WANTED LIST: The navy is also planning to build a second Panshih-class fast combat support ship and another Yushan-class amphibious landing platform dock
The military is planning to build a submarine rescue vessel after the completion of its first domestic submarine prototype, according to a defense ministry report released last week.The project to build the rescue vessel would be carried out over a seven-year period — from next year to 2033 — at a c
GROWTH MOMENTUM: Start-up exports expanded 29.3% year-on-year to NT$147.9 billion last year, with Southeast Asia recording the strongest growth at 125.48%
Investment in Taiwan’s start-ups is expected to hit a new record for last year and this year, surpassing NT$100.2 billion (US$3.17 billion) in 2024 primarily in the healthcare, biotechnology and electronics hardware sectors, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.The NT$100.2 billion invest
Taiwan is crucial to Japan’s survival, and the two nations should work together to strengthen supply chains, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Representative Kazuyuki Katayama said.Katayama made the remarks in an interview with SETN that aired on Saturday, adding that relations should be complementa
Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez on Sunday won Costa Rica’s presidential election by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.Fernandez’s nearest rival, economist Alvaro Ramos, conceded defeat as results showed the ruling party far exce
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party is likely to score a landslide victory in next week’s lower house election, a survey by the Asahi newspaper showed, heightening the chance that the country would continue to pursue big spending and tax cuts.A strong showing in Sunday’s election would so
GROWING AMBITIONS: The scale and tempo of the operations show that the Strait has become the core theater for China to expand its security interests, the report said
Chinese military aircraft incursions around Taiwan have surged nearly 15-fold over the past five years, according to a report released yesterday by the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Department of China Affairs.Sorties in the Taiwan Strait were previously irregular, totaling 380 in 2020, but h
‘REALLY PROUD’: Nvidia would not be possible without Taiwan, Huang said, adding that TSMC would be increasing its capacity by 100 percent
Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) on Saturday praised and lightly cajoled his major Taiwanese suppliers to produce more to help power strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI), capping a visit to the country of his birth, where he has been mobbed by adoring fans at every step.Speaking at an im
The Taiwan Artificial Intelligence College Alliance (TAICA) launched by the Ministry of Education has yielded positive results, with student enrollment and course completion rates having grown for three consecutive semesters.The ministry launched TAICA in the second semester of the 2024 academic yea
Iran’s supreme leader yesterday likened recent anti-government protests to a “coup,” warning that any US attack on the Islamic republic following Washington’s military deployments in the Middle East would trigger a regional war.The Iranian authorities’ deadly response to the protests sparked threats
The British royal family is facing a fresh round of embarrassment after a release of documents from the US investigation into Jeffrey Epstein revealed details about the relationship between the convicted sex offender and a correspondent who appears to be the former Prince Andrew.E-mails released by
MORE RESPONSIBILITY: Draftees would be expected to fight alongside professional soldiers, likely requiring the transformation of some training brigades into combat units
The armed forces are to start incorporating new conscripts into combined arms brigades this year to enhance combat readiness, the Executive Yuan’s latest policy report said.The new policy would affect Taiwanese men entering the military for their compulsory service, which was extended to one year un
Increased fines for driving without a license took effect yesterday, with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications saying that the changes would hopefully deter illegal road use.The fine for riding a small motorcycle without a license rose to NT$36,000, and increased to NT$60,000 for cars.P
‘THREE NOES’: People must make sure holes smaller than 2cm are sealed, spaces are kept clean and uncluttered, and food is safely stored in containers to avoid rodents
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday warned of a higher risk of hantavirus infection this spring, after Taiwan’s first hantavirus-related death in 26 years was confirmed in Taipei.The person who died was a man in his 70s, a resident of Daan District (大安), the CDC said.The man was hospital
The UK and Japan agreed to deepen defense and economic ties, visiting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday. “We set out a clear priority to build an even deeper partnership in the years to come,” Starmer said after a bilateral meeting in Tokyo. “That includes working together to streng
The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia totaling US$6.67 billion and US$9 billion respectively.The US Department of State announced the sales late on Friday, as tensions rise in the region over the possibility of US m
COLLABORATION: The US Indo-Pacific Command said it maintains contact with regional partners, and operates, trains and conducts joint exercises with allies to deter aggression
The US works daily with Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines to counter cyberattacks, US Indo-Pacific Command Deputy Commander Joshua Rudd said yesterday, adding that the command has deployed liaison officers to regional allies and partners to maintain ongoing engagement.Rudd, nominated by US President
ROBUST GROWTH: Data last year reflected the nation’s export-driven growth, resilient domestic consumption, and integral role in the global AI and semiconductor ecosystem
The economy last year grew at its fastest pace in nearly 15 years, fueled by a surge in exports tied to artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said yesterday.GDP expanded 12.68 percent in the fourth quarter — the stro
Campus networks are to restrict access to six Chinese apps deemed as security risks by the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said yesterday.The digital ministry last month announced that Douyin, TikTok, RedNote (小紅書), Sina Weibo, WeChat and Baidu Cloud are information secu
US President Donald Trump yesterday announced that he is nominating former US Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to be the next central bank chief.Trump’s decision capped a closely watched search for a successor to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whom the president has repeatedly lambasted for not cuttin
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