Lafayette: Kuo Li-heng, a former Navy captain who had been jailed for 20 years due to his involvement in the Lafayette frigate and minesweeper procurement scandals and was released in June 2015, passed away from cancer at the age of 73, sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed Thursday night.

Taipei: Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu said Thursday that Taiwan’s main opposition party will not support a Cabinet-proposed special bill that includes NT$100 billion in aid for the financially struggling Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower). Chu reaffirmed the KMT’s stance, emphasizing that the party will not pass the bill in exchange

Taipei: Organizing a national referendum alongside 26 recall elections targeting Kuomintang (KMT) legislators could incur a total cost of approximately NT$1.62 billion (US$55.41 million), as reported by the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, the expense for each legislator recall vote ranges between NT$16 million and

Taipei: Former President Tsai Ing-wen’s office has firmly denied any involvement in renewable energy projects during her tenure. This statement comes in response to allegations by the Kuomintang (KMT) regarding Tsai’s purported endorsement of a company involved in offshore floating solar systems prior to her assuming office in 2016. According

Taipei: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has issued a stark warning over China’s military buildup and its ambitions toward Taiwan, calling the growing alignment between Beijing, Moscow, and other authoritarian regimes a serious threat to global stability. China is rapidly building up its armed forces, has more naval ships than

Taipei: Taiwan’s Army conducted a drill Thursday that simulated a response to potential Chinese operations aimed at seizing control of Taoyuan International Airport. The Army’s 269th Mechanized Infantry Brigade was mobilized for the drill to protect Taiwan’s primary international gateway in Taoyuan’s Dayuan District, which was part of the ongoing