6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (209+ words) The legislature is scheduled to review an opposition-backed referendum proposal that would allow caning as a judicial punishment for people convicted of certain crimes. The motion, jointly sponsored by all 52 lawmakers of the opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday, proposes…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (484+ words) Former foreign ministers from the Czech Republic and the Philippines are to speak at the inaugural Forum for Democratic Cooperation (FDC) in Taipei today. Tomas Petricek, the Czech Republic's top diplomat from 2018 to 2021, and Delia Domingo Albert, who from 2003 to…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (319+ words) Russia on Monday said that it planned to launch more strikes on Kyiv, including on its "decisionmaking centers," and repeated a call for foreign citizens and diplomats to leave the city. Russia launched scores of drones and missiles at Ukraine…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (426+ words) National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu () yesterday said Chinese military activity near Taiwan was "unprovoked," after Beijing launched its second "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week. Taipei is on high alert for further People's Republic of China (PRC) actions…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (452+ words) The US, India, Australia and Japan yesterday announced new maritime and critical minerals cooperation, reviving a forum viewed suspiciously by China following questions over the US" commitment and disagreement on Iran. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took part in…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (377+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages Investors diversify from TSMC to other winners of AI boom Taiwan, China coast guards argue in South China Sea You might also like Ryan…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (553+ words) Maps are never neutral. They are instruments of knowledge, yes, but also of power, ideology and often manipulation. Nowhere is this more evident than in the depiction of Africa. For centuries, the Mercator projection " still ubiquitous in classrooms, media and…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (425+ words) Taiwan must procure additional missile and artillery systems to counter improvements China has made to its strike, amphibious assault and joint operations capabilities, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo () said yesterday. Koo made the remarks at a meeting of the…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (328+ words) A group of lawmakers plans to visit the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, ") in the disputed South China Sea this summer. If the trip takes place, it would mark the first trip by Taiwanese lawmakers to the islands in eight…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago  (488+ words) President William Lai () today received a cross-party delegation of German lawmakers at the Presidential Office in Taipei, while delegation leader Till Steffen said exchanges between democratic nations should not be subject to third-party interference. The delegation's trip yesterday prompted Chinese…...