taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
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Four US Senate Republicans as well as a bipartisan group of US representatives wrote letters to the White House on Wednesday calling on the administration to uphold US commitments to supply Taiwan...
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Taiwan yesterday thanked eight European and Indo-Pacific countries for opposing unilateral changes to the “status quo” in the Taiwan Strait in a joint statement earlier this week, as well as three...
Taipei Times18d ago
Taiwan’s minimum monthly wage is set to rise to NT$30,900 next year from NT$29,500, exceeding NT$30,000 for the first time following a decision yesterday by the Ministry of Labor’s Minimum Wage...
Taipei Times19d ago
A vendor selling handmade baskets waits for customers at an exhibition organized to promote locally grown agricultural produce in Sana’a, Yemen, yesterday.
Taipei Times19d ago
TCC Group Holdings Co’s (台泥企業) board of directors has approved a plan for the company’s Dutch subsidiary to acquire Ukrainian cement company Ivano-Frankivskcement (IFCEM) and three other companies...
Taipei Times19d ago
Taiwan’s economy is heading for its strongest growth in decades as the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom drives a surge in technology exports and investment, moving the Asian Development...
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Solar cell and module supplier United Renewable Energy Co (URE, 聯合再生) yesterday said its US revenue would double next year, mainly benefiting from a market realignment fueled by US solar reshoring...
Taipei Times19d ago
The Ministry of Economic Affairs has increased its forecast of Taiwan’s drone industry output to about NT$50 billion (US$1.57 billion) by 2030 from an earlier estimate of NT$40 billion, thanks to...
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Taiwan’s industrial production last month set a new record, with the index soaring more than 23 percent from a year earlier due to robust global demand for artificial intelligence (AI)...
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Taiwanese airlines are turning to culture and cuisine to enhance their flying experience, with Tigerair Taiwan unveiling a National Palace Museum-themed aircraft ahead of its 12th anniversary this...
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Artist Howard Chen (陳人豪), who earlier this month won a Primetime Emmy Award, said the cartoons he grew up with in Taiwan planted the seeds for his career in the US.
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About one in six people receiving care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) experience preventable harm, the Taiwan Alliance of Patients’ Organizations said yesterday, calling for better patient...
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday said it had asked the Taipei City Government to launch an administrative investigation after a former social worker supervisor was on Tuesday detained...
Taipei Times19d ago
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday urged people to take precautions against gastroenteritis during the Mid-Autumn Festival, when barbecues, family gatherings and outings are popular.
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Fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters from the three branches of the military yesterday morning conducted a route survey ahead of flight rehearsals for this year’s Double Ten National Day...
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The Tourism Administration yesterday unveiled a new marketing campaign — which includes airline partnerships, travel platforms, tourism products and international content creators — to attract...
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Taiwan debuted its first-ever national pavilion at the InnonTrans global transportation technology trade fair in Berlin on Tuesday, aimed at demonstrating resilient railway solutions and attracting...
Taipei Times19d ago
The Minimum Wage Review Committee is to meet today to decide whether to increase the minimum wage next year, with Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) saying the monthly rate could top NT$30,000...
Taipei Times19d ago
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) are expected to discuss trade, artificial intelligence (AI) and Taiwan at a summit beginning in Washington today, with academics...
Taipei Times19d ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) will try to pressure US President Donald Trump to postpone arms sales to Taiwan and roll back deployments of US forces in the Indo-Pacific region, a senior...
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