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Eswatini’s king yesterday pledged to deepen his country’s “enduring friendship” with Taiwan during a return visit to Taipei after President William Lai’s (賴清德) trip to the southern African nation in May that China tried to block.King Mswati III arrived early yesterday for a state visit until Saturda
THREATS: Democracies face domestic divisions, outside authoritarian influence and technology that make it easy to spread disinformation across borders, the ex-president said Taiwan offers the global democratic community much more than just semiconductors, former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) told an audience at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution in San Francisco on Thursday, while defending her “boring” leadership style as a necessary asset to find common ground.Ts
Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, yesterday won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote internatio
EXPANDED NETWORK: The ATM withdrawal system is to grow to 17 participating financial institutions, which is expected to raise handout coverage to 86.18 percent The first batch of NT$10,000 (US$314) cash handouts could be deposited on Jan. 26 next year if the Legislative Yuan passes the third reading of the central government budget by Jan. 5 and President William Lai (賴清德) promulgates it by Jan. 20, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday.The Executive Yuan
Deeper international cooperation with Taiwan would not only strengthen its security, but also boost stability in the Indo-Pacific region and the resilience of other democracies, former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said on Wednesday.Technology and economic resilience are increasingly tied to national
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a recommendation on EU-China political relations that rejected China’s efforts to restrict Taiwan’s participation in international organizations and exchanges.The recommendation, addressed to the European Council, the European Commission and EU High Repre
LANCET LETTER: The HPA said the WHO has confirmed receiving the hepatitis C study authored by three top health officials and thanked the nation for its efforts The Lancet yesterday published Taiwan’s hepatitis C elimination strategy, which the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said marked international recognition of the national effort to suppress the disease.Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良), Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare
KITCHEN WASTE: Twenty-two fines have been issued for illegal transport of kitchen waste as officials seek to keep Taiwan’s status of being free from African swine fever Twenty-four cases of illegal transportation of kitchen waste have been identified so far this year, the Central Emergency Operation Center for African swine fever (ASF) said on Thursday, calling on pig farmers to abide by epidemic prevention regulations.The government continued to clamp down on the
Allegations that a China-trained doctor is illegally practicing medicine with a fake US medical diploma need to be verified, officials said yesterday, although they did not rule out launching a probe into the matter.In a post on Threads, a member of the public said that they recognized a Tainan-base
The National Environmental Research Academy won this year’s Human Resource Development Excellence Award from Manila-based ARTDO International, the academy said yesterday.The award is the first major international recognition of training of environmental personnel in Taiwan since programs were first
NATIONAL DAY: Hundreds of guests from lawmakers to business representatives attended the receptions and talked of boosting trade and industry cooperation Taiwan’s overseas representative offices marked Double Ten National Day with receptions in India, Turkey, the Netherlands, the Philippines and the US, underscoring efforts to bolster diplomatic ties, expand trade and deepen cooperation in technology and other key industries.Taiwan’s representative o
Largely banned from display internationally due to Beijing’s objections, a giant Taiwanese flag suspended under a US-made Chinook helicopter and flown over Taipei is one of the most eye-catching moments of Double Ten National Day.Since 2019, as a way to boost unity amid rising Chinese pressure, the
FINAL DECISION: The KMT condemned the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling, which means the organization cannot recover NT$5.61 billion worth of frozen assets The Supreme Administrative Court on Thursday upheld a 2018 ruling by the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee designating the China Youth Corps (CYC) as an “affiliated organization” of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).The decision, which cannot be appealed, means NT$5.61 billion (US$176 m
CBS News on Thursday reported that Miao Fatai (苗發泰), a Chinese-born construction entrepreneur in California, might be the unidentified companion who allegedly helped Wanying “Heather” Zhang (張婉瑩) surveil the family of President William Lai’s (賴清德) son.Zhang was arrested by the FBI at Los Angeles Int
The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has increased its fleet by 21.3 percent since 2022, but is struggling to recruit personnel to crew the vessels, the Legislative Yuan’s Budget Center said yesterday, as the agency is increasingly tasked with countering Chinese “gray zone” incursions.The CGA increa
ESCALATING FEUD: ‘We don’t have to run ads from a competitor whose goal is to pull people off our apps,’ a Meta spokesperson said about the complete restriction Meta Platforms Inc banned advertisements in the US from ByteDance Ltd (字節跳動), the former controlling owner of TikTok, intensifying the competition with the popular social video site.On Thursday, Meta began implementing a complete restriction on ads and paid marketing messages placed on its platforms
