‘NOT A TOOL’: Exchanges with indigenous people must be built on mutual respect and equality, without pushing any political agenda, the Council of Indigenous Peoples said
The Council of Indigenous Peoples yesterday castigated a former legislator for repeating “united front” slogans during an exchange event in China, saying that Taiwan’s indigenous peoples are “not descendants of the Yellow Emperor.” Former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator and National Dong
China is attempting to skew global perceptions of World War II and the government must continue to urge the international community to jointly face the challenge posed by authoritarian states, a source familiar with foreign affairs said on Thursday on condition of anonymity.President William Lai’s (
Taiwan’s first indigenous defense submarine, the Hai Kun (海鯤), or “Narwhal,” is set to undergo sea acceptance tests as early as Monday next week, if weather permits, a source with knowledge of the matter said yesterday.Since the Hai Kun made its debut, people have paid close attention to when it is
Cabinet Secretary-General Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) is to lead a delegation to the US today to attend the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland from tomorrow until Wednesday next week, the Executive Yuan said in a statement.The mission aims to deepen industrial and technological cooperation between Tai
‘FALLEN BREADFRUIT’: The voyage was undertaken to share ancient navigation knowledge and promote cultural diplomacy between Palau and Taiwan
A double-hulled voyaging canoe from Palau landed on Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) on Thursday following an 18-day voyage without GPS, marking the first non-motorized vessel in centuries to make such a long marine expedition solely by celestial navigation to Taiwan.Guided only by the stars, swells and ce
HIGH RISK: Taiwan has the highest rate of alcohol intolerance in the world, making it a major cause of cancer, along with betel nut and tobacco, Chen Chien-jen said
Taiwan should include alcohol intolerance as part of standard tests when screening for cancer to provide opportunities to diagnose oral and esophageal cancers early for high-risk groups, the Taiwan Alcohol Prevention Association said yesterday.Technology can diagnose if someone is deficient in aldeh
Lawmakers yesterday called on the government to do more to help fishers respond to US tariffs, as 70 percent of Taiwan’s mahi mahi is exported to the US.Speaking at a fisheries sale promotion event at the Legislative Yuan, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators Chuang Jui-hsiung (莊瑞雄) and As
Coral surrounding the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, 東沙群島) could become extinct in two years, conservationists warned on Thursday, after a study showed that starfish have devoured 19 percent of the population.Chinese fishers’ overharvesting of Triton’s trumpet sea snails in the seas near the islan
The Taiwan Moth Information Center has become Taiwan’s most comprehensive information retrieval Web site about moths and butterflies in Taiwan, with more than 800,000 searchable entries.Established in 2014, the Web site (https://twmoth.tbri.gov.tw/) is maintained and operated by the center and has a
Chunghwa Post on Thursday launched a limited-edition stamp folder for the Taiwanese film Lovesick (有病才會喜歡你), with the product featuring an undersea mailbox off Green Island (綠島). A ceremony was held at the Taipei Beimen Post Office to celebrate the first collaboration between the state-run postal fi
City gods, or Chenghuang, take part in a procession marking the 345th anniversary of the Wudao Chenghuang Relocation in Kinmen County yesterday. The event commemorates the Qing-era relocation of the original Chenghuang Temple, said to have been built in 1387, to its current location by Kinmen’s firs
Jiadong Township Mayor Lai Wen-yi pretends to cut a giant watermelon at an event to promote the local produce at the township office in Pingtung County yesterday.
The family of an Indonesian fisher who died on a Taiwanese fishing boat in 2015 settled with the captain and a crew member yesterday, Taiwan International Workers Association (TIWA) said today in a news release.The 43-year-old Indonesian fisher, Supriyanto, died aboard the Kaohsiung-registered Fu Tz
Kaohsiung police arrested two men for armed carjacking this afternoon after a chase through the city. Two suspects fled on a motorcycle, starting in Fongshan District (鳳山) and ending in Daliao District (大寮), police said.A 46-year-old man, surnamed Pan (潘), entered a factory in Daliao and held a gun
Taiwan will now have four additional national holidays after the Legislative Yuan passed an amendment today, which also made Labor Day a national holiday for all sectors. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) used their majority in the Legislative Yuan to pass the amend
An architecture exhibition organized by the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts opened yesterday in Venice as an associate event of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia.At the exhibition's opening ceremony, curator Hsueh Cheng-luen (薛丞倫) said "NON-Belief: Taiwan In
Cabinet Secretary-General Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) is to lead a Taiwanese delegation to the US tomorrow to attend the 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland from Sunday to Wednesday, the Executive Yuan said in a statement yesterday.The mission aims to deepen industrial and technological cooperatio
A Taiwan delegation would depart for the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday evening next week, Minister of Health and Welfare Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源) said today. The WHA’s 78th annual assembly is to be held from May 19 to May 27.Taiwan has not received an official invitation, a
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) would work with local governments to resist attempts by China to integrate them, MAC Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said today in an exclusive interview with the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times' sister newspaper). To establish deeper ties with local governments and
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