Lockheed Martin yesterday said it is working to accelerate delayed deliveries to Taiwan of new F-16Vs, after the Ministry of National Defense said that the program had been pushed back due to supply chain issues.Taiwan has complained of repeated delays to weapons ordered from the US, its most import
TIME IN BRUSSELS: The minister of foreign affairs and an NSC adviser were given ‘unprecedented access to high-ranking individuals and institutions,’ the report said
A Taiwanese delegation in September visited NATO headquarters in Brussels and met with European Commission officials, Intelligence Online reported on Monday, citing anonymous European diplomatic sources.Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) earlier in September visited Europe. His itinerar
Taiwan ranked 10th globally in the World Digital Competitiveness Ranking released yesterday by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD).The ranking assessed 69 economies on their ability to adapt to, explore and benefit from digital transformation, based on thre
A former military police sergeant surnamed Hsu (許) was indicted yesterday on charges of leaking classified documents and accepting bribes to an organization suspected to be affiliated with Chinese intelligence.Military police should be held to a higher moral standard, as their job is to maintain mil
A group of 16 Australia-bound Young Agricultural Ambassadors was presented with Taiwan’s flag by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) at a ceremony in Taipei yesterday.Addressing the event, Lin said the ambassadors, selected for their expertise in biotechnology, recreational farming
The 2025 Taipei International Travel Fair (ITF) will open on Friday at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, featuring exhibitors from a record 123 countries and cities, the Taiwan Visitors Association (TVA) said yesterday.The four-day event, running from Friday to next Monday, will feature mor
WINTER JABS: As temperatures begin to drop, people at high risk of developing serious illness should get their flu vaccinations and COVID-19 shots soon, a CDC official said
The influenza epidemic period is likely to end this week, but cases are expected to rise again next month and could be more serious than the current wave, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterdayHospitals reported 106,829 visits for flu-like illness from Oct. 26 to Saturday, which is 4.9
STRICT ON SWILL: A ban on feeding pigs kitchen waste would remain in place until safety checks on equipment and farms are complete, the agriculture ministry said
The Taichung District Court yesterday approved a request by prosecutors to detain a father and son who operated a pig farm where an outbreak of African swine fever is believed to have originated.The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office said in a statement that after questioning the farmers a second
Taiwanese singer Shen Wen-cheng (沈文程) has been recruited as the face of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ campaign to promote its new policy on elderly drivers, which is scheduled to be launched in May next year, the ministry said yesterday.The ministry made the announcement as it u
The Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) opened in Taipei yesterday, along with the launch of two investment funds totaling more than NT$1.5 billion (US$48.53 million), one of which involves South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM.The fund established by CJ ENM along with Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecom
Taipei prosecutors have detained 25 suspects and seized more than NT$4.5 billion (US $145.72 million) in assets linked to the Cambodia-based Prince Holding Group (Prince Group), which the United States sanctioned last month for transnational fraud and money laundering involving Taiwanese nationa
Police in Malaysia are seeking the arrest of rapper Namewee (黃明志) in alleged connection with the “murder” of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh (謝侑芯), who was found dead at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur last month, Malaysian media said yesterday.According to a report in the English-language Malay Mail, Kual
National Taiwan University (NTU) maintained its position as Taiwan’s highest-ranked institution in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) 2026 Asia University Rankings, climbing three spots to 23rd place from last year, according to a release yesterday.Seven other Taiwanese universities also made
WEATHERTyphoon forming: CWAA tropical depression is expected to form into a typhoon as early as today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday, adding that the storm’s path remains uncertain. Before the weekend, it would move toward the Philippines, the agency said. Some time around
Members of the National Federation of Education Unions at a news conference in Taipei yesterday hold placards calling for an end to pension cuts, which they said would help safeguard teachers’ rights and dignity.
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai, front row, center, yesterday wears traditional attire from the Amis indigenous group with the Amis Chief of Kaohsiung Lin Hsin-ming, front row, second right, at a news conference in Kaohsiung yesterday. Chen announced that the Takao festival, a joint harvest festival fo
The Ministry of Finance today urged the public to be cautious of phishing scams, as registration is to begin tomorrow for the NT$10,000 universal cash handout.Four fraudulent ministry URLs were detected via the real-time monitoring system on Friday last week and Sunday, and have been promptly dealt
Lawmakers today called for amendments to veterinarian regulations to prevent unethical practices, after a kennel in Miaoli County was found to have cut most of its dogs’ vocal cords and bred infirm female dogs.Earlier this year, a veterinarian surnamed Hsieh (謝) who operates a kennel in Miaoli was d
A batch of imported Japanese soy sauce was returned or destroyed after being found to contain an excessive amounts of the preservative thiamine dilaurylsulfate, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said today.The 162kg of soy sauce contained 0.04 grams per kilogram (g/kg) of thiamine dilaurylsulfa
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