UNCERTAINTY: Chen Pei-yu said it is worrying that the KMT added Qin to its Central Standing Committee, where she could interfere in the nation’s democratic system
A Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker yesterday urged the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to rethink its appointment of a China-born businesswoman to the party’s Central Standing Committee, saying it poses a national security threat.Qin Pengzhen (勤彭蓁), a native of Sichuan Province, was one o
Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳) yesterday said she hopes all ministers would follow the Ministry of the Interior’s guidelines, the day after she said that the ministry would not provide a new China-born legislator with any classified information.On Wednesday, Liu told a local media outl
Naval missions by foreign countries in the Taiwan Strait are about asserting international law, rather than offering provocation, French Office in Taipei Director Franck Paris said yesterday.Beijing views the narrow, highly strategic strait as Chinese territorial waters and has responded aggressivel
Taiwan’s indigenous defense submarine, Hai Kun (海鯤), sailed from its shipyard in Kaohsiung yesterday morning for its latest round of submerged tests, one week after a previous round was deemed successful.The submarine was spotted heading out to sea from CSBC Corp, Taiwan, at about 8:30am for its thi
Various types of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) cruised through the streets of Taipei Thursday as the military police conducted a drill to protect key facilities in Taiwan’s capital, the Military News Agency reported.The "combat reconnaissance patrol drill," conducted by the 239th Military
GOODWILL TOUR The circumnavigation next month is a gesture of thanks for Taiwan’s rock-steady support of Japan following the catastrophic 2011 earthquake
A group of Japanese cyclists is to cycle around the nation next month to thank Taiwan for its support for Japan in the aftermath of Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011.The magnitude 8.4 earthquake on March 11, 2011, and subsequent tsunami devastated Japan’s northeast region, killing more than 19,0
A NOSE FOR NEWS An artificial intelligence-powered plug-in could help users by identifying misinformation, unsubstantiated ‘facts’ or propaganda aimed at Taiwan
Taiwanese groups yesterday launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) fact-checking tool called “True or False Meow” (真假meow一下), which can be enabled as a Google Chrome browser extension. The app can be used to help evaluate the reliability of Web pages, including news articles and social media pos
Taiwanese doctors warned against using artificial intelligence (AI) for health advice, after a German study showed that Google AI cited YouTube videos in answers about medicine read by billions of people each month.SE Ranking, a search engine optimization platform, found that YouTube videos made up
A new study showed that climate change could be more dangerous to species inhabiting hills and highlands than creatures on mountains, in a potential reversal of scientific wisdom.The Science Media Center Taiwan made the comments in a statement about the publication of the study in the Journal of The
The predicted crowd at this year’s Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival is a sign that Taiwan’s manga industry has built an international following, Deputy Minister of Culture Lee Ching-hui (李靜慧) said yesterday.The five-day event started yesterday at the Nangang Exhibition Center, host
Public funds should not be wasted on a road widening subproject for a proposed incinerator in Nantou County’s Mingjian Township (名間), as the project, which has caused strong controversy, might not even pass the second phase of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) review, environmental advocates
The Ministry of Environment’s 48-hour green talent training program has become the only program of its kind up to date with the latest regulatory development of carbon fees as local and international policies are incorporated into its updated version for this year, the ministry said yesterday.The pr
Hsinchu police officers cosplaying as characters from ‘Zootopia’ take part in a simulated robbery response exercise at a bank in the city’s East District yesterday.
Aerial dancers perform at a preview of the Central Taiwan Lantern Festival in the main light zone titled “Moomin’s Valley Under the Aurora” at Taichung Central Park yesterday. The festival is to be held from Feb. 15 to March 3.
Gasoline and diesel prices would only be allowed to fall and not rise from Feb. 16 to 23 as part of measures to stabilize the price of essential goods over the Lunar New Year period, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said today. Prices of natural gas and cylinder gas would also be frozen for t
Taiwan appreciates the US’ firm commitment to Taiwan based on the Taiwan Relations Act and the “six assurances,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said today following a phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and US President Donald Trump.The ministry said it is keeping a close w
US policy regarding Taiwan has not changed, a US official said following yesterday’s phone call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), in which they mentioned Taiwan."The US One China policy, as our cross-Strait policies are collectively known, is based on the Taiw
A groundbreaking ceremony was yesterday held for part of the Taipei Metro Circular (Yellow) Line’s east section that is to pass through Neihu Technology Park.The ceremony marked the start of Contract CF710, a portion of the Circular Line that is to connect Zhongshan (中山) and Neihu (內湖) districts alo
A bill aimed at enhancing space cooperation between Taiwan and the US yesterday cleared the committee stage in the US House of Representatives.The Taiwan and American Space Assistance (TASA) Act was included as an amendment to the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026, which the House Committee on Scienc
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