‘FORM OF PROTEST’: The German Institute Taipei said it was ‘shocked’ to see Nazi symbolism used in connection with political aims as it condemned the incident
Sung Chien-liang (宋建樑), who led efforts to recall Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lee Kun-cheng (李坤城), was released on bail of NT$80,000 yesterday amid an outcry over a Nazi armband he wore to questioning the night before.Sung arrived at the New Taipei City District Prosecutors’ Office
Sixty-two military personnel held Chinese residence permits, including two volunteer service members, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said at the legislature in Taipei yesterday, citing a probe that ended last month.None of the personnel had Chinese passports, ID cards or permanent
Years of negotiations culminated early yesterday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle pandemics, aimed at avoiding mistakes made during the COVID-19 pandemic.After more than three years of talks and one last session, delegates at the WHO’s headquarters sealed the de
Assailants targeted vehicles and a building lobby linked to prison staff in France overnight, authorities said yesterday, the latest in a series of such attacks.Since Sunday, unknown assailants have hit several jails and facilities across France, torching vehicles, spraying the entrance of one priso
UNDER ATTACK: Raymond Greene said there were 412 billion malicious threats in the Asia-Pacific region in the first half of 2023, with 55 percent targeting Taiwan
Taiwan not only faces military intimidation from China, but is also on the front line of global cybersecurity threats, and it is taking action to counter those attacks, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday.Speaking at the opening of this year’s Cybersec Expo in Taipei, the president assured fo
Nvidia Corp, the dominant player in chips for artificial intelligence (AI) models, plans to produce as much as US$500 billion of AI infrastructure in the US over the next four years through manufacturing partnerships.Production of Nvidia’s latest-generation AI chip, known as Blackwell, has begun at
‘ALWAYS-ON’ POWER: Taiwan had an installed capacity of 7 megawatts of geothermal energy production as of February last year, data showed
Google yesterday said it had signed a geothermal power purchase agreement with Baseload Power Taiwan (台灣倍速羅得) to support clean energy development — its first such deal in the Asia-Pacific region.Initial projects under the deal would add 10 megawatts of “always-on” power to the grid and “help catalyz
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday urged Vietnam to join forces in upholding free trade before wrapping up a visit to Hanoi which US President Donald Trump said was aiming to “screw” the US.Xi visited Vietnam as part of a Southeast Asia tour that is to include Malaysia and Cambodia, with B
Japanese engineers yesterday began a difficult operation to remove a second sample of radioactive debris from inside the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.About 880 tonnes of hazardous material are inside the site after a catastrophic tsunami caused by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake trigge
PERSONAL DATA: The implicated KMT members allegedly compiled their petitions by copying names from party lists without the consent of the people concerned
Judicial authorities searched six locations yesterday and questioned six people, including one elderly Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) member and five KMT Youth League associates, about alleged signature forgery and fraud relating to their recall efforts against two Democratic Progressive Party (DPP
GOODWILL GESTURE: The deportation of the telecom fraud suspects occurred just before Xi Jinping began a visit to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia yesterday
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA) yesterday expressed a solemn protest and concerns to Cambodia for deporting three groups of Taiwanese suspects, who had been arrested in the nation for alleged engagement in fraud, to China on Sunday evening and yesterday morning.The Cambodian government cracked
Retired US general Robert B. Abrams reportedly served as adviser to Chief of the General Staff Admiral Mei Chia-shu (梅家樹) during the Ministry of National Defense’s computer-simulated war games in the buildup to this year’s 41st annual Han Kuang military exercises, local media reported yesterday.For
World leaders on Sunday condemned a Russian missile strike on Ukraine, one of the deadliest attacks in months, while US President Donald Trump called it a “horrible thing” and a “mistake.”Two ballistic missiles hit the center of the northeastern city of Sumy, close to the Russian border, on Sunday m
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday said that protectionism “leads nowhere” and that a trade war would have “no winners,” state media reported, as he arrived in Vietnam on the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour.Xi is to visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia on his first overseas trip of the
TRADE: The premier pledged safeguards on ‘Made in Taiwan’ labeling, anti-dumping measures and stricter export controls to strengthen its position in trade talks
Products labeled “made in Taiwan” must be genuinely made in Taiwan, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday, vowing to enforce strict safeguards against “origin laundering” and initiate anti-dumping investigations to prevent China dumping its products in Taiwan. Cho made the remarks in a discussio
US President Donald Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its “reciprocal” tariffs, representing a major reprieve for global technology manufacturers including Apple Inc and Nvidia Corp, even if it proves a temporary one.The exclusions, published late on F
CYBERSECURITY: The new strategy emphasizes critical infrastructure protection, real-time threat monitoring and coordination to bolster resilience
The National Security Council (NSC) has published its information security strategy for this year, which includes establishing a national center to monitor security risks and outlines three major goals for enhancing the nation’s critical infrastructure security.The council’s strategy highlights the
Seventy percent of middle and elementary schools now conduct English classes entirely in English, the Ministry of Education said, as it encourages schools nationwide to adopt this practiceMinister of Education (MOE) Cheng Ying-yao (鄭英耀) is scheduled to present a report on the government’s bilingual
Expo 2025 opened yesterday with 160 countries and regions showcasing their technology, culture and food, with host Japan hoping to provide the world with some much-needed hope.Highlights at the show in Osaka until mid-October include a Mars meteorite, a beating artificial heart grown from stem cells
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