[{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"496","ar_id":"2003830951","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-28","ar_head":"Trump to hold off on Colombia tariffs","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"US President Donald Trump would hold off on imposing threatened tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after reaching a deal on the return of deported migrants, the White House said. The South American nation \u201cagreed to all of President Trump\u2019s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal ","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/28\/2003830951","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830951","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"US President Donald Trump, left, gestures in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday last week, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks in Mexico City on Sept. 30 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/28","ph_fname":"P01-250128-342.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/28\/P01-250128-342.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/28\/thumbs\/P01-250128-342.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"424","ar_id":"2003830952","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-28","ar_head":"Survivors recall Auschwitz horror on 80th anniversary","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Some of the few remaining survivors of Auschwitz returned to the notorious Nazi death camp yesterday as the world marked the 80th anniversary of its liberation. Auschwitz was the largest of the extermination camps and has become a symbol of Nazi Germany\u2019s genocide of 6 million Jews, 1 million of who","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/28\/2003830952","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830952","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"A flower lies on a concrete slab of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin on International Holocaust Remembrance Day yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/28","ph_fname":"P01-250128-343.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/28\/P01-250128-343.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/28\/thumbs\/P01-250128-343.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"678","ar_id":"2003830953","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-28","ar_head":"Four countries practice maritime security, US says","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Coast guard and fishery officials from the Philippines, the US, Vietnam and Indonesia practiced vessel boarding and arrest techniques at a joint maritime law enforcement training, the US embassy in Manila said yesterday. The two-week course on the Philippines\u2019 southern island of Mindanao comes as pa","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/28\/2003830953","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830953","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"A China Coast Guard ship sails about 60 nautical miles (111km) west of the main Philippine island of Luzon while being monitored by Philipine Coast Guard ship BRP <i>Teresa Magbanua<\/i> (not pictured) on Jan. 11.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/28","ph_fname":"P01-250128-341.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/28\/P01-250128-341.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/28\/thumbs\/P01-250128-341.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"\u2018CHARM OFFENSIVE\u2019: ","ar_byline":"By Sun Yu-ching and William Hetherington","ar_views":"5321","ar_id":"2003830897","ar_sbhdbody":"Beijing has been sending senior Chinese officials to Okinawa as part of efforts to influence public opinion against the US, the \u2018Telegraph\u2019 reported","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"China seeks to divide Okinawa: report","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Beijing is believed to be sowing divisions in Japan\u2019s Okinawa Prefecture to better facilitate an invasion of Taiwan, British newspaper the Telegraph reported on Saturday.Less than 750km from Taiwan, Okinawa hosts nearly 30,000 US troops who would likely \u201cplay a pivotal role should Beijing order the ","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830897","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830897","ph_attr":"Photo: AP","ph_cap":"A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft takes off from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2023.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"p01-250127-aa1.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/p01-250127-aa1.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/p01-250127-aa1.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"\u2018VERY SHALLOW\u2019: ","ar_byline":"By Shelley Shan","ar_views":"1939","ar_id":"2003830898","ar_sbhdbody":"The center of Saturday\u2019s quake in Tainan\u2019s Dongshan District hit at a depth of 7.7km, while yesterday\u2019s in Nansai was at a depth of 8.1km, the CWA said","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"Weekend quakes aftershocks from Tuesday: experts","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Two magnitude 5.7 earthquakes that struck on Saturday night and yesterday morning were aftershocks triggered by a magnitude 6.4 quake on Tuesday last week, a seismologist said, adding that the epicenters of the aftershocks are moving westward.Saturday and yesterday\u2019s earthquakes occurred as people w","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830898","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830898","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction","ph_cap":"The epicenter of a magnitude 5.7 earthquake is indicated on a map with a red star in Tainan\u2019s Dongshan District. The color orange represents that the quake measured a 4 on Taiwan\u2019s 7-tier intensity scale, the yellow represents a 3, the green represents a 2, the blue represents a 1 and the gray means 0.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"p01-250127-aa2.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/p01-250127-aa2.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/p01-250127-aa2.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"481","ar_id":"2003830899","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"Lukashenko set to stay in power in Belarus","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko yesterday said that some of his political opponents had \u201cchosen\u201d to go to prison as he cast his vote in an election that was set to extend his 31-year rule.Lukashenko, 70, held a long news conference during which he was asked how the vote could be free and f","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830899","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830899","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"P01-250127-338.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/P01-250127-338.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/P01-250127-338.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"452","ar_id":"2003830900","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"Israeli forces clash with returning residents in Lebanon","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Israeli forces yesterday killed three people and wounded 31 trying to return to homes in south Lebanon where Israeli troops remained on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said.Israel has said it intended to keep troops in the south beyond ","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830900","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830900","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"Residents carry a man injured by Israeli fire to safety in Borj el Mlouk, Lebanon, yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"P01-250127-339.