This led to the belief that the colour red wards off evil and started a tradition of giving lai see red packets for good fortune. The gold coins eventually changed to bills but the symbolism of the ...

It also encouraged the public to use electronic channels such as the Faster Payment System or other e-wallet services for giving lai-see. The note-issuing banks, namely the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking ...

Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te vowed to boost the island’s defences and improve economic resilience in a New Year’s Day speech, as he faces a serious challenge from the opposition ...

Lai’s vows come as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House this month posing fresh uncertainty for Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy that produces the majority of the world’s ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te waves with the ...

TAIPEI: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday (Jan 1) that the island must boost defence spending and "demonstrate its determination" to protect itself, in a New Year's speech just ...

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te reiterated his administration’s willingness to welcome equal and dignified exchanges with China but said Beijing remains the obstacle for both sides to resume ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to keep increasing the island’s defense spending and display its resolve to fight, as Beijing intensifies drills showcasing its ability to use military ...

It is also unusual in Taiwan’s democratic era. President William Lai on Dec. 25 poses with boxer Ho Shan-i at Changhua County’s Chenggong High School after he awarded her the Presidential Education ...

Jimmy Lai could have fled Hong Kong when the Communists arrived in 1997. Hundreds of thousands of his fellow Hong Kongers did, making for the friendlier shores of Canada, Australia, and the United ...

President William Lai (賴清德) nominated the justice candidates, including the nominees for the president and vice president of the Judicial Yuan, at the end of August. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's first visit to US soil during a whistle-stop Pacific tour was heavy on symbolism but has not crossed any of China's red lines ...