ELECTION INTERFERENCE: Chinese Youth Development Union deputy director Sun Chih-chuang was held incommunicado following a search conducted on Friday
ELEPHANT IN ROOM: Hou called for cultural exchanges with China to build trust across the Strait, while Lai said Taiwanese do not need to rely on China
FLIGHT RISK: Wu Shih-chin from Keelung became the first warden to be held in pretrial detention in connection with an alleged PRC trips-for-votes sche
TREND TO CONTINUE: People should be careful when someone offers a free banquet or tour, as these activities could be part of their vote-buying tactics
MAKING PROGRESS: Taiwan’s standby power was 1.64%, when former KMT president Ma stepped down in 2016, but it now ranges between 10 and 15%, the DPP’s
/ Staff writer, with CNAThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday urged the public to put off travel to Cuba, after a Taiwanese man said he and
INFLUENCE CAMPAIGN: Prosecutors said that the man and his conspirators were receiving funds from a Chinese agent who had been giving them orders
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterTaiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said he has never been to a pl
WOAH DESIGNATION: The agriculture ministry said it would keep helping farmers, for example by bringing in milk storage tanks, as the industry has ‘hug
DEMOCRATIC PARTNERS: The government said it hopes the landmark investment deal would help with its bid to join the CPTPP, which is to be chaired by Ca
By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNATaiwan as of October had issued about 47,000 residency permits to Hong Kongers since January 2018, with 97 pe
PANDEMIC IMPACT: Experts called for more mental health resources on university campuses and lowering the counselor-to-student ratio to improve well-be
PARTY PAUSED: Chinese officials halted the practice of treating Taiwanese municipal officials to trips after Taipei’s crackdown, a national security s
By Chueh Ching-lun / Staff reporter, with CNAThe Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), yes
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterWhile 65 percent of Taiwanese want the ruling party to change, 70 percent do not want the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT
PURSUIT OF BALANCE: The US hopes to find areas where it can work with China, to compete responsibly, while avoiding confrontation, the US envoy to Chi
MAJOR STEP: The agreement would involve supply chains and WTO reform, but Valdis Dombrovskis said Taipei must prove its willingness to handle concerns
By Ling Mei-hsueh, Tsai Ssu-pei and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerSmoking is now prohibited at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterStarting in September next year, male junior-high students in Taipei will be eligible for city government-funded vaccina
PIONEERS: William Lai said it was important for him and Hsiao Bi-Khim to recognize the contributions of the southern city’s residents in advocating fo