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Taipei Times29 Aug 2026
Prosecutors yesterday indicted nine people for allegedly installing hidden surveillance cameras in eight Dr Shine (光澤) clinics in Taipei and New Taipei City, and secretly recording more than 300...
Taipei Times29 Aug 2026
The Central Election Commission (CEC) yesterday announced it has approved holding a referendum on nuclear power, but rejected proposals on caning and traffic fines. The Legislative Yuan on Aug.
Taipei Times29 Aug 2026
Taiwan’s population is projected to shrink by almost half over the next five decades, intensifying labor shortages and placing a growing drag on economic growth as the technology-intensive economy...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
A man digs for sandworms in the Tamsui River estuary near Tamkang Bridge in New Taipei City’s Tamsui District yesterday. The Central Weather Administration issued a sea warning for Typhoon Saudel.
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
The government would consider raising its average annual electricity demand growth forecast through 2035 above the 2.5 percent it projected in June based on a high-demand scenario, Minister of...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
Kioxia Holdings Corp and Sandisk Corp plan to spend more than ￥5 trillion (US$31.4 billion) to ratchet up production capacity across Japan, aiming to boost output of a critical artificial...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
IntelliEPI Inc (Cayman) (英特磊), which makes epitaxy-based compound semiconductor wafers, yesterday said revenue this quarter and next quarter would rival the record of NT$332 million (US$10.47...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
Taiwan’s economy remained on a solid footing last month, buoyed by the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven boom, although consumer confidence was shaken this month as stock market volatility and...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
Nvidia Corp on Wednesday gave a bullish sales outlook for fiscal 2028, easing concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) spending is poised to lose momentum.
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
Safety personnel monitor a burning house-shaped water lantern during the Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival on Wednesday.
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
Research showed that cultivating spontaneous grass species in fruit orchards could boost annual soil carbon sequestration rates to 3.3 tonnes per hectare or more, the Taoyuan District Agricultural...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
The new underground Tainan Railway Station could be operational by mid-October if it passes inspection next month, the Railway Bureau said yesterday.
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees on Wednesday hosted Taiwanese Night at Yankee Stadium, with fans receiving limited-edition Yankees’ merchandise featuring the Taiwanese flag.
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
he Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) yesterday confirmed that it has agreed to allow Mandarin Airlines to reduce flight services from Kaohsiung and Taichung to Hualien amid consistently low load...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
The number of people who died within 30 days after being in a traffic accident was 1,333 in the first six months of this year, down 15 percent from the same period in 2023 and the first time that...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
Five companies and seven people suspected of illegal dumping have been indicted, with more than 1,700m3 of business waste found at illegal disposal sites in Kaohsiung, the Environmental Management...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
A delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) departed for Palau yesterday to attend side events held alongside the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
Labor groups yesterday called on the government to raise employers’ mandatory pension contributions to 15 from 6 percent, arguing that workers have not received a fair share of Taiwan’s economic...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday accused the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) of politicizing China’s decision to allow imports of more Taiwanese pomelos, primarily from Hualien...
Taipei Times28 Aug 2026
The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed amendments to the Industrial Innovation Statute (產業創新發展條例) to provide perks and benefits to start-ups.
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