taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
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The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed a bill to authorize a repeatable fine of up to NT$750,000 for top electricity users whose renewable energy capacities do not meet regulatory requirements...
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The legislature yesterday passed portions of an amendment to the School Health Act (學校衛生法) mandating that the government assist schools in stocking menstrual products, teach students about...
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The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed an amendment to the Income Tax Act (所得稅法) raising the tax exemption threshold for dependent minor children and expanding itemized deductions for social...
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A source in South Korea’s diplomatic corps said that two lawmakers were asked by the Chinese embassy in Seoul to be removed from the delegation that was to visit China on Wednesday, allegedly over...
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The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced yesterday that it will add more NT$500 (US$15.71) prizes to its bimonthly cloud invoice lottery this year, starting with the July-August draw on Sept. 25.
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The Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute yesterday announced an action plan for conserving three endangered native plant species under the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency’s Taiwan...
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The Ministry of Environment has set up an exhibition of heat adaptation products in front of its building to showcase the industry’s development and encourage public participation.
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The removal of the anime Chainsmoker Cat (尼古喵喵) from streaming platforms due to complaints about tobacco product placement contravenes the principle of proportionality and stifles creative...
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The Ministry of Labor yesterday pledged to launch an investigation into allegations of forced labor and wage theft made by Indonesian technicians working on renewable energy projects in Taiwan.
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China’s foreign and defense ministers yesterday met their Indonesian counterparts in Jakarta for talks seeking greater political and military cooperation days after a joint navy drill Taiwan...
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The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday called for the immediate release of two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists after Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance convicted them and the now-defunct...
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The High Court yesterday acquitted a lawmaker, a former lawmaker and two associates in a bribery case involving efforts to help former Pacific Distribution Investment Co chairman Lee Heng-lung...
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Law enforcement officials have broadened a probe into a suspected network of Chinese spies, after the Kaohsiung branch of the High Court on Wednesday convicted two former military service members...
Taipei Times3d ago
I like to think of myself as a fairly laid-back person. Other people’s behavior is not my business. There is one notable exception: my gym nemesis.
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They were born Taiwanese, educated as Japanese and drawn into the war effort for an empire that was eventually defeated.
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Bangladesh’s parliament was yesterday set to elect the country’s new president, with Bangladesh Nationalist (BNP) Party Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expected to take the largely...
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Jiang Shijin pulled the precision binocular headband magnifier over her eyes and hunched down within a few inches of the ancient text resting on a light board.
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Australian wildlife workers have launched an unprecedented effort to vaccinate wild populations of little penguins against the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza.
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US drugmakers Merck and Moderna on Wednesday said a personalized cancer treatment had shown success in reducing the recurrence of melanoma tumors in a late-stage trial hailed by experts as a...
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Forget the long lines at Roman ruins and overpriced gelato — sweating tourists are enjoying a break from the scorching heat by rafting on the Eternal City’s Tiber River.
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