CCP ‘PAWN’? Beijing could use the KMT chairwoman’s visit to signal to the world that many people in Taiwan support the ‘one China’ principle, an academic said
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) yesterday arrived in China for a “peace” mission and potential meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), while a Taiwanese minister detailed the number of Chinese warships currently deployed around the nation.Cheng is visiting at a
The Republican Study Committee (RSC) delegation recognizes that the security threats that Taiwan faces are real and firmly believes in the principle of “maintaining peace through strength,” US Representative Zachary Nunn said at a meeting with President William Lai (賴清德) at the Presidential Office i
Airstrikes yesterday hit two bridges and a train station in Iran, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as US President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran did not meet his latest deadline to agree to a deal that
Vietnam’s National Assembly yesterday elected Communist Party General Secretary To Lam as president, consolidating the nation’s top party and state roles in a rare concentration of power, as he moves to tighten control and tackle economic headwinds.Lam was the sole nominee for the five-year post, wi
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) departed today for a six-day visit to China, which might end with a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平).Thirteen people are accompanying Cheng, including three KMT vice chairpersons, as well as former National Security Council
PRIORITIES: Maintaining stable production and securing sufficient supplies of oil and other vital products are critical to keeping inflation at bay, the Executive Yuan said
To stabilize domestic prices in response to the Middle East conflict, the Executive Yuan yesterday announced that electricity rates would remain unchanged from this month through September, adding that fuel prices would also stay flat this week.To maintain price stability, the top priority is to ens
INTENSIFYING THREATS: Beijing’s tactics include massive attacks on the government service network, aircraft and naval vessel incursions and damaging undersea cables
China is prepared to interfere in November’s nine-in-one local elections by launching massive attacks on the Taiwanese government’s service network (GSN), a report published by the National Security Bureau showed. The report was submitted to the Legislative Yuan ahead of the bureau’s scheduled brief
Israel and the US yesterday carried out a wave of attacks on Iran, killing at least 25 people and hitting the South Pars natural gas field, and Tehran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors. US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loo
A global survey showed that 60 percent of Taiwanese had attained higher education, second only to Canada, the Ministry of the Interior said.Taiwan easily surpassed the global average of 43 percent and ranked ahead of major economies, including Japan, South Korea and the US, data from the Organisatio
Seoul’s expression of regret over a January drone incursion into Pyongyang is “wise behavior,” the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said.Earlier in the day South Korean President Lee Jae-myung expressed regret to Pyongyang over drones sent into the nuclear-armed North earlier this
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) again classified Taiwan as free from African swine fever (ASF), returning Taiwan to its status as the only country in Asia to be free of all three major swine diseases, the Ministry of Agriculture said today.A case of African swine fever broke out on a
NEW LOW: The council in 2024 based predictions on a pessimistic estimate for the nation’s total fertility rate of 0.84, but last year that rate was 0.69, 17 percent lower
An expected National Development Council (NDC) report expects the nation’s population to drop below 12 million by 2065, with the old-age dependency ratio to top 100 percent sooner than 2070, sources said yesterday.The council is slated to release its latest population projections in August, using an
PREPARING THE NATION: This year’s drills would incorporate for the first time drones for transporting supplies in Chiayi and Pingtung counties, a minister said
The Urban Resilience Exercises are to begin this month in coordination with the Han Kuang military drills, focusing on protecting critical infrastructure and civil-military integration, Minister Without Portfolio Chi Lien-cheng (季連成) said yesterday.New Taipei City, Kaohsiung, Yilan City and Pingtung
US President Donald Trump yesterday said that US forces had safely recovered a second pilot downed in Iran, calling it one of the most daring search-and-rescue operations in US history.However, Iran said it had “completely foiled” the rescue operation, without saying it had captured the US servicema
A Ukrainian drone attacked an oil pipeline near the key Russian port of Primorsk early yesterday, with fuel leaking into the Baltic Sea, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was afraid a prolonged war in the Middle East could further erode US’ support for Ukraine.Ukraine confi
Pope Leo XIV yesterday urged “those who have the power to unleash wars” to “choose peace” in in his first Easter blessing as pontiff with the Middle East conflict raging.Catholics around the world marked the holiday under the shadow of a war that began with US-Israeli strikes against Iran on Feb. 28
LIVES AT STAKE: Due to the legislature’s stalling, disaster relief funds remain inaccessible, undermining the government’s ability to swiftly respond to emergencies, the premier said
Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) yesterday urged swift legislative review of the central government’s general budget after torrential rain hit Miaoli County, causing muddy floodwaters to cascade into homes.Cho issued the call through a post on Facebook after areas in Miaoli and Hsinchu reported disruption
Several national universities in Taiwan continue to have sister-school partnerships with Chinese institutions that are affiliated with the United Front Work Department (UFWD) or closely linked with China’s military industry, despite warnings from the Ministry of Education (MOE).The Mainland Affairs
US President Donald Trump on Friday proposed boosting defense spending to US$1.5 trillion in his budget for next year, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on US military investments over domestic programs.The sizeable increase for the Pentagon, about 44 percent, had been tel
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