Hoax Threats Follow Taipei Stabbing Attack – Dec. 22, 2025
Members of the public are giving a mixed response to safety provisions on Taipei's metro system after a mass stabbing incident in the capital on Friday. Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang is taking the Constitutional Court to court over a quorum rule being overturned. And Taiwan's top research institute gives a rosy picture of the country's economic performance for 2025 but next year could see a significant dip. Plus: - Taitung is Taiwan's capital of calm! TaiwanPlus sits down with Taitung County Magistrate April Yao to experience part of a unique county sponsored wellness program -- a nice, hot cup of locally grown tea and guided meditation. - Taiwan's relations with the UK are front and center as TaiwanPlus talks with the country's diplomatic envoy to London Vincent Yao for an exclusive interview. Yao talks about growing UK-Taiwan ties amid Beijing's attempts to manipulate how London runs its relationships. - Visually impaired runners were among the thousands taking part in the Taipei Marathon this weekend. TaiwanPlus gets the rundown on how one runner paced himself with a pair of buddies to make it to the finish line.















