Taipei: A conflict across the Taiwan Strait could inflict an economic cost greater than that of World War II, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Raymond Greene said Wednesday.
According to Focus Taiwan, Greene made the remarks in a keynote…
Taipei: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lin Tai-hua, who was indicted last year over false expense claims, was charged on Wednesday with embezzling over NT$13.79 million (US$438,492) in campaign funds. The Kaohsiung District Prosecutors …
Taipei: Taiwan’s increasing defense strategies may be aiming to send a reassuring message to the United States rather than serve as a deterrent to Beijing, according to a discussion by American security scholar Oriana Skylar Mastro. Mastro, a center f…
Kaohsiung: A Kaohsiung-based legislator spoke out late Monday to quell a wave of internet wrath, after netizens apparently confused him with a Taipei City councilor of the same name who was accused of an angry outburst at a hospital.
According to F…
New taipei: A ward chief candidate in New Taipei’s Xinzhuang District was ordered held on NT$300,000 (US$9,515) bail on suspicion of vote buying after allegedly giving gifts of soy sauce and toothpaste to a local homeowners’ association (HOA).
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Taipei: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Tuesday warned Taiwanese nationals against engaging in illicit activities overseas as new laws have taken effect in Myanmar and Thailand to curb fraud by foreign nationals. MOFA spokesperson Hsiao Kuan…
