The military exercises China launched yesterday have many purposes, including cognitive warfare against Taiwan, countering US-Japan military cooperation and the showcasing of coordination with Russia, an academic said yesterday. Lin Ying-yu (林穎佑), an associate professor in Tamkang University’s Gradu
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said it is planning to expand eligibility for publicly funded HIV treatment for foreign nationals next year, but has not revealed details of the plan. CDC Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞) on Monday last week said that subsidy regulations are being revised and el
‘SOLID’ GUARANTEES: Any deal to end Europe’s worst conflict since World War II ‘must be signed by Ukraine, Russia, the US and Europe,’ Zelenskiy said
The US has offered Ukraine “solid” security guarantees for 15 years with a possibility of an extension, but Kyiv is seeking a longer period, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday after meeting US President Donald Trump. Zelenskiy held talks with Trump in Florida, where the US presid
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol’s wife interfered in state affairs in return for expensive valuables and money, a special prosecutor said yesterday. The special prosecutor’s investigations, which wrapped up on Sunday, came amid a year-long probe into Yoon’s brief imposition of martial la
‘GRAY ZONE’: The proposed revisions would prohibit anyone from engaging with organizations related to hostile forces if their actions could endanger national security
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers have proposed amendments to the Anti-Infiltration Act (反滲透法) to address financial flows of “gray zone actors” and counter Beijing’s efforts to infiltrate Taiwan by funding local social media influencers for “united front” propaganda. Draft revisions propo
AFTERMATH: The Taipei City Government said it received 39 minor incident reports including gas leaks, water leaks and outages, and a damaged traffic signal
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast late on Saturday, producing only two major aftershocks as of yesterday noon, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The limited aftershocks contrast with last year’s major earthquake in Hualien County, as Saturday’s earthquake
The number of households with elderly members has increased by 1.15 million over the past decade, creating a growing scene of aging families across the nation, Ministry of the Interior data showed. The latest data from the ministry’s Real Estate Information platform showed that as of September, the
Voters yesterday trickled to Myanmar’s heavily restricted polls, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government and triggered a civil war. Former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains jailed, while her hugely popular part
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was to sit down with US President Donald Trump yesterday and seek to secure his stamp of approval for a new proposal to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia. The 20-point plan, which emerged from weeks of intense US-Ukraine negotiations, lacks Moscow’
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE: Beijing would likely intensify public opinion warfare in next year’s local elections to prevent Lai from getting re-elected, the ‘Yomiuri Shimbun’ said
Internal documents from a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company indicated that China has been using the technology to intervene in foreign elections, including propaganda targeting Taiwan’s local elections next year and presidential elections in 2028, a Japanese newspaper reported yesterday.T
Israel recognizes that Somaliland provides an opportunity for trilateral cooperation between Taiwan, Israel and Somaliland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday, adding that Taipei would continue to seek more cooperative opportunities with the two nations, as well as deepen connecti
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off Yilan at 11:05pm yesterday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.The epicenter was located at sea, about 32.3km east of Yilan County Hall, at a depth of 72.8km, CWA data showedThere were no immediate reports of damage.The intensity of the quake, which g
BUDGET: Each apartment would have a NT$9.6 million funding ceiling, and elderly and disadvantaged residents would receive NT$300,000 in interior renovation funds
Residents of 600 aging residential buildings are to benefit from the Executive Yuan’s building renovation and life extension project, which is expected to produce NT$10 billion (US$317.9 million) in added value for the construction sector, a government official said yesterday.The project is to have
China passed a revised law that for the first time formally regulates uncrewed aircraft, a move set to reshape the country’s fast-growing drone and low-altitude economy sectors, state media said yesterday.The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress approved the changes to the Civil Avia
Thailand and Cambodia yesterday ended weeks of fierce border clashes with a second ceasefire in the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian nations.The ceasefire was holding, Thai Ministry of Defense spokesperson Surasant Kongsiri said about two hours after it went into effect at noon.“S
‘POLITICAL GAME’: DPP lawmakers said the motion would not meet the legislative threshold needed, and accused the KMT and the TPP of trivializing the Constitution
The Legislative Yuan yesterday approved a motion to initiate impeachment proceedings against President William Lai (賴清德), saying he had undermined Taiwan’s constitutional order and democracy.The motion was approved 61-50 by lawmakers from the main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the s
The Executive Yuan yesterday approved amendments to the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例) that would require legislators to obtain approval before traveling to China.Under the draft amendments, civil servants ranked below “grade 10”
Four people were yesterday charged with contravening the National Security Act (國家安全法) and the Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例) for allegedly leaking classified information about then-president Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) visit to South and Central America in 2023, and other classified secrets to China. The pr
MASSIVE SPENDING: The new budget allocates more than ￥970 billion to bolster Japan’s missile capabilities and ￥100 billion to deploy uncrewed coastal drones
Japan’s Cabinet yesterday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding ￥9 trillion (US$58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capabilities and coastal defense with cruise missiles and uncrewed arsenals as tensions rise in the region.The draft budget for fiscal 2026, be
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