China is rapidly building space capabilities to be able to launch precision strikes on Taiwan, the US and its allies, US Space Force leaders said at a recent conference in London.China is developing counterspace warfare capabilities including GPS jamming systems and anti-satellite missiles at “breat
IN TAIPEI: The Taiwanese side is to be led by Deputy Trade Representative Jenni Yang, and involve officials from several ministries, including labor and agriculture
A new round of in-person negotiations between Taipei and Washington over the US-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative is scheduled to take place from Tomorrow to Friday in Taipei, the Office of Trade Negotiations announced on Friday.The talks are to focus on bilateral cooperation in fields such as la
A legislative delegation led by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (傅崑萁) met with Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Chairman Wang Huning (王滬寧) in Beijing yesterday.Wang hailed the delegation’s visit at the start of Taiwan’s legislative session as a significant an
Multinational companies in Taiwan should pay attention to legislation proposed by the opposition pertaining to whistle-blowing and plans to criminalize “contempt of the legislature,” the European Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said in an analysis published on the chamber’s Euroview Web site on Tuesda
A lawmaker has proposed a legal amendment to transfer authority to demarcate prohibited and restricted waters off Taiwan proper and Taiwan-controlled outlying islands from the defense ministry to the Ocean Affairs Council (OAC), saying that it would augment law enforcement in those areas.Chinese Nat
HIGHER RISK: The study, which was also covered by CNN, confirmed that treatment-resistant depression could be inherited through genes and that it is a physical illness
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) could be genetically passed on, a study by Taipei Veterans General Hospital showed.The study showed that first-degree relatives of patients with TRD are two or three times more likely to have other mental illnesses, such as anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive
Descendants of Frederick Coyett, the last Dutch governor-general of Formosa, yesterday visited the Koxinga Shrine (延平郡王祠) in Tainan to give thanks for showing mercy to their ancestor 400 years after the Dutch began their occupation of Taiwan proper.Cheng Cheng-kung (鄭成功), also known as Koxinga, was
The Taipei Department of Labor on Friday reminded employers to protect their workers’ “right to disconnect,” adding that companies should pay overtime if they send messages to employees after work.The department last year was the first in the nation to release a set of guidelines for institutions re
Retired Hong Kong e-sports player Kurtis Lau Wai-kin (劉偉健), also known as “Toyz,” faces a jail sentence of more than four years after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal against a conviction for trafficking and selling marijuana.Lau’s prison sentence of four years and two months was in December la
TRADITION REVIVED: Cities such as Paris, Prague, Kyoto, Melbourne, Berlin and Lisbon had been featured in the Taipei Film Festival before the city section was removed
The Hungarian capital, Budapest, was on Friday announced to be Taipei Film Festival’s “city in focus” this year, with 20 films to be screened as a “condensed history” of Hungary’s cinematic scene, the organizers said. The event’s organizers; the Taipei City government, Taipei Culture Foundation and
HEALTHOne dies of food poisoningAnother person died of last month’s food poisoning outbreak at the Xinyi branch of Malaysian restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam (寶林茶室) in Taipei, bringing the number of deaths to three, Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Victor Wang (王必勝) said yesterday. As of Friday,
A religous event parades through a street in Yunlin County’s Beigang Township yesterday as part of the Chaotian Temple’s festivities celebrating the birthday of the sea goddess Matsu.
People protesting against child abuse in Taipei yesterday wave fans printed with a pledge to protect children. More than 1,000 people took part in the Taiwan Children’s Rights Association rally calling for better protection of children’s rights, after a one-year-old boy died late last year allegedly
Activists lie on the ground outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday during a protest against potential plans to reverse the decommissioning of Taiwan’s nuclear power plants.
FOUR COLORS: The design represents people from different backgrounds interacting with and supporting each other, Yen Design’s founder and director said
Organizers yesterday unveiled the design for the presidential inauguration ceremony, which features a four-color theme symbolizing Taiwanese values.The organizers, the General Association of Chinese Culture, said that the neat and simple design for the May 20 ceremony is centered on ribbons of four
‘PEACE-THAWING’: The DPP warned the delegation ‘not to step on the red lines of democracy and national security,’ and referenced parts of the Anti-infiltration Act
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Fu Kun-chi yesterday led a delegation of 17 KMT lawmakers to Beijing for a three-day visit, aiming to foster peace and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait.The trip represents the voice of Taiwanese and the largest party in the legislature, Fu said before d
Swedish lawmakers have voiced support for Taiwan’s participation in the WHO and called on other EU members to do the same.“The WHO needs Taiwan more than Taiwan needs WHO,” Swedish-Taiwanese parliamentarian friendship group head Boriana Aberg told a seminar, the Taipei Mission in Sweden said on Wedn
A delegation of Ukrainian non-governmental organizations visiting Taiwan yesterday called for more support and cooperation from democracies, including Taiwan, in the face of challenges from authoritarian regimes.“Democracies that are facing threats from authoritarian regimes should be supported” by
EPIDEMIOLOGY: A study conducted by researchers at Academia Sinica showed that exposure to air and noise pollution increases the metabolic syndrome risk ratio
Exposure to air and noise pollution could quadruple the risks of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other conditions that fall under metabolic syndrome, a Taiwanese study published in Science Reports Wednesday last week showed.Coauthor Chan Ta-chien (詹大千), a research fellow at Academia Sinica’s R
Public prosecutors indicted 15 people yesterday — five former city government officials and 10 members of Ysolar Group (力暘集團) — after an investigation into a controversial solar energy project in Tainan’s Cigu District (七股)The case involved former Tainan Economic Development Bureau chief Chen Kai-li