William Lai was confirmed as the DPP’s next chairperson during chair elections yesterday. Lai ran uncontested, as a result of which he won with 99.65% of votes...
COVID cases are again on the rise in Taiwan, with cases expected to be on the rise over the winter. In particular, a number of cases are due to travel from China, According to the Central Epidemic Command Center, which coordinates Taiwan’s fight against COVID-19, 17.2% of cases among arrivals from China earlier this week tested positive for COVID-19...
Comments made by former president Ma Ying-jeou over the new year are indicative of the line that the KMT may take going into the upcoming set of elections...
The Tsai administration announced 6,000 NT in cash rebates to taxpayers last week. This would be in light of more than 180 billion NT in tax surplus this year, with President Tsai Ing-wen touting that this would be sharing the government’s economic windfall with the people. This could potentially take place as soon as February...
The by-election to fill the legislative seat formerly occupied by Chiang Wan-an, for the Taipei City Constituency III, consisting of Zhongshan District and northern Songshan District, took place today. The results were a victory for Wang Hung-wei of the KMT, who was competing against Enoch Wu of the DPP...
An investigation into allegations of insider trading against Medigen Biotechnology Company executives could prove a sensitive matter for the Tsai administration going forward...
A document posted on the National Immigration Agency website, specifying regulations on the rights of Hongkongers in Taiwan has caused consternation after being reported on by BBC. Though the document was quickly removed website, the document suggests restrictions on basic freedoms for Hongkongers in Taiwan, including restriction of the freedom of speech, freedom of political participation, and restriction of political assembly...
China has again set records with drills directed at Taiwan, carrying out “strike drills” around Taiwan in the past week. This is in response to US president Joe Biden signing the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act into law. Part of the provisions of the law authorized 12 billion USD in loans for Taiwan to purchase arms across six years, between 2023 and 2027, with 2 billion USD per year...
President Tsai Ing-wen today announced the extension of the military draft to one year from the current four months at a press conference that began at 3:30 PM. This took place after a meeting between Tsai, the National Security Council, Vice President William Lai, Premier Su Tseng-chang, Minister of Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng, and members of the DPP legislative caucus earlier this month. The announcement was expected in advance, with details of the plan reported on earlier this afternoon...
On November 19th and 20th, the Mixed Indigenous Youth Forum Working Group hosted a two-day national forum in Banqiao to discuss the future of Indigenous status and recognition in Taiwan in light of this year’s two Constitutional Court rulings...
