BE PREPARED: A brochure that includes safety guidelines about emergencies would be given to families, President Lai said, adding that people should also learn first aid
Post-disaster restoration of telecom services should be as swift as the restorations of water and power supplies, President William Lai (賴清德) said as he observed disaster response drills in Yilan County yesterday.Large-scale disaster relief drills simulating a tsunami triggered by an earthquake were
Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) is to raise electricity rates by an average of 0.71 percent, affecting 14 million households and small-scale businesses, while holding rates steady for industrial users, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.The average electricity rate would rise from about
Representative to the US Alexander Yui met privately in Washington this month with a little-known group of intelligence advisers that officials say has emerged as a key power node in US President Donald Trump’s White House.The meeting was described by two sources with knowledge of the matter and amo
The UN Security Council voted yesterday on reimposing deep economic sanctions on Iran over its resurgent nuclear program.The UK, France and Germany — signatories to a 2015 deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) intended to stop Tehran obtaining nuclear weapons — alleged that Ir
US President Donald Trump hoped to finalize the fate of video-sharing app TikTok and make progress on trade talks in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday.“I’m speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok, and also trade,” Trump said on Thursd
PRODUCTION GOALS: The Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s head said that the goal is to secure manufacturing independence if war breaks out
The Taipei Aerospace and Defense Exhibition opened yesterday, showcasing 51 new military systems and a record number of exhibitors, while deals were signed to coproduce missiles and drones with overseas firms.The three-day event, which runs through tomorrow at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center’s Hall
‘NEW CHAPTER’: An Italian politician said Taiwan’s decision to open a second representative office in Milan and renovate its Rome office showed warming ties
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) on Wednesday made a rare visit to Italy to inaugurate the nation’s renovated representative office in Rome and meet with Italian parliamentarians as part of his ongoing European trip.Taiwan and Italy share the values of freedom, democracy and human rig
The Executive Yuan yesterday advanced amendments to seven laws to protect critical underwater infrastructure, applying the same penalties for damaging water and natural gas pipelines to damaging submarine cables.The amendments also include provisions for confiscating vessels used in such crimes, whi
Japanese Representative Sanae Takaichi yesterday said that she would contest the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership election.Takaichi, seen among the favorites in the race, is likely to face off against Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi, who is
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Wednesday signed a mutual defense pact that defines any attack on either nation as an attack on both.The kingdom has long had close economic, religious and security ties with Pakistan, including reportedly providing funding for Islamabad’s nuclear weapons program as it d
BABY POLICY: The plan would also increase subsidies for couples undergoing artificial fertilization procedures, although with a slightly lower age ceiling for women
A government birth subsidy, providing up to NT$100,000 (US$3,326) and proportional to the number of children born, would take effect on Jan. 1 next year, Minister Without Portfolio Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said yesterday.The Executive Yuan’s policy would address payout discrepancies for birth subsidies
AI BOOST: TSMC has left Samsung’s foundry business behind in the race for global market share with 70.2% compared with the South Korean firm’s 7.3% share
National Development Council (NDC) Minister Yeh Chun-hsien (葉俊顯) yesterday attributed a forecast that Taiwan would overtake South Korea in GDP per capita to the success of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) and a boom in artificial intelligence (AI) applications.Yeh’s comments came af
One of two tropical depressions that formed off Taiwan yesterday morning could turn into a moderate typhoon by the weekend, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.Tropical Depression No. 21 formed at 8am about 1,850km off the southeast coast, CWA forecaster Lee Meng-hsuan (李孟軒) said
A member of New York’s Chinese dissident community on Tuesday pleaded guilty to spying on his fellow activists on behalf of the Chinese government.Tang Yuanjun (唐元雋), 68, had long been an outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party, joining monthly protests outside the country’s Manhattan consul
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday was unable to clinch an ambitious defense treaty with Papua New Guinea (PNG) during a visit to the country, a week after he failed to land a security pact with another South Pacific island neighbor, Vanuatu, aimed at curbing China’s influence in t
EASING ANXIETY: The new guide includes a section encouraging people to discuss the threat of war with their children and teach them how to recognize disinformation
The Ministry of National Defense’s All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency yesterday released its updated civil defense handbook, which defines the types of potential military aggression by an “enemy state” and self-protection tips in such scenarios.The agency has released three editions of the handbook
The number of Chinese spouses applying for dependent residency as well as long-term residency in Taiwan has decreased, the Mainland Affairs Council said yesterday, adding that the reduction of Chinese spouses staying or living in Taiwan is only one facet reflecting the general decrease in the number
WORLD CLASS DESIGN: CNN has listed the new bridge as one of the top 11 architecture projects set to shape the world this year, President William Lai said
The much-anticipated Danjiang Bridge (淡江大橋) is scheduled to open for traffic on May 12 next year after the final bridge segment was successfully installed yesterday, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday.President William Lai (賴清德) and other officials attended a ceremony y
The China Coast Guard yesterday said that it fired water cannons at Philippine ships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal (Huangyan Island, 黃岩島) in the South China Sea, accusing Manila of an “illegal” intrusion and the ramming of one of its vessels.The confrontation comes a week after China approved
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