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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday defended a memorandum of understanding as the best way for the country to move beyond what he described as a situation of “neither war nor peace” with...
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on the US, after walking away from a “bad deal” on trade in a deepening rift between the longtime allies.
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The Ministry of National Defense (MND) is implementing 14 measures to boost military recruitment as the number of new recruits declined for the second consecutive year.
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Torrential rain caused by the combined effects of southwesterly winds and a low-pressure belt battered southern Taiwan yesterday, causing widespread flooding, fallen trees and road closures across...
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Even in peacetime, forgetting war is dangerous, but Taiwan will uphold the spirit of those who were on the front lines of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis and not cede an inch of territory...
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People visit the Taichung Shigang Hot Air Balloon Festival in Taichung yesterday, which is hosted at Shigang Tuniu Sports Park and runs through Monday.
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People take part in an indigenous dance at the “2026 Marongrong Joint Harvest Festival” in Taitung County’s Donghe Township yesterday.
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Jye Smallwood’s article on English-medium instruction (EMI) raises important questions about how Taiwan’s bilingual ambitions are being translated into classroom practice.
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The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) failure to win the previous three presidential elections has been tied to its tenacious approach to cross-strait relations, with polls showing that the...
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The idyllic beaches of the Greek islands have long been a draw for European holidaymakers, but now a new wave of US tourists is waking up to their charms, driven by stars such as Madonna, Katy...
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Italy’s fragmented space industry is facing growing pressure to consolidate as defense and government customers increasingly favor larger suppliers capable of handling complex programs.
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Liu Chun-cheng, author of “Military Spirit: A Pictorial Guide to the Swords Carried by Republic of China Armed Forces During the War of Resistance” and director of the Veterans Affairs Council’s...
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A Catholic priest who was born in China and is now a US citizen has become a Taiwanese citizen after overcoming bureaucratic hurdles tied to his birthplace.
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Once a major force for spreading knowledge, printing is now at a crossroads as digital reading reduces demand for traditional print.
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The Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) yesterday in Pingtung County launched the nation’s first independently developed sounding rocket under its orbital launch vehicle program, completing its end-to-end...
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More than 25,000 giant snakehead fry have been removed from Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) this year, marking a more than 30-fold annual increase from last year, the Nantou County Government said on Friday.
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The Kaohsiung Department of Health yesterday urged people not to eat wild mushrooms, as it reported that a family had sought hospital treatment after reportedly eating unidentified mushrooms picked...
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The Central Weather Administration (CWA) yesterday forecast heavy rain for southern Taiwan today, saying tropical depression TD22 would strengthen southwesterly winds and bring more downpours.
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Average total household income in Taiwan was NT$1,529,000 (US$ 48,009) last year, up 3.3 percent from a year earlier, the latest data from the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and...
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The Ciaotou District Court on Friday ruled that Chinese immigrant Zhou Manzhi (周滿芝) must serve an additional 18 months in prison for contravening the Anti-infiltration Act (反滲透法) after intervening...
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