FAIR WARNING: The foreign ministry suspected the move as early as last month, when the Burkinabe president refused a visit by Tsai in lieu of another
SELECTUSA: As part of the nation’s bid to strengthen US economic ties, a large delegation is to attend a conference next month for direct investments
SPEAKING OUT: Canada and New Zealand for the first time gave their backing for Taiwan’s participation, while Germany, Honduras and Japan also spoke up
By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporterSeveral UN human rights experts have expressed concern about Spain’s decision to deport Taiwanese fraud suspects to China
TAIPEI MAYOR: Ko Wen-je said he respects that political parties have their own considerations and accepts the challenge of running against the DPP and
我南太友邦吐瓦魯總理索本嘉(Enele Sosene Sopoaga)來台訪問,總統今上午將接見。外交部上週發布新聞稿歡迎索本嘉,但竟把索本嘉英文名字拼錯,將「Enele」誤植為「Elene」,貽笑大方。事實上,外交部近來對外發布新聞稿多次出錯,除了友邦總理名字拚錯、也誤植外國駐台館處英文名,斷交英
OBSTRUCTION: Rejecting Beijing’s claims as spurious, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that only the nation’s popularly elected government can repr
VALUABLE PLAYER: The German Institute Taipei director said Taiwan’s participation in the global arena must not be hindered out of ideological motives
INNOVATION: While the president did not disclose details about the investment, she said the US firm’s plan shows that the nation is moving in the righ
DOLLAR DIPLOMACY: Joseph Wu urged other nations to pay attention to Beijing’s poor record of following through with its financial pledges to Taiwan’s
ACCOUNTABILITY: One legislator said that if company owners are not held responsible, they would continue to overwork their employees and cause more cr
MANY DOUBTS: This month’s survey by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation was conducted last week, ahead of the PLA’s live-fire exercises in the Tai
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE: The university said it was the first time a university or school in Taiwan has resolved the issue of a political leader’s statue
LOBBYING: The organization recommended relaxing rules to free firms of work hour limits, which one group leader said was a bid to turn local workers i
FIRST AFRICA VISIT: Tsai Ing-wen is to inspect various initiatives that Taiwan has undertaken in Swaziland and meet with expats and businesspeople
By Huang Hsu-lei and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter, with staff writerKaohsiung’s National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) is to host a school-wide refe
‘IMPRESSIVE’: The president said there was no need to ‘overreact’ to the drill, as she was not trying to one up China’s upcoming live-fire exercise in
WORRIED ABOUT FISH: KMT lawmakers said they were concerned about the unopened plant’s eventual effect on a conservation area near New Taipei City
LAWMAKERS’ PRESSURE: Joseph Wu responded to questions from members of the Foreign and National Defense Committee about efforts to attend the annual me
GOING ‘GREEN’: As the first country to develop civil nuclear power, the UK can help Taiwan deal with its end of life of nuclear plants, a British trad