Fri, Oct 30, 2026
‘ONE CHINA’ DECISION: A Cabinet spokesperson said that Pakistan had pandered to Beijing, and disregarded international rules and reality with the overflight ban The first Taiwanese commercial aircraft since restrictions were lifted flew over Pakistan yesterday morning following an abrupt U-turn by authorities to approve permits that were briefly revoked due to Islamabad’s “one China” policy.EVA Airways (長榮航空) Flight 65 from Taipei to Vienna entered Pakistan
Taiwan yesterday thanked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for underscoring the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the remarks a day after Merz and Takaichi met at a leaders’ summit in Japan, at which
The US and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, Japanese Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi said late on Wednesday.Koizumi made the announcement in a news conference in the Philippine central province of Cebu, whe
The US on Wednesday banned imports from three Chinese genomics companies over claims they collected genetic material used to track persecuted ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang region.The US Department of Homeland Security said that BGI Genomics (深圳華大基因), MGI Tech (深圳華大智造科技) and Shenzhen BGI Tech
CABLES, CHINA: The president said peace in the region is crucial to the European economy, while the delegations leader said that Europe’s support is a consensus Taiwan will continue to counter sabotage targeting undersea Internet cables, as well as China-directed transnational repression in collaboration with the democratic world, President William Lai (賴清德) told European lawmakers at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday.The nation is a trustworthy p
ID NUMBERS: Taiwan Go Go said a financial disclosure Web site exposed personal data of 1,573 candidates, but the CEC said that the data were not easy to access A candidate data disclosure Web site was temporarily taken offline on Tuesday to execute a security patch and a formal investigation is under way to determine the cause of a leak, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said yesterday after an alliance of small parties said that the national ID number
SUSTAINED ASSAULT: The attacks, which began on Friday last week, exploited a flaw to gain administrative access to the host server, Shen’s office said on Wednesday The National Security Bureau (NSB) is investigating suspected cyberattacks originating from China that targeted Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen (沈伯洋), a top official said yesterday.“The bureau is doing all within its power to ensure the [Nov. 28] elections will
STAY VIGILANT: An aircraft carrier and battle group were located to the east of the Philippines, while other ships were identified off the east and southeast coast of Taiwan China has more than 50 naval and other official vessels operating in a wide swath of sea stretching from southern Japan down to Taiwan and off the Philippines, National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said on Wednesday, calling the threat level “obvious.”Taiwan is stepping up effo
Recent Chinese naval activity beyond the First Island Chain reflects the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) ability to conduct coordinated operations across the western Pacific and signals Beijing’s strategic ambitions, analysts said yesterday.The assessment follows reports of Chinese naval mo
Saint Lucian Prime Minister Philip Pierre yesterday said that he hopes to deepen cooperation with Taiwan, including by expanding scholarships for students from his country.Pierre, who arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for a five-day state visit, made the remarks during a meeting with President William La
The government is considering legislation to penalize people who engage in transnational repression, Cabinet spokeswoman Michelle Lee (李慧芝) said yesterday.Lee said the Cabinet was considering amendments to the Anti-Infiltration Act (反滲透法) to establish penalties for people who engage in transnational
Taiwan’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters have been grounded for inspections following a US technical notification about gearbox risks, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said yesterday.Speaking briefly to reporters before a legislative committee hearing, Koo said the army would deplo
Palantir Technologies Inc’s head of defense Mike Gallagher on Wednesday warned that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities have made it more compelling for Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) to seize control of Taiwan.Gallagher, a former Republican member of the US Congress who led a
SAFETY SYSTEM: The ATC monitors and calculates the maximum speeds of trains and automatically applies brakes when it detects abnormality, the operators said Taiwan Railway Corp (TRC) and Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) yesterday said their train safety systems are designed to automatically bring trains to a stop when they detect abnormal conditions.They made the comment following a deadly collision in Spain on Wednesday, when a high-speed train stru
In a sign of Taiwan’s aging population, the proportion of tax dependents over age 70 has risen by 8.2 percentage points over the past 10 years, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. In a report on trends in Taiwan’s consolidated income tax revenues, the Department of Statistics said income tax rev
ROOM TO GROW: The company’s biggest bottleneck is still space, chief financial officer Joseph Tung said, adding that it was scouting existing factories to acquire ASE Technology Holding Co (日月光投控) yesterday raised its annual capital expenditure budget for the third time to US$11.5 billion, driven by expectations that customer demand next year would continue to outpace capacity, particularly for its leading-edge advanced packaging (LEAP) technologies used in a
