FEATURE / Spies in DPP government expose weaknesses in vetting system for aides

Formosan black bear encounters with humans are on the rise in Taiwan as the animal's population expands to habitats at lower elevations, leaving public agencies scrambling to figure out how ways to prevent such encounters from becoming more frequent.

Beijing is unlikely to again block an overseas trip by President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) as it did when he tried to visit Eswatini, but Lai may not secure a stopover in the contiguous United States anytime soon, analysts said at the halfway mark of Lai's first term in office.

Taiwan's exports of finished drones to Europe surged more than 40-fold in 2025 and continued rising in early 2026, as Western countries moved to reduce reliance on Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles amid concerns over cybersecurity and supply chain resilience.