Thu, Jun 25, 2026
OVERSEAS TARGETS: An academic said that China’s new law could lead to entry bans, sanctions, public naming and shaming, and business pressure on Taiwanese Taiwanese academics and civic groups have raised concerns that extraterritorial provisions in China’s new “ethnic unity” law, set to take effect on Wednesday next week, could expose Taiwanese to legal and political risks.A senior Chinese official yesterday said that Beijing has the right to target p
The Hakka Affairs Council yesterday condemned what it described as Chinese pressure on the World Symposium on Choral Music after the event’s organizers unilaterally renamed the National Taiwan Hakka Children’s Choir as the “China Taiwan Hakka children’s choir.”The council demanded that the name be c
Minister of Agriculture Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) yesterday touted Taiwanese mangoes and pork products as agricultural export success stories.Chen made the comments at the launch of the Taipei International Food Show following reports that Irwin mangoes have gained a foothold at high-end fruit vendors in
The head of the UN’s nuclear agency yesterday signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim deal between the US and Iran to reach an end to their war.The comment by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael G
“We will not let the Communist Party of China [CCP] define who we are,” Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said in an interview posted yesterday on American Thought Leaders for the Epoch Times. Amid China’s increasingly aggressive cognitive, psychological, political and legal warfare, “everything we
‘RESILIENCE AND SOLIDARITY’: The government is improving security measures and resources to protect Taiwanese from hostile actions by China, the president said The government has launched interministerial mechanisms focused on prevention, protection and response to combat Beijing-directed transnational repression, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday.Lai made the remarks at a seminar on building a resilient democracy to counter transnational repressi
RESERVIST UPGRADE: Drone training would be a definitive part of the new regimen, while the ministry is considering the role of female career military personnel, it said The Ministry of National Defense is considering an overhaul of its reservist training regimen to update the system and training equipment, which would ensure that reservists would be able to bolster the armed forces if called upon, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said at the legisl
MAJOR EXERCISES: Although official US documents do not say if the drills are intended to counter China, their strategic focus is ‘unequivocal,’ an official said Taiwan should closely monitor ongoing US-led multinational military exercises in the western Pacific as it conducts drills of its own, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said yesterday.Though Koo was asked specifically about the US-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises at a legisl
Taiwan is to attend the Pax Silica Summit, held by the US Department of State today and tomorrow in Washington, as a non-signatory participant, a US department spokesperson said on Tuesday. Further details about Taiwan’s delegation would be announced during the summit, the Taipei Economic and Cultur
National Human Rights Commission Deputy Commissioner Chi Hui-jung (紀惠容) yesterday called on lawmakers to sever the body from the Control Yuan, as continued legislative deadlock threatened to dissolve both organizations.Under laws governing the commission’s organization, Control Yuan members are to d
The Ministry of Culture yesterday announced that Chiang Chun-nan (江春男), a media veteran and former National Security Council (NSC) deputy secretary-general, has been named chairman of the Central News Agency (CNA).Chiang has since March 2017 served as a vice president of the National Cultural Associ
The ambassadors from Taiwan’s three allies in Central and South America jointly promoted their countries’ agricultural products and specialty foods at a pavilion at the annual Food Taipei Mega Shows yesterday.The Latin America Pavilion was jointly unveiled by Guatemalan Ambassador Luis Raul Estevez
While there is a common belief that only older people with hypertension can experience sudden cardiac death, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes, the Taiwan Society of Cardiology said.The medical association on May 15 released new clinical guide
CONCERNS: Regarding worries about assigning more work or speaking loudly, an official said it would not be bullying if the tasks were reasonable and did not target one person The Ministry of Labor (MOL) yesterday introduced a bullying prevention manual ahead of the promulgation of amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (職業安全衛生法), which would introduce workplace bullying prevention on Wednesday next week.Responding to concerns that sending messages after wor
Taiwan is to implement a series of transportation and road safety reforms over the next few weeks, as authorities seek to improve driver management, railway services and public safety.One of the most notable changes is to take effect on Tuesday, which would require people whose driver’s licenses hav
Market trends: Demand for artificial intelligence and computing tech drove the growth, while other sectors, such as chemical products, slipped due to weak demand The industrial production index rose 11.78 percent year-on-year to 136.65 last month, as strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing applications continued to boost output in the information technology and electronics sectors, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said y
Bosch, a leading supplier of technology and services, expects another year of growth in Taiwan this year, betting that continued investment in artificial intelligence (AI), advanced manufacturing and sustainability would help offset geopolitical uncertainties and trade tensions.The company remains c
