taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
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The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday criticized Beijing after a Chinese military-linked social media account appeared to threaten television host Kevin Tsai (蔡康永) for attending a campaign...
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President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday urged the US to expand bilateral defense cooperation from traditional arms sales to joint research and production of military equipment, particularly uncrewed...
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Taiwan’s laws lack comprehensive provisions to address transnational repression, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) said yesterday.
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A Chinese militia boat was spotted along with two other vessels off Taiwan’s east coast in August, a surveillance report showed, the first known sighting of such a craft in the area.
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday proposed relocating Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) and turning the site into an artificial intelligence (AI) park, drawing opposition...
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Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson yesterday won the Nobel Prize in Literature “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for...
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The suspect behind cyberattacks at South Korean banks was likely a China-based 26-year-old who used a Chinese-developed artificial intelligence (AI) agent and Anthropic’s Claude Code, US...
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The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a recommendation on EU-China political relations that rejected China’s efforts to restrict Taiwan’s participation in international organizations and...
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Deeper international cooperation with Taiwan would not only strengthen its security, but also boost stability in the Indo-Pacific region and the resilience of other democracies, former president...
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The first batch of NT$10,000 (US$314) cash handouts could be deposited on Jan. 26 next year if the Legislative Yuan passes the third reading of the central government budget by Jan.
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As equity investors enter the final stretch of a pivotal year that has propelled South Korea and Taiwan to the forefront of the global artificial intelligence (AI) trade, the latter is emerging as...
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Elon Musk said his business empire would build and operate Terafab independently, quashing speculation about industry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) swooping in to run his...
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The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Taipei yesterday urged Taiwan to make its administrative procedures more transparent and predictable to encourage greater investment, as it released...
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Taiwan’s consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in 31 months last month, driven largely by a surge in vegetable costs after heavy rainfall, although the government said the increase was temporary...
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Micron Memory Taiwan Co’s (台灣美光) Taoyuan union secured strike authorization yesterday after a six-day vote, ramping up pressure on management to build a reasonable profit-sharing mechanism.
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Tourism Administration Director-General Chen Yu-hsiu, front row, left, and others hold placards at a news conference in Taipei yesterday.
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Taiwan Railway Corp yesterday apologized after a northbound Puyuma Express train failed to stop at Jiaoxi Station in Yilan, forcing it to reverse back to Jiaoxi (礁溪) to let passengers on and off.
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The New Taipei City Government’s Department of Environmental Protection is to host the New Taipei City International Youth Climate Action Forum (新北2026國際青年氣候行動論壇) on Oct.
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The Taiwan Association of Family Medicine (TAFM) yesterday urged eligible vaccine recipients to get seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccines, rather than one or the other, to better protect their lungs...
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Women aged 40 or older who smoke are 3.1 times more likely to develop moderate-to-severe facial wrinkles compared with women who have never smoked, the Health Promotion Administration said...
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