Taiwan should enact legislation to counter Beijing-directed transnational repression, an academic and a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker said yesterday, after the US Senate proposed a bill to stop China’s “ethic unity law.”A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Tuesday introduced the Stop
A Taiwanese judge specializing in national security cases on Tuesday urged law enforcement authorities in Taiwan and the US to jointly take on transnational repression threats brought by China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law.Taipei District Court judge Hsu Kai-chieh (許凱傑) suggested Taipei
Former president Lee Teng-hui’s (李登輝) “special state-to-state relations” framework helped Taiwan move beyond Beijing’s “one China” narrative and provided diplomatic space for the nation’s democratic transition, Hoover Institution Library and Archives East Asia collections curator Lin Hsiao-ting (林孝庭
PUSHBACK: Taiwanese must engage with the global community, make their voices heard and promote themselves on the world stage, he said
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen (沈伯洋) yesterday announced that he would visit the US on Monday and “would not be silenced.” Shen has been labeled a “die-hard separatist” by Beijing, and he and a civil defense organization he cofounded, the Kuma Ac
The military during a simulated firepower drill in Taoyuan yesterday deployed M110A2 self-propelled howitzers under a decentralized command structure.The drill was part of the Joint Defense Exercises, which began on Monday and run until tomorrow. The army’s 21st Artillery Command, which is under the
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday presented outgoing French Office in Taipei Director Franck Paris with the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon, honoring his efforts to deepen Taiwan-France cooperation in politics, culture, science and other fields.Paris, who took office in August 2023, is
Around 300 people gathered at Liberty Square in Taipei yesterday evening to commemorate Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, who died after self-immolating outside the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York earlier this month.The gathering also protested China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Pro
The Lienchiang District Prosecutors Office announced yesterday that it will not prosecute the captain of a Chinese-flagged work barge, which damaged a subsea cable off Dongyin Island on March 30, citing insufficient evidence.According to a statement from the prosecutors’ office, the incident oc
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital posted the highest overall profit among Taiwan’s 240 hospitals in 2024, recording a surplus of NT$3.726 billion (US$115.87 million), according to a report released yesterday by the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA).The Taoyuan-based hospital reta
Plump, juicy and fragrant, Taiwanese mangoes have long been a top draw for foodies, but traditionally those wanting to experience them have generally had to travel to the island.Starting this year, however, the yellow and orange-coloured fruit will make its way to Europe, shipping first to France an
New Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said on Tuesday the 2021 decision to allow Taiwan to open a de-facto embassy in the country was “maybe too brave” as he sought to repair relations with China on his first day in the job.China downgraded its diplomatic relations with Lithuania in la
GUIDELINE REVIEW? The contamination of oil products from Central Union Oil led to a blanket recall before batches were confirmed to be safe or not, an official said
Imported soybeans and production processes might have contributed to the Central Union Oil contamination case, but proper quality control could reduce risks, Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) said yesterday, adding that the TTET Union Corp, which imported lots of Brazilian soy
A 43-year-old man who taught at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) was arrested on Tuesday afternoon after allegedly stabbing his brother-in-law to death at a musical instrument store in Hsinchu City.The Hsinchu City Police Bureau said in a statement that officers from the Second Precin
REVISION: The decision was made after applications were submitted by farmers and businesses, and after comparison with other major countries, an official said
A decision to raise the maximum residue limit for the pesticide fenpropathrin in apples from 0.5 parts per million (ppm) to 3ppm was based on rigorous scientific evaluation and domestic demand, Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said yesterday.The allowable residue limit for fenpr
The Ministry of Agriculture is to extend a ban on pets in most designated national forest recreation areas to prevent the spread of rabies, officials said yesterday.In 2013, the government banned pets in national forest areas after finding evidence of the disease in native small-toothed ferret-badge
A French national has been detained for allegedly attempting to smuggle heroin into Taiwan by swallowing 101 capsules containing the drug, the Ciaotou District Prosecutors’ Office in Kaohsiung said yesterday.The office said in a statement that investigators received intelligence indicating that a dr
To mark the launch of the new Chevening–British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei Scholarship, the Chevening Alumni Taiwan Association (CAT) featured a special interview with Samuel Yang, CFA, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei and Co-Chairman & CEO of TutorABC, in its newsletter. Int
Two hands showing hand tattoos of Taiwan’s indigenous people are on display at the National Museum of Prehistory in Taitung City yesterday.
The Jingzaijiao Salt Fields in Tainan bask in the sunset yesterday.
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