November 2026
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November 2
- Taiwan prosecutors question legislator Kao Chin Su-mei as defendant in espionage case
Taiwan's High Prosecutors Office questioned legislator Kao Chin Su-mei as a defendant on Monday in a case under the National Security Act, and she was sent to the high prosecutors office for further questioning. The Investigation Bureau listed her as a defendant and summoned her for the first time over suspected involvement in a Chinese Communist Party espionage case.
- Taiwan prosecutors indict legislator Kao Chin Su-mei for espionage, seek 14-year sentence
Kao Chin Su-mei's office director and an assistant have pleaded guilty in the case, and the High Court still ordered them held incommunicado for three months. The Kuomintang caucus voiced support for Kao Chin Su-mei, saying it firmly backs her defense of her innocence.
- The health ministry put the added spending at NT$40 billion a year
Taiwan's legislature passed a third reading of an amendment to the Senior Citizens Welfare Act that conditionally exempts people aged 65 and over from National Health Insurance premiums, with the central government covering the cost. The bill had earlier cleared a second reading. Premier Cho Jung-tai said the amendment has major flaws and asked the legislature to consider how it will be implemented and remedied.
- Taiwan closes its Papua New Guinea office and halts LNG spot purchases after eviction demand
Taiwan's foreign ministry announced it is closing its representative office in Papua New Guinea, withdrawing all personnel stationed there and carrying out a full review of bilateral relations. The ministry said it acted on its own initiative after Papua New Guinea demanded that the office leave within a set deadline.
- Japanese report says Taiwanese shipowner and Hong Kong figures smuggled US arms to North Korea
A Japanese media report says a smuggling network moved US-made weapons to North Korea, with Hong Kong figures leading the operation and a Taiwanese shipowner involved. One Taiwanese national is among those named in the case. The arms were shipped through Hong Kong, which the report describes as a transit point with inspection gaps.