Military criminal cases are increasing NATIONAL SECURITY: While in 2014 there were 867 cases involving 1,096 people, last year there were 4,743 cases involving 6,753 people, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office said The number of criminal cases involving military personnel has increased fivefold in the past 10 years, with national security contraventions having …

Quake jolts Chiayi, more to come: CWA. MAGNITUDE 5.6: No damage or injuries were reported, but some high-speed rail trains were delayed. Chipmakers TSMC and UMC temporarily halted operations More seismic activity is expected in the coming week or two, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Richter scale jolted Chiayi County yesterday morning.The ...

Taipei censured over child assault case. RESPONSE ISSUES: The Control Yuan said it found major oversights in the city’s handling of the case, including failing to coordinate with education and social welfare agencies The Control Yuan yesterday announced it has censured the Taipei City Government after an investigation found significant failures in …

REMINDER: Of the 6.78 million doses of flu vaccine Taiwan purchased for this flu season, about 200,000 are still available, an official said, following Big S’ death As news broke of the death of Taiwanese actress and singer Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛), also known as Big S (大S), from severe flu complications, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and …

TRUMP ERA: The change has sparked speculation on whether it was related to the new US president’s plan to dismiss more than 1,000 Joe Biden-era appointees The US government has declined to comment on a post that indicated the departure of Laura Rosenberger as chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).Neither the US Department of State nor the AIT has responded to the Central News ...

Taiwan welcomes new Somaliland envoy Galaal. CHANGES: The new envoy was critical of ties with Taiwan when he was in the opposition, but now says ‘foreign policy evolves with the times’ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday welcomed new Somaliland Representative to Taiwan Mahmoud Adam Jama Galaal, who recently took up his post in Taipei.Speaking at a weekly news briefing in Taipei, Chen ...

Jan 2, 2025 · The Taipei MRT is open all night tonight following New Year’s Eve festivities, and is offering free rides from nearby Green Line stations. Taipei’s 2025 New Year’s Eve celebrations kick off at Taipei City Hall Square tonight, with performances from the boy band Energy, the South Korean girl group Apink, and singers Gigi Leung (梁詠琪) and Faith Yang (楊乃文).

Nov 12, 2024 · READY: The CGA said it closely monitored China’s maritime exercise, deployed vessels to shadow the Chinese ships one-on-one and set up emergency response centers Chinese navy and coast guard ships have returned to China, signaling the end of a massive maritime exercise, authorities said yesterday. The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) released images it said showed Chinese vessels sailing ...

Dec 24, 2024 · Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers on Monday unilaterally passed a preliminary review of proposed amendments to the Public Officers Election and Recall Act (公職人員選罷法) in just one minute, while Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators, government officials and the media were locked out.

Jan 29, 2025 · GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY: Taiwan must capitalize on the shock waves DeepSeek has sent through US markets to show it is a tech partner of Washington, a researcher said China’s reported breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) would prompt the US to seek a stronger alliance with Taiwan and Japan to secure its technological superiority, a …