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25/07/2025

Navy appeal rejected, to pay higher compensation for accidental fall

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The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the Navy General Headquarters on Friday, finalizing a ruling that the Navy should pay NT$2.36 million (US$79,084) to an officer who was injured from a fall while on active duty.

25/07/2025

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Upwards of 100,000 supporters of Taiwan's mass recall movement came out in Taipei on Thursday night, ahead of the vote on Saturday that could tip the balance of power in the legislature.

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25/07/2025

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25/07/2025

Constitutional Court still immobilized as new nominees rejected

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Opposition lawmakers have again voted down all seven of President Lai Ching-te's (賴清德) justice nominees for Taiwan's Constitutional Court, a decision that is set to further prolong the court's paralysis.

25/07/2025

Taiwan's Fu Chao-hsuan bags silver in long jump at World University Games

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Taiwanese high jumper Fu Chao-hsuan (傅兆玄) saw his hopes for a gold medal dashed at the World University Games in Germany on Thursday, after an Israeli athlete overtook him in the final jump, leaving him with a silver.

25/07/2025

Former DPP Taoyuan city councilor detained on allegations of fraud

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Former Taoyuan City Councilor Wu Tsung-hsien (吳宗憲) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was detained and held incommunicado Thursday on charges of fraud during his term in office from 2011 to 2019.

25/07/2025

Taiwan President meets with Somaliland group

‘BEACON OF DEMOCRACY’:

An official said that a coast guard deal signed with the African nation would boost maritime security cooperation with other democracies

President William Lai yesterday met with Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdirahman Dahir Adam Bakal, expressing hopes to deepen bilateral ties and fulfill the strategic goal of a “non-red” Somaliland shoreline.

Lai met with a delegation led by Bakal in the morning prior to an afternoon ceremony to sign the Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Government of the Republic of Somaliland on Coast Guard Cooperation.

The others in the delegation were Somaliland Minister of the Presidency Khadir Hussein Abdi; Admiral Ahmed Hurre Hariye, commander of the Somaliland Coast Guard; and Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud, the Somaliland president’s lead adviser on foreign affairs and international cooperation.

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25/07/2025

MEPs visit Taiwan to strengthen bilateral cooperation against hybrid threats

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) visited Taipei this week to gain firsthand insights into Taiwan’s comprehensive approach to addressing hybrid threats, foreign interference, and disinformation

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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) visited Taipei this week to gain firsthand insights into Taiwan’s comprehensive approach to addressing hybrid threats, foreign interference, and disinformation. The delegation from the special committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS) engaged in ex...

25/07/2025

Taiwan Eyes Buying Nearly 50,000 Domestic Drones Within Two Years

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25/07/2025

Papering over strains, US and allies prep for Taiwan war

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As they kicked off the largest joint military exercises in Australia’s history with a press conference in Sydney earlier this month, U.S. commanders gave a simple explanation for why 35,000 troops from 19 nations were simulating high-tech warfare.

25/07/2025

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, which governs relations with China, has accused Beijing of trying to influence Taiwan's mass recall vote, which start this weekend.

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