INCENTIVES: The Cabinet is to review next week the ‘0-to-18 full support’ policy covering childbirth, child-rearing and education before an official announcement
Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) yesterday unveiled a broad package of family support measures, including expanded parental leave and housing tax incentives for parents, as part of the government’s efforts to address a declining birthrate.Speaking at a Cabinet news conference ahead of the second anniversa
‘WASTE OF TIME’: The result was a foregone conclusion, as the opposition parties and their allies did not have the required two-thirds of the vote for the motion to pass
A motion initiated by opposition parties to impeach President William Lai (賴清德) failed to meet the constitutional threshold in the legislature yesterday.The opposition-controlled legislature voted 56-50 in favor of impeachment, but the 56 votes fell short of the 76 required for the motion to succeed
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday confirmed the nation’s first case of mpox clade Ib and another case of hantavirus in northern Taiwan.Two new cases of mpox were confirmed this month: a local case involving a man in his 40s in northern Taiwan and an imported case involving a man in his
The WHO yesterday convened a meeting of its emergency committee amid an urgent search for vaccines and medicines to combat a widening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.The WHO was to consult the committee for “temporary recommendations” on dealing with the rare Bundib
Indonesian authorities, including the military, used online disinformation campaigns to brand activists and journalists as “foreign agents” and silence dissent, sometimes leading to physical threats, Amnesty International said in a report released yesterday.Amnesty’s findings reflect growing concern
Lawmakers this morning cast their ballots in the first presidential impeachment vote in Taiwan’s constitutional history, failing to garner enough votes to further impeachment proceedings against President William Lai (賴清德).The motion failed to reach the required two-thirds supermajority out of the t
The World Health Assembly (WHA) has become a stage for China‘s manipulation of the UN system and international legal order, as Beijing attempts to disrupt the cross-strait “status quo,” the Foundation of Medical Professionals Alliance in Taiwan (MPAT) said in a news release yesterday. The WHO’s 79th
RESOLUTE BACKING: Two Republican senators are planning to introduce legislation that would impose immediate sanctions on China if it attempts to invade Taiwan
US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday reaffirmed US congressional support for Taiwan, saying the US and “all freedom-loving people” have a stake in preventing China from seizing Taiwan by force.Johnson made the remarks in an interview with Fox News Sunday on US President Donald
Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) on Sunday said he had met with UK House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle during his visit to Britain, marking the first meeting between a Taiwanese legislative speaker and the speaker of the lower house of parliament.Speaking to reporters at Taiwan Taoyuan Intern
People whose driving licenses have been revoked for more than three years would be required to take driving lessons again before applying for a new license, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday.The new road safety rules are to take effect on June 30 following amendments t
STAYING VISIBLE: The health and foreign ministers attended events on the sidelines of the WHA, which they said showcase the nation’s important health contributions
The executive or legislative bodies of more than 50 countries have expressed support for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) and other international organizations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday.Eleven of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies have submitted
The WHO yesterday opened a meeting of global health ministers amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentine withdrawals.While the rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has gripped global attention is not officially on the agenda, it
CAUTIOUS: While the Cabinet appointments ‘send a signal,’ Solomons is unlikely to reverse its decision on ties with China soon, an Australian ex-official said
A former leader who supported ties with Taiwan and a China critic have won key roles in the new Solomon Islands government, signaling change for the South Pacific’s closest backer of Beijing.Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale was elected on Friday by lawmakers after his predecessor was oust
Taiwan’s allies last night stated their support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the WHO, as the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) is set to commence today in Geneva, Switzerland. Last night, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) and Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (
‘GLOBAL INTEREST’: Taiwan is a guardian of stability in the region, and defending the ROC’s status does not equate to pursuing ‘independence,’ the president said
The meaning of Taiwanese independence is that “Taiwan is not part of the People’s Republic of China [PRC]” and that “the Republic of China [ROC] and the PRC are not subordinate to each other,” President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday.Lai made the remarks at a youth forum for the Democratic Progres
RESILIENCE: Although the door to the world is closed, Taiwan built its own stage to showcase its healthcare advancements, foreign minister Lin Chia-lung said
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday said he arrived in Geneva to attend activities Taiwan is staging in the country to coincide with the World Health Assembly (WHA).Lin is the first Taiwanese foreign minister to visit the Swiss city during the annual gathering. The minister wro
The subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) in Kumamoto, Japan, turned a profit in the first quarter of this year, marking the first time the first fab of the unit has become profitable since mass production started at the end of 2024.According to the contract chipmaker’s fin
The WHO yesterday declared an international health emergency over an outbreak of an Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) that has killed more than 80 and for which there is no vaccine.Fears of further spread grew when a laboratory yesterday confirmed a case in the major ea
A huge wave of more than 500 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight, killing four people in the Moscow region, authorities said yesterday.Air defenses shot down 556 drones in more than a dozen regions, including Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Defense said, in one of the largest Ukrainian barrag
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