PACKAGING PUSH: The chipmaker said that it would begin ramping up silicon interposer production in New York in the first half of 2028 to support AI systems GlobalFoundries Inc shares gained as much as 7 percent after the chip manufacturer announced a five-year, US$2 billion deal to provide US production capacity to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電).Under the agreement, announced on Thursday, GlobalFoundries is to help supply components
US President Donald Trump’s administration accused Microsoft Corp, Adobe Inc and a half-dozen other companies of abusing a US worker visa program and suspended them indefinitely from a longstanding immigration initiative that has served as a crucial talent pipeline for Silicon Valley and Wall Street
A police raid on a gay bar in Taipei’s Ximending (西門町) area one week ago prompted a protest by civil groups and members of the LGBTQ community, who characterized the raid as excessively forceful and demanded that police apologize and stop stigmatizing LGBTQ culture.Police from the Wanhua Precinct ra
On Oct. 10, 1911, gunfire in Wuchang (武昌) shattered the stillness of late-Qing China. What began as a regional uprising quickly ignited a chain reaction across the empire, toppling a dynastic order that had endured for more than two millennia and ushering in one of Asia’s first republics — the Repub
The recent controversy surrounding a police raid on a gay bar on Saturday last week in Taipei’s Ximending (西門町) area flies directly in the face of the city government’s long-standing efforts to project an image of Taipei as a diverse and inclusive city. With its rainbow-themed public spaces and tour
‘RAMIREZ BEING RAMIREZ’: The White Sox took the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, but Cleveland poured on the offense in the sixth inning The Cleveland Guardians on Thursday exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 and force a deciding Game 5 in their MLB playoff series.Jose Ramirez belted a two-run home run in the fifth inning and delivered a run-scoring single in the Guardians’ big sixth to help Cl
MLB proposed cutting its regular season to 154 games from 162 starting in 2029 during bargaining on Thursday, a plan that the MLB Players’ Association said was tied to a salary cap it firmly opposes.The proposal, which comes as the league and the union negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement
Erling Haaland called on everybody at Manchester City to “stick together” in the striker’s first public comments since the club was found guilty of large-scale financial rule-breaking in the Premier League.City manager Enzo Maresca also spoke for the first time about English soccer’s biggest modern-
NBA superstar LeBron James on Thursday delivered a solid first half in his first pre-season game for Philadelphia, although the new-look 76ers fell 114-108 to the New York Nets in Brooklyn.James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, in July announced that he had signed a two-year, US$8 million deal wi
ALLEGATION: An probe by a investigative journalism organization in 2024 said local businessman Zhao Fugang was a key pointman for China’s interests in Fiji Fiji’s government yesterday demanded that the US hand over evidence showing a Chinese state agency employee living in the country paid bribes on behalf of Beijing.The US Department of State on Wednesday accused Zhao Fugang (趙福剛), director of the Overseas Chinese Service Center in Suva, of engaging i
Ethiopian federal police yesterday fanned out across the regional capital of Tigray after anti-government forces pulled out, driving in vehicles and calling on residents over loudspeakers to help establish a new administration following the rebels’ withdrawal.Over the last weekend, government-allied
As shark attack survivor Mel Ismail fought the predator that severed his leg, he noticed something odd.“I saw its eye ... a big black eye,” Ismail said. “But it was winking back at me — I was trying to get my fingers in its eye and just pushing its eye as I was being dragged.”When the shark swam off
Every day, Shanti Dangol stares down at Nepal’s Trishuli River from her makeshift shelter, searching for traces of the home she lost and wondering when she will have a roof over her head again.Dangol is among hundreds of people living in tent shelters following a catastrophic Himalayan flood trigger
The political fight against global warming may be losing steam, but the legal battle is heating up. Over the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to court, triggering the adoption of more climate-friendly policies in countries including the Netherland
Known colloquially as Fuxing Township’s (福興鄉) Changhua Seashell Temple, the correctly named Sanqing Sanyuan Temple (三清三元宮) is the incredible work of just one man.Its story began when businessman Huang Chi-Chun (黃奇春) purchased a plot of land opposite Xiuan Cemetery (修安公墓) and launched a successful tr
What animal looks like a bird, acts like a mouse, and sounds like the name of a fruit? Meet the kiwi. Native to New Zealand, the kiwi has tiny wings, furry-looking feathers and a long beak, making it strangely cute. Still, it has become one of the nation’s best-known symbols.Evolution had a hand in
A: The three-day “Double Ten” National Day holiday weekend actually begins today. I’m attending the flag raising ceremony at Taipei City Hall tomorrow morning, hoping to receive a limited souvenir. What about you? B: I’m considering going to Taipei 101 for the lighting show tomorrow evening, or he
A: What’s your plan for the three-day “Double Ten” National Day holiday weekend starting tomorrow?B: The South Korean supergroup BigBang is set to stage three shows at the Taipei Dome. I’m going to see them live.A: Oh my gosh, you actually got the ticket?B: Since I became a BigBang VIP member in
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