The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday thanked a group of US senators for proposing a resolution to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Taiwan’s first direct presidential election and to reaffirm US commitment to Taiwan as established in the Taiwan Relations Act and the “six assurances.”Th
Taiwan climbed to its highest position in global export rankings in more than three decades last year, buoyed by demand linked to artificial intelligence (AI) that lifted shipments of semiconductors and technology products, Ministry of Finance data released yesterday showed.Taiwan accounted for 2.4
The EU and Australia yesterday struck a long-awaited free-trade deal, while also agreeing to boost defense cooperation and access to crucial rare-earth minerals in the face of global uncertainty over trade.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Australia comes as the 27-nation
DEMANDS: Iran, which has refuted Trump’s claims that talks have taken place, would seek guarantees against future attacks and refuse limits on its missile programs
Iran’s negotiating posture has hardened sharply since the war began, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps exerting growing influence over decisionmaking, and it would demand significant concessions from the US if mediation efforts lead to serious negotiations, three senior sources in Tehran sa
CONTROL YUAN CENSURE: Prison terms for national security offenders are lighter than those for officials convicted of bribery or people found guilty of drug trafficking
The Control Yuan yesterday urged the judiciary to impose stricter punishments on military personnel convicted of contravening national security regulations after being lured to spy for China.The government watchdog investigated two cases involving military personnel: one, a sergeant surnamed Tsai (蔡
A government-proposed NT$1.25 trillion (US$38.95 billion) special defense budget is the most comprehensive among competing proposals, as it supports long-term domestic weapons production, Minister of National Defense Minister Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said yesterday, adding that the US is unlikely to acc
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has established a “diplomatic allies prosperity economic and trade office” to encourage local companies to invest in the nation’s allies, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said in New Taipei City yesterday, as he also confirmed that the Kingdom of
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States and Iran had held "very good" talks towards ending the three-week Middle East war, putting threatened US attacks on Iran’s power plants on hold in a stunning about-turn.In a social media post that immediately sent oil prices tumbling, Trump said W
THE BIG THREE: Left-wing candidates won in Paris, Marseille and Lyon, while the far-right RN was left with several medium-sized southern enclaves
Leftists retained control of France’s three largest cities while the far right failed to take any major urban centers in Sunday’s municipal elections, closely watched for an indication of next year’s presidential race. The far right won several medium-sized southern enclaves, but failed to capture a
An Air Canada Express plane with 76 people aboard collided with a fire truck shortly after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late on Sunday, killing the two pilots.The captain and copilot died in the collision that occurred at about 11:40pm, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said e
KEY INDUSTRY: The vice premier discussed a plan to create a non-red drone supply chain by next year, which has been allocated a budget of more than NT$7.2 billion
The government has budgeted NT$44.2 billion (US$1.38 billion) to cultivate Taiwan’s uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) industry over the next five years, which would make the nation a major player in the industry’s democratic supply chain in the Asia-Pacific region, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yester
Amendments to the National Security Act (國家安全法) proposed by the Executive Yuan would support digital security, close legal loopholes, align with international conventions, and bolster enforcement and penalties, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said in a report to the Legislative Yuan.The council w
CPC Corp, Taiwan (台灣中油) and Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) yesterday announced they would increase gasoline and diesel prices by NT$1.8 and NT$1.4 per liter respectively.The announcements came as severe traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s intensifying attacks on key energy infr
NEGOTIATING SAFETY: Passage through the Strait of Hormuz is open to all except ‘Iran’s enemies’ and is possible by coordinating with Tehran, an official said
US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities that could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets. Air raid sirens sounded across Israel from the early hours yesterday morning,
Italians yesterday began voting in a two-day referendum on reforms that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said would make the judiciary more independent — but which critics said would do the opposite.The poll risks turning into a referendum on the far-right leader herself, ahead of parliamentary
SUFFICIENT: The president said Taiwan has enough oil for next month, with reserves covering more than 100 days and natural gas enough for 12 to 14 days
A restart plan for the Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Wanli District (萬里) and the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County’s Hengchun Township (恆春) would be submitted to the Nuclear Safety Commission by the end of the month, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday, reve
MORE VISIBILITY: The nation’s participation as an adviser is an upgrade from its observer status and signaled a deepening Taiwan-US supply chain cooperation
Taiwan last week joined a US-led initiative in an advisory capacity, which discussed bolstering the defense industrial resilience of the US and its partners for the Indo-Pacific region, a US Pentagon official said.The Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR) on Wednesday convened i
Supporting Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations remains a key part of the US Mission to the UN, US Representative to the UN Mike Waltz said on Friday.He also reiterated the US’ opposition to China’s distortion of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, saying it was an attem
US President Donald Trump has allowed the sale of some Iranian oil to contain surging crude prices and floated “winding down” military efforts.Trump’s comments came shortly after he ruled out a ceasefire and kept the door open to deploying ground troops. The conflict has roiled financial markets and
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