Taipei: Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu on Saturday expressed his support for Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, to succeed him, following the party’s latest victory in a mass recall campaign. “I sincerely urge Mayor Lu Shiow-yen to run for the position of the next KMT chairperson

Taipei: All seven Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers targeted in Saturday’s recall votes retained their seats, allowing the KMT and its opposition ally, the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), to preserve their majority in the Legislature. According to Focus Taiwan, Saturday’s recalls targeted New Taipei Legislator Lo Ming-tsai, Hsinchu County Legislator Lin Szu-ming,

Taipei: A referendum seeking to extend the operation of Taiwan’s Third Nuclear Power Plant failed on Saturday after falling short of the required support threshold, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said. The ballot asked: “Do you agree that the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant should continue operating once the competent authority

Taipei: President Lai Ching-te announced plans for a Cabinet reshuffle and expressed openness to advanced nuclear power following the failure of recall votes against seven opposition lawmakers and a referendum on restarting a nuclear power plant that did not meet the approval threshold. According to Focus Taiwan, Lai addressed the

Taipei: Taiwan successfully defended its title at the 2025 U-15 Asian Baseball Championship, defeating Japan 3-0 in the final in Tainan on Saturday. According to Focus Taiwan, the two teams went toe-to-toe for most of the final, with neither scoring any runs in the first five innings. Taiwan broke the

Taipei: The failure of Saturday’s referendum to restart the Third Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County, the last in Taiwan when decommissioned in May, has reignited debate over the country’s energy future amid growing demand on green resources. With 4,341,432 people, or about 73.5 percent, voting in favor, the referendum