Retail and food and beverage sales last month hit a record for May, propelled by family gatherings for Mother’s Day, promotion campaigns and new store openings, data released yesterday by the Ministry of Economic Affairs showed.Retail sales climbed 4.9 percent from a year earlier to NT$415.3 billion
President William Lai (賴清德) said Taiwan has strengthened interagency efforts to counter what he described as Beijing-linked transnational repression, including surveillance, cyberattacks and influence operations targeting Taiwanese overseas. Speaking at a security-focused forum in Taipei on Tuesday,
The statement issued by the G7 on Wednesday last week again expressed opposition to any attempts to unilaterally change the “status quo” in the East China Sea, South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. Appearing for the sixth consecutive year, this language has evolved from an international statement to a
A bill is moving through the US Congress to shore up Taiwan’s energy. The Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act is bipartisan, and in February cleared the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.The bill orders a US$2 million study of how Washington could redirect liquefied natural gas (LNG)
IN GREAT COMPANY: If Lai makes it to the big leagues with the Yankees, he would be only the second Taiwanese to do so, following ace Wang Chien-ming Taiwanese right-handed pitcher Lai Chien-fan, 18, on Tuesday agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees that includes an US$872,500 signing bonus.Lai, who throws fastballs in the 91-94mph (146-151kph) range, helped Taiwan win a bronze medal at the World Baseball Softball Confederati
Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday silenced his critics as he became the first man to score in six different FIFA World Cups, while England’s bid to reach the last 32 stumbled with a 0-0 draw against Ghana.Ronaldo, 41, had come in for stinging criticism after a lackluster display in Por
In a packed Shanghai sports bar, Chinese soccer fans erupted in frenzied delight as Japan’s Ayase Ueda looped a header over Tunisia’s goalkeeper to secure a 4-0 win in a FIFA World Cup group match.China is not the most obvious place for Japan fandom to thrive — the two countries’ historical animosit
The High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling against TSG Sports Marketing Co, ordering it to pay US$324,483.21 in salary and housing allowances to Canadian Gursimran Singh “Sim” Bhullar, a former TSG GhostHawks center.The lower court had ruled that the P.League+ franchise, which was previou
SEVASTOPOL BLACKOUT: Forces struck a railway bridge, a power plant and other infrastructure targets in Crimea as Kyiv seeks to turn the peninsula into ‘an island’ Ukrainian strikes on Crimea triggered power outages in its largest city, Sevastopol, both sides reported yesterday, as Kyiv intensifies its attempts to cut off the peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014.Crimea has been forced to suspend fuel sales to the public as Ukraine’s army targets Russian log
ROAD ACCESS: The RSF wants to control a road to Khartoum and Omdurman, which is creating ‘havoc for civilians’ and making aid to the capital area hard, an expert said Paramilitary attacks on a strategic city of 500,000 people in central Sudan have raised international alarm that another round of mass violence against civilians is being planned as the country’s war surges into its fourth year.“We must not allow the horrors of el-Fasher to be repeated in el-Obeid,”
Archeologists have discovered a huge Viking age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society.Experts from the Moesgaard Museum said this week that the sprawling 100,000m2 site features an area for processing flax, as wel
This year marks the 15th year since the infamous Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) came into law in 2011. In 2020, when I looked at the 10 years since the agreement was inked, ECFA had already been forgotten, its effects melting away. Today it is ancient history.Proponents of ECFA clai
In January 2028 — less than a year and a half from now — Taiwan will hold national elections. Could the four-party Taiwan Go Go (TGG, 台灣前進陣線) alliance become a national force in those elections and win party list legislative seats and the massive subsidies that come with them?Intriguingly, on paper,
Entering the Junji Ito Exhibition: Enchantment at Taipei’s Songshan Cultural and Creative Park is like stepping into the tortured, rich and labyrinthine imagination of one of Japan’s most famous contemporary manga artists.Even if you have never heard of Ito, you are likely to recognize his heroine —
A: Wow, the music scene has been so lively. The FIFA World Cup just staged three opening shows in Mexico, Canada and the US.B: With performances by superstars such as Shakira, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, Alanis Morissette, Katy Perry and Blackpink’s Lisa, the three shows were so stunning.A: As
Each summer in Northern Europe, the sun barely sets, and the sky stays bright, creating “white nights.” For locals who endure long, dark winters, summer launches with Midsummer, an outdoor celebration of peak sunlight and the bloom of nature.The festivities typically occur in late June near the summ
Global forecasters say a strong El Nino weather pattern is increasingly likely to develop in the second half of the year, boosting temperatures, disrupting rainfall and posing risks to crops the world over.What is El Nino and why are commodities grown in tropical regions, known as soft commodities,
| New Taipei City | 27-28 | 20% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 26-27 | 10% | |
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| Miaoli County | 24-26 | 10% | |
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| Yunlin County | 26-27 | 10% | |
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| Tainan City | 27-28 | 10% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 27-28 | 10% | |
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| Hualien County | 25-26 | 30% | |
| Taitung County | 25-27 | 30% | |
| Kinmen County | 27-28 | 10% | |
| Penghu County | 27-27 | 20% | |
| Lienchiang County | 27-28 | 20% | |
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