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President Lai honors Presidential Innovation Award winners

President Lai Ching-te presented the 2026 Presidential Innovation Award to five recipients April 28 in Taipei City in recognition of their promotion of national development with ingenuity.   Lai expressed sincere...

MOFA strengthens drone diplomacy

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is committed to strengthening domestic unmanned aerial vehicle industry...

North Korea’s donju go dark as post-congress crackdown spreads fear

North Korean donju — the wealthy private traders who form the backbone of the...

North Korea’s farm labor exemptions for top students spark fairness row

A Ryanggang province party committee directive exempting top-scoring students from seasonal farm labor mobilization...

EU’s von der Leyen and Kallas on ‘collision course’ amid Iran war – Politico

The two officials are reportedly engaged in a tacit turf war while failing to coordinate a response to the Middle East escalation ...

Sports Minister Lee welcomes home Winter Olympics athletes

Minister of Sports Lee Yang pledged to continue improving support mechanisms and training resources to enable Taiwan’s athletes to compete even more effectively at...

Taiwanese contemporary artist showcased in Spain

Three works by artist Shawn Liu are featured at the ARCOmadrid: International Contemporary Art Fair underway through March 8 in the Spanish capital, highlighting...

WATCH Merz sides with Trump in clash with Spain over defense spending

The chancellor said all NATO members should devote 5% of their GDP to military affairs ...

Countdown to Taiwan Gender Equality Week begins in New York

The 2026 Taiwan Gender Equality Week will be staged later this month in New York City to showcase the country’s gender equality achievements and...

President Lai opens 2026 Taiwan Lantern Festival

President Lai Ching-te opened the 2026 Taiwan Lantern Festival March 3 in Chiayi County, expressing optimism for the nation, social progress and peace and...

Trump likens Zelensky to notorious 19th-century hoaxer

The US president has compared the Ukrainian leader to circus pioneer P.T. Barnum ...

Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 43: The dollar poison – How hollowing-out decimates America’s power

By precipitating industrial erosion, the dollar’s supremacy undermines the foundational sources of American might ...

Ukraine shoots down EU mission to inspect Russian oil pipeline – FT

Hungary has accused Ukraine of stopping the flow of oil via the Soviet-era Druzhba route ...

Compost theft attempt at North Korean military unit sparks nightly guard rotations

A near-theft of compost painstakingly produced by a side-business work team under the logistics bureau of North Korea’s Ninth Corps headquarters has prompted workers...

US base in Kuwait where six troops were killed lacked fortifications – media

The military facility reportedly did not have any adequate protection from air attacks despite the Pentagon claiming otherwise ...

Iran war may push EU towards Russian gas – key supplier

A Middle East supply shock could revive the debate on imports from Moscow, the Norwegian energy minister has said ...

Thousands gather in Iran to mourn schoolgirls killed during US-Israeli strikes

A funeral was held in Minab for the 168 children killed when their elementary school was attacked on the first day of the bombing...

Trump wants to purge US history of ‘woke’ agenda – media

Leaked documents reportedly shows the administration’s push to remove “anti-American” narratives from parks and museums ...

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