Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Michelle Lin (林楚茵) today announced the establishment of two new parliamentary organizations aimed at bolstering international ties and showcasing Taiwan’s progress in gender equality.The Pan-Pacific Women Parliamentarians’ Alliance and Asian Women Parlia
The National Development Council (NDC) is to lead a delegation of 27 Taiwanese start-ups next week to attend this year's SusHi Tech Tokyo, one of the leading innovation conferences in Asia.In a statement today, the NDC said the three-day SusHi Tech Tokyo, which stands for Sustainable High City Tech
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) today said it has listed 54 contacts for health monitoring after a Japanese man tested positive for measles upon returning to Nagoya on a Starlux Airlines flight from Taipei.CDC spokeswoman Tseng Shu-hui (曾淑慧) told reporters that the patient, a Japanese national
Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines should not rely solely on US war reserve stocks and must instead increase their own missile inventories, Institute for National Policy Research vice president Kuo Yu-jen (郭育仁) said today.Since the conflict broke out on Feb. 28, the US has expended preci
Taiwan lacks a comprehensive support system for victims of image-based sexual abuse, the Modern Women’s Foundation said today, as complaints surged 46 percent last year amid a rise in covert filming cases.The foundation held an event today on combating image-based sexual violence, calling on all sec
The Legislative Yuan today passed an amendment to the Amusement Tax Act (娛樂稅法) on its third reading, officially abolishing the amusement tax on a wide range of entertainment activities, including movies, concerts and sporting events.The amendment removes the amusement tax on movie screenings, profes
The eastern extension of the Taipei MRT Red Line could begin operations as early as late June, the Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems said yesterday.Taipei Rapid Transit Corp said it is considering offering one month of free rides on the new section to mark its opening.Construction progress
Taichung police dog Uhoo on Friday last week passed two advanced man-trailing (MT) tests administered by the German rescue dog association Bundesverband Rettungshunde (BRH), becoming one of two working dogs in Taiwan to obtain this high-level international certification.Uhoo was pictured biting his
The US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has released its fiscal 2027 national security and US Department of State funding bill, which includes at least US$500 million for Taiwan under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program.The FMF, a State Department program, helps allies and
Cooler temperatures are expected across Taiwan today as a passing weather front and strengthening northeasterly winds bring rain across the main island, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.Western Taiwan could see brief showers or thunderstorms, with a chance of localized heavy rain, while
WASHINGTON SUPPORT: A US official urged political parties to work together and pass the budget, saying Taiwan must ‘do more’ to ensure it can handle threats it faces
Party caucuses yesterday failed to reach a consensus on key provisions of the special defense budget during cross-party negotiations, with another session scheduled for Monday next week. A joint review by the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee and Finance Committee previous
NON-RED SUPPLY: Boosting the nation’s drone industry is becoming increasingly urgent as China’s UAV dominance could become an issue in a crisis, an analyst said
Taiwan’s drone exports to Europe grew 41.7-fold from 2024 to last year, with demand from Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression the most likely driver of growth, a study showed.The Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET) in a statement on Wednesday said it found that many
Washington and Tokyo voiced concern over the decision of three African countries to revoke overflight clearance for President William Lai’s (賴清德) trip to Eswatini this week.Lai was scheduled to fly directly to Taiwan’s only African ally from Wednesday to Sunday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of K
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday condemned Beijing for claiming there is no such thing as the president of the Republic of China (ROC), after President William Lai’s (賴清德) planned visit to Eswatini was canceled earlier this week.Lai was scheduled to depart on Wednesday for Eswatini, Taiw
An initial review of amendments to allow candidates with a deferred sentence to participate in elections passed the Legislative Yuan’s Internal Administration Committee, but would require cross-caucus discussions before the issue could be discussed during the legislative session.Democratic Progressi
The legislature’s Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee yesterday held a public hearing on proposed changes to grounds for divorce and alimony obligations after government officials and lawmakers disagreed over whether alimony payments should end when a former spouse remarries and other
Quarantine standards for imported potatoes have not been not lowered, and potatoes can be inspected individually at processing plants, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Hu Jong-i (胡忠一) said yesterday.Hu’s remarks came after the Ministry of Agriculture revised imported plant product quarantine regulatio
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a life sentence given to Liang Yu-chih (梁育誌) for the 2020 murder of a Malaysian university student in southern Taiwan, making the ruling final.The lifelong deprivation of civil rights imposed on Liang was also finalized.According to prosecutors, Liang abducted the
INCREASED FUEL COSTS: NT$540 million in funding for the subsidy would come from the budget allocated to boost the use of public transportation, Chen Shih-kai said
The nation’s about 90,000 registered taxis would be eligible for a gasoline subsidy of NT$6,000 (US$190) to help them cope with the increase in fuel costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the Executive Yuan said yesterday.The subsidy for taxis, which are considered part of the public trans
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