DREAM TEAM? Chen Chien-jen’s move paved the way for a Tsai-Lai ticket, and he should be applauded at this ‘critical juncture,’ DPP Legislator Chen Min
By Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporterNext year’s launch of a continuous trading system would affect day traders and institutional investors the most, as
COLLECTIVE MESSAGE: Freddy Lim said that a religious visit by the Dalai Lama would be the best way to show the world that Taiwan is different from Chi
Best-selling Japanese author Haruki Murakami says he enjoys writing novels because he doesn’t know how they’ll end up.日本暢銷作家村上春樹說,他享受寫小說的樂趣,因為他也不知道小說會
GUARDIANS: The agency’s duties range from protecting the nation’s territorial waters and watching against disease outbreaks to making sure elderly res
‘EXPERIMENT’: Brent Christensen said that at the time of the TRA’s passage, many hoped for the best, but were skeptical about what unofficial ties alo
REMEMBERING THE HORROR: The Holocaust ‘has become an ethical code, a scale according to which every genocide in the modern era is measured,’ Israel’s
ENHANCING SECURITY: Lai Jui-lung voiced support for an Executive Yuan plan to switch to national ID cards with integrated chips that would be harder t
OPPOSITION ADVICE: Su met with the heads of the KMT, PFP and New Power Party caucuses, most of whom praised his leadership style before urging various
By Ann Maxon / Staff reporterMinister of Education Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) yesterday said he returned to the ministry in the hope of completing the polici
POLICY VISIONS: Former premier William Lai said at a ceremony that parties should not dream of Chinese unification, while Taiwanese should unite to fa
‘A BRIGHTER FUTURE’: Kuan Chung-ming said that one of his priorities is improving NTU’s competitiveness, but did not address the controversy surroundi
INTERNAL HARMONY: Two legislators said the party must consolidate numerous cliques to have a chance in the presidential election, regardless of candid
Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), who won re-election in the Nov. 24 local elections, discussed the steps he bel
By Ann Maxon / Staff reporterFormer minister of education Yeh Jiunn-rong (葉俊榮) yesterday defended his decision to approve the appointment of National
‘FLIPPER’? A party member said that the KMT chairman ‘looks before he leaps’ and his reluctance to comment indicates that he is yet to make up his min
Taiwan has promoted English-language learning for decades, but lags behind regional neighbors in effectiveness, judging by English communication skill
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterThe Alishan Forest Railway’s trains for sunrise watching during the upcoming New Year’s holiday are to open for group
CHALLENGE: The foreign ministry said it was in ‘earnest communication’ with Tokyo, which expressed regret over a public vote to retain a ban on certai
By Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporterYulon Group (裕隆集團) chief executive officer Kenneth Yen (嚴凱泰) died yesterday at the age of 54, Yulon Motor Co (裕隆汽車)