COALITION BUILDING: Washington should build up the resilience of ASEAN and Oceanic countries to counter China’s threats in the region, a US representa
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
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
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterTaiwanese believe they would need NT$16 million (US$515,049) to cover their retirement expenses, suggesting an 8.3 perc
INDECISION: Projects to develop next-generation vessels ran into a lot of setbacks, with groups unable to agree and constantly backpedaling, the Contr
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe nation’s three presidential candidates yesterday clashed at the first platform presentation organized by the Centr
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
By Lisa Wang / Staff reporterTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) chairman Mark Liu (劉德音) is to step down from his position in June next
HIGHEST EVER: The general budget for fiscal year 2024 provides NT$2.8519tn to fund the central government, a 1.04 percent decrease from the initial pr
/ Staff Writer, with CNAThe new Alishan Cypress Train has been announced the winner of an LIT Lighting Design Award after taking the top spot in the “
台南鹽水「月之美術館」推出2023漫月美行動,今晚(16日)在鹽水王爺廟巷熱鬧開幕,在鹽水街區巷弄展出18件藝術作品,展到明年3月3日,為月津港燈節熱身。「月之美術館」是第5年舉辦,開幕前夕,月津港燈節及月之美術館獲得觀光署第一屆「觀光亮點獎」國旅最佳潛力獎,漫月美行動受到矚目。月之美術館的兔大叔今
SPRING: The contract chipmaker is set to move in equipment for the production of 2-nanometer chips in April, the Hsinchu Science Park’s director-gener
DETERRENCE: Taiwan must have the determination to stand together with the international community, National Security Council Secretary-General Welling
A MILLION UNITS: Transit-oriented development and urban renewal projects should prioritize land or units reserved for social housing so the goal can b
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterNew Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, yesterday vowed
POLITICIANS WEIGH IN: Lai said the curriculum does not prevent the teaching of texts, while Hou said that he would head a conference to change educati
INDISPENSABLE: Major countries have repeatedly stressed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sa
ALL CLEAR: While China’s military called the flight ‘public hype,’ the Ministry of National Defense said it was normal and that they monitored its pas
/ Staff writer, with CNAA new list of core technologies, including semiconductor process technologies, that are subject to tighter controls is not lik
Staff writer, with CNAThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday awarded visiting Czech Senator Pavel Fischer a medal of friendship in recognition of h