[{"ar_sbhdtease":"NATIONAL SECURITY: ","ar_byline":"By Sam Garcia","ar_views":"276","ar_id":"2003831524","ar_sbhdbody":"While in 2014 there were 867 cases involving 1,096 people, last year there were 4,743 cases involving 6,753 people, the Supreme Prosecutors\u2019 Office said","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"Military criminal cases are increasing","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"The number of criminal cases involving military personnel has increased fivefold in the past 10 years, with national security contraventions having a significant impact, the Supreme Prosecutors\u2019 Office said yesterday.Compulsory military service was returned to one year for all men born after Jan. 1,","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831524","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831524","ph_attr":"Photo: Taipei Times","ph_cap":"The plaque of the Supreme Prosecutors\u2019 Office is pictured in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/08","ph_fname":"p01-250208-006.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/p01-250208-006.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/thumbs\/p01-250208-006.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"POLITICAL IMPASSE:","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"213","ar_id":"2003831525","ar_sbhdbody":"The meeting, which is to be held on Monday, is to address political challenges and find a breakthrough between the main parties","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"President calls branch leaders to joint meeting","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"President William Lai (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7) is to hold talks with the leaders of the government\u2019s five branches on Monday to address political challenges, Presidential Office spokeswoman Karen Kuo (\u90ed\u96c5\u6167) said yesterday.Kuo in a brief statement said the president was scheduled to meet with the leaders at 3pm to discu","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831525","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831525","ph_attr":"Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"President William Lai is pictured in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on May 20 last year. \r\n","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/08","ph_fname":"p01-250208-008.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/p01-250208-008.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/thumbs\/p01-250208-008.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"204","ar_id":"2003831526","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"Migrant caregiver program to take effect next month","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"A program allowing eligible families to hire migrant caregivers for a minimum of four hours at a time would go into effect by the end of next month, and six selected employers under the program would soon be unveiled, a labor official said on Thursday.Under the program first announced in May last ye","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831526","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831526","ph_attr":"Photo: Taipei Times","ph_cap":"A migrant caregiver attends to an elderly person in a park in Taipei in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/08","ph_fname":"p01-250208-007.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/p01-250208-007.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/thumbs\/p01-250208-007.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"216","ar_id":"2003831527","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"Trump sanctions the International Criminal Court","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"US President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations of US citizens or US allies such as Israel, repeating action he took during his first term.The ICC is a permanent court that can prosecute ind","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831527","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831527","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"US President Donald Trump speaks as he signs documents in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/08","ph_fname":"p01-250208-328.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/p01-250208-328.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/thumbs\/p01-250208-328.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"307","ar_id":"2003831528","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-08","ar_head":"Russia withdraws N Korean troops in Kursk after losses","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"North Korean troops sent to fight alongside Russia in its war against Ukraine have not been seen in battle for several weeks, raising speculation that they have been withdrawn after experiencing heavy losses, South Korea\u2019s spy agency said. The South Korean National Intelligence Service this week con","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/08\/2003831528","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831528","ph_attr":"Photo: AP","ph_cap":"Ukrainian forces are pictured capturing two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia\u2019s Kursk border region on Jan. 11.  ","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/08","ph_fname":"p01-250208-329.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/p01-250208-329.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/08\/thumbs\/p01-250208-329.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"\u2018SOVEREIGN AI\u2019:","ar_byline":"By Shelley Shan","ar_views":"1105","ar_id":"2003831464","ar_sbhdbody":"As of Nov. 19 last year, Taiwan was globally ranked No. 11 for having computing power of 103 petaflops. The governments wants to achieve 1,200 by 2029","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"Government outlines AI program plans","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"The government would intensify efforts to bolster its \u201cSovereign Artificial Intelligence [AI]\u201d program by setting a goal of elevating the nation\u2019s collective computing power in the public and private sectors to 1,200 peta floating points per second (petaflops) by 2029, the Executive Yuan said yester","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831464","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831464","ph_attr":"Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"People walk past a poster advertising artificial intelligence at Computex Taipei at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center on June 4 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/07","ph_fname":"p01-250207-digital1.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/p01-250207-digital1.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/thumbs\/p01-250207-digital1.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"\u2018INVESTMENT\u2019: ","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"1154","ar_id":"2003831465","ar_sbhdbody":"Rubio and Arevalo said they discussed the value of democracy, and Rubio thanked the president for Guatemala\u2019s strong diplomatic relationship with Taiwan","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"Rubio, Arevalo express support for Taiwan","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guatemala City on Wednesday where they signed a deal for Guatemala to accept migrants deported from the US, while Rubio commended Guatemala for its support for Taiwan  and said the US would do all it can to facilitat","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831465","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831465","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo attend a joint news conference at the Culture Palace in Guatemala City on Wednesday. