LABOR ISSUES: The Ministry of Economic Affairs said 19,000 international students enroll in Taiwan each year, and it would pair up students who stay with companies
The government yesterday unveiled plans to tackle a labor shortage by encouraging students from Southeast Asian countries to work in Taiwan.The program, a joint effort by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Education and the National Development Council, would seek up to 25,000 student
The Pacific Partnership Act, unanimously passed by the US House of Representatives on Monday, aims to bolster cooperation with Taiwan and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), its backers said.Introduced by US Representative Ed Case early this year, the bill emphasizes the importance of US collaboration
The two main US presidential hopefuls on Tuesday clashed on China and economic issues, with the Democratic candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris saying that her opponent, former US president Donald Trump, “sold us out” on China, while Trump said that the administration of Harris and US Presiden
Mexico on Tuesday became the world’s first country to allow voters to elect judges at all levels after protesters invaded the upper house and suspended debate on the issue.Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had pushed hard for the reform and criticized the judicial system for serving the
‘UPHOLDING PEACE’: Taiwan’s foreign minister thanked the US Congress for using a ‘creative and effective way’ to deter Chinese military aggression toward the nation
The US House of Representatives on Monday passed the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act, aimed at deterring Chinese aggression toward Taiwan by threatening to publish information about Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials’ “illicit” financial assets if Beijing were to attack.The act would also “restr
STRONGER ALLIANCE: The US strategy to build ‘grid-shaped’ partnerships has encouraged mutual support among its Atlantic and Indo-Pacific allies, Lai said
Taiwan is looking forward to strengthening its alliance with the US and other democratic nations to help contain the spread of authoritarianism, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday when meeting with academics from the Hoover Institution Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region at the Pre
The Hai Kun submarine has completed 50 percent to 60 percent of Harbor Acceptance Test requirements, the navy told a news conference at the Ministry of National Defense yesterday in a rebuttal of allegations that the boat failed to meet 70 trial metrics.Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Chiu Chun-jung’s (
A Republic of China Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed at 8:35pm yesterday during a training exercise over waters off Hsinchu County, and pilot Hsieh Pei-hsun (謝沛勳), who successfully ejected, has been rescued, the Ministry of National Defense said.Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan
An Israeli strike yesterday on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza killed at least 19 people and wounded 60, Palestinian officials said. Israel said it targeted senior Hamas militants with precise munitions.The overnight strike occurred in Muwasi, a sprawl of crowde
A senior US military official yesterday warned his Chinese counterpart against Beijing’s “dangerous” moves in the South China Sea during the first talks of their kind between the commanders.Washington and Beijing remain at odds on issues from trade to the status of Taiwan and China’s increasingly as
The US House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed the Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act, which aims to disincentivize Chinese aggression toward Taiwan by cutting Chinese leaders and their family members off from the US financial system if Beijing acts against Taiwan.The bipartisan bill, whic
ECONOMIC HIT: It was estimated that a carbon fee of NT$300 would lead to a 0.12 percentage point drop in GDP, while NT$500 would cause a 0.2 percentage point fall
A review committee established by the government yesterday recommended setting a basic carbon fee rate in the range of NT$300 to NT$500 (US$9.35 to US$15.58) per tonne of carbon emissions.At its next meeting, the committee is expected to decide on an exact figure within that range, which would then
Taiwan on Sunday defeated Japan 6-1 to clinch the nation’s first U-18 Asian Baseball Championship since 2007 in a rain-interrupted showdown at Taipei’s Tianmu Stadium.Taiwan came from behind after shortstop Yusei Ishizuka’s RBI put Japan ahead 1-0 in the first inning.In the top of the third inning,
Lawyers representing Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said that the former Taipei mayor would not appeal the Taipei District Court’s ruling on Thursday last week that resulted in their client being detained and held incommunicado.The three defense lawyers — Cheng Shen-y
Syrian state media yesterday said that overnight Israeli strikes killed 16 people in central Hama Province, while a war monitor reported a higher death toll in the “intense” raids on military sites.The Israeli military, which has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since its civil war started i
CHERISHED GOALS: Russia has sought Chinese help in achieving its aim of becoming a Pacific power, while Moscow has backed Beijing’s territorial claims
The Chinese Ministry of National Defense yesterday announced joint naval and air drills with Russia starting this month, underscoring the closeness between their militaries as Russia presses its grinding invasion of Ukraine.The ministry said the “Northern United-2024” exercises would take place in t
BACK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: The planned transit by the ‘Baden-Wuerttemberg’ and the ‘Frankfurt am Main’ would be the German Navy’s first passage since 2002
Two German warships are set to pass through the Taiwan Strait in the middle of this month, becoming the first German naval vessels to do so in 22 years, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.Reuters last month reported that the warships, the frigate Baden-Wuerttemberg and the replenishment ship Frankfurt
BIG START: While it was encouraging to do so well on the first day, the teams were still aiming to qualify for the World Games, Taiwan’s tug-of-war association head said
Taiwan this weekend won four gold, two silver and one bronze medals at the Tug of War Outdoor World Championship in Mannheim, Germany.The first two gold medals were won in the women’s 540kg and the mixed under-19 520kg categories on Saturday morning.The women’s team beat the Netherlands 3-0 in the s
A heavy afternoon thundershower yesterday again disrupted traffic to and from Hualien County, which has yet to fully recover from the devastation caused by Typhoon Gaemi in July and an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale that struck off its coast on April 3.The Highway Bureau closed two-wa
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