A wealthy, high-quality democracy has seized up. No populist, no stolen election—just divided government colliding with a constitution built for single-party rule. With Beijing watching…

After the recall vote, Taiwan’s political combatants now have an opportunity for a political reset. Let us hope that they seize it.

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Mala Htun, author and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The University of New Mexico, died Friday at age 55.

原國民黨籍前南投縣長李朝卿（已入獄），任內利用颱風修復或重建工程收回扣，無論大小工程都要拿一成回扣，連運動會買紀念品都要貪；李先後被依98個貪污罪判刑656年4月，後來檢方聲請定應執行刑時，李自稱是初犯，已潛修佛法、一心懺悔，請求合併應執行不超過17年6月，台中高分院仍對他裁定執行21月2月，最高法院駁回抗告確定。最高法院維持台中高分院裁定，指李朝卿所犯貪污罪，均與南投縣政府公共工程相關，犯罪時間...

Thrusting within a complicated and mysterious tectonic collision

Origin time(Taiwan Standard Time: GMT+08:00): 2025/01/21 00:17, location: 37.9 km SE of Chiayi County Hall, focal depth: 9.7 km, magnitude(ML): 6.4

The Algerian Ministry of Defense has unveiled a plan to begin constructing Chinese Type 056 corvettes at local shipyard…

The opposition has proposed a record NT$214.7 billion (S$8.94 billion) in cuts to the budget. Read more at straitstimes.com.

立法院國民黨團提案凍結今年度潛艦國造預算18億元，海軍司令部昨表示，原型艦正在持續進行各項測試，預算若遭大幅凍結，恐會延宕後續艦籌獲期程，加劇敵我戰力失衡，籲請立法院支持後續艦20億元預算全數照列。對此，國民黨團書記長林思銘今日受訪表示，國造潛艦海鯤號預算，國民黨團原本要凍結18億，通過2億，經過與民眾黨團、跨部會溝通協調說明，最後底定版本是凍結50%，國防部到外交及國防委員會專案報告以後就可以動...

兵庫県の斎藤元彦知事のパワハラ疑惑などを調査する県議会百条委員会の委員だった竹内英明・前県議（５０）が死亡したことを巡り、斎藤知事は２０日、竹内氏がＳＮＳでの誹...

And maybe a fiscal one, too. And no, it has nothing to do with China.

立法院上周五院會原定處理「警察人員人事條例修正草案」，要將退休警消所得替代率提高到90%甚至95%，因在野陣營尚未凝聚共識，改到今（7日）院會處理，昨朝野協商時，國民黨將所得替代率改為提高到80％，八成退休基層警察月退休金可領到74544元。稍早院會表決，贊成60位、反對49位，綠委伍麗華棄權，該提案三讀通過。銓敘部指出，大部分警察人員月退俸比常務次長還多，一般文官公務員無法接受，還會衝擊現有警力...

The Constitutional Court has been effectively sidelined through a legislative gambit – and the biggest losers are the Taiwanese people.

The Hoover Institution Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region and the Program on the US, China, and the World invite you to Guardians of Economic Sovereignty: How Taiwan and Singapore Navigate.....

Colby has previously argued that South Korea should take up more of the defense burden, particularly when it comes to countering North Korea

"The Death of Woman Wang" was an extraordinary book by an extraordinary historian, the late China scholar Jonathan Spence.

立法院就考試委員同意權投票，這麼簡單的事，在野黨竟有四立委投錯，令人匪夷所思。有人是首次當立委，這其實不成理由。最不可思...

The Legislative Yuan on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Chou Hung-hsien (周弘憲) and Hsu Shu-hsiang (許舒翔) as the new president and vice president of the Examination Yuan.

A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japa…

President’s comments to political party chiefs on cost of direct votes fuel doubts about his commitment to democracy

Analysts say that Beijing's activities, conducted in near silence and followed by an opaque statement, are meant to create confusion.

Two senior members of Taiwan's government are in the United States to meet people connected to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, five sources told Reuters, in an effort by Taiwan to establish ties with the incoming administration.

Can tech giants overcome grid bottlenecks by locating data centers near new wind, solar, and battery projects? Google and Intersect Power intend to give…

Exclusive: letter reveals dates for visit that was planned by Tsai Ing-wen before Foreign Office intervened

Alaska’s predominantly Native regions delivered huge margins against repealing the state’s new elections system, despite facing continued logistical challenges to voting.

That’s according to the final unofficial election results posted Wednesday, the last day for absentee ballots to arrive from U.S. citizens living abroad.