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/07","ph_fname":"p01-250207-336.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/p01-250207-336.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/thumbs\/p01-250207-336.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Shelley Shan","ar_views":"630","ar_id":"2003831466","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"Ministry to buy 100,000 more vaccines","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"The Executive Yuan yesterday approved the Ministry of Health and Welfare\u2019s plan to purchase 100,000 more flu vaccines after demand for flu shots increased following the death of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu (\u5f90\u7199\u5a9b).Hsu died of flu-triggered pneumonia while traveling in Japan during the Lunar New Year ","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831466","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831466","ph_attr":"Photo: Taipei Times","ph_cap":"A medical worker administers a vaccine in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/07","ph_fname":"p01-250207-vaccine.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/p01-250207-vaccine.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/thumbs\/p01-250207-vaccine.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"979","ar_id":"2003831467","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"Israel initiates plans for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies Trump","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Israel yesterday said it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with US President Donald Trump\u2019s plan for the territory, while Egypt has launched a diplomatic blitz behind the scenes to try and head off the plan.The Trump administration ","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831467","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831467","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"Palestinians take shelter in tents set up amid heavily damaged buildings in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/07","ph_fname":"p01-250207-337.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/p01-250207-337.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/thumbs\/p01-250207-337.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"931","ar_id":"2003831468","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-07","ar_head":"Hegseth, the Philippines discuss South China Sea","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington\u2019s \u201cironclad\u201d commitment to a mutual defense treaty with the Philippines during a call with his counterpart in Manila in the face of geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea.\u201cThe leaders discussed the importance of re-establishing deterre","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/07\/2003831468","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831468","ph_attr":"Photo: EPA-EFE","ph_cap":"US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, responds to a question from the media during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not pictured, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/07","ph_fname":"p01-250207-335.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/p01-250207-335.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/07\/thumbs\/p01-250207-335.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"COMBINING FORCES: ","ar_byline":"By Lo Tien-pin \nand Lery Hiciano","ar_views":"3278","ar_id":"2003831399","ar_sbhdbody":"The 66th Marine Brigade would support the 202nd Military Police Command in its defense of Taipei against \u2018decapitation strikes,\u2019 a source said","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Marines to protect Songshan airport","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"The Marine Corps has deployed more than 100 soldiers and officers of the 66th Marine Brigade to Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) as part of an effort to bolster defenses around the capital, a source with knowledge of the matter said yesterday.Two weeks ago, a military source said that","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831399","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831399","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the Military News Agency","ph_cap":"A marine rides in a Humvee equipped with a 20mm cannon at Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"p01-250206-pic1AAA.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/p01-250206-pic1AAA.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/p01-250206-pic1AAA.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"ADJUSTMENT:","ar_byline":"By Shelley Shan","ar_views":"1143","ar_id":"2003831400","ar_sbhdbody":"The longer distance a person travels, the greater discount they would enjoy, an official said as he explained the proposed pricing scheme","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"TRC proposes its first price hike in 30 years","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Taiwan Railway Corp\u2019s (TRC) board of directors yesterday approved a proposal to raise ticket prices by an average of 26.8 percent. The new pricing scheme would be implemented if it secures final approval from the Executive Yuan, which would be followed by a public comment period of two months. Trans","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831400","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831400","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"Passengers prepare to board a Taiwan Railways Corp train on a platform at Taipei Railway Station yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P01-250206-604.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P01-250206-604.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P01-250206-604.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lery Hiciano ","ar_views":"745","ar_id":"2003831401","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"US lawmakers propose bill backing Taiwan\u2019s IMF bid","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"US representatives Young Kim and Al Green have proposed a bipartisan bill, the Taiwan non-discrimination act, calling for Taiwan\u2019s membership in the IMF. The bill calls for Taiwan\u2019s participation in IMF activities, employment opportunities at the IMF for its citizens and for Taiwan to receive IMF as","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831401","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831401","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"A man walks past the IMF logo at its headquarters in Washington on May 10, 2018.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P01-250206-334.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P01-250206-334.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P01-250206-334.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"600","ar_id":"2003831402","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Allies, adversaries react to Trump\u2019s Gaza suggestion","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"US President Donald Trump\u2019s proposal that the US \u201ctake over\u201d the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced yesterday by Washington\u2019s allies and adversaries alike. Trump\u2019s suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minist","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831402","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831402","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"US President Donald Trump, left, gestures as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington on Tuesday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"p01-250206-a336.