taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
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A domestically developed system combining artificial intelligence (AI)-powered autonomous navigation and federated learning has completed autonomous patrol tests using a medium to large-sized...
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F-16C/D Block 70 jets remain relevant in modern warfare even as drones are playing an increasingly prominent role, an expert said, citing their ability to conduct combat air patrols (CAPs) and...
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The donation of offshore patrol vessel Kinmen to the Philippines includes provisions that protect Taiwanese fishers and facilitate security cooperation across the First Island Chain, officials said...
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The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday said it expelled two Chinese fishing boats that had entered Taiwan’s prohibited waters near Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands, 東沙群島).
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Workers at snack maker Kuai Kuai Co’s only production facility in Taiwan voted yesterday to continue their strike indefinitely following a one-day strike, as a dispute over the plant’s relocation...
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Labor funds administered by the Ministry of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Funds totaled an aggregate gain of NT$366.7 billion (US$11.5 billion) in August, the fifth-largest monthly gain on record.
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The Railway Bureau has dismissed a suggestion that the new high-speed trains could be put into service ahead of schedule to ease capacity constraints, saying that the trains must pass all required...
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Taipei prosecutors yesterday indicted two people on charges of fraud, alleging that they used Chinese tea seeds to produce camellia oil that was falsely labeled as being entirely made from...
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Marking its centennial yesterday, the Chinese Taipei Alpine Association (CTAA) issued a white paper on government policy, and called for Cabinet-level coordination mechanisms and amendments to...
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Heat management is the priority in climate adaptation globally, Deputy Minister of Environment Hsieh Yein-rui (謝燕儒) said yesterday, adding that the Ministry of Environment would assist other...
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung yesterday threatened unspecified measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledged a confidentiality agreement that Seoul says covered the transfer of two...
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Chinese construction of a runway on Antelope Reef (Lingyang Reef, 羚羊礁) in the Paracel Islands (Xisha Islands, 西沙群島), is well under way with analysts estimating it could be completed by the middle...
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Taiwanese Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) yesterday won her second consecutive Asian Games boxing gold, defeating her Chinese opponent in the women’s 60kg final.
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The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) yesterday announced amendments to the Regulations Governing the Allocation and Use of Road Traffic Fines (道路交通違規罰鍰收入分配及運用辦法) that would...
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Taiwan yesterday took delivery of the first two of 66 F-16V Block 70 jets purchased from the US after years of delays, helping to strengthen an air force that has to scramble almost daily to shadow...
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A probiotic seller has been fined a total of NT$4.02 million (US$126,181) this year over advertisements falsely claiming that their product can "reverse kidney disease," the Food and Drug...
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Along Ruiguang Road, a major main road that runs through the heart of Taipei’s Neihu Technology Park (內湖科技園區), a new restaurant with counter seats and small hanging pendant lights by the windows...
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Starlux Airlines launched its new Taipei-Bali route yesterday, operating five weekly flights as it seeks to attract travelers from Europe and North America to Bali via Taiwan.
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Fourteen junior-high school students at Huaxing High School in Taipei were yesterday rushed to local hospitals after eating nuts from tung trees on the school campus during the noon break, with 13...
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The nation’s influenza epidemic is expected to peak this week, with 140,000 to 150,000 weekly outpatient and emergency visits for flu-like illnesses expected, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)...
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