Pomelo treats - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
Officials from the New Taipei City Agriculture Department hold a news conference yesterday launch pomelo season. The festival’s main sales exhibition is to take place in Bali District on Sept.
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top 29%SEMI and THSRC collaborate for Semicon Taiwan - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
Participants of Semicon Taiwan, which is to open on Wednesday next week, can check in at some high-speed rail stations thanks to a strategic partnership between the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp and...
Taipei to support temple after blaze, mayor says - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday pledged the city government’s full support for rebuilding Lingxiao Hall (凌霄寶殿) at Zhinan Temple (指南宮) in the Muzha (木柵) area after a fire ravaged the...
EVA Air, partners sign sustainable fuel deal - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
EVA Airways and AIT Worldwide Logistics yesterday signed an agreement to promote the airline’s Green Transportation Program, which is expected to help Microsoft reduce its carbon emissions by...
Typhoon Saudel losing strength, CWA reports - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
Typhoon Saudel is continuing to weaken and shift its path northward, with a sea warning expected to be issued this evening, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.
Taiwan and Saint Vincent talk development projects - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
Taiwan is in talks with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about funding a national development bank and several social projects in the Caribbean nation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...
MAC condemns attempts to suborn cultural events - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday called on China to stop using culture to wage political warfare, after Taipei City Councilor Lin Liang-chun (林亮君) called out the group Small Yi Hanfu...
Chinese border control rules likely to affect Taiwanese - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
Beijing’s new cybersecurity and border control rules launching in October pose a significant risk to Taiwanese, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung (沈有忠) said yesterday.
Father-son spy duo resentenced - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
In a retrial by the High Court, former major Lee Hai-peng (李海鵬) and his son Sergeant Lee Chu-hsiang (李楚庠) yesterday were sentenced to 11 years and six months and 16 years in prison respectively for...
Amendement waiving tuition for some passes - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed amendments to waive tuition for college students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
‘Youth diplomacy’ goes forward - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said the Taiwan Global Pathfinders Initiative had put forward 51 projects this year, providing 107 overseas internship opportunities for young Taiwanese...
Parties spar over drone bill, timeline - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
As the legislature reviews a special drone budget this week, opposition lawmakers yesterday vowed to work out a drone development bill funded from the annual budget, amid concerns over funding...
Tehran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
Iran yesterday pledged to fight back against expanded US sanctions aimed at isolating its economy, expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington’s pressure campaign.
Europe records at least 35,000 more deaths from heat - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
At least 35,000 more people died during Europe’s four record-breaking, back-to-back heat waves this summer than would normally be expected, according to incomplete figures from barely half the...
Free flu, COVID-19 vaccination to start on Oct. 1 - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday announced that government-funded seasonal influenza (flu) and COVID-19 vaccinations are to begin on Oct. 1.
Illegal filming of patients punishable with jail time - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed a series of amendments to the Medical Care Act (醫療法) that introduce a prison sentence of up to three years for medical personnel who photograph or film...
Gwangju Biennale restores ‘Taiwan’ name: report - Taipei Times
Taipei Times26 Aug 2026
The Gwangju Biennale Foundation has agreed to allow Taiwan’s exhibitors to use the name “Taiwan” in the exhibition venue and in official documents and promotional materials, South Korea’s Munhwa...
Alibaba raises US$10 billion in record Hong Kong share sale - Taipei Times
Taipei Times25 Aug 2026
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (阿里巴巴) raised HK$80 billion (US$10.2 billion) in Hong Kong’s biggest follow-on offering, underscoring its willingness to amass and spend vast sums to take the lead in...
NT dollar advance loses support as equity inflows fade - Taipei Times
Taipei Times25 Aug 2026
The New Taiwan dollar’s strongest monthly rise in over a year is running into a storm of headwinds, sowing doubts among analysts on the sustainability of its rebound.
Precision healthcare could be Taiwan’s strength - Taipei Times
Taipei Times25 Aug 2026
Taiwan has an opportunity to become a global innovation hub for precision health by taking advantage of its strengths in biotechnology and information and communications technology, an academic...