PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hualien and Taitung counties declared today a typhoon day, while schools and offices in parts of Kaohsiung and Pingtung counties are also to close
Typhoon Ragasa was forecast to hit its peak strength and come closest to Taiwan from yesterday afternoon through today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.Taiwan proper could be out of the typhoon’s radius by midday and the sea warning might be lifted tonight, it added.CWA senior weather
The annual Shanghai-Taipei Twin-City Forum, the only platform for direct exchanges between officials on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, would not take place this month as scheduled due to “unresolved details,” the Taipei City Government said yesterday. The city government said in a statement that b
Estonia said on Sunday that the UN Security Council would hold an emergency meeting on the violation of the country’s airspace by Russian fighter jets, an incursion condemned by US President Donald Trump. NATO forces intercepted three Russian MiG-31 fighters on Friday after they entered Estonian air
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said there is no reason for the country to avoid dialogue with the US if Washington stops insisting his country give up nuclear weapons, state news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday. In a speech at the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democra
PRAISE: Late Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was a friend of Taiwan, and contributed to the development of the free and open Indo-Pacific concept, the president said
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday lauded the establishment of a research center in Taipei named after late Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe as an important platform for developing Taiwan-Japan cooperation. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the research center at National Chengchi Univers
WARNING: People in coastal areas need to beware of heavy swells and strong winds, and those in mountainous areas should brace for heavy rain, the CWA said
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) yesterday issued sea and land warnings for Typhoon Ragasa, forecasting that it would continue to intensify and affect the nation the most today and tomorrow. People in Hualien and Taitung counties, and mountainous areas in Yilan and Pingtung counties, should
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday condemned Beijing for what it called brutal interference in blocking an exhibition of Taiwanese art at the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan earlier this month.The exhibition, titled “Shifting Grounds: Dissonance, Memory, and Landscap
The UK yesterday recognized a Palestinian state with a landmark announcement from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as several nations were poised to follow at UN talks to pressure Israel over the Gaza war. Canada and Australia also announced that they recognized a Palestinian state. The Portugue
Thousands of Filipinos marched in Manila yesterday to vent their anger over a ballooning scandal involving bogus flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. However, a day of largely peaceful mass protests erupted into violence as riot police deployed water cannons in
DEFENDING PEACE: Authoritarian states are preparing for military expansion, while the nation prepares to preserve peace and the sustainability of freedom, the president said
Taiwan must take action and step up preparedness in the face of two major challenges posed by extreme climate disasters and authoritarian systems, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday, capping a week of defense events.In his opening address for the Resilient Taiwan for Sustainable Democracy In
END ISOLATION: The nation’s inclusion in the ICAO Assembly is a matter of aviation security, and misrepresentation of UN Resolution 2758 should stop, lawmakers said
US lawmakers from both houses of the US Congress on Friday separately called for Taiwan’s participation in the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly and the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).In a letter to ICAO president Salvatore Sciacchitano, US House Fore
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) yesterday said that it expected to issue a sea warning for Typhoon Ragasa this morning and a land warning at night as it approached Taiwan.Ragasa intensified from a tropical storm into a typhoon at 8am yesterday, the CWA said, adding that at 2pm, it was about
Russia fired 40 missiles and about 580 drones at Ukraine in a “massive attack,” killing three people and wounding dozens, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday.In the overnight attacks, “a missile with cluster munitions directly struck an apartment building” in the eastern city of D
India’s leading trade body yesterday said it was concerned by a new annual US$100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry, where such permits are widespread.The new measure, which would likely
EFFORTS CONTINUE: Although Trump reportedly declined to approve US$400 million in military aid to Taiwan, Taipei says the two countries would continue to deepen ties
The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday passed bills authorizing funding to help Taiwan bolster its diplomacy and codify the “six assurances” into law. The Taiwan Allies Fund Act and Six Assurances to Taiwan Act were proposed by US Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi and incorporated in
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
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