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President Lai appraises R&D progress at NCSIST

President Lai Ching-te visited National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology March 27 in Taoyuan City to gain insight into the facility’s various research...

FM Lin thanks US legislators for supporting Taiwan’s WTO participation

The public support for Taiwan’s World Trade Organization participation by friends of Taiwan in the U.S. Congress is sincerely appreciated by Foreign Minister Lin...

VP Hsiao attends Taiwan Civil Defense Convention

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim pledged to continue building Taiwan’s whole-of-society defense resilience and stated that she anticipates further public-private cooperation to strengthen the country.   Hsiao...

Eased restrictions fuel optimism as North Korea’s crab season gets under way

North Korea appears to be allowing private individuals to go crabbing for the first time since the pandemic, with entrepreneurs flocking to the Yellow...

North Korean youth ditch tradition as “going Dutch” becomes the norm at restaurants

North Korean high school students in Hamhung have begun dining out with classmates multiple times a week, with splitting the bill evenly becoming the...

North Korea orders AI and new energy push, threatens managers who inflate results

North Korea has ordered industrial managers across the country to abandon inflated production statistics and pivot to quality-driven economic growth powered by new energy...

North Korea-China rail revival fuels trade surge, sanctions evasion attempts

Goods ranging from manufactured products to agricultural produce are moving through the newly resumed North Korea-China passenger rail service, with North Korean trading companies...

‘North Korea is not Iran’: Former Pyongyang envoy explains why Kim Jong Un isn’t losing sleep

The U.S.-Israel war with Iran shows no sign of a quick resolution. Washington’s bet that killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would halt Tehran’s...

MOFA thanks EU, Australia, New Zealand for supporting cross-strait peace

A statement released by the European External Action Service and a joint statement issued following the third Australia-New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations...

As overseas deployment fears grow, North Korean parents dread conscription season

A large share of this year’s senior high school graduates in North Korea have been classified as conscription candidates this spring, sources say, deepening...

Calling North Korea a separate state raises a constitutional question

The South Korean government’s unification minister touched off a controversy last week when he used the term “Han-Jo relations” — shorthand for a relationship...

MOFA refutes China’s false claim about Taiwan WTO participation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs March 25 strongly condemned the misleading claim by China regarding Taiwan’s participation in the World Trade Organization.   At a press...

President Lai pledges to expand Taiwan-US trade cooperation

President Lai Ching-te said March 26 that the government will continue to improve its investment environment and implement industrial policies to pave the way...

Sinuiju residents bear cost of North Korea’s spring beautification drive

Authorities in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, are forcing people along thoroughfares and railways to fund and carry out a state beautification campaign at their...

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