TRUMP-XI SUMMIT: US-China relations might have improved after the meeting, but this would not reduce Chinese military pressure on Taiwan, a survey showed
Nearly 80 percent of Taiwanese do not think China has reduced its military pressure on Taiwan after the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Beijing last month, a survey released by the Institute for National Defense and Security Research showed.The ins
SELECT LIST: Questioned about the presence of a Chinese suspected of doing ‘united front’ work, the KMT said only Taiwanese expatriates and their associates were invited
Banquets held in honor of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) during her US trip are open only to Taiwanese expatriates, and non-Taiwanese attendees are there at the invitation of Taiwanese expatriates, the party said yesterday.The KMT released the statement after Taiwan St
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) is “distorting her political record” on Taiwan’s defense policy and misrepresenting her political stance to US audiences, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) mission in the US said in a news release on Sunday.Cheng’s trip, her first to
Taiwan-based Gusa Press editor-in-chief Li Yanhe (李延賀) was released from a Chinese prison last month, but is barred from leaving China due to a one-year deprivation of political rights imposed as part of his sentence, preventing his return to Taiwan, a source said yesterday.Li, better known by his p
Taiwan could experience its heaviest rainfall of the week today and tomorrow as a weather front and seasonal southeasterly winds continue to affect the island, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).Short bursts of heavy rain are expected across the island, with thunderstorms possible
CYBERSECURITY COLLABORATION: Microsoft, which fields 100 trillion cybersecurity signals each day, will work with NICS to address threats and protect crucial utilities
The National Institute of Cyber Security (NICS) and Microsoft Corp yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly address cybersecurity threats, use artificial intelligence to buttress the resilience of critical infrastructure and promote the adoption of a “Zero Trust” cybersecurity
THROW THE BOOK: The reclassification as a Category 1 drug would open up the possibility of the death penalty for cases involving making, selling or moving the drug
The Ministry of Justice is planning to classify etomidate as a Category 1 narcotic, with drug trafficking punishable by death, Minister of Justice Cheng Ming-chien (鄭銘謙) said yesterday.Cheng made the remark at the legislature’s Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee when reporting on drug
The Yilan District Court has sentenced the owner of a private Taoist temple in Yilan to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a female devotee.The court found the temple’s owner, Huang Kuo-ching (黃國靖), guilty of 39 counts of sexual assault committed between December 2020 and November 2023, the
The Kaohsiung District Court has sentenced an elementary-school teacher to four years and two months imprisonment for child molestation.The court found Yeh Shang-min (葉尚旻) guilty of two counts of violating the video production provisions of the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act (兒童及
A Tainan resident who recorded the sound of his upstairs neighbor having sex to prove to his landlord that the building had poor soundproofing has been found not guilty of offenses against privacy.The man, surnamed Wu (吳), rented an apartment near Chang Jung Christian University.Upset that he could
The FDA yesterday cautioned the public about the three common bacterial causes of foodborne illnesses in the summer: Salmonella, Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus.The warning followed global observance of World Food Safety Day on Sunday.The global theme of this year’s World Food Safety Day i
Internist Chiang Kuan-yu (姜冠宇) yesterday warmed people not to ignore four warning signs of possible early leukemia symptoms.The caution was issued following news of Taiwanese actor Fu Jun’s (傅子純) abrupt death on Sunday.Best known for his role in the popular TV soap opera Rookies’ Diary (新兵日記), Fu di
Following last year's Thailand National Day Reception, Executive Director Narong Boonsatheanwong of the Thailand Trade and Economic Office visited the Taichung City Government again on May 28. Mayor Lu Shiow-yen personally welcomed the delegation and engaged in warm exchanges with its members. Durin
Sun Chia-ming (孫嘉明), president of Taiwan-based international carrier EVA Airways, has become the first Taiwanese member of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) board of directors, EVA Air said Monday.In a statement, EVA Air said Sun was elected one of the IATA’s board members at the
President William Lai, center, meets with representatives of the Taiwan Youth Peace Corps at the Presidential Office yesterday. Lai encouraged young people to use overseas volunteer service as a way to plan their career development and to leverage their skills and expertise to advance citizen diplom
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi, second row, fourth right, gestures along with event participants at a news conference yesterday promoting the National Giant Pumpkin Competition, which is to take place on Friday at the Golden Waterfront in Tamsui District. New Taipei City’s pumpkin cultivation area
The Ministry of Health and Welfare today said it is working to establish a standardized disciplinary system nationwide for physicians involved in sexual harassment cases, which it aims to implement by the end of the year. Under the current system, local governments are responsible for investigations
The Legislative Yuan’s Finance Committee today voted to freeze NT$30 million (US$950,781) in funding for the Asian Development Bank (ADB), with the funds to remain frozen until the bank responds and the Ministry of Finance reports to lawmakers.The committee today continued its review of the Ministry
Prosecutors today recommended a prison sentence of at least 12 years and six months for independent Legislator May Chin (高金素梅), who was indicted on suspicion of embezzling more than NT$7.87 million (US$249,272) in fraudulent assistant salaries and subsidies, and illegally importing medical devices d
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