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/p01-250206-a336.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/p01-250206-a336.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"599","ar_id":"2003831403","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Ten killed in Sweden\u2019s worst mass shooting","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Ten people were killed in a shooting by a gunman, who also died, at an education center in Sweden, police said yesterday, adding that no motive had been established. \u201cEleven people are dead, including the killer,\u201d police said about Tuesday\u2019s massacre in the town of Orebro, an event described by Swed","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831403","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831403","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"Police special forces leave the scene of the Campus Risbergska in Orebro, Sweden, on Tuesday, following reports of a serious violent crime.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P01-250206-316.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P01-250206-316.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P01-250206-316.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"PUBLIC HEALTH:","ar_byline":"By Lee I-chia ","ar_views":"1021","ar_id":"2003831338","ar_sbhdbody":" The president expressed regret that the Legislative Yuan slashed this year\u2019s budget for cancer screening by 10 percent and froze 30 percent of it","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-05","ar_head":"Lai vows to expand cancer screening","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"On World Cancer Day yesterday, President William Lai (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7) said the government would continue efforts to reduce cancer-related deaths, while the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) announced that the government-funded screening program would be expanded to include gastric cancer next year. Lai spo","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/05\/2003831338","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831338","ph_attr":"Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"President William Lai, left, laughs while talking to the artist Mr Eyeball, right, at an event marking World Cancer Day at Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei yesterday.\r\n","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/05","ph_fname":"P01-250205-006.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/P01-250205-006.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/thumbs\/P01-250205-006.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"989","ar_id":"2003831339","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-05","ar_head":"China counters with tariffs on select US goods","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"China yesterday countered US President Donald Trump\u2019s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select US imports, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures.US tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico were also set to go into effect ye","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/05\/2003831339","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831339","ph_attr":"Photo: EPA-EFE","ph_cap":"A signage for Google is diplayed near its office in Beijing yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/05","ph_fname":"P01-250205-320.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/P01-250205-320.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/thumbs\/P01-250205-320.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Jonathan Chin","ar_views":"1222","ar_id":"2003831340","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-05","ar_head":"Air force planning to procure six E-2D Hawkeye planes","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"The air force must replace its fleet of Northrop Grumman E-2K Hawkeye airborne early warning and control systems (AWACS) with the E-2D variant in the face of increased Chinese incursions into areas east of Taiwan, a source said yesterday.The military plans to buy six E-2Ds \u2014 the most advanced Hawkey","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/05\/2003831340","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831340","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"An E-2D Hawkeye plane approaches the US aircraft carrier John C. Stennis during a US, Japan and India joint military exercise off  the Japanese island of Okinawa on June 15, 2016.  ","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/05","ph_fname":"P01-250205-314.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/P01-250205-314.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/thumbs\/P01-250205-314.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"689","ar_id":"2003831341","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-05","ar_head":"Salvadoran president offers to jail Americans: Rubio","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"El Salvador\u2019s iron-fisted leader on Monday offered to jail Americans so US President Donald Trump can outsource the US prison system, an extraordinary step that was hailed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.There is virtually no precedent in contemporary times for a democratic country to send its ","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/05\/2003831341","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831341","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP \/ El Salvador\u2019s Presidency Press Office","ph_cap":"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, meets with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at his residence in Lake Coatepeque, El Congo municipality, El Salvador, on Monday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/05","ph_fname":"P01-250205-321.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/P01-250205-321.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/thumbs\/P01-250205-321.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"CHANGES:","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"768","ar_id":"2003831342","ar_sbhdbody":"The new envoy was critical of ties with Taiwan when he was in the opposition, but now says \u2018foreign policy evolves with the times\u2019","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-05","ar_head":"Taiwan welcomes new Somaliland envoy Galaal","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday welcomed new  Somaliland Representative to Taiwan Mahmoud Adam Jama Galaal, who recently took up his post in Taipei.Speaking at a weekly news briefing in Taipei, Chen Yung-po (\u9673\u8a60\u535a), deputy head of the Department of West Asian and African Affairs, expressed h","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/02\/05\/2003831342","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831342","ph_attr":"Photo from the Somaliland in Taiwan Facebook page","ph_cap":"Somaliland Representative to Taiwan Mahmoud Adam Jama Galaal is pictured in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/05","ph_fname":"P01-250205-007.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/P01-250205-007.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/05\/thumbs\/P01-250205-007.jpg"}}]