The US and Taiwan cooperate in three key areas to develop drone technology, not only to enhance deterrence across the Taiwan Strait, but also to grow the industry, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Raymond Greene said.Citing the success of the Ukrainian military in the Black Sea to neutral
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is pushing for residents of Kinmen and Lienchiang counties to acquire Chinese ID cards in a bid to “blur national identities,” a source said.The efforts are part of China’s promotion of a “Kinmen-Xiamen twin-city living sphere, including a cross-strait integration p
RECALL FRAUD PROBE: Ten KMT executives and staff in New Taipei City were listed as suspects and freed, while three out of 19 KMT suspects in Yilan County were detained
Judicial authorities searched the offices of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) local chapters in New Taipei City, and listed 10 party executives and staff as suspects in their probes into fraud and forgery relating to petition campaigns to recall four Democratic Progressive Party legislators.Aft
The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) apprehended a Chinese national yesterday morning after he attempted to swim to Kinmen’s Dadan Island (大膽島) using a flotation ring.The man was spotted at about 10:20am approximately 0.7 nautical miles (1.3km) northwest of Dadan Island during a CGA patrol, the agen
PROBLEMS IN PINGTUNG: Sika deer are a problem that the government should respond to with humane culls, instead of leaving them to be shot, one resident said
Police have broadened a hunt for suspected poachers in rural Pingtung County after a spate of discarded deer carcasses sparked outrage in the local community.A Manjhou Township (滿州) resident said yesterday on condition of anonymity that rotting remains of deer have become a common sight in the woods
SERVICE OUTAGES: The line needs to be made more weather resistant as extreme conditions become more common, the line’s operator said
Trains on the Taipei Metro’s elevated Wenhu (Brown) Line would run at reduced speeds during sudden downpours, lightning storms and other bad weather conditions to prevent stoppages, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) said yesterday.To keep the driverless trains running, the system’s safety mechanism h
The captain of a fishing boat on Thursday said that the Fisheries Agency had responded too slowly after his vessel was seized by Philippine authorities.Chen Tsung-tun (陳宗頓), a fisherman based in Siaoliouciou Island (小琉球) who returned to Taiwan on Wednesday after the incident on Monday, told reporter
Students from several high schools plan to protest outside the Ministry of Education in Taipei today in opposition to the ministry’s draft guidelines on how schools should manage student use of mobile devices on campus.A student representative said that students are most dissatisfied with the minist
Ten people have been indicted for allegedly dumping at least 1,700 tonnes of waste to avoid disposal fees totaling more than NT$20 million (US$666,156), the Taoyuan District Prosecutors’ Office told a news conference at the Ministry of Environment in Taipei on Thursday.A task force was formed throug
IMPORTSBeef import rules easedTaiwan has officially opened its market to imports of all Japanese beef products, regardless of the age of the cattle, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday. Previously, Taiwan only permitted imports of Japanese beef from cattle under 30 months old. Th
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai, third left, French Office in Taipei Director Franck Paris, second left, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois Wu, second right, and other guests hold placards at the opening of the Kaohsiung French Festival at Kaohsiung’s Pier-2 Art Center yesterday. The second ed
From left, General Association of Chinese Culture secretary-general Lee Hou-ching, Deputy Minister of Culture Sue Wang, curator Lin Kun-ying and Taiwan in Japan Cultural Center director Tseng Chien-lung hold placards in Osaka, Japan, yesterday, promoting the sixth edition of TAIWAN PLUS. It will tak
Dancers from Tourism Malaysia, a government agency, perform a traditional dance on the first day of the Taipei Tourism Expo at the Taipei World Trade Center yesterday. The expo, which ends tomorrow, is Taiwan’s largest travel exhibition in the first half of the year, featuring performances, promoti
A car driven by a person without a license crashed into a bus and three other vehicles in downtown Taipei this afternoon, leaving the driver and seven others injured, local police said.The incident happened on the southbound-only section of Chongqing S Road, Sec 1, near Xiangyang Road, two blocks aw
Trains on the Taipei Metro's elevated Wenhu Line are to run at reduced speeds in the event of sudden downpours, lightning strikes or other bad weather conditions to prevent stoppages, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) said today.To keep the driverless trains running, the system's safety mechanism has
The government is to promote good tourism infrastructure in a push to attract visitors, in addition to expanding the labor pool with foreign workers, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said today.The only way to attract international visitors is to invest in good transportation infrastructure, Cho said at t
Japanese beef from cattle of any age may now be imported to Taiwan, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday. Previously, imported Japanese beef had to be derived from cattle no more than 30 months old, following an international outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, common
Two referendums put forward by opposition lawmakers failed to pass prior to the deadline to be held in August, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus said today.The KMT and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) have proposed a combined four referendums.A question on opposing martial law and another opposi
Holders of one NT$10 million (US$333,859) and two NT$2 million unclaimed winning receipts from the January-February uniform invoice lottery are being urged to claim their prizes before July 7.The winning number for the NT$10 million Special Prize in the January-February draw was 95980685, with five
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