By Chen Cheng-yu and Jason Pan / Staff reportersChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (傅?萁) yesterday defended his upcoming trip to C
‘URGENT NEED’: To meet its personnel needs and process cases that are in a backlog, 5,536 new judges, clerks and other staff would have to be hired, t
AGRICULTURE HEAD: Chen Junne-jih, who was deputy agriculture minister before being named acting minister after his predecessor resigned, is to formall
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterSupporters and opponents of abolishing the death penalty yesterday engaged in heated debate at the Constitutional Cour
WORRYING ALLIANCE: While the G7 leaders also vowed to provide more support to Ukraine, Blinken said China was the ‘primary contributor’ to Moscow’s de
By Yang Yao-ru / Staff reporterThe US’ repeated calls for a peaceful resolution to cross-strait differences means that it would increase arms sales to
FORMER ACTIVIST: Minister of labor-designate Ho Pei-shan would strive to ‘become the guardian of workers’ rights and interests,’ premier-designate Cho
TWO READINGS: Text designer Lin Kuo-ching crafted the English word ‘Taipei’ on the suits to look like the Chinese characters for ‘jia you’ when upside
‘NEW PAGE’: The magazine’s description of William Lai as the nation’s next president showed international recognition of Taiwan’s achievements, a spok
SMART MOBILITY: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co is showcasing its Model N electric cargo van prototype, the Model B personalized urban car and component
Staff writer, with CNAFour-time NBA all-star DeMarcus Cousins arrived in Taiwan with his family early yesterday to finish his renewed contract with th
NEW DRIVING FORCES: With their experience working in the private sector, the six new appointees are to facilitate the implementation of government pro
HARD HITS: The Ministry of National Defense said the performance of the helmets was within the design parameters, but it was developing an improved ve
WALK WITHOUT WORRY: If walkways are not level, local governments can order them to be rebuilt and pedestrian-friendly spaces must be established near
RETHINK? The defense ministry and Navy Command Headquarters could take over the indigenous submarine project and change its production timeline, a sou
SHOT IN THE ARM: The new system can be integrated with Avenger and Stinger missiles to bolster regional air defense capabilities, a defense ministry r
By Amber Wang / AFP, TAIPEIUnder mulberry trees at a bee farm in Taipei’s suburbs, students watched intently as instructor Tsai Ming-hsien (蔡明憲) wafte
New research suggests there’s less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa than thought — and that could affect what if any life might be l
HEALTH: The Alliance for Promoting Healthy Taiwan is to convene a health forum at the end of this month and has invited president-elect William Lai to
LIKE FAMILY: People now treat dogs and cats as family members. They receive the same medical treatments and tests as humans do, a veterinary associati