taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
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Yesterday, flags fluttered and fireworks lit up the sky to celebrate the 115th Double Ten National Day of the Republic of China (ROC) — but when will Taiwanese be able to celebrate a national day...
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Led by Taekwondo athlete Wang Chieh-ling (王婕菱) as the flag bearer at the closing ceremony for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, the Taiwanese team — which competed as “Chinese Taipei” (TPE) —...
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The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Kaohsiung mayoral candidate, Legislator Ko Chih-en (柯志恩), said in an interview that if the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) loses the election, it would only...
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Last year, Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) turned the Double Ten National Day ceremony into a platform for grievances against the government.
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In closing his Double Ten National Day address in Taipei yesterday morning, Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) said: “I would like to thank all the wonderful friends and distinguished guests here...
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The route up the Widowmaker Arete, a 518m cliff in British Columbia, is deceptively described as “mostly easy slab climbing,” interspersed with “short steep sections that can include finger cracks...
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The net rose from the heaving Bering Sea swells, packed so tightly with Alaska pollock that their heads squeezed through the webbing.
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“National Day babies” born yesterday sleep in a nursery at a hospital in Hsinchu County. Photo courtesy of the Hsinchu County Government ‘FRIENDSHIP FLEET’: A CGA official is scheduled to meet with...
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A Muslim prayer room at the Fugui Fishing Port Fishermen’s Rest Center in New Taipei City’s Shihmen District (石門) opened on Friday, as parts of the Fisheries Agency’s efforts in improving foreign...
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Two elderly farmers who went on an agricultural technology exchange program in Japan 60 years ago were reunited yesterday after one of them made a chance appearance on television earlier this...
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Tree preservation advocates yesterday rallied in front of the Presidential Office Building calling for safeguarding of the forest at Kaohsiung’s Ciaotou Sugar Refinery (橋頭糖廠).
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A Kaohsiung vintage item collector has reunited a family with a 60-year-old photo album, helping the family reconnect with a piece of their history.
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Taiwan’s aging population and soaring global gold prices are making the Double Ninth Festival’s tradition of gifting golden charms to centenarians more expensive, officials said.
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Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) called for stronger two-way ties between Taiwan and Silicon Valley at a meeting with young tech entrepreneurs at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a video titled “The Album of a Nation” to mark Double Ten National Day, highlighting Taiwan’s democratic development and resilience in the face of...
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The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) caucuses yesterday urged President William Lai (賴清德) to communicate with opposition parties to resolve the constitutional...
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Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) yesterday warned that Taiwan’s democracy must not be seen as a “fake democracy.” Taiwan’s democracy is showing signs of strain, Han said, speaking at the Double...
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Taiwan welcomes efforts by the US and China to reduce the risk of war through dialogue, but they must respect the historical record of World War II and the Taiwanese people’s right to exist...
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President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday said Taiwan needed many industries across its economy to become a “chain of guardian mountains” to broaden the foundation of the nation’s economic strength.
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Yemeni military forces were advancing against the Houthis in areas around the Bab al-Mandab Strait, but had not yet secured control of the waterway, after the government launched an operation to...
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