A bipartisan group of US lawmakers yesterday reintroduced the Taiwan International Solidarity Act in the US House of Representatives, after the pro-Taiwan legislation previously stalled in the Senate in 2023.The act "encourages the US to work with allies and partners to oppose the People's Republic
Wet and cool weather is forecast for northern, northeastern and eastern Taiwan today due to the effects of a continental cold air mass and a cloud system from southern China, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.Temperatures could hit as low as 12°C to 14°C in parts of central, northern and
POLITICS: Myanmar’s junta has close relations with Beijing, so it is very unlikely it would accept Taiwan’s offer of assistance, some Burmese students said
Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳) yesterday said the government has disbanded a Taiwanese rescue team that was on standby to possibly travel to Myanmar after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Southeast Asian country on Friday afternoon. The ministry made the decision after considering
As images of destroyed buildings in earthquake-hit Myanmar flashed across her television screen in Taiwan, Yang Bi-ying could only weep for her family there. Yang, 76, has lived in Taiwan for more than half her life and has a daughter-in-law in the central Myanmar city of Mandalay, which was devasta
CONSENSUAL: The Health Promotion Administration said it would improve its procedures, after a woman publicly complained about its surveyors’ alleged conduct
The Health Promotion Administration yesterday said its Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) interviewers would acquire the consent of participants before performing checkups, and they would not take blood samples in the participants’ home, after a woman complained on Facebook about intervi
A number of new regulations are taking effect this month, including milk subsidy programs for children in some administrative regions, as well as changes in drug prices.The Taipei City Government is launching a milk subsidy program for public elementary schools and kindergartens starting this month
The Highway Bureau yesterday said it expects heavy traffic on various sections of the provincial highways during the four-day Tomb Sweeping Day holiday that starts on Thursday and ends on Sunday. The bureau in a news release advised motorists to stay informed of traffic conditions beforehand, and av
Thousands of Muslims, many of whom are workers from Indonesia, yesterday gathered in Taipei for Eid al-Fitr.The Taipei event, jointly held by the Indonesian Economic and Trade Office (IETO) to Taipei and Nahdlatul Ulama Taiwan, celebrated a “day of victory” for Muslims who completed a full month o
RESPONSE: The government would investigate incidents of Taiwanese entertainers in China promoting CCP propaganda online in contravention of the law, the source said
Taiwanese entertainers living in China who are found to have contravened cross-strait regulations or collaborated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could be subject to fines, a source said on Sunday.Several Taiwanese entertainers have posted on the social media platform Sina Weibo saying that T
SYMBOLIC GESTURE: Raising military spending would show Taiwan’s seriousness about defense if the US military is to help protect it, the expert said
A US-China expert last week urged Taiwan to increase military spending to at least match the US as a percentage of GDP, saying that it would be unrealistic to reach the White House’s 10 percent demand.Oriana Skylar Mastro, a fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International
The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has so far this year expelled Chinese fishing vessels 77 times and detained six small boats for illegally entering restricted waters near the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, 東沙群島), the agency said on Sunday.The statement came a day after Academia Sinica Biodiver
The government should adopt a “leave no trace” principle for the Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, 東沙群島) if it develops tourism in the protected area, an academic said on Saturday.The Dongsha Atoll National Park, at the southernmost tip of Taiwan’s territory, is the nation’s first marine national pa
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 last month.Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hsiao Kuang-wei (蕭光偉) yesterday said that Taipei has proposed talks with Pretor
Legislators yesterday debated extending the service life of the nation’s last remaining nuclear power reactor, with the head of the Nuclear Safety Commission saying that the main obstacle is the safe storage of radioactive waste.The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has proposed amendments to the Nucl
A legislator yesterday called for more support for female athletes and five female sumo wrestlers who are to compete in an international tournament in Japan ahead of International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on Sunday.Government agencies must provide more resources and assistance to femal
Visitors gather at Taiwan’s pavilion at Manga-Comic-Con at the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany on Sunday. The pavilion’s theme was T-Comics Realm, showcasing many Taiwanese comics that won at Taiwan’s national Golden Comic Awards.
National Police Agency Director-General Chang Jung-hsin, front, left, shakes hands with US Homeland Security Investigations’ Taipei Office Director Brian Sherota, front, right, as the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s Taipei Office Director Justin Schoeman, back, center, and FBI Liaison Officer B
Acting Yilan County Commissioner Lin Mao-sheng, fourth left, back row, gestures the number five along with others at an event in the county yesterday celebrating the hot springs in the county’s Jiaosi Township winning five awards in the Tourism Administration’s Golden Spring Awards.
The Legislative Yuan’s Internal Administration Committee today passed an initial review of amendments to memorial and public holiday regulations, but lawmakers failed to reach a consensus.Despite the lack of consensus on which dates should be commemorated or designated public holidays, the draft’s k
Heavy traffic is expected on various sections of Taiwan's provincial highways during the four-day Tomb Sweeping Festival holiday that starts on Thursday and ends on Sunday, the Highway Bureau said today.Motorists are advised to stay informed of traffic conditions beforehand, avoid peak hours and con