DEADLINE EXTENSION: The Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee set a new deadline, as some people might be unaware the law applies to them
By Sean Lin / Staff reporterThe Legislative Yuan yesterday passed the new Act Governing Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals (外國專業人才延攬及
By Sean Lin and Abraham Gerber / Staff reportersDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) yesterday voiced objections to sep
BIG DIFFERENCE: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) reported assets worth NT$700m last year, recording NT$800m in revenue and NT$510m in expenditur
‘SECURITY, SOVEREIGNTY’: Premier Lin Chuan said that the participation of state and military officials at Chinese events has affected public perceptio
‘OPAQUE DEALMAKING’: KMT Legislator Huang Chao-shun slammed closed-door negotiations, saying the DPP should handle the issue according to public opini
ASSETS: Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee spokeswoman Shih Chin-fang said discussions have been held on whether there is enough evidence to
/ AP, NORFOLK, VirginiaThe US Navy abandoned efforts to convict a Taiwan-born US Navy officer of spying for Taiwan or China, on Thursday striking a pl
IN THE DARK: New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu has asked for nearly half the total funds of the project, but he has not briefed local lawmakers on his pr
TAX REVENUE: Estimates show that the funds that the National Women’s League received from military taxes and surcharges are equivalent to NT$349.81 bi
MATURING EXPENSES: The MOHW said that by 2034, the 18th year of the initiative, it would have paid NT$26 billion and would be spending NT$2.75 billion
FORWARD THINKING: The Executive Yuan’s proposal stipulates a revision to the rules in 2022 to ensure that the nation’s pension system stays afloat for
NATIONAL DIGNITY: Retired generals or former deputy ministers could see their monthly pensions cut by at least 30 percent if they visit China without
By Jason Pan / Staff reporterAuthorities have arrested 23 people nationwide in raids targeting an alleged telecommunications fraud ring that preyed up
WARM WELCOME? Vice President Chen Chien-jen said that protesters should avoid the cold by sending representatives to Sunday’s meeting to discuss issue
‘FEEBLE GOOSE’: To ensure a sustainable system, the retirement age needs to be 55 and the income replacement ratio lowered from 80% to 60%, Chen Chien
OBI PHARMA: The former president of Academia Sinica angrily denied the charges, saying it had ‘grievously’ harmed his reputation and vowing to defend
By Lo Tien-pin, Lu Yi-hsuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerA trial training program is to be implemented next year in a bid to imp
DEAL DONE: The bank’s New York branch was facing a bigger fine, but central bank Governor Perng Fai-nan helped facilitate negotiations to reduce it, t
SETTLEMENT: A US$500m payout for an environmental disaster that has affected the livelihood about 10 million Vietnamese is not sufficient, demonstrato