SAFETY PUSH: A point-and-call test would be used for large vehicle licenses, while simulated and on-the-road training would be added for small vehicle courses
Changes to driver’s license regulations aim to reduce the number of unqualified drivers on the roads, the Highway Bureau said yesterday.The 17 changes targeted three facets of licensing regulations, including making exams harder by removing yes-or-no questions and replacing them with multiple-choice
Taiwan has agreed to buy US$10 billion of US agricultural products over the next four years in exchange for exporting the nation’s pineapples, the Presidential Office said amid tariff negotiations with Washington.President William Lai (賴清德) unveiled the deal at a meeting with an agricultural delegat
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday extended condolences to the Philippine government and offered to provide assistance following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the central Philippines on Tuesday night, killing at least 69 people.The ministry said in a statement that it had not receive
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung yesterday vowed to sharply increase defense spending and build a more self-reliant military.Lee told an Armed Forces Day ceremony in Seoul that he intended to build a strong military that can independently defend the country from external threats.“We should move
‘MUTUAL ENGAGEMENT’: The minister said he hoped Europe would introduce more pragmatic and forward-looking policies to welcome Taiwan’s dynamic enterprises
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) on Monday called on European nations to invest more in Taiwan, saying that a closer economic partnership between Europe and Taiwan would be mutually beneficial for shared prosperity and innovation.In the first speech delivered by a Taiwanese foreign mi
NOT ‘SATISFIED’: A report said Xi Jinping believes he can persuade Donald Trump to formally oppose Taiwanese independence because he is eager to do an economic deal
The US would maintain its stance on Taiwan and oppose any unilateral move to alter the “status quo,” a US Department of State spokesperson said on Monday after a Wall Street Journal report suggested that Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) plans to press US President Donald Trump to formally oppose T
The Ministry of Labor yesterday rolled out subsidies for Taiwanese manufacturers to hire unemployed industrial workers amid concerns over the economic impact of US tariffs and currency fluctuations.The government program is aimed at rewarding manufacturers to hire and retrain workers, and create job
Beijing is using gang members and the Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP) to infiltrate Taiwan, the Washington Post reported on Monday, detailing cases of espionage, bribery, election interference and information warfare linked to the party and its founder, Chang An-le (張安樂), also known as th
Hamas yesterday was reviewing US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.The plan calls for a ceasefire, release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, disa
Rescuers yesterday ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors a day after the structure fell. At least three students were killed, more than 100 were injured and dozens were presum
DOWNLOADS RESTRICTED? The Executive Yuan has been exploring ways of counteracting disinformation circulated on TikTok in meetings, Michelle Lee said
Digital affairs authorities are to review other nations’ regulation of TikTok to decide whether its download by the public should be restricted, Executive Yuan spokeswoman Michelle Lee (李慧芝) said yesterday.Lee made the remarks following an investigative report on TikTok published by the Control Yuan
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), currently visiting Poland, on Sunday witnessed the signing of a pact between Taiwan and Ukraine designed to provide aid for underprivileged Ukrainian children.Lin departed Taipei on Saturday and arrived in Poland on Sunday ahead of his scheduled speec
Courses on native languages of Taiwan run by the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales’ Taiwan Studies Program in collaboration with multiple Taiwanese higher education institutions have attracted hundreds of sign-ups from Europe.Program director and Hoklo (commonly known as Taiw
A typhoon that ripped roofs off homes has killed dozens of people across Vietnam and the Philippines, officials from both nations said yesterday, as a weakened Bualoi crossed into neighboring Laos.The typhoon battered small islands in the center of the Philippines last week, toppling trees and power
‘NATIONAL INTERESTS’: Law said he thought the decision to deny him entry was political, although he said that he was unsure whether China was involved
Singapore yesterday said that it had refused entry to Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law (羅冠聰) over the weekend as his presence would not be in the city-state’s “national interests.”The activist, who holds a UK refugee travel document, said that he had been denied entry when he tried to pass im
WINDOW: Xi Jinping is likely to view upcoming interactions with Trump as the best opportunity to undermine ties and weaken confidence in the Taiwan-US relationship
Attempts to exploit political transition in the US to create a “strategic gap” disregard Washington’s strategic policy on Taiwan and would not succeed, a Taiwanese national security official said yesterday.The remarks came as a response to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article on Saturday that reporte
BUILDING BRIDGES: Lin Chia-lung said he hopes to improve European countries’ understanding of Taiwan and promote its industrial capabilities amid US-China rivalry
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) has been invited to the 12th Warsaw Security Forum in Poland to deliver a keynote speech on the “Reinvention of Global Democratic Supply Chains,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.The ministry quoted Lin as saying that through the visit, h
Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) yesterday announced a goal to restore basic living conditions in flood-stricken areas in Hualien County within 14 days.Heavy rainfall brought by Super Typhoon Ragasa caused a barrier lake in the Mataian River (馬太鞍溪) to burst on Tuesday last week, flooding Guangfu Township
US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered the military to be deployed to Portland, Oregon, to quell protests over his immigration policy, escalating his campaign against demonstrators opposing his policies.“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary o
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