“Extremely torrential rain” brought by Typhoon Krathon, which weakened from a typhoon to a regular low-pressure system on Friday, caused two more deaths as of 8am yesterday, the Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC) said.The latest people to be confirmed dead were a husband and wife from New Ta
The Taipei District Court has approved a Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office request to impound the construction site of Core Pacific Plaza (京華廣場) amid a probe into alleged corruption regarding its redevelopment.In 2019, the Core Pacific City shopping mall was sold by tender by Core Pacific Group (威
The Supreme Court in a retrial on Friday upheld the life sentence handed to convicted murderer Liu Chih-ming (劉志明), formally removing him from death row, where he has been for the better part of the past decade.Liu’s case is the first time the court commuted a death sentence to a life term, after th
‘REGRETFUL’: The MAC said it had asked that China extradite the man, who had embezzled billions, but authorities failed to respond to calls
The government has revoked the Republic of China (ROC) citizenship of fugitive business tycoon Chen Yu-hao (陳由豪), who fled to China 22 years ago, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said on Friday.The Ministry of the Interior canceled Chen’s household registration in Taiwan after he was found to have
‘ANACONDA’: While Navy Commander Admiral Tang Hua’s remarks to ‘The Economist’ were ‘factually correct,’ a victory for Beijing would be difficult, a defense expert said
Taiwan and the US can use asymmetric weapons to counter a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) blockade, a defense analyst said yesterday.Su Tzu-yun (蘇紫雲), a research fellow at the state-run Institute for National Defense and Security Research, made the comments days after Navy Commander Admiral T
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Friday expressed its gratitude to the nation’s allies, like-minded countries and friends for showing their support for Taiwan to join the UN and refuting China’s distortion of UN Resolution 2758.The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Sept. 10,
Taiwan looks forward to helping Europe manufacture its own semiconductors and build secure supply chains, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois Wu (吳志中) said on Friday at a German National Day event in Taipei.At the event, officials from Taiwan and Germany lauded the beginning of construction
Former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Friday criticized President William Lai’s (賴清德) approach to cross-strait relations, which he said has raised concerns in the international community, in a speech to Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, where he spoke at length about cross-s
There are 77 incidents of Taiwanese travelers going missing in China between January last year and last month, the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) said. More than 40 remain unreachable, SEF Secretary-General Luo Wen-jia (羅文嘉) said on Friday. Most of the reachable people in the more than 30 other i
The Ministry of National Defense has proposed a NT$1.36 billion plan (US$42 million) to boost the armed forces’ medical capabilities during a conflict.The military would invest NT$6.9 billion in reserve forces, command and control resilience, training facilities and battlefield medicine to build an
Members of dance troupes perform a lion dance ahead of the Matsu Cup National Lion Dance Competition in front of the Guandu Temple in Taipei yesterday.
People pose for a photograph at an event hosted by the Tainan City Government marking the city’s Girls’ Day yesterday.
REVISIONS: KMT and TPP lawmakers say the Cabinet must submit a budget that includes compensation for the amended logging ban act and other legislative resolutions
The legislative review of the central government budget for fiscal year 2025 remained stalled yesterday, with opposition lawmakers demanding that the Cabinet revise its spending plan before permitting discussions to proceed.During the legislature’s full session, the opposition Chinese Nationalist Pa
Keelung Mayor George Hsieh (謝國樑) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday issued an apology after complaints that he did not cancel work and classes yesterday amid continued flooding in the city, despite calling two days off earlier in the week, including on Wednesday, which saw minimal rain
Celebrations marking Double Ten National Day are to begin in Taipei today before culminating in a fireworks display in Yunlin County on the night of Thursday next week.To start the celebrations, a concert is to be held at the Taipei Dome at 4pm today, featuring a lineup of award-winning singers, inc
SOWING SEEDS: China is trying to capitalize on the trend of young people dreaming of becoming influencers and training them to be pro-China
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is training social media influencers to promote “united front” work against Taiwan, a government source said on Monday.The CCP has started offering free influencer training classes in Fujian Province’s Pingtan, which would teach young Taiwanese how to livestream on
MORE CANCELLATIONS: Mountainous areas are still dangerous due to saturated soil, officials said, while some places in New Taipei City had work canceled today
Typhoon Krathon as of yesterday had killed two people and injured 667, while one person was still missing, the Central Emergency Operations Center told a news conference, warning people to avoid outdoor activities in mountainous areas even though sea and land warnings have been lifted.Work and class
PUBLIC REPORTING: Public figures and celebrities wanting to stop unauthorized use of their name can use the app to file a report, the digital ministry said
The Ministry of Digital Affairs yesterday rolled out test versions of a mobile anti-fraud app that enables users to check if an advertisement had been reported to the authorities as suspicious.The Online Fraud Reporting Inquiry app (網詐通報查詢網) — available for download on iOS and Android — also allows
A plan to promote “deep energy saving” and set up an open platform to encourage dialogue on energy policies would be the focus of the second meeting of the National Climate Change Strategy Committee at the end of this month, Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Xavier Chang (張惇涵) told an onl
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