Taipei: Five televised forums or debates on a referendum seeking to abolish Taiwan’s policy of creating a “nuclear-free homeland” will begin on Nov. 12, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on Friday. According to Focus Taiwan, the referend…
Pingtung county: President Lai Ching-te on Friday inspected joint precision-missile live-fire drills at the Jiupeng Military Base in Pingtung County, where multiple types of attack drones took part in joint combat exercises for the first time. The thr…
Changhua: Changhua County Council Speaker Hsieh Dien-lin and his father, Hsieh Hsin-lung, were ordered detained and held incommunicado by a court late Thursday in connection with a June banquet that prosecutors allege involved vote-buying.
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Lienchiang: Premier Cho Jung-tai on Friday launched a new Taiwan-Matsu subsea cable, calling it part of the government’s “preemptive preparations” to bolster communications resilience. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in the offshore county of Li…
Taipei: The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday sought to downplay the significance of the annual Taipei-Shanghai Twin-City Forum after Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an raised concerns over reported restrictions on the visiting Shanghai delegation.
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Kaohsiung: Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) has confirmed the donation of a decommissioned patrol vessel to the Philippines, marking a rare transfer of a retired ship to a nation without diplomatic ties to Taiwan. The donation comes amid incr…