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/P01-250127-339.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/P01-250127-339.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"515","ar_id":"2003830901","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"South Korea\u2019s Yoon indicted, as North claims missile test","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"South Korean prosecutors yesterday indicted South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3 last year, the main opposition party said.The announcement came as North Korea yesterday said it tested a cruise missile sys","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830901","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830901","ph_attr":"Photo: AP","ph_cap":"South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol attends the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Thursday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"P01-250127-343.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/P01-250127-343.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/P01-250127-343.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"CLASH OF WORDS: ","ar_byline":"By Lee I-chia","ar_views":"5002","ar_id":"2003830846","ar_sbhdbody":"While China\u2019s foreign minister insisted the US play a constructive role with China, Rubio stressed Washington\u2019s commitment to its allies in the region","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"MOFA welcomes Rubio\u2019s Taiwan remarks","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday affirmed and welcomed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio statements expressing the US\u2019 \u201cserious concern over China\u2019s coercive actions against Taiwan\u201d and aggressive behavior in the South China Sea, in a telephone call with his Chinese counterpart.The m","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830846","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830846","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"Then-US senator Marco Rubio testifies before a US Senate committee hearing on his nomination to be US secretary of state in Washington on Wednesday last week.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p01-250126-344.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p01-250126-344.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p01-250126-344.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"AVOID ROAD WOES:","ar_byline":"By Lin Chih-yi and Jonathan Chin","ar_views":"1198","ar_id":"2003830847","ar_sbhdbody":"The premier urged people to use the Freeway 1968 app to avoid being stuck in traffic, especially on Wednesday and Thursday","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Taoyuan airport braces for major holiday surge","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport was yesterday expected to serve 157,000 inbound and outgoing passengers, the most since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, airport officials said yesterday, citing airline records.The figure, reported on the first day of the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday that be","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830847","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830847","ph_attr":"Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"People line up at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p01-250126-003.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p01-250126-003.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p01-250126-003.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lai Hsiao-tung and Esme Yeh","ar_views":"740","ar_id":"2003830848","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Opposition \u2018sneak attacked\u2019 Cabinet, premier says","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Premier Cho Jung-tai (\u5353\u69ae\u6cf0) yesterday said opposition party lawmakers had \u201csneak attacked\u201d the Cabinet by sending a bill passed by the legislature just before the start of the Lunar New Year holiday.The Cabinet has made a request for reconsideration through an impromptu meeting, Cho said.The premier ","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830848","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830848","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the Executive Yuan","ph_cap":"Premier Cho Jung-tai, third right, presides over a provisional meeting at the Executive Yuan in Taipei on Friday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p01-250126-govt.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p01-250126-govt.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p01-250126-govt.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"462","ar_id":"2003830849","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Hamas frees 4 female soldiers as part of Gaza ceasefire","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Hamas militants yesterday handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City after parading them in front of a crowd.Israel was set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.The four smiled broadl","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830849","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830849","ph_attr":"Photo: Reuters","ph_cap":"Four female Israeli soldiers, who had been held in Gaza since Hamas\u2019 deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, wave and give the thumps-up on a stage before being released by Hamas militants to the Red Cross as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Gaza City yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p01-250126-345.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p01-250126-345.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p01-250126-345.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"666","ar_id":"2003830850","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Philippines accuses Chinese forces of harassing researchers","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"China Coast Guard boats and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South China Sea, forcing them to cancel the operation, the Philippine Coast Guard said yesterday.Beijing has repeatedly asserted sover","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830850","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830850","ph_attr":"Photo: Philippine Coast Guard via AP","ph_cap":"A China Coast Guard boat sails around Sandy Cay in the South China Sea on Friday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p01-250126-347.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p01-250126-347.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p01-250126-347.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"GOVERNMENT SUPPORT:","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"1331","ar_id":"2003830800","ar_sbhdbody":"The initiative aims to help Taiwanese aged 15 to 30 to broaden their horizons and promote Taiwan and its values, an education official said","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-25","ar_head":"Lai launches NT$10B youth overseas program","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"President William Lai (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7) yesterday officially launched a government program to fund young Taiwanese\u2019s travel abroad for volunteer work, training or cross-cultural exchanges.The Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative offers more than 800 opportunities this year for Taiwanese nationals aged 15 to 30 ","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/25\/2003830800","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830800","ph_attr":"Photo: Chou Min-hung, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"President William Lai, fourth left, presides over an event marking the start of the Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative in Taoyuan yesterday. