Ma urges vigilance as heavy rains approach

President Ma Ying-jeou urged people not to underestimate potential damage associated with heavy rainfall. Ma said through his social network page that heavy rainfall in Taiwan is more frightening than strong winds. The Presidential Office said that owing to the weather conditions, the first anniversary of Ma's second inauguration originally scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled, adding ...

Joint investigation talks set to begin today Minister Lin

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Although an initial investigative team was rejected by the Philippines, the window for negotiations between the two countries is still open, and the two governments will start joint investigation talks today, according to Foreign Minister David Lin ...

Opposition parties boycott cross-strait offices bill

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Opposition legislators have vowed to continue boycotting a plan by the ruling party to pass new rules enabling the opening of offices by the two representative organizations on each side of the Taiwan ...

Mandarin speech competition comes to historical conclusion

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Radio Taiwan International (RTI, ??????) held its ninth annual Mandarin Speech Contest for Foreign Nationals' finale in Taipei yesterday, with Cleisha-Bernise Springer, an exchange student from Saint Lucia, taking away two prizes including overall ...

Students show support for Philippine workers

TAIPEI--A group of Taiwanese students launched a campaign yesterday to show support for Filipino workers in Taiwan amid growing tensions between the two countries over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman on May ...