Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) has accepted the resignation of Minister of Labor Ho Pei-shan (何佩珊) amid criticism of her handling of the death of a worker who was allegedly bullied by a supervisor, the Executive Yuan said yesterday.Cho has appointed Ho’s deputy, Chen Ming-jen (陳明仁), as acting labor mini
AFP and Reuters, THE HAGUE, London, Berlin and ParisThe International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister as well as Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif.The unprecedented move drew a furious reaction fro
EXCHANGES: The US and South Korea have accused Pyongyang of sending 10,000 soldiers to help Russia in its nearly three-year war with Ukraine
Russia provided North Korea with oil, anti-air missiles and economic help in exchange for troops to support Moscow’s war on Ukraine, government officials and a research group said yesterday.The US and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russi
Seasonal northeasterly winds could strengthen to a cold air mass and push temperatures in northern Taiwan down to about 14°C on Thursday and Friday next week, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.While the northeasterly winds are expected to weaken on Sunday, resulting in temperatures acros
YOUTH PROGRAM: NT$1 billion would be allocated to cover the program next year, followed by NT$2 billion in 2026, NT$3 billion in 2027 and NT$4 billion in 2028
Starting next year, young Taiwanese can apply for individual subsidies of up to NT$2 million (US$61,453) for internships abroad as part of an Executive Yuan program approved yesterday.The four-year program proposed by the Ministry of Education was approved at the weekly Cabinet meeting. It was one o
‘AI SOVEREIGNTY’: TSMC would build a new plant in Taiwan every year over the next decade, Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo said on Wednesday
The government is to allocate about NT$30 billion (US$922 million) annually over three years for artificial intelligence (AI) development and seek to enhance cooperation with the incoming administration of US president-elect Donald Trump, National Science and Technology Council Minister Wu Cheng-wen
Taiwan and Lithuania are indispensable partners, as both are democracies at the front line against authoritarian threats, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said at a dinner ceremony in Lithuania on Wednesday.The dinner marked the third anniversary of the establishment of the Taiwanese
Ukraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, multiple sources said. The decision to approve the strikes was made in response to the deployment of more than 10,000 North Korean troops on Russia’s border with Ukraine, which British
Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah traded deadly blows yesterday as their war raged on, despite signs of progress in US ceasefire efforts, with airstrikes pounding Beirut’s southern suburbs and rockets flying into northern Israel.US mediator Amos Hochstein was in Israel for talks with Israeli officials
SUPPORT: Arms sales to NATO Plus countries such as Japan, South Korea and Israel only have to be approved by the US Congress if they exceed US$25m
The US should amend a law to add Taiwan to the list of “NATO Plus” allies and streamline future arms sales, a US commission said on Tuesday in its annual report to the US Congress. The recommendation was made in the annual report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), which
Minister of Labor Ho Pei-shan (何佩珊) said she would tender her resignation following criticism of her handling of alleged bullying by Ministry of Labor Workforce Development Agency branch director Hsieh Yi-jung (謝宜容) resulting in the death of an employee. The ministry yesterday gave Hsieh two demerit
REMINDER: The National Audit Office said that it warned the Ministry of National Defense to make sure its projects are not behind schedule
Taiwan has signed three contracts with the US worth NT$10.69 billion (US$329 million) to procure spare parts for its air force and navy, the government said yesterday. According to a notice on the Government e-Procurement System, the deal to procure “standard” and “nonstandard aviation parts and acc
Talkative and commandeering as he testified in court yesterday, Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai (黎智英) still seemed like a man used to being in charge despite spending most of the past four years in jail. The 76-year-old took the witness stand in his trial for collusion with foreign forces, breaking
The US will soon provide Ukraine with antipersonnel land mines to shore up its defenses against Russian forces, a US official said late on Tuesday. The decision comes as US President Joe Biden works to boost Ukraine’s war effort in the final two months of his administration, before Ukraine aid criti
FREEDOM CURTAILED: The conviction of 45 democracy advocates proves the ‘unworkability’ of Beijing’s ‘one country, two systems’ model, the Presidential Office said
Taiwan yesterday condemned China over the jailing of 45 Hong Kong activists, saying “democracy is not a crime.”The government “strongly condemned the Chinese government’s use of judicial measures and unfair procedures to suppress the political participation and freedom of speech of Hong Kong’s pro-d
Forty-five democracy activists in Hong Kong were yesterday sentenced to jail for up to 10 years, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups, while Beijing defended the decisions.The democracy advocates were among 47 people charged under a Beijing-imposed National Security Law in 2
The government has approved the first drug specifically targeting dementia, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said at a news conference in Taipei yesterday.The drug is a major breakthrough and the ministry would work with the National Health Insurance Administration to promote coverage of such drug
HIGHER EDUCATION: A majority, or 43.1%, of the Taiwanese students were pursuing graduate degrees, while 28% were engaged in optional practical training
Taiwan was the fifth-largest source of international students in the US during the last academic year, trailing only India, China, South Korea and Canada, a US Department of State report released on Monday showed.The number of Taiwanese students in the US during the 2023-2024 school year rose 6.1 pe
G20 leaders were yesterday holding the final day of a summit that offered some impetus to stalled UN climate talks, diverged on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East — and foresaw global turbulence as Donald Trump readies to take over the US presidency.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, ho
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