The National Security Bureau (NSB) today said an investigation has found that data collected by Chinese navigation app AMap (高德地圖) continue to be transmitted to China even after it is closed, posing severe cybersecurity risk.An analysis conducted by the bureau flagged nine cybersecurity issues out o
The Legislative Yuan’s Internal Administration Committee today passed an initial review of draft amendments that would lower the voting age from 20 to 18. The committee reviewed draft amendments to the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act (公職人員選舉罷免法) and Presidential and Vice Presidential Election
Taipei today introduced its first five negative-pressure smoking rooms, with Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) calling the initiative an important milestone in the local government's wider efforts to promote a smoke-free city.Three of the five smoking rooms are in the Ximending (西門町) shopping area, w
The government is drafting amendments to extend parental leave benefits by granting each parent an additional month of subsidies if both parents have completed the initial six-month period, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said today.The initiative aims to encourage more balanced participation in domestic
A driver who last night allegedly sideswiped a police officer while fleeing an inspection checkpoint in Taipei was early this morning arrested in Taichung and later tested positive for ketamine, police said.The man, surnamed Wan (萬), has been handed over to the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office on
Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳) today urged Taiwanese to carefully consider the risks of traveling to or investing in China, after reports that her nephew was dismissed from a Taiwanese firm with branches in China.Taiwanese could face intimidation and threats, and their personal safety
The government is considering treating drug-impaired driving as a distinct offense separate from drunk driving, potentially leading to harsher penalties amid growing concern over a recent spate of serious traffic accidents involving drivers under the influence of narcotics, Minister of Transportatio
Under new trade investigations into forced labor and overproduction, Taiwan and the US hope to maintain the trade agreement established earlier this year, Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said today in Washington.US President Donald Trump’s administration in March launched two trade
China yesterday said Eswatini's leaders were being "kept and fed" by Taiwan, using unusually strong language to condemn the small southern African kingdom for hosting President William Lai (賴清德).China and Taiwan have long traded accusations of "dollar diplomacy" to win support from developing count
US President Donald Trump is likely to focus on trade and economic matters during his expected meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) next week, although the Taiwan issue is also likely to be raised by Beijing, a former senior Pentagon official said yesterday.Randall Schriver, who served as
FOURTH MEETING: The TPP asked why the DPP was unwilling to budge on its proposal, which William Lai called comprehensive and based on strategic needs
A fourth cross-caucus meeting yesterday failed to reach a consensus on budget items and amounts for a special defense budget, while Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) said that the Legislative Yuan would be able to vote on the issue as soon as Friday.There have been three previous reviews of the d
TAIPEI CONFERENCE: German officials said that the two sides have complementary strengths, noting Taiwan’s speed in development and Germany’s manufacturing
A delegation from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, accompanied by representatives of 12 aerospace and technology firms, is visiting Taipei to pursue new business partnerships, highlighting the momentum of Taiwan-Germany cooperation in the aerospace sector.“We are already
Over the four years that Ukraine has been fighting to repel Russian forces from its territory, its country’s battlefields have become scarred by airstrikes, pockmarked by artillery fire and littered with the wreckage of cheap aerial drones.The conflict has transformed the economics of modern warfare
TPass customers can expect cash rebates to be credited on May 25 after a three-month delay caused by a stalled central government budget in the Legislative Yuan, Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shih-kai (陳世凱) told lawmakers in Taipei yesterday. About NT$27.04 million (US$858,740)
A man who on social media called for the decapitation of President William Lai (賴清德) was sentenced by the Taipei District Court on Monday last week to two months in prison, suspended for two years.The man, a 42-year-old Taipei resident surnamed Hsu (許), was charged with threatening the public under
Air passengers traveling with young children are encouraged to access play areas and nursing facilities at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport’s terminal, Taoyuan International Airport Corp (TIAC) said yesterday.The airport operator said it has enhanced its facilities for families traveling with yo
New Taipei City prosecutors yesterday detained the chairman of a cosmetic surgery chain after a pinhole camera was allegedly discovered in a smoke detector at its Banciao District (板橋) branch.The New Taipei City Prosecutors’ Office yesterday instructed police to search multiple branches of Airlee Gr
An exhibition on Taiwan and the Asian Games yesterday opened at the National Museum of Taiwan History in Tainan, showcasing the country’s sporting journey and athletic milestones, its organizers said.Titled “Asia on the Field: Taiwan and the Asian Games,” the exhibition features nearly 100 artifacts
President William Lai (賴清德) has conferred one of Taiwan’s highest honors for foreign nationals on Michael J. Fonte, a former head of the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) mission in the US, for his contributions to Taiwan-US relations.Fonte received the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon a
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