INTO EGYPT: A Gaza border crossings authority list bore the name of a Taiwan passport holder who it said was a member of the Doctors Without Borders c
HELP WANTED: Tokyo is building ties with NATO partners in the hopes of showing Beijing that any attempt to ‘unify’ Taiwan by force is unacceptable, On
/ AFP, BANGKOKTourists from Taiwan are now eligible for visa-free entry to Thailand, Bangkok announced yesterday, as it seeks to rebuild the key touri
NATIONAL INSECURITY: PLA slogans suggest it has concerns about whether it and its commanders are ready for combat, despite modernization efforts, a Pe
NATURAL ACT: A state that demands patriotism from its people has to earn that love by governing well and being worthy of public trust, Chen Chien-jen
TOUGH BATTLES: A little-known ally of Donald Trump, Johnson faces a budget showdown, and bickering over funding for Ukraine and Israel
By Yang Yuan-ting and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of Agriculture plans to roll out a forest therapy certificate prog
By Rachel Lin / Staff reporterMinistry of Education officials on Saturday lauded the success of an ongoing Mandarin training program, as it welcomed a
By Wen Yu-te and Jason Pan / Staff reportersOne person has been detained, while six others have posted bail after being questioned by prosecutors on s
By Yao Chieh-hsiu, Chen Yun and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writerA delegation led by Lithuanian Parliament Speaker Viktorija C
STRIKING DISTANCE: The military is prioritizing long-range precision strike capabilities, which it plans to obtain through procurements and local deve
‘TEAM TAIWAN’: Running an election campaign resembles a baseball game, and teamwork and execution of the strategy are crucial, President Tsai Ing-wen
Staff writer, with CNAThe Taichung Suns are disbanding after the T1 League announced last month that they would not be allowed to take part in the lea
SIGNIFICANT: An indigenous submarine can enhance deterrence, as more effort would be needed against its attacks, a former Japanese fleet commander sai
NEGOTIATIONS: As TPP presidential candidate Ko Wen-je’s office listed issues with the primary proposal, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi said it is sc
SOUTHBOUND: While exports to China fell 8.8 percent, shipments to ASEAN markets rose 24.8 percent, making the bloc Taiwan’s second-largest export dest
KEY INTERACTIONS: The Japan lawmaker met with Hou You-yi and Ko Wen-je, while VP William Lai spoke at a banquet for the Japan-ROC Diet Members’ Consul
By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNAThe US must not let Taiwan fall into the hands of China if it wants to deter Beijing, US political scientist Joh
By Hung Yu-fang and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwanese research institutions clinched 12 prizes in this year’s R&D 100 Awards,
AP, STOCKHOLMNorwegian writer Jon Fosse won the Nobel Prize in Literature yesterday, for plays and prose that “give voice to the unsayable,” the Swedi