SUSPECT STILL WANTED: Cancelation of Ying Chih-hung’s household registration and passport would not end the criminal proceedings against him, the MAC said
The household registration and passport of a Taiwanese man living in China who has a Chinese ID have been revoked, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said in a statement yesterday.The MAC, which supervises cross-strait exchanges, said that the man, Ying Chih-hung (應志宏), claimed he held a Chinese ID
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) put Taiwan in danger, Ma Ying-jeou Foundation director Hsiao Hsu-tsen (蕭旭岑) said yesterday, hours after the de facto US embassy said that Beijing had misinterpreted World War II-era documents to isolate Taiwan.The AIT’s comments harmed the Republic of China’s (
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), a major political gathering of nations in the region, concluded on Friday, with leaders reaffirming Taiwan’s involvement in its events as a “development partner.”In Taipei, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday that it “welcomed” the communiqu
The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday said it had deployed patrol vessels to expel a China Coast Guard ship and a Chinese fishing boat near Pratas Island (Dongsha Island, 東沙群島) in the South China Sea.The China Coast Guard vessel was 28 nautical miles (52km) northeast of Pratas at 6:15am on
REMOVING OBSTACLES: Public childcare services, a child-friendly work environment and sharing the burden would encourage women to have children, an alliance head said
The proportion of young women in Taiwan who do not want to have children is exceptionally high — 45.9 percent among women aged 15 to 24 — a Ministry of Health and Welfare survey showed.As Taiwan faces low birthrates, a survey last year found that 26.6 percent of women aged 15 to 64 do not want to ha
The effective dispersal distance of the dengue virus-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti, the primary vector in southern Taiwan, was found to be about 150m, supporting the 200m spraying radius around confirmed cases set by authorities, a National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) study found.“When an ou
The removal of the Gongguan roundabout to make way for a controlled intersection might be finished within one month, Taipei Deputy Mayor Lee Shu-chuan (李四川) said yesterday.The project, originally scheduled to take 65 days, is likely to be shortened significantly thanks to the cooperation of eight re
Air pollution inspections would be conducted at schools near 22 industrial areas nationwide by the end of this year to ensure students’ right to clean air, the Ministry of Environment said on Thursday.Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明) said that a four-tiered safety net has been established
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION: The proposal involved a mobile app where people could find beaches to clean and vending machines that created items from deposited plastic
One of the award winners in the Ocean Affairs Council’s Ocean Challenge this year was a project to set up smart upcycling machines along the coastlines of Taiwan to encourage plastic recycling and beach cleanup.The proposal, titled “Clean Beach, Clean Ocean,” was by two Taiwanese studying in Cornell
The Puppet & Its Double Theater troupe stage a large puppet show, “Tale of the Ocean,” at the CTCB Arts Festival’s charity performance in Taipei yesterday.
From left, Minister of Finance Chuang Tsui-yun, Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun, Premier Cho Jung-tai, Executive Yuan Secretary-General Xavier Chang and Minister of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics Chen Shu-tzu attend a news conference at the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterda
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, back row, center, poses with event organizers and promoters at the launch of the 2025 Taipei Water Dance Festival at the Rainbow Wharf in Taipei yesterday. The festival, which features a night market, daily water dances and weekly activities, is to run through Oct. 18.
READINESS: The handbook aims to guide people on what to do in case of an invasion, such as how to find bomb shelters and tips on preparing emergency kits
Taiwan is to issue new security guidelines next week in an updated civil defense handbook that, for the first time, would instruct citizens on what to do if they see enemy soldiers and clarifies that any claims of Taiwan’s surrender should be considered false. The handbook represents the nation’s la
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, would pose a steep challenge to Taiwan’s ability to defend itself against a full-scale invasion, a defense expert said yesterday.Institute of National Defense and Security Research analyst Chieh Chung (揭仲) made th
The government yesterday said that it hoped for a more favorable US tariff rate after talks achieved “certain progress,” and it was now awaiting a “concluding” meeting.Taiwan’s exports to the US are currently subject to a 20 percent tariff.Deputy Trade Representative Yen Huai-shing (顏慧欣) in a statem
Pacific Island leaders agreed yesterday to a new framework that would allow nations to join a key regional forum as strategic partners, after accusations that China was influencing regional decision-making.The 18-member Pacific Islands Forum in the Solomon Islands concluded after leaders met behind
ACCUSATION: The KMT is ignoring threats to Taiwan and regional stability, and cooperating with China’s ‘united front’ tactics, a Taipei City councilor said
The Taipei City Government has submitted its list of delegates and travel itinerary for review ahead of this year’s Taipei-Shanghai Twin-City Forum from Sept. 25 to Sept. 27 in Shanghai, China, the Mainland Affairs Council said yesterday.The council said it would review the submission in accordance
The High Court yesterday ordered a lower court to hear an appeal against the decision to grant bail to former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲).After being held incommunicado for a year, Ko was released on Monday on bail of NT$70 million (US$2.31 million) on the condition that he wear an electronic track
‘STRATEGIC RESOURCES’: Taiwan has been keen to forge closer technology ties with other ‘like-minded’ democracies, especially in central and eastern Europe
As leading global semiconductor companies gathered in Taipei this week for the Semicon Taiwan trade show to discuss the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, one area got a much more prominent role than before: Taiwan’s use of its dominance of the chip industry to promote its diplomatic aims.Taiwan, ho
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