The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) yesterday said it supports the government’s efforts to assess the possible restart of the nation’s nuclear power plants, citing the need for a stable and sufficient electricity supply to support the chip industry.TSIA chairman Cliff Hou (侯永清), who
BROADER SUPPORT: AI demand is also creating opportunities for suppliers of copper foil, circuit-board substrates and specialty chemicals, an official said Taiwan’s economy remained in boom territory for a 10th consecutive month last month, as surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware continued to drive growth despite an increasingly high comparison base, the National Development Council (NDC) said yesterday.The economy’s monitoring indi
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) on Oct. 8 announced a plan to remove Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) and use the space to build an artificial intelligence (AI) park. The announcement came less than two months before the nine-in-one local elections, and the most fiercely contested Ta
The Health Promotion Administration (HPA) on Sept. 8 set up e-cigarette collection spots across Taiwan, allowing people to voluntarily and anonymously dispose of their devices. In just more than one month, 633kg of e-cigarettes had been collected. Assuming each device weighs about 50g, that amounts
Amid the fervor of an election campaign, many treat poll results like a report card, scrutinizing every percentage-point change and growing anxious or panicking when numbers fluctuate. Some notice wide discrepancies between polls conducted by different organizations and question whether the methodol
‘SURREAL’: Twenty-two-year-old Cooper Pratt, who made his MLB debut in June, set a Series rookie record with six straight hits before a sacrifice fly in the sixth The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers, playing in the smallest market in the majors, on Wednesday night became World Series champions for the first time.Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5-2/3 scoreless innings and rookie Cooper Pratt had two more hits and two RBIs as Milwaukee beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-
With Venezuela’s flag draped around him, while flashing a wide smile and filled with pride, William Contreras was willing to boast.“I don’t want to offend any of the other catchers in the league. The last thing I want to do is offend any of them,” he said, speaking through a translator. “But sitting
The Miami Heat on Wednesday night finally earned their first win since the start of the season and the arrival of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 129-117.The Greek two-time NBA Most Valuable Player had been expected to immediately propel Miami into the ranks of Eastern C
Goals from Ellie Carpenter and Kadeisha Buchanan on Wednesday were enough to give Chelsea their second win in this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League to join Arsenal and Olympique Lyonnais at the top of the table, while Bayern Munich came from two goals down to draw with Real Madrid and Servette
WANG FUK COURT: HK’s chief executive said that the housing secretary ‘should bear political responsibility’ after a committee found agencies failed in their duties Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (李家超) yesterday apologized and said his housing secretary resigned after an investigation into the territory’s deadliest fire in decades found inadequate regulatory oversight.The massive fire that broke out in November last year engulfed seven buildings in an apart
FLIGHT TO MIAMI: Flavio Bolsonaro in the US said he would lead the opposition from there, although his party did not back up his claims that the election was stolen Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro on Wednesday said that he is his country’s rightful leader after fleeing to the US to start a self-imposed exile.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday won a runoff election, defeating Bolsonaro.“I am the elected president and the criminals who sto
Ivorian reggae star Alpha Blondy abruptly interrupted his concert’s chilled-out vibes to wade into a far less laid-back subject — the coups in his country’s unrest-riven Sahel neighbors.His comments swiftly went viral on social media, in a sign of how Ivory Coast’s poor relations with the military-l
Several years ago, the Ministry of Economic Affairs began encouraging legacy manufacturing enterprises to reposition themselves as tourist factories. In these places — which draw busloads of Taiwanese tourists but few international travelers — visitors can learn about the history of particular indus
Daniela Cesin was 14 when she began thinking about her looks. “I was a little bit chubby and I started to work out at home and lose weight. I saw the difference in my body: my abs, the muscles in my arms, and I started liking it,” she says. By 31, she had the slim, toned body she had hoped for, but
Hike up and ski down was Jim Morrison’s relatively straightforward dream, albeit not on your typical ski hill.Morrison and his partner Hilaree Nelson aspired to summit Mount Everest’s north side, something only five people had ever done. None had ever skied down it. Given the long stream of mountain
A: The 24th Taiwan Pride parade will march again tomorrow, and our company signed up as a team for the event.B: When and where is the event?A: The parade will depart at 2:05pm from the Taipei City Hall Plaza, while the “Rainbow Market” will open at noon in the same place.B: After the parade, we
A: The 24th Taiwan Pride parade is set to hit Taipei this Saturday.B: Launched in 2003, the parade has now become Asia’s largest LGBT celebration.A: Under the push of the parade and various campaigns, Taiwan finally legalized same-sex marriage back in 2019. B: According to Academia Sinica’s lat
Near the Bay of Naples in Italy, the ancient city of Pompeii stands as a remarkable time capsule. In 79 AD, at the height of the Roman Empire’s prosperity, Mount Vesuvius erupted with overwhelming force. Within hours, the city was buried under meters of ash and pumice. This catastrophe turned out to
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