ACHIEVEMENT: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated president-elect William Lai and Taiwanese for demonstrating the strength of their demo
PEACE AND DEMOCRACY: As one of the first elections to be held in a year of major international voting, Taiwan has shown the world that ‘between democr
壹、臺灣與全球民主經貿連結加深蔡英文總統上任以降,臺灣的民主與自由程度大幅躍進。經濟學人智庫(EIU)評比,2022年臺灣的民主指數逼近滿分,高居全球第十,較2016年馬英九總統執政末年進步23名。自由之家(Freedom House)的評比亦顯示,2023年臺灣的政治權利與公民自由,合計94分,位
INTEGRATION: DPP vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim said that the nation must maintain its competitiveness and key position in supply chains
/ Staff writer, with CNAThe nation’s main domestic aircraft developer yesterday said that it has completed the first stage of design for a military tr
DEFENSE AUTONOMY: In an interview, Tsai expressed hope that the next president would continue her administration’s efforts to develop the local defens
CONFLICT PROJECTION: If necessary, harbors should be sealed off and runways should be destroyed, due to seaports’ and airports’ importance to the nati
微軟早在去年9月宣布終止支援WordPad文書處理編輯器(或稱寫字板),同時預告會在未來的Windows系統更新將其移除,意味WordPad將走入歷史。
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