China Coast Guard (CCG) ships operating around Taiwan over the past few days have been “harassing” commercial shipping by asking them for information about their point of origin and destination and claiming jurisdiction, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said yesterday.Beijing was angered after J
Subsidies for taxis are to increase by NT$9,000, bringing the total to NT$15,000 per vehicle, to help stabilize public transportation fees amid rising crude oil prices, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced on Monday.The measure is part of the ministry’s expanded transport fare
Security experts yesterday urged the military to retain frequency hopping as a required feature paired with other technologies for next-generation radios to increase counter-electronic warfare capabilities and interoperability with US forces.In a solicitation that has since been withdrawn, the army
PEACE PLAN: While urging the US president to end the zero-sum game with China, Cheng said she has a pragmatic solution to settling cross-strait differences
US President Donald Trump would be the “greatest statesman of the 21st century” if he achieved peace in East Asia with China, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) said on Monday.Speaking at a seminar held by the Asia Society in New York City, Cheng said that successfully man
The Canadian Trade Office in Taipei is to hold a Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) event in Taipei at the end of this month to raise awareness about foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) efforts, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.The event, titled “Buil
Prosecutors yesterday requested a combined prison sentence of 21 years and six months and fines totaling NT$23 million (US$727,434) for Xu Chunying (徐春鶯), who was born in China and former head of the Taiwan People’s Party’s (TPP) New Immigrants Committee.The New Taipei District Court set the verdict
PEAK SEASON: Officials said a woman in her 60s was diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis, while a man in his 50s was diagnosed with paratyphoid fever
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday reported this year’s first cases of Japanese encephalitis and paratyphoid fever.CDC Deputy Director-General and spokeswoman Tseng Shu-hui (曾淑慧) said that a woman in her 60s living in southern Taiwan was diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis after develo
ACQUISITION PLANS: An executive said if its takeover of Foodpanda is approved, it would ensure couriers a stable income and implement technological advances
Grab Holdings yesterday pledged to support Taiwanese couriers and food businesses, and ensure cybersecurity if regulators approve its acquisition of Foodpanda, amid scrutiny of the deal.The Singapore-based courier service platform in March announced that it planned to buy Foodpanda in Taiwan from it
People should drive safely during the rainy season, the Freeway Bureau said on Wednesday last week as it unveiled traffic controls for the Dragon Boat Festival from June 19 to 21.Private vehicles would only be able to access the Taipei-bound lanes of the Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Freeway (Freeway No.
Chunghwa Post yesterday said it would launch a system at the end of this month that would sound an alert if a person using an ATM has their face covered in areas where money mules frequently make cash withdrawals.The measure is part of the government’s efforts to crack down on fraud, Chunghwa Post v
A second round of free health checkups for migrant workers is scheduled at Taipei Railway Station on Sunday, the Taipei Department of Labor said yesterday.The checkups are to run from 12:30pm to 3pm in the station’s main hall and would include general health screenings, as well as consultations for
Men hold aloft the “Ovayan” (“Golden Friendship”) canoe during a ceremony to launch the handcrafted, 20-person wooden vessel on Orchid Island (Lanyu) yesterday. Built by more than 200 people from six local villages, the vessel is part of a project aiming to trace ancient Austronesian sea routes. Its
President William Lai, center right, views a drone at an event hosted by the Taiwan Excellence Drone International Business Opportunities Alliance in Taichung yesterday. The government is forming a national team aimed at transforming Taiwan into an Asia-Pacific hub for global drone development, Lai
A man in his 50s from northern Taiwan was confirmed as the first domestic paratyphoid fever case this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said today. The man developed symptoms including a fever, headache and body aches late last month and was hospitalized for eight days before recovering a
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) today announced that it would expand eligibility for its online passport renewal service to Taiwanese nationals whose passports expire within one year, starting next month.Previously, only those whose passports had already expired or had less than six months of
Chinese immigrant Xu Chunying (徐春鶯), who has been charged with contravening the Anti-Infiltration Act (反滲透法), was today released on bail of NT$2 million (US$63,255), with the verdict scheduled to be announced on Aug. 11.Xu is suspected of receiving funds from China and exchanging information about T
Taiwan is ready to provide necessary assistance to the Philippines, which was hit yesterday by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, causing massive casualties and damage, Taiwan’s representative office in the Southeast Asian country said today, quoting comments by President William Lai (賴清德)."Our thoughts ar
The Legislative Yuan’s decision to remove all funding for drone development while approving NT$780 billion (US$24.66 billion) in military procurement spending was “very surprising,” President William Lai (賴清德) said today.The government hopes Taiwan can become an Asia-Pacific hub for global drone dev
Twenty Taiwanese have been detained in China since January last year for proselytizing their religious beliefs, including followers in their 60s and 70s, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said in an interview with CNEWS today. Two belong to the Unification Church, an inte
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