Taipei: Taiwan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) is set to organize five nationally televised forums in August leading up to a referendum concerning the potential restart of the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant, as announced by CEC Chairperson Lee Chin-yung on Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, these forums are scheduled for August

Taipei: Scholars expressed mixed views on President Lai Ching-te’s nomination of senior prosecutor Tsai Chiu-ming as both a justice and the head of Taiwan’s top judicial body during a public hearing on Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, while prosecutors have served as justices at the Constitutional Court over the years,

Taipei: Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung announced that Taiwan is preparing to open its market to fresh blueberries from Poland, as he hosted a visiting group of Polish lawmakers. The government has given the green light to the import policy, which is now pending the completion of final administrative procedures, Lin

Taipei: President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday called for public support of government efforts to build up Taiwan’s military capabilities while also calling opposition lawmakers out for cutting this year’s defense budget. Speaking to members of the Lions Clubs International in Taipei, Lai outlined measures the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government

Taipei: The live-fire portion of this year’s Han Kuang military exercises will be twice as long as previous drills and will place an added focus on China’s “gray zone” tactics-coercive actions that fall short of open conflict, a defense official revealed on Tuesday. According to Focus Taiwan, Major General Tung

Nantou: Nantou prosecutors conducted raids on Tuesday at the residences and offices of individuals leading recall vote campaigns against representatives from both the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT). According to Focus Taiwan, Lin Ching-tung and Tsai Yi-chu – who are spearheading recall petition drives against