Sun, Oct 11, 2026
BATCH 1: The military has plans to assign the weapons to the army to defend Taiwan proper, as well as outlying islands and the navy for the Marine Corps, the official said Taiwan is to receive 500 Stinger missiles and 178 launchers from the US by the end of the year, the first batch under a planned two-stage acquisition totaling 2,621 missiles and 763 launchers, a defense official said yesterday on condition of anonymity.The portable missiles would play a vital role i
Drug harm reduction programs do not encourage drug use or ask social workers to give out drugs, Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said yesterday amid accusations that Legislator Puma Shen (沈伯洋) had advocated giving out illicit drugs and needles at community centers.Chinese Nation
US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami on Friday in a diplomatic push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine as officials yesterday reported that strikes had claimed 11 lives in the nation.US envoy Steve Witkoff wrote on X after the meeting that the “constructive discussions” tackled “potential a
Yemeni military forces were advancing against the Houthis in areas around the Bab al-Mandab Strait, but had not yet secured control of the waterway, after the government launched an operation to capture lost territory, sources said yesterday.The Saudi Arabia-backed government of Yemen last week anno
A SHARED GOAL: The US and China do not want conflict, US diplomat Michael DeSombre said, adding that Xi was a ‘rational actor’ who calculates strategic risks Global investors are overestimating the likelihood of a conflict across the Taiwan Strait by next year, a senior US diplomat told CNBC on Thursday, adding that robust cross-strait deterrence and the prospect of severe repercussions would prevent Beijing from acting.Markets have exaggerated reports t
Eswatini’s king yesterday pledged to deepen his country’s “enduring friendship” with Taiwan during a return visit to Taipei after President William Lai’s (賴清德) trip to the southern African nation in May that China tried to block.King Mswati III arrived early yesterday for a state visit until Saturda
INVESTMENT: To sustain Taiwan’s competitiveness, the Cabinet is accelerating the development of strategic industries and emerging technologies, the president said President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday said Taiwan needed many industries across its economy to become a “chain of guardian mountains” to broaden the foundation of the nation’s economic strength.Leading companies expanding overseas should help their supply chains establish deeper roots in Taiwan, Lai
Taiwan welcomes efforts by the US and China to reduce the risk of war through dialogue, but they must respect the historical record of World War II and the Taiwanese people’s right to exist, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday in his Double Ten National Day address.Faced with sustained “gray
WAY FORWARD: Han Kuo-yu said he is confident the premier and the opposition could work together, despite Lai’s ‘failure’ to resolve the standoff between branches Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) yesterday warned that Taiwan’s democracy must not be seen as a “fake democracy.” Taiwan’s democracy is showing signs of strain, Han said, speaking at the Double Ten National Day ceremony as chairman of the National Day Preparatory Committee. He cited last year’s
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) caucuses yesterday urged President William Lai (賴清德) to communicate with opposition parties to resolve the constitutional crisis.Lai in his Double Ten National Day speech yesterday said that the gates of this “city upon the hill
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a video titled “The Album of a Nation” to mark Double Ten National Day, highlighting Taiwan’s democratic development and resilience in the face of adversity. It is available in 13 languages, including Chinese, English, Spanish, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese.A
Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) called for stronger two-way ties between Taiwan and Silicon Valley at a meeting with young tech entrepreneurs at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco on Friday.After her visit to Stanford University, Tsai met with members of Silicon Valley’s te
THE COST OF AGING: This year, the ministry spent more than NT$97 million on gold charms, compared to about NT$77 million last year, due to rising gold prices, it said Taiwan’s aging population and soaring global gold prices are making the Double Ninth Festival’s tradition of gifting golden charms to centenarians more expensive, officials said.The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Social and Family Affairs Administration Director Chou Tao-chun (周道君) on Friday said
A Kaohsiung vintage item collector has reunited a family with a 60-year-old photo album, helping the family reconnect with a piece of their history.Lee Huang (李煌), the former operator of a cafe famed for its extensive vinyl record collection in Kaohsiung’s Hunei District (湖內), bought a family photo
nature FIRST: Advocates yesterday called on the government not to ‘develop urban forests with the left hand and destroy existing forests with the right hand’ Tree preservation advocates yesterday rallied in front of the Presidential Office Building calling for safeguarding of the forest at Kaohsiung’s Ciaotou Sugar Refinery (橋頭糖廠).The more than 100,000 trees around the refinery could be cut down for real-estate development, after the Kaohsiung New Town t
The net rose from the heaving Bering Sea swells, packed so tightly with Alaska pollock that their heads squeezed through the webbing.As the catch spilled onto the deck, other marine life came with it: a skate, crabs, jellyfish and, among the most consequential, salmon — the fish at the center of a g
