Several new regulations are taking effect next month impacting drug prices, Costco membership rules and milk subsidy programs for young students.From tomorrow, Costco is to require members to scan their card at store entrances, and is to limit members to two guests.The price of boxed meals on the Ta
Myanmar has turned down an offer of assistance from Taiwanese search-and-rescue teams after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the nation on Friday last week, saying other international aid is sufficient, the National Fire Agency said yesterday. More than 1,700 have been killed and 3,400 injured in t
A prominent US China expert last week called on Taiwan to increase military spending to at least match the US as a percentage of GDP, saying that it would be “unrealistic” to reach 10 percent.Oriana Skylar Mastro, a fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies,
The government is still awaiting a response from South Africa regarding its demand that Taiwan's representative office be relocated from Pretoria and renamed by the end of this month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today.Taipei has proposed talks with Pretoria regarding its delegation in the c
Today marks the deadline for two Chinese-born spouses of Taiwanese who posted “reunification” comments on social media to voluntarily leave Taiwan before being forcibly deported. The two women, who go by Xiaowei (小微) and Enqi (恩綺), have had their dependent-based residency permits revoked and cannot
Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) and other members of a Taiwan-US trade task force briefed President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday evening on the potential impacts of reciprocal tariffs the US is set to introduce, including contingency preparations.The Executive Yuan established a US-Taiwan economic and tra
A US government spokesperson on Friday labeled a recent call from the Chinese government asking people to report "Taiwan independence" advocates "irresponsible and reprehensible.""China's call for private individuals to report on alleged 'persecution or suppression' by supposed 'Taiwan independence
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) today issued cold surge warnings for New Taipei City and offshore Kinmen and Lienchiang counties, as a period of persistently low temperatures is expected.The CWA issued "orange alerts" for Kinmen and Lienchiang (Matsu), signaling sustained temperatures aroun
TOURISM INDUSTRY: Keelung eyes a cruise tourism boom as rebranded vessel the ‘Star Navigator’ begins new season with plans to dock 71 times at the port this year
The Star Navigator (探索星號), a cruise ship operated by Star Cruises (麗星郵輪), embarked on a new voyage from Keelung yesterday.Deputy Keelung Mayor Chiu Pei-lin (邱佩琳) was invited aboard the ship to meet with cruise operators and tourism industry representatives, promoting Keelung as a key home port for d
Kaohsiung’s Shoushan Zoo is to welcome a new American bison and group of 11 meerkats to its ranks, which are to be featured before the summer.The new bison would provide company to the zoo’s only current bison, Nana (娜娜), the zoo said.Nana was one year old when she came to the zoo after it reopened
A public memorial concert is to be held at Taipei Main Station at 7pm on Wednesday to commemorate the victims of the 2021 Hualien Taroko Express train derailment, known locally as the “0402 accident.”Chen Meng-hsiu (陳孟秀), an attorney representing the victims’ families, said yesterday that the concer
EMERGENCY AID: Fo Guang Shan Monastery’s regional branch — which covers Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and India — is to provide 140,000 ringgit worth of aid
The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan) yesterday announced a donation of US$50,000 to support relief efforts in Myanmar following the aftermath of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday.The organization in a statement said that the funds would be used to as
The Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute’s Chiayi Agricultural Experiment Branch has developed an advanced flower induction technique using potassium chlorate to boost longan production during warmer winters. Longan ranks among Taiwan’s top five fruit crops by cultivation area, with 10,437 hectare
‘DENIAL DEFENSE’: The US would increase its military presence with uncrewed ships, and submarines, while boosting defense in the Indo-Pacific, a Pete Hegseth memo said
The US is reorienting its military strategy to focus primarily on deterring a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a memo signed by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth showed. The memo also called on Taiwan to increase its defense spending.The document, known as the “Interim National Defense Strat
F-16V jets purchased by Taiwan would be able to produce more thrust than the upgraded F-16A/B jets currently used by the air force, enabling them to have more weapon-mounting capacity, a defense expert said on Saturday.Institute for National Defense and Security Research researcher Shu Hsiao-huang (
A student delegation organized by the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation to visit China was castigated by a government official yesterday as undermining the government’s handling of cross-strait relations.Ma Ying-jeou Foundation CEO Hsiao Hsu-tsen (蕭旭岑) on Friday headed a 30-person delegation to China’s Shando
HEALTH ISSUES: Former TPP head Ko Wen-je, who has reportedly developed symptoms including vomiting and bloody urine due to kidney stones, was determined stable
Former Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), who is being detained as he is tried on corruption charges, was allowed to briefly leave prison late on Saturday to be treated for a medical issue.The Taipei Detention Center said Ko had reported “feeling unwell” at 6:40pm. Ko’s health ind
A coalition of civic groups yesterday gathered at Taipei Main Station to raise awareness of abuses against female migrant workers and the fate of Palestinians in the ongoing war in Gaza.The theme of the rally, held in support of the “One Billion Rising” global campaign launched in 2012 to end violen
WEATHERNorth, center to see rainSteady rainfall is forecast for northern and central Taiwan today, along with isolated showers in the south, meteorologist Daniel Wu (吳德榮) said. Weather conditions would become gradually drier tomorrow and on Wednesday, with rain mostly limited to northern and eastern
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