RISING DEBT: The latest interest adjustment would drive the mortgage rate above 2% for the first time since 2009, adding to homeowners’ burden, Sinyi
/ Staff writer, with CNA in WashingtonThe US House of Representatives on Thursday passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which aut
HONORING COMMITMENT: Although there is no indication of an attack this decade, cross-party support for Taiwan’s self-defense shows Beijing the US’ lev
By William Hetherington / Staff writerMore than 70 percent of Americans are concerned about the threat of China invading Taiwan within five years, whi
UNDETERRED: Alicia Kearns urged closer cooperation between the UK and Taiwan, and said that she was disappointed about China’s criticism of her Taipei
DEMOCRATIC STIRRINGS: The protests in China signal the dawn of a new era in which Chinese will no longer remain silent and will rise up against tyrann
PRESS FREEDOM: Britain called reports that a BBC journalist was beaten and detained ‘unacceptable’; China said the reporter did not present his creden
‘TURNING THE SCREWS’: The Chinese firms affected would not be able to introduce new products and merchants might find they are stuck with gear that is
By Chen Yu-fu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerA pledge to defend Taiwan and never surrender has garnered 263 signatures among can
TRADE BLOC BID: After disconcerting comments made by Australia’s PM, Canberra made it clear that it welcomed ‘all economic entities’ that meet the CPT
/ AFP, SEOULNorth Korea yesterday fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that Japan said could have had the range to hit the US mainland.
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe government aims to raise about NT$2.6 billion (US$83.56 million) per year to boost the use of public transportatio
THREATS: Beijing’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the region, the US president s
美國總統拜登和中國國家主席習近平今天傍晚起在印尼峇里島20國集團(G20)峰會場邊展開會談,預計會談將進行4個小時,值美中關係高度緊張之際,外界普遍對這場近2年來美中領袖首次會談期望低;從拜、習兩人目前為止揭露的觀點來看,雙方為美中關係定調的較勁意味濃厚。
Staff writer, with CNAStudents from the US won the top three prizes at a Mandarin public speaking contest in Taipei on Tuesday, in which the 54 contes
BOOSTING TIES: This year’s government-level UK-Taiwan Trade Talks are to focus on industries such as financial technology, renewable energy and pharma
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NO ‘BACKSLIDING’: Everyone must be held accountable, ‘be they presidents, prime ministers, CEOs’ in slashing emissions 45 percent by 2030, the UNFCCC
/ AFP, SEOULThe South Korean military yesterday scrambled stealth jets after detecting the mobilization of 180 North Korean warplanes, Seoul said, fol
/ Staff writer, with CNAThe development of two domestically made military vehicles is on schedule, the Ministry of National Defense said on Sunday, re