In the preceding legislative session, the KMT, TPP, and DPP all proposed to pass legislation against forced organ harvesting. This proves a somewhat unusual move, seeing as during a time characterized by stark partisanship, it has been rare for the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps to come together to support any legislation...
Former Nantou county magistrate Lee Chao-ching, a former KMT member, was sentenced on charges totaling 656 years and four months in jail earlier this month. It has been confirmed by the Supreme Court that Lee, who is already in jail, will serve 21 years and two months in prison. Lee is 74 years old, meaning that Lee may spend the rest of his life in prison...
With Chinese residents of Fujian and Shanghai set to be allowed to resume group tours to Taiwan in the near future, it proves a question as to how Chinese and Taiwanese authorities will collaborate on managing such tours...
In comments last month, US President Donald Trump hit out at Taiwan, once again accusing Taiwan of stealing the American semiconductor industry. This time around, however, Trump went on to state that he would place tariffs on Taiwan of up to 100%, with a focus on semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC...
In public comments, Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang stated that the government has invalidated the household registration of one individual while stating that 12 others are under investigation as to whether they have acquired Chinese nationality...
A former lieutenant general, Kao An-kuo, and five other associates were indicted earlier this month for efforts to form a paramilitary organization that would act to sabotage the Taiwanese government in wartime. The six suspects are currently being held incommunicado...