2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (568+ words) Taiwan's first direct presidential election in 1996 was a defining moment in its transition to democracy and a declaration to the world that its people would choose their leaders and future, former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said today. In a pre-written…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (384+ words) The death toll from a fire that erupted yesterday on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked in a Chinese port has risen to 25, including five people who had been listed as missing, state media said. The bulk carrier, moored in the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (565+ words) The EU’s climate monitor yesterday said that last month was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer. In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Climate…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (494+ words) Two aides at independent Legislator May Chin’s (高金素梅) office were ordered detained incommunicado yesterday in a broadening probe into alleged Chinese espionage by Chin’s former chief of staff, Chang Chun-chieh (張俊傑). The move to hold Lin I-chun (林怡君) and current…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (232+ words) The Guatemalan Embassy celebrated the Central American country’s 205th independence day at a reception in Taipei on Thursday attended by Taiwanese officials and members of the diplomatic community. Guatemalan Ambassador to Taiwan Luis Raul Estevez Lopez said his country’s political, social…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (462+ words) The Philippines yesterday deployed coast guard, military and civilian vessels in a race to find survivors on a smoldering passenger-and-cargo ferry off the western island of Palawan, after a fire on board killed at least five people and left 86 missing....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (690+ words) Tung Chee-hwa (董建華), Hong Kong's first leader after the territory’s return to Chinese rule, has died aged 89, his office said yesterday. Tung was "an outstanding contributor to ‘one country, two systems,’ a renowned patriot, an outstanding social activist and a…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (381+ words) An unauthorized drone intrusion over Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (清泉崗基地) at Taichung International Airport on Tuesday night forced the temporary closure of the base, diverting eight fighter jets and delaying a commercial flight, authorities said. Air Force Command Headquarters…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (222+ words) Athletes who had arrived early for the Asian Games were unharmed by extensive flooding that hit the central Japanese city of Nagoya, Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa said yesterday. “We are not worried about the conditions of the venues and we believe…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (370+ words) Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) yesterday said Taiwan is working to bolster its defenses against rapidly evolving threats by developing multilayered air defenses, integrating emerging technologies and building a fully non-red drone supply chain. Taiwan has learned from the Russian…...