Describing China as the “largest fascist dictatorship” in the world, US Representative Mario Diaz-Balart urged his country to expedite arms deliveries to bolster Taiwan’s self-defense, Voice of America (VOA) reported on Sunday.In an interview with VOA on Wednesday last week, the cochair of the US Co
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) plans to build two new advanced chip packaging fabs in Chiayi County to address a supply scarcity driven by rapidly growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, Vice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) said yesterday in Chiayi County.TSMC is set t
Approval of a proposed cross-strait services trade agreement with China would have affected about 1.14 million service-sector enterprises, as well as the jobs and livelihoods of more than 5 million workers in Taiwan, rights advocates said yesterday as they marked the 10th anniversary of the Sunflowe
LANDSLIDE VICTORY: Western governments condemned the election as rigged and undemocratic, while Xi Jinping celebrated their ‘no limits’ partnership
Western governments yesterday lined up to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s landslide election victory as unfair and undemocratic, while China and North Korea congratulated the veteran Russian leader on extending his rule by a further six years.The contrasting reactions underscored the geop
North Korea yesterday fired multiple ballistic missiles in a defiant show of force that coincided with a visit to Seoul by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a Summit for Democracy.North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast that reached a maximum altitude of ab
EXTENDED RANGE: Hsiung Sheng missiles, 100 of which might be deployed by the end of the year, could reach Chinese command posts and airport runways, a source said
A NT$16.9 billion (US$534.93 million) project to upgrade the military’s missile defense systems would be completed this year, allowing the deployment of at least 100 long-range Hsiung Sheng missiles and providing more deterrence against China, military sources said on Saturday.Hsiung Sheng missiles
Beijing’s continued provocations in the Taiwan Strait reveal its intention to unilaterally change the “status quo” in the area, the US Department of State said on Saturday, calling for a peaceful resolution to cross-strait issues.The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) reported that four China Coast Gu
TWO-SET VICTORY: The Taiwanese star said winning the doubles title with Elise Mertens was ‘quite special,’ as she had been sick and had not practised a lot
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) is set to reclaim the top spot in women’s doubles tennis today after she and her partner Elise Mertens of Belgium on Saturday defeated their opponents 6-3, 6-4 in the BNP Paribas Open final in Indian Wells, California.The top-seeded duo dispatched No. 3 seeds Storm Hunter
Russia voted yesterday on the final day of an election to extend Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule to three decades, as Ukraine launched fresh drone attacks and some Russians spoiled their ballots in protest.The three-day vote had already been marred by a surge in fatal Ukrainian bombardments,
Haiti police seized firearms and cleared roadblocks in a Port-au-Prince neighborhood controlled by a notorious gang leader, authorities said on Saturday, as a UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) aid containers stocked with “essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival” was looted.National polic
EVOLVING: The navy is reportedly planning a third mobile Hai Feng land-based anti-ship missile squadron and the introduction of new weapons, such as extended-range missiles
The navy is next week to conduct a series of service-wide evaluations on tactics and gunnery before concluding the annual Ching Shih training exercises (精實訓練操演), sources said.The evaluations would feature live-fire exercises with 76mm and 5-inch naval guns and simulated engagements and sorties again
‘CONFUSING’: A senior security official said Beijing is sending out mixed messages by harassing Taiwan while asking for its help in rescue missions
Coast Guard Administration (CGA) personnel yesterday drove off four China Coast Guard patrol vessels that had entered restricted and prohibited waters off Kinmen County in the second such incident in less than 24 hours.China has stepped up its military activities near Taiwan in the past few years, w
A Hong Kong court yesterday sentenced 12 people to jail terms from more than four years to nearly seven years in a high-profile rioting case linked to the storming of the Legislative Council during a pro-democracy protest in 2019.Protesters broke into Hong Kong’s legislative council building on July
The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Friday proposed eight measures to improve child-placement services in response to the death of a one-year-old boy.The ministry’s Social and Family Affairs Administration held the meeting to review the incident, in which a child was allegedly abused to death by a
Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war continued yesterday after a new proposal from the Palestinian militant group, which also called for more aid into Gaza, where famine threatens and the first food shipment by sea was unloaded.Israel said it would send a delegation to Qatar for another r
PUSHING BACK: The US is working ‘very carefully and closely’ with Taiwan’s three allies in the Pacific ‘to close off any opportunities that China could exploit,’ an official said
The US has warned Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in the Pacific to be “cautious and careful” in dealing with China, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink told US senators on Thursday, adding that Washington is working closely with them to maintain stabilit
A Criminal Code provision requiring repeat offenders to serve up to 25 years with no chance of parole if they violate the law during their parole contravenes the Constitution, and should be amended within two years, the Constitutional Court said yesterday.Hsieh Chao-he (謝朝和), who was sentenced to li
Taiwan plans to attract 12 million foreign tourists this year, Tourism Administration Director-General Chou Yung-hui (周永暉) said yesterday as he unveiled incentives targeting Japanese tourists.Chou made the remark in an interview with the Chinese-language Liberty Times (the sister paper of the Taipei
THREE-DAY VOTE: The widow and supporters of Alexei Navalny called for a Sunday ‘noon’ protest as Vladimir Putin looks forward to six more years
Russians cast their ballots across the country’s 11 time zones yesterday, the start of a three-day election that is almost certain to hand President Vladimir Putin six more years at the helm of the world’s biggest nuclear power.Amid the Ukraine war, the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War I
Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, a proposal seen by Reuters showed.Hamas said the initial release of Israelis would include w