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/25","ph_fname":"p01-250125-002.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/p01-250125-002.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/thumbs\/p01-250125-002.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lisa Wang","ar_views":"832","ar_id":"2003830801","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-25","ar_head":"Annual GDP growth of 4.3 percent beats forecast","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Taiwan\u2019s GDP expanded at a faster-than-expected pace last quarter, bringing full-year economic  growth to 4.3 percent \u2014 the most robust performance in three years, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said yesterday.The economy grew 1.84 percent in the fourth quarter,","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/25\/2003830801","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830801","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"People shop at a clothing store in Taipei\u2019s Ximending yesterday. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/25","ph_fname":"p01-250125-603.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/p01-250125-603.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/thumbs\/p01-250125-603.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"990","ar_id":"2003830802","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-25","ar_head":"Trump says he would \u2018rather not\u2019 put tariffs on China","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"US President Donald Trump said he would prefer not to have to impose tariffs on China, his latest dovish remark toward the world\u2019s second-biggest economy even as he continues to threaten sweeping action.Asked if he could stop the Chinese president from taking Taiwan and reach a trade agreement, Trum","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/25\/2003830802","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830802","ph_attr":"Photo: AFP","ph_cap":"A photo taken on Thursday shows cars waiting to be exported in a port in Lianyungang  in China\u2019s Jiangsu Province.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/25","ph_fname":"p01-250125-329.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/p01-250125-329.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/thumbs\/p01-250125-329.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lery Hiciano","ar_views":"502","ar_id":"2003830803","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-25","ar_head":"Pharmacies, clinics offered rewards for holiday work","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Pharmacies and clinics that remain open during the Lunar New Year would be rewarded with an extra 30 percent in fees, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced yesterday, as flu-like illnesses are expected to continue surging during the holiday.The Centers for Disease Control has also incentivize","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/25\/2003830803","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830803","ph_attr":"Photo: Lo Pei-de, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"People board a train at Taipei Railway Station yesterday, ahead of the start of the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday today. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/25","ph_fname":"p01-250125-001.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/p01-250125-001.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/thumbs\/p01-250125-001.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"\u2018DOUBLE STANDARDS\u2019:","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"510","ar_id":"2003830804","ar_sbhdbody":" The Taliban said the move was \u2018politically motivated,\u2019 and accused the ICC of ignoring war crimes by foreign forces","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-25","ar_head":"Afghan women\u2019s group hails ICC\u2019s move to arrest Taliban leaders","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"An Afghan women\u2019s group yesterday hailed a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women.The ICC\u2019s chief prosecutor Karim Khan on Thursday announced that he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/25\/2003830804","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830804","ph_attr":"Photo: EPA-EFE","ph_cap":"Students attend a graduation ceremony for Afghan girls at Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Religious School in Kabul on Thursday. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/25","ph_fname":"p01-250125-328.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/p01-250125-328.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/25\/thumbs\/p01-250125-328.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"INTERPRETATION:","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"1319","ar_id":"2003830740","ar_sbhdbody":"DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming said that a request for the Constitutional Court to grant a temporary injunction and review the law had been filed","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-24","ar_head":"Constitutional  Court revisions to take effect tomorrow","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"Measures adopted by the legislature to raise the thresholds for Constitutional Court rulings are to take effect tomorrow after being promulgated by President William Lai (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7), while the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus said it has applied for a temporary injunction and a constitutional int","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/24\/2003830740","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830740","ph_attr":"Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"Grand justices at the Constitutional Court hear arguments in a case in Taipei on Oct. 25 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/24","ph_fname":"p01-250124-002.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/24\/p01-250124-002.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/24\/thumbs\/p01-250124-002.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Jonathan Chin","ar_views":"868","ar_id":"2003830741","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Front Page","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-24","ar_head":"Lai authorizes bolder emission reduction targets","dp_urlname":"front","ar_desc":"President William Lai (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7) yesterday authorized new national targets for reducing carbon emissions in response to the global failure to limit climate warming to 1.5\u00b0C and a surge in extreme weather events.Speaking at the third meeting of the National Climate Change Committee in Taipei, he said that","ar_url":"News\/front\/archives\/2025\/01\/24\/2003830741","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830741","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the Presidential Office","ph_cap":"The Presidential Office\u2019s National Climate Change Committee meets in Taipei yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/24","ph_fname":"p01-250124-climate.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/24\/p01-250124-climate.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/24\/thumbs\/p01-250124-climate.jpg"}}]