Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) called on democracies around the world to defend Taiwan by defending Ukraine, which he said would help deter Beijing’s military adventurism.“By helping Ukraine, democracies can increase their relative strength against the Chinese-Russian coalition,” Wu sai
Taiwan’s air force conducted live-fire training exercises deploying fighter jets, missiles and laser-guided bombs, the Military News Agency said yesterday, releasing footage of the drills 10 days before the inauguration of a new president China calls a “dangerous separatist.” The May 20 inauguration
The Taiwan High Court’s Kaohsiung branch office yesterday granted a request by the Kaohsiung branch of the High Prosecutors’ Office to detain a Taiwanese businessman surnamed Wen (溫), and two retired military officers, surnamed Chiang (江) and Chu (朱), for allegedly developing a network for China in
CULTURE RIGHTS: The Pazeh seek to join other officially recognized communities in Taiwan, such as the Amis, Atayal, Paiwan, Kavalan, Truku, Sakizaya and Kanakanavu
The Pazeh have applied to become the 17th officially recognized indigenous community in Taiwan, the Council of Indigenous Peoples said on Thursday.Several Pazeh associations from Nantou, Miaoli and Taichung delivered an application to the council on Wednesday in a bid to receive official recognition
The state banquet for the presidential inauguration on May 20 in Tainan is to feature eight dishes prepared by 70 chefs and focus on showcasing Taiwan’s culinary expertise and heritage, an event organizer said.Formosa Yacht Resort chairman Hsieh Wen-hsiang (謝文祥) said the banquet served at the inaugu
ACCOUNTABILITY: Paying compensation to people and the commendation of Lin Shu-ya by the president do not make up for the lack of criminal proceedings, protesters said
Control Yuan members and groups yesterday called for accountability over the fall of crane boom onto the tracks of the Taichung Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT) last year, causing a crash in which a woman died, in a protest at the National Human Rights Commission’s doorsteps in Taipei.The protest mar
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) and the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the CWA to enhance meteorological observation and space weather forecasts.Signed by CWA Administrator Cheng Chia-ping (程家平) and TASA Director-General Wu Jong-shinn (吳
FINAL RULING: Creating deepfake porn by using the likeness of people harms their reputation and mental health, the Supreme Court ruled
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a Taiwanese YouTuber and upheld his five-year prison sentence by a lower court for creating non-consensual deepfake pornography featuring the likenesses of real individuals.In its ruling, the Supreme Court said there was no error in the sentence h
Taiwanese documentary film Flight-Exploring the Life of Birds, has won a Gold Award and an Award of Excellence at two US film festivals, Taijiang National Park Headquarters said in a statement on Wednesday.The film won a Gold Award in the Nature & Wildlife, Film & Video Productions category at the W
About 30 percent of nonsmoking workers in Taiwan are exposed to secondhand smoke in the workplace even though smoking has been banned in common work areas since 2009, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said.The rate of secondhand smoke exposure at offices in Taiwan climbed to 28.1 percent in
SEISMICITYQuake rattles HualienAn earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck off Hualien County at 3:45pm yesterday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. The hypocenter was 32.8km northeast of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 10km, CWA data showed. The earthquake’s intensity, wh
A woman selects carnations at Banqiao Flower Market in New Taipei City ahead of Mother’s Day tomorrow.
Citizens Against George Hsieh lead initiator Tai Ching-an, center, and spokeswoman Lee Yen-jung, left, yesterday hold a news conference in Taipei to promote a signature drive to recall Keelung Mayor George Hsieh.
Officials from the Nantou branch of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Soil Conservation Service, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area and the Puli Township Office hold placards alongside guests and mascots at an event promoting sustainable tourism in
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday issued a correction against Ministry of Agriculture officials in Chiayi County for serving fried stink bugs at an event, as the insects have not been approved for human consumption.The Chiayi branch of the ministry’s Forestry and Nature Conservation A
Vouchers worth at least NT$250 (US$7.71) to buy agricultural products from Hualien County are likely to be distributed from July 1, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday.Following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck off the east coast on April 3, the Cabinet has allocated NT$28.55 billion
The three earthquakes that rocked Hualien within five minutes on Friday morning were aftershocks of the April 3 tremor, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said, advising that the epicenter is continuing to shift northward as the possibility of a strong aftershock remains.CWA data show that thr
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF: The donations were used to help transport and distribute food, drinking water, clothing, tents and other supplies to people in Gaza
Taiwan has donated US$500,000 to non-governmental organization Mercy Corps to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.The ministry condemned the Palestinian armed group Hamas after it launched a terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7 last year, Department of We
CONTRIBUTION: Hideo Tarumi served in the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Office from 2001 to 2003, and 2016 to 2017, and in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday conferred the Order of Brilliant Star on former Japanese director of the minister’s secretariat of the ministry of foreign affairs Hideo Tarumi in recognition of his contributions to Taiwan-Japan ties.On behalf of Taiwanese, Tsai thanked Tarumi for being a long
Lawmakers from the opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party are to visit Itu Aba (Taiping Island, 太平島) on Saturday next week to observe coast guard drills and inspect a newly constructed pier, an itinerary provided by the Legislative Yuan showed yesterday.Twenty lawmakers