GLOBAL ECONOMY: A blockade would have an absolutely calamitous effect not just on Taiwan, but on the global economy, British Foreign Secretary David C
/ Reuters, HONG KONGA Hong Kong court yesterday sentenced 12 people to jail terms from more than four years to nearly seven years in a high-profile ri
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS: The Bunun man’s attorney said that the Supreme Court’s decision was a landmark and would ease worries for indigenous people out hun
COOPERATION: Two crewmembers from a Chinese fishing boat that sank off Kinmen were rescued, two were found dead and another two were still missing at
By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterThe Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union (APPU) General Assembly yesterday passed a resolution supporting Taiwan’s i
DIALOGUE NEEDED: Taiwan, the US and China should keep talking to ensure there is no miscalculation in the Taiwan Strait, CNN host Fareed Zakaria wrote
BUILT TO GROW: Starting with two to three staff, the office could be expanded, as Michigan also hopes to boost cultural and education exchanges, the o
By Ting Yi and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe ubiquitous nature of online messaging has made handwritten letters all but
Staff writer, with CNAState-owned Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) yesterday said it would recommend raising residential electricity rates for the first
/ Staff writer, with CNAHuman rights lawyer Chen Chun-han (陳俊翰), who passed away on Feb. 11 at the age of 40, on Tuesday received a posthumous preside
NEVER FORGET: Feb. 28 is a day to demand justice and redress, and remember the long, hard road Taiwanese walked to democracy, Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-c
INTIMIDATION: China’s provocative actions intended to undermine the ‘status quo’ have posed severe challenges to regional security, the Ministry of Fo
PASSERSBY: With up to 6 million people transiting through Taiwan annually, they can be an important source of international travelers, an official sai