BUY-IN: While polls shows young Taiwanese are willing to fight, many also have a negative view of the military based on their conscription experience, the expert said
Taiwan should step up its military professional training, organize specialized and realistic reserve force training, and improve intelligence accuracy to enhance national defense in the face of China’s accelerating military buildup and the potential of conflict in the Taiwan Strait, a US-China relat
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday expressed “grave concerns” after Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (黃循財) reiterated the city-state’s opposition to “Taiwanese independence” during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang (李強).In Singapore on Saturday, Wong and Li discussed cros
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday dismissed online rumors about a Chinese-made app for Taiwanese to register to “surrender” as disinformation aimed at creating the false impression that many people want to defect to China.Images of the app, called “Homecoming (歸家),” circulated on social m
UPDATE: As of yesterday, no abnormalities were found in 152 of the 168 hog farms in Taichung, or in the 5,441 farms nationwide, the ASF response unit director said
A ban on transporting and slaughtering pigs would continue until Thursday next week, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday, adding that border checks would be tightened and that authorities would clamp down on smuggling.The ban was extended for another 10 days to ensure tight control of the situ
The government should ban the purchase and delivery of meat products from foreign-based shopping Web sites, such as Taobao and Pinduoduo, to better prevent African swine flu (ASF) outbreak in Taiwan, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Rosalia Wu (吳思瑤) said yesterday.Taobao has more than 1
The Taoyuan Flight Attendants’ Union yesterday protested at the EVA Air Marathon, handing out white roses outside the Presidential Office Building to mourn a flight attendant who reportedly died after working on a long-haul flight despite being ill.Members of the union held up white roses and chante
Representative to Japan Lee Yi-yang (李逸洋) at a National Day event in Japan’s Yamanashi Prefecture yesterday said that he expected Taiwan-Japan relations to deepen under Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has continued former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s support for Taiwanese pineapp
KEEP GOING: Although professor Wang Chih-yuan had to have his limbs amputated, he continues to live an optimistic life, sharing his experience and inspiring those he teaches
National Sun Yat-sen University business management associate professor Wang Chih-yuan (王致遠), whose limbs were amputated after an atypical infection during a mountain hike, has been awarded the National Excellent Teacher Award this year for his exemplary devotion to teaching.Wang went on the life-ch
AVIATIONChina Airlines to get 787sChina Airlines expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 aircraft in the first quarter of next year and begin operations with the new model in June on routes to Bangkok or Tokyo, company president Chen Han-ming (陳漢銘) said. Flight tests on the Boeing 787s are
People dressed in traditional Hakka clothing take part a parade in Taipei yesterday. The parade was part of the three-day Taipei Hakka Yimin Festival, an annual event to promote the diverse and rich aspects of Hakka culture in Taiwan.
People ride in a traditional wooden boat near the Lanyang Museum in Yilan County yesterday. The museum and the Ocean Affairs Council cooperated in a project to restore traditional canoes to help revitalize local culture. They yesterday held a trial voyage ceremony at the old site of the Wushi Harbor
A newlywed couple in traditional Tsou indigenous clothing hold wedlock wine cups during the Akishan Tsou Fo’na Festival in Chiayi County yesterday. The festival is held annually as a collective wedding ceremony. Thirteen couples joined the festival this year.Warning: Excessive consumption of alcohol
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES: One Chinese vessel used 11 mobile maritime service identification serial numbers and changed them 1,300 times in one year, a think tank said
The Chinese maritime militia is operating hundreds of civilian fishing vessels to conduct “gray zone” campaigns in the Taiwan Strait, a US-based think tank said in a report this month. Beijing is deploying dual-use and unmarked fishing vessels to engage in surveillance and harassment operations with
The Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) has been investigating nine shell companies working with Prince Holding Group, and the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office is seeking further prosecution of alleged criminals, a source said yesterday.The nine companies and three Taiwanese nationals
BREAKING ISOLATION: Taiwan’s security is crucial for the Indo-Pacific region, and Taipei can leverage this ‘security value’ in its diplomatic affairs, an expert said
With the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MOFA) budget rising to NT$41.53 billion (US$1.35 billion) next year, experts say Taiwan should increase aid to other nations, invest in countries with similar security interests and use official visits to break out of diplomatic isolation.The Chinese Ministry o
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday the “benefits after unification” touted by Chinese authorities at a Beijing event marking “the 80th anniversary of Taiwan’s restoration to China” hold no appeal for the people of Taiwan.“The crux of cross-strait relations lies in systemic differ
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to manipulate Retrocession Day to deny Taiwanese sovereignty and to limit its space on the international stage will not be effective and not be recognized by democratic countries, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said yesterday. The remarks, made in
DISEASE WATCH: An unexplained increase in deaths attributed to pneumonia, the third-biggest cause of death last year, is of concern, the Ministry of the Interior said
The life expectancy in Taiwan last year was 80.77 years — up from 80.23 a year earlier — with cancer the top cause of death for the 43rd consecutive year, the Ministry of the Interior said in a statement yesterday.Cancer deaths totaled 54,032 last year, or 26.83 percent of all deaths, the ministry s
‘PAY FOR PERFORMANCE’: The ‘value-based purchasing’ plan would offer financial incentives to healthcare providers for top performance in breast cancer treatment
A “pay for performance” (P4P) strategy would be implemented next year to address the increasing mortality rate of breast cancer, Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said at the opening ceremony of the two-day Taipei International Breast Cancer Symposium in Taipei yesterday.Breast c
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