US Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after US President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their own party that he would be unable to defeat former US president Donald Trump.Biden’s exit on Sunday, promp
Tropical Storm Gaemi strengthened into a typhoon at 2pm yesterday, and could make landfall in Yilan County tomorrow, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.The agency was scheduled to issue a sea warning at 11:30pm yesterday, and could issue a land warning later today.Gaemi was movi
The government is dedicated to improving the nation’s low birthrate and plans to offer a monthly baby bonus are being discussed, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday morning, adding that a report that the monthly incentive would be set at NT$30,000 (US$913) is not final.Minister Without Portfol
The Executive Yuan has agreed to raise the salaries of civil servants, military personnel and public school teachers by 3 percent next year, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday.Cho told reporters on the sidelines of an event in Pingtung County that he hoped the government’s wage hike would pro
REASSESSMENT: The program’s five-year, NT$28.5 billion budget might be spread out or scaled back due to cost overruns in other projects
The US Air Force’s ambitious next-generation fighter jet program, envisioned as a revolutionary leap in technology, could become less ambitious, as budget pressure, competing priorities and changing goals compel a rethink, defense officials and industry executives said.Initially conceived as a “fami
CHOSEN TO GOVERN: The party has a responsibility to unite Taiwanese, so that they can forge a collective national identity and build a democratic nation, the president said
Taiwanese have the right to build a democratic, sovereign nation based on the protection of human rights and freedom, President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday said in his keynote address at the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) National Congress in Taipei.Lai, who is also the DPP’s chairman, presented
The live-fire component of Taiwan’s largest annual military exercises are to begin today with a drill dedicated to testing the nation’s ability to defend critical supply lines in the event of an attempted blockade by China, while the four-day annual Wanan air defense exercise is to begin at 1:30pm i
A National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) research team at 6:06am yesterday launched a rocket from a site in Syuhai Village (旭海) in Pingtung County.It was the first test of a Tsua-Ing hybrid rocket engine, and the sixth sounding rocket to take off from the launch site established by the Nati
The death toll from an Israeli strike on Yemen’s rebel-held Hodeida port climbed to six, Houthi health authorities said yesterday, with firefighting teams battling a blaze at the harbor.Israel said it carried out the strike in response to a drone attack by the Houthis on Tel Aviv, which killed one p
Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, holding his first campaign rally since surviving an assassination attempt, on Saturday rejected concerns that he is a threat to the US’ democratic system, triumphantly telling the crowd: “I took a bullet for democracy.”“I’m not
SEA WARNING LIKELY: The storm, named Gaemi, could become a moderate typhoon on Wednesday or Thursday, with the Taipei City Government preparing for flooding
A tropical depression east of the Philippines developed into a tropical storm named Gaemi at 2pm yesterday, and was moving toward eastern Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.Gaemi could begin to affect Taiwan proper on Tuesday, lasting until Friday, and could develop into a moderat
POLITICAL PREFERENCE: During Ma Ying-jeou’s administration, all references to ‘Taiyu’ and Taiwan ‘Minnanyu’ were changed to ‘Minnanyu’ in the Nine-Year Educational Program
The Ministry of Education (MOE) this week announced that it plans to change the name of its official certification test for Hoklo from Minnanyu (閩南語, “Southern Min [abbreviation of Fujian Province]”) to Taiyu (台語, “Taiwanese”).The ministry on Thursday said it planned to amend Article 2 of the Minnan
Hsu Wen-erh (許汶而) on Friday became the first Taiwanese to swim solo across the English Channel, saying she was very happy to bring Taiwan to the world.Hsu completed the challenge in 12 hours, 17 minutes and eight seconds, after swimming across the Strait of Gibraltar in October last year.She said sh
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Friday expressed its condolences after Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful politician, died at the age of 80.Taiwan “pays tribute to [Trong’s] proactive leadership in developing Vietnam’s economy and so
A bridge collapse caused by torrential rains in northern China killed 12 people and left more than 30 missing, state media said yesterday.Large parts of northern and central China have over the past few days been battered by rains that have caused flooding and significant damage.The bridge in Shangl
PROBLEMATIC: The legislature’s act of self-empowerment has shifted the boundaries of power and could result in a constituional crisis, the court said
The Constitutional Court yesterday ordered the temporary suspension of controversial legislative reform bills passed in May in a move that prevents the legal changes from being implemented.The suspension is to remain in force until the court rules on the constitutional challenges to the bills, affec
Taiwan and Japan on Thursday conducted a joint maritime exercise for the first time since the severing of diplomatic relations in 1972, Japanese media reported.The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) and the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) jointly conducted a search-and-rescue drill in waters south of Boso Pen
NOMINATION: There are tensions in different parts of the world including around Taiwan, Donald Trump said, claiming he could deal with them
Former US president and the Republican Party’s presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday promised to bring an end to raging international crises and restore US prestige on the world stage, saying he could “stop wars with a telephone call.”The former president sought to paint a dire picture of
Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling yesterday to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes over the past few years, caused by an update to an antivirus software.Aviation officials in the US briefly grounded all planes, while airlines elsewhere canceled or d
A mental health program providing young people free psychological consultations is to be expanded to include people aged 45 or younger and deemed to be at risk, starting next month, The Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday.The program was launched August last year targeting people aged 15 t