HARMFUL ACTIVITIES: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Beijing has been using criminal organizations and businesspeople to infiltrate Palau for many years
A US think tank has said that China is using transnational criminal organizations to advance its political agenda in Palau, which it said could undermine Taiwan’s diplomatic ties with the Western Pacific nation. Transnational criminal organizations have been investing in Palau, which is one of the t
The UK and France are working with Ukraine on plans to end the fighting with Russia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday, as European leaders gathered for crisis talks after a blowout between Kyiv and Washington. Speaking ahead of a summit in London with more than a dozen European lea
The arrival of a cold front tomorrow could plunge temperatures into the mid-teens, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said. Temperatures yesterday rose to 28°C to 30°C in northern and eastern Taiwan, and 32°C to 33°C in central and southern Taiwan, CWA data showed. Similar but mostly cloudy we
Israel yesterday announced that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza and threatened “consequences” for Hamas if it did not accept a proposal for a temporary extension of the truce in the Palestinian territory. “[Israeli] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided that, from this morning,
A Chinese freighter that allegedly snapped an undersea cable linking Taiwan proper to Penghu County is suspected of being owned by a Chinese state-run company and had docked at the ports of Kaohsiung and Keelung for three months using different names. On Tuesday last week, the Togo-flagged freighter
An Akizuki-class destroyer last month made the first-ever solo transit of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship through the Taiwan Strait, Japanese government officials with knowledge of the matter said yesterday. The JS Akizuki carried out a north-to-south transit through the Taiwan Strait on Fe
TENSE MEETING: ’You’re not in a good position. You don’t have the cards right now,’ US President Donald Trump said, pointing his finger toward Zelenskiy
US President Donald Trump shouted at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office, berating Zelenskiy for “gambling with millions of lives” and suggesting his actions could trigger World War III. Zelenskiy then abruptly left the White House wit
Ukraine’s European allies, set to gather in London today, rallied behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy after US President Donald Trump threw him out of the White House and accused him of not being “ready” for peace. Stunned by Friday’s altercation in the Oval Office, which saw Zelenskiy de
Keelung last year became the nation’s “loneliest” city, with one-person households making up more than 41 percent of its households, the latest data from the Ministry of the Interior showed. As of the end of last year, there were more than 3.57 million one-person households nationwide, accounting f
NATIONAL SECURITY: The listed universities, dubbed the ‘seven sons of national defense’ in China, are heavily involved in developing Chinese arms and technology
Taiwan has sanctioned seven universities that are part of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as posing a national security risk, Minister of Education Cheng Ying-yao (鄭英耀) said yesterday.Taiwanese universities and research institutions are forbidden from engaging in any acad
REMEMBER: The president apologized for the Lin family murders and pledged to disclose political archives to promote transitional justice and uncover historical truths
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday pledged to double down on efforts to disclose political archives on past wrongdoing by the state as he apologized for the 228 Incident and the Lin family murders on behalf of the country.Yesterday marked the 78th anniversary of the 228 Incident, also known as th
China poses the greatest threat to Taiwan’s sovereignty and democracy and is trying to divide Taiwanese society with covert operatives, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday.China has never abandoned its ambitions to annex Taiwan, and its regime poses the greatest threats to Taiwan’s sovereignt
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington yesterday at a pivotal moment for his country, one that hinges on whether he can persuade Trump to provide some form of US backing for Ukraine’s security against any future Russian aggression.Zelenskiy’
China yesterday vowed to take “all necessary countermeasures” after US President Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports.Trump’s latest move would come into effect on Tuesday alongside sweeping 25 percent levies on Canadian and Mexican imports, intensifyi
President William Lai (賴清德) today said that his administration would continue its efforts to accelerate the declassification of political archives, further implement transitional justice and prevent the recurrence of similar tragic events while speaking at the national commemoration of the 228 Incid
NATIONAL SECURITY: Under new regulations, civil servants would be required to pledge that they do not have residency in China or possess a Chinese ID
Military personnel, civil servants and educators in Taiwan would be dismissed if they are found to hold any Chinese government-issued documents, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday, following reports that civil servants would be required to sign pledges that they do not hold a Chinese
RECALL PETITIONS: The cases that passed the threshold were all against KMT legislators. The nine that did not reach the threshold were against DPP legislators
Nineteen legislator recall campaigns passed an initial review and are to enter the second-stage petition, while the nine cases that did not reach the threshold would have another opportunity for supplementary submissions, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced yesterday.The CEC said it had
The Taipei District Court yesterday approved former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je’s (柯文哲) petition to lift incommunicado restrictions for certain family members until March 10, the day of his father’s funeral.Ko filed the petition through his attorney after his father, Ko Cheng-fa (柯承發), passed away on Mon
The US has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programs, with multi-year contracts pared down by 92 percent, or US$54 billion, the US Department of State said on Wednesday.On his first day in office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding a freeze on a
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