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

Taipei: Amendments to the Pay Act of the Armed Forces will cost an estimated NT$30 billion (US$1.03 billion) in additional annual personnel expenditure, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced Tuesday. The changes, which passed a third reading in the Legislative Yuan on June 10 and were formally promulgated by

Taipei: The decisions by Thailand, the Philippines, and Brunei to grant Taiwan visa-free entry over the past year are the result of years-long consultations, a diplomat in charge of East Asian affairs said Tuesday. According to Focus Taiwan, Peter Lan, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ MOFA Department of

Taipei: Taiwan will hold a series of urban resilience drills from July 15 to 18 in conjunction with the annual Han Kuang military drills to test its defense readiness under simulated wartime conditions, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Tuesday. The drills will be conducted regionally and feature air