Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) The National Security Council (NSC) has apologized for an incident during the Lunar New Year holiday last month in which one of its top officials allegedly pressured customs staff to be allowed to fly out of Taiwan earlier than scheduled, a Presidential Office spokesperson said on Tuesday while also denying that the official had breached any rules.
Taipei, Feb. 6 (CNA) Four ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers have urged the new Cabinet to set up an agency that is specifically dedicated to the protection of personal data in the wake of a potential data leak from a car-sharing platform's database.
Taipei, Feb. 1 (CNA) Newly sworn-in Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) made his first visit to the Legislature Wednesday to garner support for a government-backed bill on the allocation of a NT$380 billion (US$12.7 billion) tax surplus.
Taipei, Jan. 17 (CNA) Taiwan's opposition lawmakers on Tuesday bashed the Ministry of the Interior for what they saw as its reversal of one of several new rules approved by the Legislature earlier this month aimed at deterring speculative behavior in the housing market.
BOOK LAUNCH: Mihrigul Tursun said that even while living in exile, she is constantly under surveillance and threats from China after being confined in XinjiangBy William Hetherington / Staff writer, with CNA