Taipei: Taiwan’s foreign ministry is still reviewing a new agreement proposed by the South African government last month to regulate the status of reciprocal representative offices, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said Thursday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is in consultation with legal experts on the proposed new agreement, Lin

Taipei: Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said Thursday that the proposed NT$10 billion (US$326.38 million) increase in his ministry budget for next year is necessary to counter China’s growing aggression. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has proposed a budget of NT$41.503 billion for fiscal year 2026, which has been

Taipei: Taiwanese industries could face significant disruption from China’s newly tightened export controls on rare earth elements, as much of the island’s supply indirectly depends on Chinese materials processed in Japan, a local expert warned Sunday. According to Focus Taiwan, Kristy Hsu, director of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at

Taipei: Taiwanese scholars have expressed the need for Taiwan to enhance protections for lower-wage migrant workers as the nation seeks recognition as a developed country. This call to action follows a U.S. order suspending imports from Taiwan-based Giant Manufacturing Co. due to allegations of forced labor. According to Focus Taiwan,

Taipei: Taipei Deputy Mayor Lee Shu-chuan announced on Sunday that the city government intends to send a mutual contract termination document to Shin Kong Life Insurance. The document, to be dispatched on Monday, is intended to facilitate discussions regarding the surface rights of plots T17 and T18 in Beitou Shilin

Taichung: The Taichung District Prosecutors Office has indicted a naval officer on corruption charges after he allegedly sold sensitive but unclassified operational manuals for Taiwan’s domestically developed Hsiung Feng II (HF-2) anti-ship missiles to a Chinese intelligence agent. According to Focus Taiwan, in an indictment released to the press on