The tabletop portion of Taiwan's largest annual military drills is to be held for 14 days for the second consecutive year, testing the country's all-out defense against China's increasing "gray zone" activities and Beijing’s potential to carry out a full-scale invasion.The Han Kuang exercises are he
The Ministry of Agriculture is to host the first Good R Good Day festival tomorrow at the plaza in front of the Presidential Office Building on Ketagalan Boulevard — an agricultural event featuring a free communal dining experience and interactive installations to promote rural culture.The inaugural
A delay in approving the general budget this year threatens NT$78 billion (US$2.44 billion) in weapons procurement, maintenance and training, a senior Ministry of National Defense official said today.Defense spending is set to increase by 22.9 percent to NT$949.5 billion this year, President Willia
Heavy congestion is expected over the four-day Tomb Sweeping long weekend, as millions prepare to travel for ancestral rites and spring outings, the Freeway Bureau said.Southbound traffic is expected to peak tomorrow and on Saturday, while northbound flow would be heaviest on Sunday and Monday, the
Temperatures are today expected to rise across Taiwan before a weather front brings rain and thunderstorms tomorrow, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.Northeasterly seasonal winds weakened today, allowing temperatures in the north and northeast to rebound, the CWA said.However, moisture
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH: While Taiwan believes that peace is invaluable and that there are no winners in war, peace can only be secured through strength, Lai said
Taiwan would continue to deepen cooperation with the US and help safeguard global supply chain security, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday during a meeting with a delegation from the Global Taiwan Institute. Taiwan’s overseas investments have shifted significantly through the years, with 83
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday urged the Legislative Yuan to pass the general budget, saying that the ongoing funding freeze has inflicted severe harm to the nation’s development. Lai, also the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman, said that the legislature has been deadlocked for 216
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) on Tuesday expressed hope that the UK would support Taiwan’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) during a luncheon to welcome a delegation of British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group mem
Taiwan’s top diplomat yesterday stopped short of confirming whether the country plans to invite the Honduran National Congress’ pro-Taiwan speaker for a visit. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Taiwan and the Central American country severed ties three years ago, but Taipei has st
The captain of the Chinese vessel Hai Hong Gong 66 (海虹工 66) was detained on Monday to be questioned over suspected damage to the Taiwan-Matsu No. 3 undersea cable, the Coast Guard Administration’s (CGA) Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch said yesterday. The vessel had been booked by the owner of the Chines
‘UNAVOIDABLE’ MISSION? Cheng did not elaborate on what tangible steps she would propose or what measures could be taken to ‘lay a foundation for peace’
The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party yesterday vowed to “lay a foundation for peace” across the Taiwan Strait and regional stability on her visit to China next week, during which she is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平).Speaking at a meeting of the Chinese Nationalist
The Taipei Department of Health on Monday said its latest inspection of children’s snacks found four among 10 tested snack products — all containing seaweed — sold through online channels had heavy metal levels exceeding allowable limits.Department of Health senior specialist Lin Meng-hui (林夢蕙) said
STRONG PERFORMANCE: Gains made in February smashed the fund’s previous record of NT$394.7 billion in January, marking a monthly return of 10.83 percent
Funds managed by the Ministry of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Funds posted record gains of NT$418.4 billion (US$13.10 billion) in February on the back of a strong performance of global financial markets, the bureau said yesterday.Data compiled by the bureau showed the funds’ accumulated gains, which refl
BUNDLED SERVICE: The number of routine checkups for children up to the age of seven are to increase to provide accurate tracking of developmental progress
Checkups under the government-funded Children’s Preventive Healthcare Services, which provides regular checkups and consultations for children up to the age of seven, would be increased from seven times to nine times starting from July 1, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said yesterday. Imp
Taiwan Travelogue, a novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi (楊?子), is among six shortlisted titles for this year’s International Booker Prize — the first time a Taiwanese author has reached the final stage of the prestigious award.The Booker Prize Foundation on Tuesday announced the finalists from
Children under the age of 12 who hold a Taipei Digital Student Card or a New Taipei Children’s Card can ride MRT systems for free from tomorrow to next Monday to mark Children’s Day, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp said on Tuesday.During the same period, all Taiwanese children younger than 12 would have f
A slew of government and private-sector policy changes that would impact livelihood issues from the cost of airfares to rules governing the employment of migrant domestic workers are entering into effect this month.Taipei is to unveil monthly rental parking spots for motorbikes with displacements ov
New Taipei City and Taoyuan yesterday announced new education subsidy policies, with New Taipei City to provide free school lunches and Taoyuan to offer free textbooks for students.New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), said that the city would provide free l
A married couple who frequently smoked meth at home during the wife’s pregnancy cannot be sentenced for impeding their child’s development, as the Criminal Code does not treat an unborn fetus as a person, a Kaohsiung court has ruled.The father, surnamed Chen (陳), and mother, surnamed Lin (林), freque
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