Tainan’s Sishu Beach (喜樹海灘) is to host its first large-scale artillery exercise, amid the rapid acceleration of the military’s combat training at so-called “red beaches” to enhance defense capabilities, a source said yesterday.Sishu Beach, in Tainan’s South District (南區), is south of Anping Harbor (
Minister of Digital Affairs Lin Yi-ching (林宜敬) yesterday cited regulatory issues and national security concerns as an expert said that Taiwan is among the few Asian regions without Starlink.Lin made the remarks on Facebook after funP Innovation Group chief executive officer Nathan Chiu (邱繼弘) on Frid
The Grand Hotel Taipei has rejected media reports claiming that the hotel had prevented CBS from broadcasting coverage of the Beijing summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) on its premises.Media reports alleging that the hotel owner, dissatisfied with
LABOR SHORTAGE: People aged 45 to 64 are expected to account for more than half of Taiwan’s population by 2037, further reshaping the nation’s job market
Taiwan’s elderly workforce has continued to expand since the country entered “super-aged society” status last year, reflecting a growing desire among elderly people to work and highlighting labor shortages that need to be filled. Trends documented by official government statistics and an online job
Sun An-tso (孫安佐), the son of television celebrities Sun Peng (孫鵬) and Di Ying (狄鶯), was questioned by police yesterday after posting a video on social media showing a homemade flamethrower being tested on a riverbank. The police’s Beitou Precinct said Sun An-tso and another person involved were deta
TREND: Migrant workers mainly come from Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand, driving strong demand for Southeast Asian products, FamilyMart said
As migrant workers, foreign students and new immigrants increasingly rely on convenience stores for daily necessities and services, such chains are focusing on Taiwan’s growing Southeast Asian consumer base. Retailers have expanded efforts ranging from store layouts and Southeast Asian food offering
Convenience stores are increasingly employing migrant workers to meet demands among a worsening labor shortage. As labor shortages continue across industries, convenience store chains have over the past few years turned to foreign students, “new immigrants” and other migrant communities to help staf
The Ciaotou District Court has sentenced a man in Kaohsiung to three months in prison for stalking a female university student over a three-month period. The sentence can be converted to a fine of NT$90,000 and the ruling can be appealed. The man, surnamed Su (蘇), who began pursuing the woman, ident
The central environmental impact assessment (EIA) review committee on Friday examined the construction of an industrial park in Kaohsiung’s Dalinpu Village (大林蒲) amid calls for decoupling the relocation of local residents from the project.The Dalinpu area is in the southwestern coastal side of Kaohs
Taiwanese authors Wu Ming-yi (吳明益) and Liao Hung-chi (廖鴻基) appeared at the Book World Prague this week to discuss Taiwanese literature and its complicated marine culture with Czech readers.Attending the four-day event that began on Thursday in the Czech capital, Wu and Liao introduced their nov
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, center, holds a bag of goods along with foreign mission representatives and Taipei city councilors at the opening of the two-day Taipei Traditional Market Festival in Taipei yesterday. This year’s theme, “Market Heroes,” brings together popular vendors and chefs from the
Media and onlookers gather around Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen as he visits Baoan Temple in Taipei yesterday.
Fans dressed as characters of the “Star Wars” franchise pose for photograph in an event at a department store in Taipei yesterday.
ABNORMAL: The three options that the Cabinet is considering to support further defense spending are not ‘normal’ ways to fund weapons, an official said
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) clashed yesterday over how to fund weapons systems excluded from a supplementary budget bill, after the Cabinet said it was considering three options to pay for the equipment.The legislature last we
ALL CLEAR: Remarks by Rubio after the summit reaffirming US policy on Taiwan and the omission of Taiwan in the White House summary are reassuring, an analyst said
The White House’s decision not to mention Taiwan in its official summary of talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) suggests the US does not see the issue as up for negotiation, analysts said on Thursday.Trump and Xi held more than two hours of talks in Beijing
Taiwan yesterday launched the 12th and final 600-tonne Anping-class patrol vessel built for the Coast Guard Administration (CGA), marking the completion of the fleet under the government’s indigenous shipbuilding program.The vessel, designated CG-615 and named the “Donggang (東港),” was officiall
Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) is leading a cross-party delegation to the UK for exchanges with parliamentarians, policy experts and overseas Taiwanese groups following a visit to France.In an address on Thursday at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based security think tank, Han s
Taiwanese model and actress Lin Chi-ling’s (林志玲) appointment as a new Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TCCA) board member is not a paid position, and she would not be involved in how the National Development Fund operates, Minister of Culture Li Yuan (李遠) said yesterday.Li made the remarks in respons
A survey released by the Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation suggests social workers are increasingly concerned about wartime risks, with more than 80 percent saying they support emergency training.The survey garnered 1,051 valid responses from current and prospective social workers, nearly 80 percent
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