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The Taipei Metro is to hold security drills at Taipei City Hall MRT Station and Taipei City Hall Bus Station starting at 1pm today. An automated emergency text message would also be sent, but would specify it is only a drill
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Taiwan is getting a day off on Christmas for the first time in 25 years. The change comes after opposition parties passed a law earlier this year to add or restore five public holidays, including Constitution Day, which falls on today, Dec. 25

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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Taitung County at 5:47pm today, about 10.1km north of Taitung County Hall at a depth of 11.9km. There were no immediate reports of damage
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Although police strongly believe the threat to set off a bomb on the Taipei MRT to be unsubstantiated, they still increased patrols and searches throughout the system
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The Constitutional Court ruled that amendments to the Constitutional Court Procedure Act passed by the legislature last year are unconstitutional, as they contravene due legislative process and separation of powers
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The Tourism Administration announced 44 featured activities nationwide, including Taipei’s annual New Year’s Eve Party to be headlined by K-pop girl group KARA and Nick Chou
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Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes authorization for up to US$1bn for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative. Congress must still pass separate appropriations bills for the funds to be allocated
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Personnel arrangements for Japan and cross-strait affairs are to be filled by DPP figures with “Cabinet-level” political weight, sources said, as Taiwan-Japan Relations Association chair Su Jia-chyuan is expected to take over as SEF head
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Taiwan has held nearly 100 bilateral meetings with leaders of national security agencies from 45 different countries this year, the NSB said
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Suspended Hsinchu mayor Ann Kao is to return to her post tomorrow, after the High Court found her not guilty of embezzling assistant fees
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The military has spotted China's new aircraft carrier, the Fujian, for the first time since it was commissioned making a transit through the Taiwan Strait and released a surveillance photograph of it
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an proposed attracting city-wide gaming events like Pokemon GO City Safari to boost visitation across dispersed venues, as well as holding design events in games such as Minecraft
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Chinese embassy staffers attempted to interrupt an award ceremony of an international tea competition in France when the organizer introduced Taiwan and displayed the Republic of China flag
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The High Court found suspended Hsinchu mayor Ann Kao not guilty of embezzling assistant fees, reducing her sentence to six months in prison commutable to a fine from seven years and four months for causing a public official to commit document forgery
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A driver in Keelung suspected of driving under the influence of the "zombie vape" etomidate this morning rammed into 12 vehicles, killing one and injuring two
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Premier Cho Jung-tai said he would not countersign the Legislative Yuan’s fiscal planning bill, as it would harm national development and infringes on executive authority. It marks the first time that a premier has refused to countersign a bill
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The Ocean Conservation Administration welcomed a global decision to increase protections for whale sharks, saying that Taiwan already designated whale sharks as protected species in 2020 and has since helped the population recover
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Hong Kong's High Court today found pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and to publish seditious material under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life
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The Cabinet released its fifth national report on Taiwan’s efforts to meet CEDAW, which highlights how Taiwan had more female legislators last year than any other country in Asia
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Opposition lawmakers again blocked the Executive Yuan’s special defense budget and fiscal planning bills from moving forward in the legislative process today, with DPP legislators accusing them of obstructing the government and weakening national security
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