/ Staff writer, with CNAThe Legislative Yuan yesterday passed proposed amendments to a gender equality law that aims to protect the rights and interes
PREPARING FOR WAR: The country’s security strategy states that evacuation facilities must be bolstered, particularly on the Nansei Islands, which are
UKRAINE EFFECT: Taiwan must build up production so that it does not have to ‘cry piteously for help’ if it comes under attack, the drone project’s coo
By Liao Chia-ning and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe National Development Council’s Taiwan Employment Gold Card Office would be exp
WAR QUESTIONS: Separately, an Australian opinion poll showed most would back sending arms to Taiwan if China attacked, but only 42% supported deployin
‘SURREAL’: Poland star Iga Swiatek became the third woman in the Open era to win each of her first four Grand Slam finals, after defeating Karolina Mu
JAPANESE NEIGHBOR: You Si-kun said a trial program for direct ferry services linking Yilan and the Japanese island would be conducted, with a goal to
GLOBAL GOALS: The trade group stressed the importance for Taiwan to ease trade barriers and improve the regulatory system to bolster the nation’s comp
By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterYoung people can today start using and collecting “culture points” with a dedicated mobile app and enter prize draws
NOT BUYING IT: One of the goals of Beijing’s Cross-Strait Media People Summit was to draw mainstream media executives to discuss the ‘one country, two
By Wu Su-wei and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerLawmakers have proposed amendments to rules governing alternative military service t
‘RECKLESS BEHAVIOR’: A summit in Brussels attended by foreign lawmakers said the cross-strait ‘status quo should not be unilaterally altered,’ calling
WEEK OF THREATS: Fushan Botanical Garden in Yilan, and a zoo and a pagoda in Kaohsiung were the targets yesterday following other messages sent this w
By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterVisiting Japanese lawmaker Shinsuke Okuno yesterday called for legislation to deepen ties with Taiwan, while Legislat
/ Staff writer, with CNAStarting at noon today, foreign independent travelers arriving in Taiwan would be eligible to enter a draw to win NT$5,000 vou
Israel’s Defense Ministry on Thursday said it has begun talks to sell an advanced missile defense system to Germany. The announcement came two weeks a
HOTEL BOOST: The hospitality industry is to receive subsidies to hire staff, while the government aims to exceed a goal of attracting 6 million touris
‘NO FOLLOWING’: An MP in Germany said that the French leader had turned his China trip into a PR coup for Xi Jinping and a foreign policy disaster for
By Chu Pei-hsiung,Liu Hsin-te and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerThe so-called “1992 consensus” remains a political foundation on whic
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday reiterated its plans for comprehensive water treatment and recycli