Labor groups yesterday said key demands for this year’s May 1 labor march would include raising labor pension contribution rates under the new labor pension system to 12 percent, and removing the cap of 45 base units under the old labor pension system.The goal is to push the government to reform pen
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers yesterday said discrepancies between the new labor pension system and the old labor pension system have undermined workers’ rights and benefits under the old system, calling for reforms while ensuring protections for both employers and employees.DPP Legis
SHORT SHOWERS: Two weather fronts are expected to pass over Taiwan this week and next week, bringing short localized showers or storms, the CWA said
A frontal weather system is forecast to pass through Taiwan today, bringing scattered showers or thunderstorms to northern and eastern areas, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.CWA forecaster Huang En-hung (黃恩鴻) said yesterday that localized brief showers or thunderstorms are forecast tod
Taiwanese researchers have unlocked a key mechanism of a so-called “superbug” in a breakthrough that could lead to improved vaccines and treatment strategies to counter the pathogen.National Sun Yat-sen University associate professor of marine biotechnology Lee I-ming (李益銘) and Academia Sinica Insti
DEFENSE PLEA: Technologies transferred via commercial sales are crucial for Taiwan’s ability to fight a war alongside the US, retired rear admiral Mark Montgomery said
To strengthen military interoperability between Taiwan and the US, Taiwan should expand its procurement through direct commercial sales channel rather than relying solely on foreign military sales, a former US Navy rear admiral said in Taipei yesterday, adding that the legislature’s effort to separa
A Japan Self-Defense Forces vessel entered the Taiwan Strait yesterday, Japanese media reported.After passing through the Taiwan Strait, the Ikazuchi was to proceed to the South China Sea to take part in a joint military exercise with the US and the Philippines, the reports said.Japan Self-Defense F
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday called for the swift passage of a special defense budget during an inspection of the Army Infantry Training Command in Kaohsiung, stressing the need to strengthen Taiwan’s military preparedness.The NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.6 billion) budget, which the Cabinet
NEW LAW: The legislation would allow Taiwan to freely display its flag and be represented under its own name without the fear of Chinese interference
A delegation of Japan’s Happiness Realization Party members yesterday unveiled plans for a law to facilitate visits by Taiwanese officials.The party would push for the Diet to pass a Japanese version of the US Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) to create a legal framework for Taiwanese officials to transit
As Chinese warships and fighter jets staged massive drills around Taiwan in December last year, a parallel action was unfolding on smartphone screens.On Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, a news outlet run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) posted a 51-second video of Chinese Nationalist Party (KM
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday demanded that Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) brief the legislature on the potential impact on social security and labor conditions of a government plan to recruit Indian workers.Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) earlier this month said that Taipei
Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang, second left, and Canadian Trade Office in Taipei Executive Director Marie-Louise Hannan, second right, pose for a photograph at the inauguration ceremony for the ROC (Taiwan)-Canada Inter-Parliamentary Amity Association at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yest
Politicians, including Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary-General Hsu Kuo-yung, DPP Legislator Ho Hsin-chun and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Yen Kuan-heng, surround a Matsu statue during a ritual of placing the de
A humanitarian peace initiative titled “Let the Bell of Peace Ring from Taiwan” is unveiled at the plaza in front of the National Taiwan Museum in Taipei yesterday. Event guests were invited to ring the peace bell together. The bell stands 2.86m tall, weighs 1.5 tonnes and is engraved with Ukraine’s
Taichung Wizcare Hospital director Hsu Ching-chi (許景琦) and the Taiwan Alzheimer’s Disease Association represented Taiwan at the 37th Global Conference of Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) in Lyon, France, from Tuesday to yesterday.Held once every two years, this year’s edition welcomed more th
Keelung sees about one month less of rainfall per year compared to a century ago, the Keelung Weather Station said yesterday, citing data spanning from 1947 to last year.The number of rainy days has decreased by an average of 3.4 days every decade, data showed.The largest drop has been in spring, wi
The 165 anti-fraud hotline and 1980 and 1995 mental health support hotlines should be free for everyone, as they are closely tied to public well-being and safety, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lin Chun-hsien (林俊憲) said today.The 1980 hotline run by the Teacher Chang Foundation provides fre
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) today demanded that Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) brief the legislature on the potential impact on social security and labor conditions of a government plan to recruit Indian workers.Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) earlier this month said that Taipei and New Del
The Legislative Yuan today passed the third reading of amendments to expand the legal grounds for preventive detention, adding offenses that include drunk driving, child sexual exploitation, major fraud and the distribution of illicit sexual images.The amendments to Article 101-1 of the Code of Crim
The Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) today said that 1,254 flights offering 104,645 seats are to operate between Taiwan and Penghu, Kinmen and Lienchiang (Matsu) counties during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in June, with bookings opening next week at 9am.June 18 to 22 is expected to be the pe
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