Sea-rious about safety - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
A Coast Guard Administration (CGA) vessel monitors a China Coast Guard vessel near Kinmen yesterday morning.
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top 24%TRC showcases color-coded direction at new Tainan Station - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Taiwan Railway Corp (TRC) plans to gradually color-code platform signage, departure screens and information boards -- blue for northbound and green for southbound -- starting at the new Tainan...
FDA orders recall of heart drug tablets over impurities - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the recall of 586,000 tablets of a heart medication because of impurities that could potentially affect its efficacy.
Hsinchu prosecutors clear former officials in four-year stadium probe - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
The Hsinchu District Prosecutors’ Office on Friday closed its four-year criminal investigation into former Hsinchu mayor Lin Chih-chien’s (林智堅) municipal baseball stadium project, saying there was...
Presidential Building to host Kids Big Fun event - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
A children’s event featuring climate education, sports, films and cultural activities is scheduled to be held at the Presidential Office Building and on Ketagalan Boulevard on Sept.
Deep-ocean carbon trails tracked - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
“Blue carbon” produced by coastal ecosystems might “ride” ocean currents for more than 1,000km to fuel deep-ocean carbon sinks, National Sun Yat-sen University researchers said on Thursday.
Critters bugging CWA weather stations - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Squirrels, spiders and snakes are among the unexpected culprits disrupting Taiwan’s automated weather station network, Central Weather Administration (CWA) maintenance workers said at a seminar for...
Doctors urge kids to get vaccinated ahead of school - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
With school beginning this week and COVID-19 and influenza activity at high levels, doctors at the Taiwan Immunization Vision and Strategy said children are at higher risk of infection and should...
Audit shows Taipei child protection system lapses - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Nearly 20 percent of reports to Taipei’s child protection system were deemed invalid, while as of the end of August last year, 303 cases involving alleged violations of the law had passed the legal...
KMT lawmaker says birthrate measures have failed - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmaker yesterday criticized the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government over the nation’s declining population, calling it Taiwan’s top national security...
Cabinet outlines demography strategy - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
The Cabinet has launched a new national strategy to address Taiwan’s demographic challenges, with plans to implement measures covering family support, elderly people, talent development across all...
Foreign minister attends Prosperity Exhibit in Palau - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) attended the opening of the Pacific Prosperity Exhibit in Palau on Friday, highlighting Taiwan’s cooperation with Pacific allies and other countries.
FEATURE:Penghu troops prepare for strike - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops earlier this month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from their green plastic canisters.
Unimicron probed over labeling - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Leading printeds circuit board maker Unimicron Technology Corp is under investigation for allegedly relabeling some of its products made in China as originating from Taiwan, Taoyuan prosecutors...
Nepal and China flood missing toll nears 3,000 - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Rescuers in Nepal and China were battling yesterday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing...
US to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil, Trump announces - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration has reached a major oil deal with Venezuela that gives the US majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves.
Low-pressure system to bring unstable weather - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Taiwan is forecast to have unstable weather this week, with a low-pressure system expected to bring heavy rain to some areas, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.
US supports Taiwan’s presence at Pacific forum - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
The US backed Taiwan’s continued participation in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) as Taiwan and associated countries sent senior delegations to the summit this week.
Cabinet to support drone bill: source - Taipei Times
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
The premier is to countersign a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)-led bill on defense self-reliance and the uncrewed vehicle industry, and include funding for it in this year’s supplemental budget...
Groups press Merz over China policy - Taipei Times
Taipei Times29 Aug 2026
German industry is increasing pressure on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to take a tougher line with Beijing, with companies calling for greater action to address what they describe as unfair...