Taiwan has attained record recognition and support in 2024 on the strength of the government’s steadfast, integrated and values-based diplomacy and the hard work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and associated overseas offices to defend the nation’s dignity, interests and sovereignty, as well as the rights of its people. According to the MOFA, the […]
Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday. He was 100.
Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng visited the Taiwan-Hong Kong Economic and Cultural Co-operation Council (ECCC) headquarters Dec. 26 in Taipei City, pledging to promote further bilateral cooperation and exchanges. Chiu praised the ECCC’s efforts to advance mutual cultural understanding, citing a special session held by the council at the Taipei International Book Exhibition earlier […]
One of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been forcibly evacuated by the Israeli military, medics say, after dozens of people were reportedly killed in Israeli strikes targeting the area around the healthcare facility. Eid Sabbah, head of the nursing department at Kamal Adwan hospital, told the BBC that at about 07:00 on Friday, the […]
A plan to encourage families to speak Taiwanese in the home was announced by the Ministry of Culture Dec. 25 in Taipei City, highlighting the government’s commitment to preserving the country’s multilingual heritage. Prominent attendees at the launch ceremony included MOC Minister Li Yuan and Caring for Taiwan Foundation Chair Chou Ching-yu. Speaking at the […]
By Raf Sanchez and Lawahez Jabari BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In the little town of Bethlehem, Christmas this year is barely a whisper. Palestinian scouts paraded through the streets but without their traditional instruments of drums, horns and bagpipes.There was no jubilant countdown to the lighting of the Christmas tree in the main square. In fact, there is no […]
Dozens of people have survived a crash involving a plane carrying 67 people in Kazakhstan, local officials say. Kazakh authorities said 38 people were killed in the crash. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau. The plane was en route to Grozny […]
As part of President Lai Ching-te’s policy goal of building a healthier Taiwan, a drive to reduce the country’s cancer deaths by one-third by 2030 will be implemented, the Executive Yuan said Dec. 24. During a cross-ministerial cancer prevention meeting at the EY, Premier Cho Jung-Tai said this will be achieved through a three-pronged approach: […]
Turkey’s net monthly minimum wage will be 22,104 Turkish lira ($630.36) in 2025, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, marking a 30% increase from 2024.
President Lai Ching-te expressed hope that through Taiwan’s literature the country’s stories would be brought to the world and bring further international recognition. Lai made the remark Dec. 19 in the Presidential Office in Taipei City during a reception for Yang Shuang-zi and Lin King, respectively author and translator of “Taiwan Travelogue,” which took the […]
