Warren Buffet just cast a vote of no confidence in the ability and/or will of the administration of US President Joe Biden to deter China from attacking Taiwan just as it failed to deter Russia from invading Ukraine while boasting that it knew the assault was coming.Buffet voted with his feet by wal
The playing field for next year’s presidential election is getting crowded once more, with Vice President William Lai (賴清德) entering the race for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) for the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Cha
As the first group of 12-year curriculum students are about to complete their first year in university, science and engineering students at top-ranking universities such as National Taiwan University and National Tsing Hua University are reportedly not doing well. Their average scores, especially in
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For North Koreans, the country’s northern frontier long offered rare access to outside information, trade opportunities and the best option for those seeking to flee.However, as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world in 2020, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s regime embarked on a massive exercise t
South Korea is using a US$13.7 billion arms deal with Poland — Seoul’s biggest ever — to lay the groundwork for a military-industrial juggernaut that the two nations’ defense companies hope can feed Europe’s hunger for weapons far into the future.South Korea’s arms sales jumped to more than US$17 bi
Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday told a forum in Taipei that Taiwan’s viewpoint is more important for Asia-Pacific democracies than ever before. Giving attention to Taiwan’s perspective amid the turbulent international situation was likely a welcome message to the local au
Taiwan has a lot to offer Indonesia on healthcare in terms of knowledge-sharing and collaboration. By working together, the countries could make significant strides in improving the overall health and well-being of their citizens.Through initiatives such as promoting medical tourism, establishing pa
The presidential election is to be held concurrently with the legislative elections in January next year. While former president Chen Shui-bian’s (陳水扁) administration was fraught with challenges, as he never commanded a legislative majority, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) did not have this problem. In
Following the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) nomination of New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) as its presidential candidate for next year’s election, a rumor has been circulating that KMT Secretary-General Justin Huang (黃健庭) “prayed” for Hon Hai Precision Industry Co founder Terry Gou (郭台銘) b
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Martin Amis first started spinning in favor of his future obituarists in 2003.“As you get older you realize that all these things — prizes, reviews, advances, readers — it’s all showbiz, and the real action starts with your obituary,” he said after the release of his book Yellow Dog when prizes, rev
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sealed an election victory that appeared unlikely just weeks ago, raising the prospect of more friction with Western governments and more uncertainty for investors.The country’s longest-serving leader prevailed 52.2 percent to 47.8 percent in a runoff vote on S
On Sunday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was declared the winner of Turkey’s presidential runoff elections. According to numbers reported by the state-owned Anadolu news agency, more than 27 million people cast their ballots in favor of Erdogan, who has been at the country’s helm for more than two decades. H
Microsoft on Thursday revealed that it had detected a campaign by China-backed hackers targeting civilian and government infrastructure in the US and its territory of Guam. The report was quickly confirmed by Western intelligence agencies. Some have said the campaign could be part of efforts to dela
India’s nuanced yet clear and consistent stance on the Taiwan Strait can be deciphered and inferred from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the recent G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. The allusion to tensions in the Taiwan Strait and China’s saber rattling was very much discernable when
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has nominated New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) as its candidate for next year’s presidential election. The selection process was replete with controversy, mainly because the KMT has never stipulated a set of protocols for its presidential nominations. Yet, v
Two freshmen candidates running on the same ticket in a National Taiwan University (NTU) student election stoked controversy by using discriminatory language in their campaign proposals. Even though the two economics students quickly issued a public apology and suspended their campaigns, it is most
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