NET ZERO SOLUTIONS: The NTNU program is to begin on April 26, with industrial practitioners invited to share their experience with students
The Ministry of Environment and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding at a plaque-unveiling ceremony for a new green talent development center at the university.The memorandum was signed by Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明) and NTNU preside
The government is to withhold a NT$3 million (US$91,274) payment to soccer governing body the CTFA after the New Zealand women’s national team called off two matches against Taiwan due to concerns over the condition of the pitch, a sports official said on Wednesday.A behind-closed-doors training gam
Academia Sinica is to trial an expedited acceptance program for doctorate students, complete with subsidies, to attract Taiwanese to stay and study in Taiwan, as well as attract international experts, Academia Sinica President James Liao (廖俊智) said at a meeting of the legislature’s Education and Cul
Taiwan is continuing talks with Cambodia to prevent 179 Taiwanese fraud suspects from being deported to China, a police liaison officer in the region said yesterday.The unnamed Ho Chi Minh City-based liaison officer for the Criminal Investigation Bureau said that the bureau has been negotiating with
COUNTERING TARIFFS: The special budget includes funding to lower loan interest rates, helping companies diversify their markets and stabilizing the job market, the premier said
The Executive Yuan yesterday approved a NT$88 billion (US$2.68 billion) support package for Taiwanese industries, despite Washington’s announcement of a 90-day suspension of the 32 percent tariffs on Taiwan.Details on how to apply for the funding would be released on Monday, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮
Taiwan is to rapidly expand procurement of US goods and arms and remove barriers to free trade, President William Lai (賴清德) wrote in a Bloomberg opinion piece published yesterday, in response to US President Donald Trump’s massive tariffs measures that have roiled global markets.In an article titled
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators yesterday warned that a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) proposal to create a “free-trade zone” on outlying islands could undermine Taiwan’s efforts to create a “non-red supply chain” by opening a “back door” for Chinese companies evading US tariffs.DPP
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials and lawmakers yesterday urged opposition lawmakers to unfreeze diplomacy budgets, citing a lack of resources for maintaining unofficial ties with foreign nations.Taiwan’s diplomatic outreach must be given the resources it needs to engage foreign political
MULTIPLE ISSUES: Taiwan might be pressured to match the US’ defense spending levels and let the currency rise, and the government must be ready, the KMT chair said
Taiwan’s economic challenges are not limited to the imposition of higher US tariffs, it also includes US pressure to increase defense spending, currency valuation and risks from holding too much US debt, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) said on Wednesday.Speaking at a meeting
Palau would not cave to diplomatic pressure from China and would remain an ally of Taiwan “until death do us part,” Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr said yesterday.As one of the few nations that recognize Taiwan’s statehood, Palau has repeatedly risked China’s ire over the years by refusing to r
A couple from the air force was found guilty of espionage and handed jail sentences following a retrial at the High Court’s Kaohsiung branch yesterday.Sun Wei (孫緯) and his wife, Liu Yun-ya (劉芸雅), were found guilty of four counts of contravening the Criminal Code of the Armed Forces, including passin
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is to take social media content into account when reviewing entry applications from Chinese seeking to visit Taiwan, MAC Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) told a legislative meeting on Wednesday.The agency has been looking into social media comments or posts by
Members of the Mexican traditional dance group Raices Mestizas pose for a photograph at Taichung High Speed Rail Station yesterday on their first-ever visit to Taiwan.
Worshipers at Dian’an Temple in Changhua County’s Beidou Township yesterday evening welcome the Matsu statue from Jenn Lann Temple during the annual Dajia Matsu Pilgrimage. The procession was to depart again at 1:10am today and head north.
A YouTuber is facing a jail sentence of six months after he was convicted by the Taipei District Court for injuring and threatening a Hong Kong live streamer who criticized his Japanese restaurant in a live-streamed video last year.The 44-year-old businessman, Huang Po-chao (黃伯超), who runs a YouTube
A man working in a storm drain pipe was swept away and multiple incidents of flooding were reported this morning following heavy rain in parts of northern Taiwan.The Taoyuan Fire Department said it received a report at 10:21am about a man working in a stormwater drainage pipe being swept away when t
The Executive Yuan today approved a NT$88 billion (US$2.68 billion) support package for Taiwan’s export supply chains in response to the new US tariffs, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said. Details on how to apply for the funding would be released on Monday, he said.US President Donald Trump on Wednesda
New Party Deputy Secretary-General You Chih-pin (游智彬) this morning went to the National Immigration Agency (NIA) to “turn himself in” after being notified that he had failed to provide proof of having renounced his Chinese household registration.He was one of more than 10,000 naturalized Taiwanese c
The US Department of Defense (DOD) is committed to strengthening Taiwan’s defense capabilities, despite growing concerns over the economic impact of US President Donald Trump’s newly imposed “reciprocal” tariffs of 32 percent on Taiwan goods, a DOD official said yesterday. The DOD is “working to pri
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