Visiting Lithuanian lawmaker Audronius Ažubalis said Friday that NATO should play a more active role in the Indo-Pacific region to counter the growing threat from China.At a press conference in Taipei, Ažubalis, who served as Lithuanian foreign ministe…
Category: Legal Matters
Court orders state compensation for Japanese cyclist’s death
The Taiwan High Court on Friday ruled that Taiwan’s Directorate General of Highways should pay state compensation of NT$4.68 million (US$152,541) to the family of a Japanese man who was killed by falling rocks while preparing for a bicycle race in Hual…
MOFA short film spotlights Taiwan’s ICAO bid
A short film spotlighting Taiwan’s key role in global aviation transport and logistics as a bid for inclusion in the
Taiwan shares close up 1.54%
Taiwan shares ended up 224.01 points, or 1.54 percent, at 14,807.43 Monday on turnover of NT$184.47 billion (US$5.97 billion). Source:
JOB SCAM/8 associates of Cambodia-based fraud ring figure arrested: Police
Eight individuals who work with a Taiwanese national believed to be a senior figure in a Cambodia-based fraud ring that has duped at least six individuals in Taiwan to travel to the country through fake online job advertisements were recently arrested,…
Taiwan tightens security for its leaders after Abe’s assassination
The National Police Agency (NPA) said Friday that it will increase security for political figures and diplomats in Taiwan, following the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe earlier in the day in Japan.The NPA said its special se…
Taiwan’s proposed digital services act modeled on EU law: experts
A draft law proposed by the National Communications Commission (NCC) last month that aims to increase the accountability and transparency of large online platforms in Taiwan is largely based on the EU’s Digital Services Act, digital policy experts told…
Songshan Cultural Park extends opening hours to 10 p.m. on trial basis
The Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in eastern Taipei has temporarily extended its weekend operating hours to 10 p.m., with the repurposed former tobacco factory playing host to a diverse array of indoor nighttime activities until Sept. 11 as part …
Businesses give mixed reaction to 15% electricity price hike
Electricity price hikes of an average of 8.4 percent announced by the Ministry of Economic Affairs Monday have received a mixed reaction from businesses, with a 15-percent increase for large industrial users from July 1 labeled by some as excessive.Lar…
Gov’t urges public to donate blood amid nationwide shortage
As the country marked World Blood Donor Day Tuesday, the government urged the public to help top up Taiwan’s blood banks amid an acute nationwide shortage.According to the Department of Medical Affairs under the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), T…