The route up the Widowmaker Arete, a 518m cliff in British Columbia, is deceptively described as “mostly easy slab climbing,” interspersed with “short steep sections that can include finger cracks, blocky face climbing.” It requires careful planning and the right equipment.When 16-year-old Bryce Vin
ESCALATING FEUD: ‘We don’t have to run ads from a competitor whose goal is to pull people off our apps,’ a Meta spokesperson said about the complete restriction Meta Platforms Inc banned advertisements in the US from ByteDance Ltd (字節跳動), the former controlling owner of TikTok, intensifying the competition with the popular social video site.On Thursday, Meta began implementing a complete restriction on ads and paid marketing messages placed on its platforms
In closing his Double Ten National Day address in Taipei yesterday morning, Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) said: “I would like to thank all the wonderful friends and distinguished guests here today... and in particular our dear friends overseas... to celebrate the Republic of China’s [ROC] Nat
Last year, Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) turned the Double Ten National Day ceremony into a platform for grievances against the government. Yesterday, standing before the president and foreign dignitaries, he warned against Taiwan becoming a “false democracy, in reality a dictatorship.” Then
The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Kaohsiung mayoral candidate, Legislator Ko Chih-en (柯志恩), said in an interview that if the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) loses the election, it would only have its choice of candidate to blame, and would not be due to the record of Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: New Zealand maintained their dominance at Eden Park, where Australia have not beaten them in about 40 years, with a thunderous win New Zealand lifted some of the gloom that gathered after their series loss in South Africa by beating Australia 50-19 in the first of two rugby Tests on Saturday to retain the Bledisloe Cup for the 24th year.The character of an All Blacks team on a three-match losing streak was tested when Wallabies
Alexia Barrier looks impossibly small at the helm of IDEC Sport-CIC, a 32m trimaran capable of tearing across the ocean at more than 40 knots (74kph). Soon, she is going to be entirely alone.On Nov. 1, the 46-year-old French sailor is going to climb aboard the giant vessel in Saint-Malo and attempt
Manchester City will face the full fury of Anfield on Sunday when the Premier League leaders confront old rivals Liverpool in their first game since being found guilty of breaking financial rules.City can expect a hostile reception from Liverpool fans after an independent commission found they arran
Nearly 100 arborists clad in helmets and rope harnesses scaled pine, sweetgum and oak trees in a park in St. Louis, Missouri, during the International Tree Climbing Championship.This year is the competition’s 50th anniversary, where contestants from 22 countries are showcasing their climbing finesse
DETAINED: Abhijit Dipke, who founded the Cockroach Janta Party, was defiant, while police said that he was not being arrested, but his cooperation was sought Indian police yesterday detained Abhijit Dipke, the political strategist who turned a “cockroach” jibe at unemployed young people into a nationwide protest movement that helped force the resignation of a federal minister.Police met Dipke’s aircraft as it landed in the capital, New Delhi, ahead of a
YOUTH BALLOTS: A newly eligible voter said that the 2023 Hamas attack led him to support a party led by the national security minister, which has promised ‘deterrence’ Like hundreds of thousands of Israelis, Amihai will be of voting age for the first time since Hamas carried out its attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.When he casts his ballot this month, he has one priority above all — security.From a field overlooking the sprawling ruins of the northern Gaza Strip,
Britain’s Northern Ireland secretary on Friday banned a contentious Protestant parade through a mostly Irish nationalist and Catholic district after a nearly two-week standoff.The Parades Commission, Northern Ireland’s independent body regulating contentious processions, had authorized 35 Orangemen
Oct. 12 to Oct. 18 After 11 years in prison on Green Island, Yen Shih-hung (顏世鴻) was finally due for release when a camp guard asked him for NT$20,000 to help pay his bride price.Yen refused. The next day, officials deemed that he had “failed to improve his thinking” and ordered him to under
Every day, Shanti Dangol stares down at Nepal’s Trishuli River from her makeshift shelter, searching for traces of the home she lost and wondering when she will have a roof over her head again.Dangol is among hundreds of people living in tent shelters following a catastrophic Himalayan flood trigger
The political fight against global warming may be losing steam, but the legal battle is heating up. Over the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to court, triggering the adoption of more climate-friendly policies in countries including the Netherland
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日）https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/langThe kiwi is about the size of a chicken and is full of surprises. Kiwi pairs are famously loyal and often mate for life. They share the same burrow and raise their chicks together. Even more astonishing is the size of the kiwi’s egg
What animal looks like a bird, acts like a mouse, and sounds like the name of a fruit? Meet the kiwi. Native to New Zealand, the kiwi has tiny wings, furry-looking feathers and a long beak, making it strangely cute. Still, it has become one of the nation’s best-known symbols.Evolution had a hand in
A: The three-day “Double Ten” National Day holiday weekend actually begins today. I’m attending the flag raising ceremony at Taipei City Hall tomorrow morning, hoping to receive a limited souvenir. What about you? B: I’m considering going to Taipei 101 for the lighting show tomorrow evening, or he
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