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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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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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