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The Ministry of Environment yesterday said it is proposing revisions to the Indoor Air Quality Management Act (室內空氣品質管理法), including stricter regulations for facilities serving young children and...
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Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han’s (洪申翰) participation in an APEC ministerial meeting in China went “smoothly” yesterday, with China following APEC practices and rules, the Ministry of Labor (MOL)...
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Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung (沈有忠) yesterday said that the government was not surprised by a YouTuber’s recent claim that some Taiwanese working in China have obtained...
Taipei Times21d ago
Taiwan faces about 2.6 million cybersecurity attacks every day, Minister of Digital Affairs Lin Yin-ching (林宜敬) said yesterday, adding that hackers from China, North Korea, Iran and Russia...
Taipei Times21d ago
Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, the Hai Kun (Narwhal, 海鯤), could be delivered to the navy as early as next month, military expert and Taiwan Association for Security and Development...
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Two New Zealand naval ships transited the Taiwan Strait on Friday last week, the New Zealand Defence Force said yesterday.
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The Philippine government on Sunday reaffirmed its long-held stance that it diplomatically recognizes China, rather than Taiwan, but said that position does not prevent it from pursuing relations...
Taipei Times21d ago
With US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) expected to meet in Washington this week, Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung (沈有忠) yesterday said he...
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Taiwan will not compromise its freedoms or democracy in the face of intensifying Chinese military threats and “gray zone” pressure, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said in an interview aired...
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The US has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take migrants with no ties to those nations, an investigation published yesterday said.
Taipei Times21d ago
Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz yesterday vowed to keep his ruling coalition together for the sake of the country’s “democratic future” after crushing defeats in two regional elections...
Taipei Times21d ago
The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office has indicted a Chinese national surnamed Cheng (程), 34, and two Taiwanese accomplices on suspicion of operating a cross-border surrogacy ring spanning...
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Yu Kai-wen (余凱文) and Huang Shih-yuan (黃詩媛) won Taiwan’s first gold of this year’s Asian Games, defeating a Japanese duo in a nail-biter in the soft tennis mixed doubles final in Nagoya, Japan...
Taipei Times21d ago
Kaohsiung’s Baipu Industrial Park (白埔產業園區) would bolster Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem, balance north-south development and boost the country’s global competitiveness, President William Lai...
Taipei Times22d ago
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) last month said the Taipei-Shanghai Twin City Forum was expected to be held in Taipei in December, but the Mainland Affairs Council’s (MAC) rejection of a Shanghai...
Taipei Times22d ago
People stroll in a park under the blooming flamegold trees, also known as rain trees, in Changhua County’s Hsihu Township yesterday.
Taipei Times22d ago
Inflationary pressure driven by artificial intelligence (AI) remains manageable in Taiwan, the central bank said on Thursday, adding that wider adoption of AI is expected to boost productivity and...
Taipei Times22d ago
Steady attention is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centers worldwide, facilities essential to online banking, messaging and artificial intelligence (AI) services that society...
Taipei Times22d ago
Berkshire Hathaway Inc has been synonymous with Warren Buffett. It falls to his oldest son, Howard Buffett, to keep the conglomerate’s “culture” alive.
Taipei Times22d ago
CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) announced on Saturday that it would leave its domestic gasoline and diesel prices unchanged this week, while Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) yesterday said it would...
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