March 20, 2025

Taiwanese Citizens Face Investigation Over Alleged Possession of Chinese Identity Cards

Taipei: More than 40 Taiwanese citizens are currently under investigation for allegedly possessing Chinese identity cards, with 14 individuals already receiving notification that their Taiwanese household registrations and other documents will be revoked, stated Taiwan’s Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang at a press conference on Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, during

#MeToo: Taichung Baseball Coach’s Victims Seek State Compensation

Taipei: The families of eight victims have filed state compensation claims related to an elementary school baseball coach who allegedly molested dozens of children over a six-year period, the Taichung City government announced. The allegations have cast a spotlight on the school and local officials’ handling of the case. According

Labor Ministry Mulls Opening Up Six Types of Jobs to Foreign Students

Taipei: The Ministry of Labor (MOL) is set to amend work regulations that would allow foreign students, including those of Taiwanese descent, who graduated from a Taiwanese university to work in six types of jobs categorized by the ministry as “intermediate-skilled” jobs. The planned revisions represent an interdepartmental effort to

No Debate Needed on Revocation of Chinese Influencer’s Residency: MAC

Taipei: Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) suggested Thursday that video evidence means there is “no need for debate” over whether a Chinese influencer living in Taiwan had called for China’s annexation of Taiwan through military force. The Chinese national, surnamed Liu, had her residence permit revoked last week for “openly

China’s Intimidation Tactics Against Taiwan Threaten Freedom of Speech, Says U.S.

Washington: The U.S. Department of State has expressed concerns over China’s intimidation campaign against Taiwan, highlighting it as a threat to freedom of speech and a destabilizing factor in the Indo-Pacific region. A State Department spokesperson emphasized that twenty years after the Anti-Secession Law was enacted, China’s efforts to intimidate