UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world risks splitting in two, with the United States and China creating two separate and com
宋文笛美國民主黨2020總統初選中民調遙遙領先的前副總統拜登(Joe Biden) 近日連續幾次公開演說談到中國政策時,罕見地打破近兩年來占據主流的美國疑中思維,重拾歐巴馬年代的美國必勝的樂觀主義。若是拜登最終獲得民主黨提名,中國政策可能會變成他和共和黨候選人川普在明年美國總統大選的重要政策戰場(c
By Ko Yu-hao, Wang Jung-hsiang and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporters, with staff writerKaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) yesterday released financial reco
RETIREMENT: The amendments raised fines for employers who owe workers pensions, added foreign nationals to the pension system and provided a tax break
PUSHBACK: TutorABC’s lawsuits disrupt fair trade and strive to corner the online English teaching market, cram schools said at a news conference
COMMITMENT CRUCIAL: PCA Life was among several foreign insurance firms that scaled down their operations in Taiwan during the global financial crisis
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan is closely monitoring the political situation in former ally El Salvador following a general election, the Ministry of
POST-APPROVAL: Most investors would be allowed to apply after the fact, as of about 3,500 applications that are received every year, only 500 require
‘GRAVE MISTAKE’: Gardner said abandoning Taiwan would ‘negatively influence’ ties with the US, while Rubio said the decision would prove ‘costly and s
By Sean Lin / Staff reporterProposed amendments to the Act of Military Service for Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of the Armed Forces (陸海空軍軍官士官
PUBLIC SUBSIDY: Every annual deposit a parent makes into their child’s savings account would be matched by the government up with NT$15,000, the act s
By Sean Lin / Staff reporterYes! Ginseng (夜市人參), a night market-themed card game designed by Frenchman Alban Coueffe, which aims to promote Taiwan’s s
By Lin Hui-chin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe National Health Insurance (NHI) last year lost NT$1.56 billion (US$52.1 milli
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
CONTINUED PAYOUTS: Taipower is to incorporate subsidies and compensations paid to people living near nuclear power plants under a single fund, if the
FAITHFUL SERVANT: The 64-year-old banker earned his doctorate in economics at University of Birmingham and has devoted his whole career to the central
FOR THE CHILDREN: Increases to tax deductions are expected to help reduce the burden of raising kids and benefit young people who have just ‘started l
By Chen Wei-han / Staff reporterThe Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration has suffered a steep decline in approval ratings due to its hand
LITTLE CONFIDENCE: The Ministry of National Defense seized NT$7.2 billion from Ching Fu’s bank account after the company failed to meet a payment dead
FUTURE-PROOF: Pension cuts would provide the pension foundation with an additional NT$193 billion and ensure its operations for 30 years, the ministry