kem (杜凱?) of Hong Kong on the final day of
Passengers of the first direct flight between India and China in five years touched down yesterday, after Asia’s giants lifted a long-term air travel suspension as they cautiously rebuild relations.IndiGo Flight 6E1703 from Kolkata touched down in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou shortly befor
LONG-HELD POSITION: Washington has repeatedly and clearly reiterated its support for Taiwan and its long-term policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday said that Taiwan should not be concerned about being used as a bargaining chip in the ongoing US-China trade talks. “I don’t think you’re going to see some trade deal where, if what people are worried about is, we’re going to get some trade deal or we’re g
ASIA TOUR: On arriving in Malaysia, Trump stopped on the red carpet to dance with a troupe of dancers before taking US and Malaysian flags in his hands
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia yesterday signed an expanded ceasefire deal watched over by US President Donald Trump, who landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit and to oversee a series of pivotal trade talks. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet sign
Liu Yu-yun (劉侑芸) on Saturday won Taiwan’s first gold medal in 10 years at the World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China. Liu rallied to defeat Turkey’s Elif Sude Akgul 2-1 in the final of the women’s under-49kg division. Liu, who represented Taiwan at the Summer World University Games in Germany
Left-Handed Girl (左撇子女孩), a film by Taiwanese director Tsou Shih-ching (鄒時擎) and cowritten by Oscar-winning director Sean Baker, won Best Film at the Rome Film Festival on Saturday.Shot entirely on an iPhone, the plot of the film follows the eponymous character who is forced to move to Taipei from t
Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly on Saturday won the race to be Ireland’s new president, comfortably beating her centrist opponent in a contest marred by record numbers of spoilt ballots. Connolly, 68, secured more than 63 percent of the votes, well ahead of Heather Humphreys of the Fine Gae
‘LAND VICTORY’ DRILLS: The army yesterday began its Lu Sheng 1 exercise, which focuses on participants’ proficiency in new tactics and equipment, and fighting in cities
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday said his administration would unveil a special budget for investing in domestic asymmetric weapons production and supply chain resilience to counter the military threat posed by China.Lai made the remarks in a post on Facebook commemorating the Battle of Guningt
REASSURANCE: The US said Taiwan’s interests would not be harmed during the talk and that it remains steadfast in its support for the nation, the foreign minister said
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would bring up Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) during a meeting on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in South Korea this week.“I will be talking about Taiwan [with Xi],” Trump told reporters before he departed for his trip to Asia, adding tha
The US said it held “very constructive” discussions with China after the first day of trade negotiations in Malaysia, as US President Donald Trump began his trip to the region.Chinese and US officials met in Kuala Lumpur yesterday for a new round of talks aimed at defusing a standoff between the wor
Taiwan’s first African swine fever (ASF) case has been confirmed and would soon be reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), Minister of Agriculture Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) yesterday.The Ministry of Agriculture’s Veterinary Research Institute yesterday completed the analysis of sampl
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plans to meet US President Donald Trump today in Malaysia and sign a peace declaration with Cambodia overseen by the US leader, proceeding with his overseas travel amid funeral arrangements for the Thai queen mother.The death yesterday of Thai Queen Mother Sir
SECURITY: DPP and KMT legislators proposed national security amendments to close legal loopholes, enhance safeguards and prevent the leaking of sensitive information
Legislators across party lines have proposed amendments to the National Security Act (國家安全法) to prevent potential Chinese infiltration and safeguard the nation’s democratic system.Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers, including Chuang Jui-hsiung (莊瑞雄), Chen Kuan-ting (陳冠廷) and Wang Mei-hui (
PEACE AND STABILITY: Maintaining the cross-strait ‘status quo’ has long been the government’s position, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said
Taiwan is committed to maintaining the cross-strait “status quo” and seeks no escalation of tensions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday, rebutting a Time magazine opinion piece that described President William Lai (賴清德) as a “reckless leader.”The article, titled “The US Must Bewa
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech yesterday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup and spending, and complete an early upgrade of the country’s security strategy as tensions rise with China, North Korea and Russia.Takaichi took office on Tuesda
US President Donald Trump announced he is ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing US tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called “egregious behavior” aimed at influencing US court decisions.The social media post came on Thursday night after Canadian Pr
A study by Taiwanese and Japanese researchers has found that video games translated into local languages can boost sales revenue in those markets by as much as 12.1 percent, the first research to offer concrete evidence of how translation supports international trade.While translation is known to lo
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