Taipei: Taiwan’s Legislature passed a legal amendment late on Friday stipulating that it must annually budget lawmaker subsidies from public funds, including office operating expenses and the salaries and allowances of publicly-funded aides. Under the…
Washington: Taiwan is “very important” to Japan for three strategic reasons, a Japanese scholar said Friday while discussing scenarios under which the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) could be mobilized. The issue has drawn attention since Japanese Pr…
Taipei: Taiwan’s Legislature on Friday passed amendments to the Satellite Broadcasting Act easing license renewal rules for news channels, though the regulator said the changes would not restore the cable news broadcasting rights of Chung Tien Televis…
Taipei: Taiwan and Japan have agreed to adjust self-regulatory measures to prevent fisheries disputes when operating in waters north of the Yaeyama Islands by bringing the border closer to Taiwan. The revised boundary aims to address potential conflic…
Taipei: The Legislative Yuan has passed amendments to the Housing Act, mandating that at least 20 percent of social housing units be reserved for newlyweds within their first two years of marriage and families with minor children.
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Taipei: The Legislature on Friday advanced a Taiwan People’s Party (TPP)-tabled bill governing arms procurement packages approved by the United States to a committee review. The move came after the 113-seat legislative body, where TPP and the Kuominta…
