Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) announced Thursday that it will officially place Threads, a text-based social media app, under its anti-fraud regulatory framework, with the measures taking effect on Sept. 15. Considering the online platform’s number of users in Taiwan and risk of it being used to publish

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: The first of the remaining five Tuo Chiang-class stealth missile corvettes, being built domestically for the Navy, was officially launched in a ceremony presided over by Navy Commander Admiral Tang Hua on Wednesday. The event marked a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to bolster the naval capabilities of

Taipei: Taiwan’s increased focus on gray zone threats and its extension of the annual Han Kuang military drills’ live-fire portion to 10 days have been praised by two American defense experts. “Taiwan is on the right track to contribute to deterrence and should continue apace with heightened urgency and resources,”

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