Taiwan airlines halt Jakarta flights as volcanic ash disrupts air travel - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways yesterday canceled all their flights to and from Jakarta as the Indonesian capital’s largest international airport remained closed due to volcanic ash from an...
Some pesticides can harm cats in particular - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
Insect repellent or pesticides containing pyrethrins or pyrethroids will be required to include a cat warning label, the Ministry of Environment’s Chemicals Administration said yesterday.
Some ‘good deals’ can be fraudulent - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
The Administration for Digital Industries yesterday cautioned the public to verify online advertisements with commercial brands’ official Web site to avoid fraudulent mooncake sales ahead of the...
Renters should be careful of ‘walkthrough’ scams - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
People looking for apartments should always view the property in person and sign a lease before making any payments, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said, following reports of scammers...
Airline booking service fees climbing skyward again - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
Starlux Airlines yesterday announced that its booking service fee would be raised to US$33, following a fee adjustment announced in April.
Fossil link for sea turtles found off coast of Taiwan - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
The world’s first confirmed fossil of a modern leatherback sea turtle has been discovered off Taiwan, providing new clues about the species’ evolution.
Record MRT funding earmarked - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
The government has earmarked a record NT$49.9 billion (US$1.58 billion) in subsidies for local MRT construction next year, more than five times the amount budgeted for this year and the highest...
Health ministry moots more vaccines - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) yesterday said if a batch of 200,000 doses of enhanced influenza vaccines, which are to be introduced for the first time into the publicly...
Twenty-six candidates in local elections are Chinese-born, CEC says - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
A total of 19,695 candidates have registered for 11,051 positions in the nine-in-one local elections set for Nov.
Court upholds and finalizes sentences in influence junket - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
The Supreme Court has upheld the convictions and prison sentences of a New Taipei City borough warden and an association chairman for election offenses involving a China-funded trip intended to...
Navy fleet needs overhaul: experts - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
Taiwan needs to restructure its naval fleet from focusing on large warships, which are “sitting ducks” for China’s advanced tracking technology, to smaller, stealthy corvettes that are harder to...
Lai eyes closer Japan ties in Kanagawa meeting - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday expressed hope for expanded Taiwan-Japan industrial ties to build safer, more resilient and “non-red” supply chains.
N Korea adds second naval destroyer - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un put his second naval destroyer into service and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent, state media reported yesterday, as the US, South Korea and...
Germany’s far-right AfD triumphs, aims fire at chancellor - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives yesterday licked their wounds after a crushing state election defeat in the ex-communist east, as the triumphant far-right Alternative for Germany...
Independent legislator May Chin’s aide jumps bail - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
The Taipei District Court has issued an arrest warrant for an aide of independent Legislator May Chin (高金素梅) after he jumped bail on Sunday.
Air force plans more hardened aircraft hangars - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
The air force plans to build 26 more hardened aircraft shelters as the number of F-16Vs stationed along Taiwan’s east coast is expected to reach 120 when the final shipment of 66 jets procured from...
China security laws spell travel risks - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
China is set to implement several laws in the coming months that expand the definition of national security, creating greater risks for Taiwanese traveling to or doing business in China, Taiwanese...
OpenAI attempted to hide rogue AI agent behavior - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
OpenAI said on Saturday that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more transparency was needed around such incidents.
Hon Hai reports strongest August sales on record - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) on Saturday reported its strongest-ever August sales. Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn Technology Group (富士康), posted NT$921.77 billion (US$29.14 billion) in...
Fuel prices to remain stable - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) on Saturday announced that it would keep its domestic gasoline and diesel prices steady this week, and Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) followed suit yesterday...
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