PHILIPPINE SPEAKER: Danilo Cortez told the East Asia Peace Forum that carving out national fiefdoms in the South China Sea would be a repeat of historic mistakes
East Asian countries should work together and allow their navies to become guardians, not attackers, to build a peaceful and prosperous region, retired Philippine rear admiral Danilo Cortez told the East Asia Peace Forum in Taipei yesterday.East Asia is still reeling from the trauma of World War II,
The plans of Western governments to recognize Palestinian statehoodwhile failing to recognize Taiwan is hypocrisy, Vincent Chen (陳建志), a Taiwan Thinktank and Foundation for Future Generations advisory board member, said in an opinion piece published on Thursday by the Washington Post.The stance of t
The legislature should consider amending the law to bar presidents from simultaneously heading a political party, former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) said yesterday amid flagging approval ratings for President William Lai (賴清德).Lu made the remarks on the sidelines of the East Asia Peace Forum in
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) stepped up their final campaign efforts yesterday in the countdown to this week’s recall election that targets seven KMT lawmakers.In Nantou County, DPP acting secretary-general Ho Po-wen (何博文) led party officials in a
The government would assess the feasibility of moving Taiwan’s power cables underground to better protect them from damage from typhoons and other extreme weather events, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said at an event in Taitung yesterday.The Ministry of Economic Affairs and state-run Taiwan Power Co (
HEALTH: Taiwan has been offering a one-time free hepatitis B and C screening for people aged 45 to 79 since 2011, expanding it to those aged 39 to 79 this month
Taiwan has already achieved the WHO’s hepatitis C elimination targets for 2030 and is working toward eliminating hepatitis B, Minister of Health and Welfare Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源) said yesterday. The minister made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Liver Disease Prevention
Summer heat in Taiwan could result in up to a 41.3 percent reduction in productivity, according to a joint study by Academia Sinica’s Research Center for Environmental Changes, the Ministry of Labor and Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The paper was published in the journal Na
The annual tax-deductible allowance for basic living expenses could be raised to NT$213,000 per person for tax filers next year, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said on Friday. In its presentation of last year’s household income and expenditure survey, the DGBAS
IMPURITIES: The license holder for Fucidin has been instructed to submit a report on the situation along with corrective and preventive measures, an official said
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall of Fucidin tablets used to treat bacterial infections after impurities were found that exceeded acceptable levels. The recall of about 440,000 tablets already sold was made public on Wednesday on an FDA Web page dedicated to product recal
The Taoyuan District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday charged a Chinese man with illegally entering Taiwan with his son on a rubber boat in May. Forty-one-year-old Song Yuankun (宋元坤) was charged with violating the Immigration Act (入出國及移民法), while his 17-year-old son would be referred to the Juvenile Co
The body of a deceased Kaohsiung man surnamed Teng (鄧) is to be kept at a funeral home under a recent court order, after a family dispute over treatment of the body could not be resolved. After Teng passed away on June 15, a dispute arose among his children over whether their father should be cremat
Veteran actress Chen Shu-fang (陳淑芳) has been named the recipient of the lifetime achievement award at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee said. Chen, 86, made her debut in the 1957 Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese) film Who’s Crime (誰的罪惡) and has
The Dragon Beauties, cheerleaders for the Wei Chuan Dragons baseball team, perform during a CPBL game between the Dragons and the Rakuten Monkeys at Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei yesterday. The Dragons won 3-2.
Tainan City Government officials gesture along with a group of teenagers at the “Youthful Sixteen Festival” in the city yesterday. The festival is focused on the “coming-of-16,” a tradition unique to Tainan, in which teenagers take part in a ceremony to celebrate their 16th birthday.
‘OFFSHORE OPERATIONS’: Also in Dallas, Texas, the Ministry of Economic Affairs inaugurated its third Taiwan Trade and Investment Center to foster closer cooperation
The 2025 Taiwan Expo USA opened on Thursday in Dallas, Texas, featuring 150 Taiwanese companies showcasing their latest technologies in the fields of drones, smart manufacturing and healthcare.The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the event’s organizer, said the exhibitors this yea
‘ANGRY’: Forgetting the humiliations and sacrifices of ‘the people of the Republic of China’ experienced disqualified Lai from being president, Ma Ying-jeou said
Former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday criticized President William Lai (賴清德) over what he called “phrasing that downplayed Japan’s atrocities” against China during World War II.Ma made the remarks in a post on Facebook on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.Ma said he was “angry
As the world yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, two Taiwanese shared memories of a childhood and youth marked by fear and survival under Japanese rule during the Pacific War, offering a rare firsthand glimpse into Taiwan’s role in the war.“Some of my classmates were se
When Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s unconditional surrender on Aug. 15, 1945, marking the end of World War II, some Taiwanese had ambivalent feelings, including those serving at a Navy arsenal in Kouza, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.In 1942 the imperial Japanese military failed to gain the upp
Wu Shu-jen (吳淑珍), wife of former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), was hospitalized yesterday after collapsing at her residence in Tainan, during which she reportedly stopped breathing, according to the southern city’s fire bureau.The Tainan City Government Fire Bureau said it received a report y
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