Taipei Times16d ago
A policy starting on Sept. 1 to extend public preschool after-school care to three hours would exacerbate labor shortages and force educators into involuntary overtime, teachers’ unions said...
Taipei Times16d ago
Chainsmoker Cat (尼古喵喵), an anime show, might contravene the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act (菸害防制法) by promoting smoking, the John Tung Foundation said yesterday, adding that it has submitted a...
Taipei Times16d ago
The winners of a lottery for taxpayers, including foreign nationals, who filed last year’s individual income tax returns using a mobile device are to be announced at 4pm today, the Ministry of...
Taipei Times16d ago
Experts at a meeting of the legislature’s Constitutional Amendment Committee yesterday advocated abolishing the Control Yuan and Examination Yuan to transition to a bicameral system, while others...
Taipei Times16d ago
Seven in 10 people in Taiwan view recent Chinese coast guard patrols in waters east of Taiwan as an act of “ill will,” according to a Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) poll released yesterday.
Taipei Times16d ago
China is responding to closer cooperation between the Philippines and Japan by expanding its presence east of Taiwan in an apparent bid to establish jurisdiction over waters in the Philippine Sea...
Taipei Times16d ago
The New Taipei City Prosecutors’ Office on Wednesday indicted 15 people for evading mandatory military service or assisting others in doing so, including a former boy band member and a rapper.
Taipei Times16d ago
Forcing drone procurement into the annual budget cycle could cripple Taiwan’s defense autonomy and deter the domestic drone industry from investing in crucial “non-red” supply chains, a national...
Taipei Times16d ago
The Executive Yuan yesterday budgeted for a provisional increase of nearly 6 percent in pensions for public-sector retirees, adding NT$11.4 billion (US$357.1 million) to planned government...
Taipei Times16d ago
The US’ gross national debt has surged past US$40 trillion for the first time, government data showed on Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fueled in part by US President Donald...
Taipei Times16d ago
North Korea yesterday launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea, South Korea’s military said, a day after Pyongyang shrugged off a US decision to scale back military drills with Seoul...
Taipei Times16d ago
Ugandan immigration authorities have returned the passports of four Taiwanese after withholding the travel documents at Entebbe International Airport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hsiao...
Taipei Times16d ago
The much-anticipated domestic travel subsidies, designed to encourage people to travel on weekdays, are to become available on Sept. 1.
Taipei Times16d ago
The Cabinet yesterday approved the central government’s budget proposal for next year, which would allocate NT$1.1225 trillion (US$35.16 billion) for defense, or 3.01 percent of projected GDP.
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