Taipei: The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) and the U.K.’s Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) have issued a joint statement to promote “smart parliament” initiatives. According to Focus Taiwan, the announcement was made during a signing ceremony in Taipei, where WFD board member Duncan Hames emphasized the joint commitment to

Taipei: Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) announced on Thursday that it had expelled a Chinese vessel suspected of conducting underwater surveying operations from restricted and prohibited waters near Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen County. The incident occurred the previous day, highlighting ongoing tensions in the region. According to Focus Taiwan, the CGA

Taipei: One of Taiwan’s vice defense ministers will soon visit the United States to observe the ceremonial launch of the first F-16 C/D Block 70 that the country has purchased from the United States. According to Focus Taiwan, Taiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo revealed this detail during a legislative hearing

Taitung: The military is still salvaging parts of a locally developed and built advanced jet trainer (AJT) that crashed in waters off eastern Taiwan a month ago but has recovered the aircraft’s flight data recorder (FDR). Defense Minister Wellington Koo (???) told reporters on Thursday that the FDR of the

Taipei: Taiwan’s government on Thursday congratulated Belizean Prime Minister John Briceno and the ruling People’s United Party (PUP) on winning the Belize general elections held on Wednesday, expressing hope that the two sides will continue to enhance ties. The Central American ally held a general election to elect the 31

Taipei: A total of 18 people were indicted on Thursday for allegedly profiting by over NT$300 million (US$9.10 million) from dumping used cooking oil and other types of waste, without following legally required disposal procedures. The suspects included a business owner surnamed Tsai, who won various contracts from 2010 to