taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The Taipei Zoo yesterday celebrated giant panda Yuan Yuan’s (圓圓) 22nd birthday with a feast featuring a “fruit and vegetable train” loaded with specially prepared treats.
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The Ocean Conservation Administration (OCA) is collaborating with the Marine Debris Recycling Coalition to repurpose marine waste, with plans to provide 2,000 pairs of protective glasses made from...
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
Taiwan International Ports Corp (TIPC) has established an operations command center at the Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal to monitor all commercial ports under its jurisdiction.
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday said it was planning 100 local events and launching a social media campaign to rally support for a referendum on whether to abolish the government’s...
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The number of deaths, the mortality rate and the age-standardized mortality rate associated with kidney disease all increased in Taiwan last year, with healthcare providers warning of the growing...
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
A Taiwanese man whose laptop displayed the phrase “Second Theatre Command” at Taipei Main Station sparked online fears that he was a Chinese national conducting surveillance, but police yesterday...
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The TSG Hawks baseball team announced on Saturday that they had canceled Hong Kong singer and actor Daniel Chan’s (陳曉東) scheduled performance at an event next month following fan backlash over his...
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has amended its regulations on investment subsidies for businesses investing in countries with which Taiwan has diplomatic relations, raising the maximum subsidy to...
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The government has proposed spending NT$1 billion (US$31.6 million) to build an innovative industrial park in Eswatini, aiming to support industrial upgrading and economic transformation in...
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
A newly relocated military arsenal in Kaohsiung has significantly improved its safety management and production capacity through the use of automated systems, as part of the military’s ongoing...
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
Iceland voted ‘No’ to resuming membership negotiations with the EU, final referendum results showed yesterday, dealing a blow to Brussels which had been keen to welcome an affluent member.
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
North Korea’s defense minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country’s military leadership, state media reported yesterday.
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The Hualien District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday launched an investigation following allegations by a former foreign correspondent in Taiwan of widespread vote-buying in Hualien County.
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The US Navy and Boeing Co have conducted a series of tests for land-based Harpoon anti-ship missile system being supplied to Taiwan and released footage showing the system striking a target vessel...
Taipei Times31 Aug 2026
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) urged Taiwanese to exercise caution when considering trips to China after a Taiwanese man was allegedly questioned for six hours in Shanghai over past work with...
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
These past few weeks, I have not aired my laundry in public. Literally. This is not the result of some domestic crisis, but due to my recent induction to Ghost Month etiquette.
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Former Hsinchu deputy mayor Andy Chiu (邱臣遠) is the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) nominee for the Jhubei City (竹北市) mayoral seat in November’s local elections.
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
In China’s hilly Guizhou Province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with clock tower and multi-arched bridge emits a low, permanent hum — a clue to its unexpected identity as tech...
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
The co-founders of Fitbit, nearly six years after agreeing to sell their company to Alphabet Inc’s Google, are launching a new type of wearable tracker: A screen-free device aimed at continuously...
Taipei Times30 Aug 2026
Shein Group Ltd spent years trying to distance itself from China, only to discover that the supply chain underpinning its success was the one thing it could not leave behind.
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