Tropical Storm Usagi strengthened to a typhoon yesterday morning and remains on track to brush past southeastern Taiwan from tomorrow to Sunday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday. As of 2pm yesterday, the storm was approximately 950km east-southeast of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), Taiwan pro
The number of Japanese visiors to Taiwan this year had exceeded 1 million as of last month, up by almost 50 percent compared with the same period last year, the Tourism Administration said yesterday. Despite a weak yen, the increase in Japanese visitors will continue, as it is currently the peak sea
At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured when a man plowed his car into pedestrians exercising around a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Monday night. Footage showing bodies lying on the pavement appeared on social media in the hours after the crash, but had vani
NEW TEAM: The department would publish ‘most insanely dumb’ expenses online, Musk said, adding that ‘this will be both extremely tragic and extremely entertaining’
US president-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, would lead a new US government efficiency group tasked with cutting federal waste, as the Republican added a series of seasoned figures and hardliners to his incoming administration. Musk became a key ally
PARLIAMENTARY CONNECTIONS: Aside from Czech lawmakers, a group of Danish MPs expressed their support for Taiwan’s participation on the international stage
Czech parliamentarian Marek Benda, head of a four-member delegation visiting Taiwan, yesterday criticized China’s military intimidation in the Taiwan Strait and thanked Taipei for supporting Ukraine.Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait are not merely issues between Taiwan and China, but aff
Accumulated cases of serious flu complications and flu-related deaths have hit a decade high this flu season, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, as it reported 20,913 hospital visits for enterovirus infection last week, also a decade high.CDC Epidemic Intelligence Center Deputy Di
The Changhua County Prosecutors’ Office has indicted 14 people, including mayors and representatives of the county’s Jhutang Township (竹塘) and Yunlin County’s Erlun Township (二崙), on charges of accepting millions of dollars in kickbacks related to green-energy projects.Jhutang Township Mayor Tsai Sh
‘US PROTECTION’: The Philippines does not expect Donald Trump to demand payment given the two nations’ shared interests, an official said
Beijing is stepping up pressure on Manila to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said yesterday after meeting his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, in Canberra.The fifth such meeting since August last year reflects grow
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon yesterday delivered a historic apology to victims abused in state care, acknowledging the “unimaginable pain” suffered within children’s homes and psychiatric hospitals.About 200,000 vulnerable New Zealanders were abused in state care in the seven decades
RISING TREND: More than half of local firms increased wages three times over the past three years and nearly 60% raised them by 5%, an Academia Sinica report said
The average monthly regular wage in September grew 3.22 percent from a year earlier to NT$46,643 (US$1,446), while the average total monthly wage — including overtime pay, performance-based commissions and bonuses — increased 3.41 percent to NT$56,346, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting a
Taiwanese officials have contacted the incoming US administration about procuring up to US$15 billion in military hardware, including an Aegis destroyer, the Financial Times (FT) reported yesterday.The report quoted several unnamed sources who are likely to join the administration of US president-el
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) is closely monitoring a tropical depression southwest of Guam, which is likely to develop into the western Pacific region’s fourth tropical storm within 10 days, the agency said yesterday. The tropical depression could become a tropical storm and is expected
MINORITY RULE: Ishiba has to contend with rising tensions with China and North Korea, compiling a supplementary budget and the G20 summit next week
Japanese lawmakers yesterday voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader, after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month.Ishiba, who called the snap poll after taking office on Oct. 1, must now run a fragile minority govern
This year’s UN climate change conference, or COP29, yesterday opened with calls for global cooperation and fresh warnings about climate disasters — but proceedings quickly ground to a halt in a fight over the agenda.Former US president Donald Trump’s re-election is already hanging over the talks in
DISCONTENT: The CCP finds positive content about the lives of the Chinese living in Taiwan threatening, as such video could upset people in China, an expert said
Chinese spouses of Taiwanese who make videos about their lives in Taiwan have been facing online threats from people in China, a source said yesterday. Some young Chinese spouses of Taiwanese make videos about their lives in Taiwan, often speaking favorably about their living conditions in the natio
GEOPOLITICAL CONCERNS: Foreign companies such as Nissan, Volkswagen and Konica Minolta have pulled back their operations in China this year
Foreign companies pulled more money from China last quarter, a sign that some investors are still pessimistic even as Beijing rolls out stimulus measures aimed at stabilizing growth.China’s direct investment liabilities in its balance of payments dropped US$8.1 billion in the third quarter, data rel
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) yesterday said there are four weather systems in the western Pacific, with one likely to strengthen into a tropical storm and pose a threat to Taiwan. The nascent tropical storm would be named Usagi and would be the fourth storm in the western Pacific at the
Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show “seriousness” in talks, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday. The Gulf emirate, which has hosted Hamas’ political leadership since 2012 with the US’ blessing, h
Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in the eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s catastrophic floods that left more than 200 dead and others missing. A group of protesters clashed with riot polic
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