Taipei: Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te is set to commence a speaking tour on Sunday, delivering 10 public speeches across cities and counties, as announced by the Presidential Office. The initiative, clarified on Saturday, is not aimed at campaigning for recall initiatives against opposition Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers. According to Focus Taiwan,

Hualien County: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary-General Lin Yu-chang announced the party’s full support for civil groups involved in recall votes against 24 lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and suspended Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao, formerly of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP). The recall votes are scheduled for late

Taipei: Taiwan’s police have arrested two members of a fraud ring and seized 24 kilograms of gold intended for money laundering and shipment overseas, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Saturday. According to Focus Taiwan, the CIB’s Telecommunications Second Investigation Corps revealed that 169 people fell victim to fake investment

Taipei: Confidence in Taiwan’s economy improved in June on the back of government data showing continued signs that the economic conditions kept warming, according to a survey released by Cathay Financial Holding Co. on Friday. According to Focus Taiwan, citing a poll conducted from June 1-7, Cathay Financial, Taiwan’s largest

Taipei: Improving the competitive edge of Taiwanese exporters in the global market has offset the adverse impact of a stronger Taiwan dollar against the U.S. dollar, according to the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan). According to Focus Taiwan, in a report released after a quarterly policymaking meeting

Taipei: The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) on Saturday urged the Central Election Commission (CEC) to file criminal complaints over what it said were large numbers of forged signatures in the second-stage petitions for recall votes targeting its lawmakers. The KMT challenged the CEC’s review results announced Friday, warning that the commission