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Taipei Times11d ago
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) plans to propose amendments to the Criminal Code to allow caning as a punishment for certain crimes, after a proposed caning referendum was vetoed by the Central...
Taipei Times11d ago
Defense officials yesterday announced new physical eligibility standards for conscription and a military exercise next month that would include new tanks, drones and command-and-control systems.
Taipei Times12d ago
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) on Monday announced that it has acquired World Labs, an artificial intelligence (AI) company founded by Li Feifei (李飛飛), one of the field’s most prominent...
Taipei Times12d ago
OpenAI will not release its newest artificial intelligence (AI) model, known as Astra 6.1, after internal testing by the ChatGPT-maker revealed it did not meet safety standards, the company...
Taipei Times12d ago
An artificial intelligence (AI) job apocalypse might not be the biggest threat to US workers in the next decade.
Taipei Times12d ago
The Department of Investment Review approved 10 major investment proposals yesterday, including plans by Quanta Computer Inc (廣達), Wistron Corp (緯創) and Inventec Corp (英業達) to expand their overseas...
Taipei Times12d ago
The nation’s three major science parks posted a combined revenue of NT$3.54 trillion (US$111.1 billion) in the first half of this year, up 29.27 percent year-on-year and a new record, the National...
Taipei Times12d ago
Taiwanese actors Ivy Chen, left, Harry Chang, center, and Tien Hsin pose for a photograph at the premiere of the new streaming series “Addicted.” Photo: Chen Yi-chuan, Taipei Times Ocean Affairs...
Taipei Times12d ago
Members of the Lin Long Dance Company perform “Retrospective Wave” in an undated photograph. The group is to perform in Tainan on Saturday and again in Chiayi County on Oct.17.
Taipei Times12d ago
Japanese cantaloupes, fresh black truffles from Bulgaria and Thai bird’s nest drinks were among eight imported food products found to contain excessive pesticide residues, heavy metals or...
Taipei Times12d ago
Civil groups yesterday urged the Legislative Yuan to increase maternity leave and paternity leave by the same amount to avoid workplace discrimination against women.
Taipei Times12d ago
The government is to fully subsidize wages for the additional six days of paid marriage leave that become available tomorrow, the Ministry of Labor said yesterday.
Taipei Times12d ago
The first phase of government-funded seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination begins tomorrow, amid heightened flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.
Taipei Times12d ago
Aerospace company Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) yesterday said that it had participated in the Agency of Corrections’ first-ever counter-drone drill earlier this month.
Taipei Times12d ago
When Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) discussed US-China cooperation during World War II (WWII) at a White House state dinner on Thursday last week, he left out a name central to that history...
Taipei Times12d ago
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said Taiwan worked until the last minute before breaking diplomatic ties with Nicaragua in 2021 in response to a former ambassador to Nicaragua’s claim...
Taipei Times12d ago
Thirty-four civic groups issued a joint statement yesterday after the Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) completed its review of a plan to restart the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant, calling for...
Taipei Times12d ago
In the first seven months of this year, 1,569 people died from motor vehicle crashes within 30 days of a crash, including 697 older people, up 5 percent from the same period last year, data from...
Taipei Times12d ago
The US would not abandon Taiwan in exchange for soybeans and Boeing jets, a US analyst said yesterday, as US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) ended their summit in...
Taipei Times12d ago
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday said it plans to propose a bill that would issue a NT$20,000 cash handout to every citizen with the aim of “sharing economic gains and...
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