PROMISE: Veterans Affairs Council Minister Yen De-fa said the council would keep Chiang Kai-shek’s statues in its facilities, as many veterans share a
GLOBAL: The slogan would be advertised in popular tourist destinations in North America and Europe, such as Champs-Elysees and Times Square, the agenc
REPORT: The British foreign secretary is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference this week
‘SIX MUSTS’: Aside from trying to restrict Taiwan’s space, Xi Jinping this year is focused on boosting China’s influence through increased engagement
By Chiu Chih-jou and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerFood companies that advertise exaggerated or unproven therapeutic effects about the
IMPLIED MESSAGE: Donating to the KMT is Beijing’s way of saying that to do business in China, Taiwanese must support the KMT at home, DPP Legislator L
WHEELING AND DEALING? Hou You-yi, Ko Wen-je, Eric Chu and Ma Ying-jeou are under investigation for allegedly offering bribes for the other side to dro
ALLAYMENT: The NHI on Wednesday began partial coverage of a leukemia and lymphoma therapy, lowering patients’ yearly drug costs by about NT$5 million
By Wu Cheng-feng and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau yesterday said that people reporting f
By Lin Ching-hua and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of Economic Affairs has allotted an additional NT$3.3 billion (US$1
AVOIDING WAR: As Xi appears undecided on an invasion, countries have time to make sure that every day Xi wakes up, he says: ‘Today is not that day,’ M
/ BloombergPhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr yesterday said the US would gain expanded access to military sites in northern Philippines close t
/ Bloomberg and AFP, BeijingChina said its defense spending would grow by 7.2 percent this year — the fastest pace since 2019 amid increasing tensions
By Hsu Sheng-lun, Cheng Ching-yi and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerTwo significant events last year — former Lakers star Dwight Howar
By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterForeign institutional investors last year sold a net NT$1.23 trillion (US$40.07 billion) of local shares, the highes
ADVERSE IMPACT: The compensation of a record 68.31% of 8.13 million workers was below average, as some sectors were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterTaiwanese have, on average, set aside significant amounts of savings for when they retire, but lag far behind their tar
‘POLITICAL HUNT’: Yilan County Commissioner Lin Zi-miao denied the allegations and said the investigation against her was politically motivated
‘NOT POLITICAL’: Taiwan’s genuine effort to help victims of the Ukrainian war must be the right thing to do if it makes China angry, the foreign affai
By Lu Yi-hsuan and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerBy Lu Yi-hsuan and William HetheringtonStaff reporter, with staff writer