Taiwan Travelogue, written by Yang Shuang-zi and translated by Lin King, has again put Taiwan on the international stage. After winning the US National Book Award for Translated Literature in 2024, the book has now won the International Booker Prize...
Efforts by the KMT to establish “free trade zones” in offshore islands of Taiwan continue. Such proposals have primarily been advanced by KMT legislator Chen Yu-chen...
New legislation advanced by Chen Yu-chen of the KMT was accused earlier this month of making it easier for legislators to embezzle government subsidies. After public backlash, it is uncertain where the bill currently sits, with the KMT legislative caucus suggesting that it does not have plans to discuss the bill and would suspend it until there was further discussion of it to achieve consensus, but Chen stating that she would not withdraw the bill...
The KMT has been criticized over proposals, which mostly stem from Kinmen legislator Chen Yu-jen, to establish a free trade zone in Taiwan’s outlying islands. This would take place through amending Article 18-1 of the Offshore Islands Development Act...
A proposed bill by KMT Matsu legislator Chen Hsueh-sheng has come under fire from the pan-Green camp. The bill would allow Chinese companies to place tenders on public infrastructure projects on outlying islands of Taiwan. The bill would also lift limits on enrollment for Chinese students in universities in the outlying islands of Taiwan, without any quota...
An active duty military officer who is part of the Kinmen Garrison continues to be held in China after a fishing trip went awry led to his being rescued by the Chinese Coast Guard...
