Navy fleet needs overhaul: experts - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
Taiwan needs to restructure its naval fleet from focusing on large warships, which are “sitting ducks” for China’s advanced tracking technology, to smaller, stealthy corvettes that are harder to...
Lai eyes closer Japan ties in Kanagawa meeting - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday expressed hope for expanded Taiwan-Japan industrial ties to build safer, more resilient and “non-red” supply chains.
N Korea adds second naval destroyer - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un put his second naval destroyer into service and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent, state media reported yesterday, as the US, South Korea and...
Germany’s far-right AfD triumphs, aims fire at chancellor - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives yesterday licked their wounds after a crushing state election defeat in the ex-communist east, as the triumphant far-right Alternative for Germany...
Independent legislator May Chin’s aide jumps bail - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
The Taipei District Court has issued an arrest warrant for an aide of independent Legislator May Chin (高金素梅) after he jumped bail on Sunday.
Air force plans more hardened aircraft hangars - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
The air force plans to build 26 more hardened aircraft shelters as the number of F-16Vs stationed along Taiwan’s east coast is expected to reach 120 when the final shipment of 66 jets procured from...
China security laws spell travel risks - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·8 Sept 2026
China is set to implement several laws in the coming months that expand the definition of national security, creating greater risks for Taiwanese traveling to or doing business in China, Taiwanese...
OpenAI attempted to hide rogue AI agent behavior - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
OpenAI said on Saturday that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more transparency was needed around such incidents.
Hon Hai reports strongest August sales on record - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) on Saturday reported its strongest-ever August sales. Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn Technology Group (富士康), posted NT$921.77 billion (US$29.14 billion) in...
Fuel prices to remain stable - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) on Saturday announced that it would keep its domestic gasoline and diesel prices steady this week, and Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) followed suit yesterday...
Exchange reserves climb - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
Taiwan’s foreign exchange reserves rose to again exceed US$600 billion last month, ending two months of declines, the central bank said on Friday.
Dog-tired - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
Seven retired rescue dogs and their adoptive families pose for a group photograph during the “Retired Search-and-Rescue Dogs Homecoming” event hosted by the Taichung City Fire Department in the...
Paw patrol - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
People take photos with a giant 6-meter-tall figure from the popular animated series “PAW Patrol” during a fun run in Taichung yesterday.
Game ready - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
Coaches and players representing eight teams competing in the Asian U18 Baseball Championship pose for a photograph at a pre-tournament news conference in Taipei yesterday. The games begin today.
Pharmacist accused of spiking employee’s water detained - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
A New Taipei City pharmacist accused of spiking his university student employee’s water with a benzodiazepine-class drug was detained on suspicion of attempted sexual assault yesterday.
Overwork, stress can damage vision, doctor warns - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
Overwork and prolonged stress could damage vision, a doctor warned, after a 45-year-old woman who worked overtime late into the night for several nights experienced a sudden deterioration of the...
Fraud victim helps police ambush scam suspect - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
A woman used scam-prevention tactics she learned from a report on identifying fraud to save herself from losing NT$1.5 million (US$47,423) and help police arrest an alleged money mule, the New...
Food truck, chefs take specialities on nationwide trip - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday launched the “Taiwan Rich Flavors” food truck, which is to travel the nation providing free samples to promote Taiwan-produced ingredients.
Doctor warns against lancing boils at home - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
A doctor last week warned against treating boils at home, after an octogenarian woman attempted to lance a boil on her buttocks with a sewing needle, but ended up developing a bacterial infection...
Literature awards under threat from AI, writer says - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·7 Sept 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is dealing a heavy blow to literature and literary judging, Taiwanese writer Chu Yu-hsun (朱宥勳) said on Saturday, adding that nearly 40 percent of the novel submissions...
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