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Labor advocates yesterday called for reforms to make unions easier to organize in Taiwan, saying that stronger collective bargaining is needed to tackle persistent low pay among young workers...
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The Ministry of Transportation and Communications yesterday said more high-speed trains with non-reserved seating would run during the Double Ten National Day holiday.
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It is important that Taiwan acquire autonomous capabilities to reduce decisionmaking time during wartime and ensure the efficient use of resources in peacetime, defense company executives told a...
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Taiwanese visiting Japan and South Korea are changing their spending patterns and the places they visit, Mastercard’s data and services team said in a statement yesterday.
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The delivery last week of the first two of 66 F-16V Block 70 warplanes purchased from the US would significantly boost Taiwan’s air combat capabilities, a retired US Navy rear admiral said.
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Prosecutors yesterday indicted a university student accused of accessing Taiwan High Speed Rail’s radio communications system and sending a false alarm that prompted four trains to make emergency...
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Groups yesterday urged the Ministry of Education to allow students two days a month of menstrual leave, up from the one-day limit.
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The Ministry of Education yesterday promulgated amendments to regulations governing the handling of complaints against teachers, with the changes designed to protect the rights of educators and...
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Two Coast Guard Administration (CGA) patrol vessels have docked at Malakal Harbor in Palau as part of an expedition exercise and diplomatic visit, during which a senior official is expected to meet...
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Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Tuesday met with US Representative Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, their first meeting since Pelosi’s high-profile visit to Taiwan in 2022 as speaker of the US...
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Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai yesterday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs...
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Israel yesterday marked the third anniversary of Hamas’ attack with silent tributes, new strikes on Gaza and intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country’s deadliest day...
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The surveillance of President William Lai’s (賴清德) son on US soil is “a chilling reminder that the CCP’s [Chinese Communist Party’s] destabilizing ambitions for the Taiwan Strait are a global...
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Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) Minister Hsu Chia-ching (徐佳青) yesterday tendered her resignation amid allegations that she and her family misused public resources during her overseas...
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Prosecutors yesterday sought an 18-month prison term for a man accused of accepting HK$99,950 (US$12,735) from two people in Hong Kong to surveil Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Puma...
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Eclat Textile Co (儒鴻) yesterday said that its fourth-quarter revenue is expected to exceed the third-quarter level, driven mainly by higher shipments and steady average selling prices.
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Acer Medical Inc (宏碁智醫) expects Taiwan’s healthcare providers to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the coming years amid a growing consensus in the sector over the value of the...
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Taipei’s high-end office market continued to attract solid demand in the third quarter as companies upgraded their workplaces, helping absorb new supply that pushed vacancies moderately higher...
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) CEO Lisa Su (蘇姿丰) yesterday said the company plans to “substantially” increase manufacturing capacity next year through its Taiwanese supply chain, particularly...
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Military police from the Rapid Response Company practice a formation drill on motorcycles during a rehearsal for the Double Ten National Day celebrations in the plaza in front of the Presidential...
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