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)
ON TWO WHEELS: British travelers’ interest in Taiwan is on the rise, so Ours Travel teamed up with Giant and China Airlines to offer them 12-day cycli
BACK BURNER: A Japan relations official confirmed that a platform to discuss trade and investment has been put on hold due to Taiwan’s ban on certain
ATTACK: The Labor Standards Act amendments contradicted the DPP’s campaign promise of balancing the interests of workers and employers, Tuan Yi-kang s
UNSCRIPTED? A Hong Kong paper reported a possible Chinese ban, but one leading movie figure dismissed the idea and the awards committee said it had no
By Ko Yu-hao, Chung Chih-kai and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporters, with staff writerPolitics overshadowed the 55th Golden Horse Awards after some winner
/ Staff writer, with CNAMinister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) is to leave for the Marshall Islands on Monday to celebrate the 20th anniversary o
By Stacy Hsu / Staff reporterHuman rights advocates from around the world yesterday gathered at the first Asia-based Oslo Freedom Forum in Taipei to d
US OR CHINA MEETING? AIT Director Brent Christensen did not say whether the US vice president would meet with Morris Chang, but called him an ‘inspiri
SWEEPING REFORM: The Executive Yuan has ordered the transportation ministry to submit a bill for the creation of an independent safety committee withi
/ ReutersChinese players on the elite US professional women’s golf tour have pulled out of this week’s tournament in Taiwan at the 11th hour, after be
CRITICAL THINKING: While fake news is a threat, it is also an opportunity to build a society based on a better informed and more educated citizenry, J
TAIPEI: The highlight occurred when the parade reached Guanqian Road, where the Asian Games athletes were greeted with cheers, confetti and ribbons
ENSURING DEMOCRACY: Taiwanese would not move toward conflict due to momentary passion, but nor would they sacrifice the sovereignty of the nation, the
ELECTORAL BOOST: A legislator said that Washington publicized potential military drills in the Strait to help the Republicans and the DPP in next mont
‘DIPLOMATIC BREAKTHROUGH’: The mission aims to promote exchanges in tourism and education, as well as the US state’s agricultural blockchain and ‘clea
The Taiwan Literature Award for Migrants continues to provide a platform for new immigrants to express themselves, whether it be factory workers, dome
MODUS OPERANDI: The Concentric Patriotism Association told the reporter that it only trusted people with family in China and that it paid Taiwanese to