Events from the year 2025 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 114 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
- President: Lai Ching-te
- Vice President: Hsiao Bi-khim
- Premier: Cho Jung-tai
- Vice Premier: Cheng Li-chun
Events
January
- 16 January – Huang Lin-kai becomes the first person to be executed in Taiwan since 2020 after having been convicted for the 2013 rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend and the murder of her mother.[1]
- 21 January –
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Chiayi County, injuring 44 people.[2]
- An officer of the Republic of China Air Force dies after being sucked into a fighter jet engine in Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, Taichung.[3]
- 23 January –
- The government announces plans to cull 120,000 green iguanas nationwide, citing their impact on the agricultural sector.[4]
- President Lai signs into law a bill increasing the required quorum in the Judicial Yuan during cases to ten.[5]
- 31 January – The government bans employees in the public sector and key infrastructure facilities from using the Chinese artificial intelligence application DeepSeek, citing national security concerns.[6]
February
- 4 February – The Hsinchu District Court sentences nine people to up to ten years' imprisonment over the discovery of a cannabis-growing operation in Hsinchu County that becomes the largest such operation uncovered in Taiwan, with nearly 6,000 cannabis plants and related products valued at NT$2 billion (US$60.81 million) recovered.[7]
- 13 February – 2025 Taichung Shin Kong Mitsukoshi gas explosion: Four people are killed in a gas explosion at a department store in Taichung.[8]
Predicted and scheduled
- 17–30 May – 2025 Summer World Masters Games[9][10]
Holidays
Source:[11]
- 1 January – New Year's Day and Republic Day
- 25 January – 2 February – Chinese New Year
- 28 February – Peace Memorial Day
- 5 April – Children's Day and Tomb-Sweeping Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 31 May – Dragon Boat Festival
- 6 October – Mid-Autumn Festival
- 10 October – National Day
Deaths
- 7 January – Cheng Yu-cheng, 78, politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (1981–1987, 1990–1993, 2002–2005), heart attack.[12]
- 8 January – Lin Cheng-fong, 75, politician, member of the Legislative Yuan (2005–2008) and mayor of Guishan City (1998–2005).[13]
- 14 January
- Chen Ching-Po, Taiwanese-Japanese professional golfer, 93, sepsis.[14]
- Li Kuei-hsien, 87, poet.[15]
- 16 January – Hsieh Shih-chien, 72, airline executive, president (since 2016) and chairman (since 2019) of China Airlines.[16]
- 25 January – Huang Mao-zong, 81, judge, justice of the Judicial Yuan (2008–2016).[17]
- 2 February – Barbie Hsu, 48, actress, pneumonia.[18]
- 5 February – Cecilia Koo, 104, philanthropist and centerinarian.[19]
References
- ^ "Taiwan carries out first execution in five years, upsetting EU, rights groups". Reuters. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "M6.4 earthquake strikes southern Taiwan, 44 injured". Kyodo News. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "DEFENSE/Air Force officer killed after being sucked into fighter jet engine". Focus Taiwan. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas due to their negative impact on agriculture". AP News. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "President Lai signs Constitutional Court bill into law". Focus Taiwan. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ^ "Taiwan bans government agencies from using DeepSeek". France 24. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "9 get prison over Taiwan's largest cannabis growing operation". Focus Taiwan. February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ "Gas explosion at Taiwan food court kills 4 and injures 26". AP News. February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "World Masters Games 2025 Awarded to Taiwan". International Masters Games Association. October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Taipei and New Taipei Sign Contract to host World Masters Games 2025". International Masters Games Association. December 23, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ 王, 鴻國 (14 January 2025). "前立委鄭余鎮心臟病發逝世 享壽79歲" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "國民黨前桃園立委林正峰辭世 享壽76歲" (in Chinese).
- ^ Chen, Yi-ling (21 January 2025). "快訊／前國手「敗血症辭世」！ 噩耗證實了" [News/Former national player "passed away from sepsis"! Bad news confirmed]. TVBS News (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Wang, Flor; Chiu, C. Y. (16 January 2025). "Veteran Taiwanese poet Lee Kuei-shien dies at 87". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Jiang, Ming-yan; Kao, Evelyn (16 January 2025). "CAL Chairman Hsieh Shih-chien dies aged 73". Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Xiao, Baixue (27 January 2025). "年關難過法界頻傳憾事… 前大法官黃茂榮辭世". udn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Hung, Su-chin; Chen, Christie (2 February 2025). "Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu dies of pneumonia at 48". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Hsieh, Chia-chen; Lee, Ya-wen; Chiang, Ming-yen; Wu, Kuan-hsien (5 February 2025). "Koo Yen Cho-yun, widow of ex-SEF chair Koo Chen-fu, dies at 104". Central News Agency. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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