Taipei: Prominent human rights defender Oleksandra Matviichuk, whose organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 for efforts to document war crimes, warned of the risks to democracies should Moscow win the Russo-Ukrainian war during a talk on Wednesday. “This Russian war of oppression against Ukraine, this is not just
Taipei: Deputy Education Minister Liu Kuo-wei announced that banning students from using Chinese platforms such as TikTok and RedNote is impractical, and the ministry will instead focus on strengthening media literacy education and supporting teachers to mitigate the negative impacts of social media. According to Focus Taiwan, Education Minister Cheng
Taipei: Only five out of 149 government-listed all-gender restrooms inspected across Taiwan met the required standards, as revealed by an LGBTQ+ rights group on Wednesday. According to Focus Taiwan, the inspection was conducted by the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights (TAPCPR), and the findings were announced at a
Taipei: Taiwan’s export orders rose to US$69.37 billion in October, a record high for the month and marking the ninth consecutive year-on-year increase, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, MOEA data revealed that export orders climbed 25.1 percent from a year earlier to US$69.37
Taipei: The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) has referred four local governments and five district and township offices to the Control Yuan for investigation after they failed to dismiss five ward and village chiefs who are said to hold People’s Republic of China (PRC) nationality. According to Focus Taiwan, Chieh
Taipei: Drivers suspected of drug-impaired driving who refuse to take a rapid saliva test at a police checkpoint will now face a fine of NT$180,000 (US$5,763), according to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). According to Focus Taiwan, the updated Uniform Punishment Standard Forms and Rules for Handling Matters
