taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
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US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (何立峰) were set to meet yesterday to try to set up potential agreements on artificial intelligence (AI), tariffs and...
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Taiwan will experience partly cloudy to sunny weather this week, with favorable conditions for moon-gazing during the Mid- Autumn Festival on Friday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said...
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Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could experience procrastination or forgetfulness in daily life, a psychiatrist said.
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A 30-year-old man surnamed Chen (陳) has been sentenced to 40 days imprisonment and fined NT$200,000 after dumping acrylic resin beads into a temple fish pond, which killed the fish.
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More than 21,700 swimmers from 38 countries took part in this year’s Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival in Nantou County yesterday, organizers said.
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Two of Taiwan’s international carriers, EVA Airways and Starlux Airlines, secured prestigious five-star airline ratings at this year’s Skytrax World Airline Awards held in London on Friday.
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A Hualien pomelo farmer refused to sell to China after the country announced it would permit more Taiwanese pomelo imports, prompting widespread support from Taiwanese consumers, who rallied to buy...
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The Taichung Agricultural Tourism Industry Development Association yesterday encouraged people to purchase Hokuto apples grown in Taichung’s Lishan (梨山) area, which it said are in season and ideal...
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The Hengchun Peninsula’s (恆春半島) coastal ecosystems are facing a severe ecological crisis, with invasive yellow crazy ants, overfishing and regulatory loopholes endangering terrestrial hermit crabs...
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The annual Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival was held in Rockville, Maryland, on Saturday, celebrating Taiwanese culture through the island’s iconic beverage.
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The US is considering postponing the announcement of major arms sales to Taiwan until after November’s APEC summit in Shenzhen, the South China Morning Post reported on Saturday.
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Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) yesterday left for China to attend an APEC event, the first ministerial-level visit of President William Lai’s (賴清德) administration at a time when Beijing has...
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A growing number of China-linked figures are entering the local elections, the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) China Affairs Department said yesterday as it urged vigilance over possible...
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The Ministry of Justice yesterday said authorities would crack down on deepfake election content ahead of the year-end local elections.
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North Korea yesterday launched two missiles off its eastern coast, its second set of tests in about a week and days after Pyongyang accused the US of driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula...
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Ukraine yesterday launched what Moscow’s mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that Russian President...
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Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC, 漢翔航空工業) has finished production of the nation’s T-5 Brave Eagle (勇鷹) advanced jet trainers, with the final aircraft scheduled to be formally delivered...
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Chien Hui-hsuan (簡慧萱) yesterday won a bronze medal in the women’s individual kata event in karate, earning Taiwan’s first medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, while Taiwan’s men’s and women’s...
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The government’s overall culture-related funding would reach NT$65.9 billion (US$2.07 billion) next year, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday, as he outlined four priorities for the...
Taipei Times23d ago
Escalating tensions in the Middle East have led to a rise in international oil prices, causing inflationary pressures to resurface.
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