taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
Taipei Times29d ago
Taipei prosecutors have questioned an aide who allegedly met with Chang Chun-chieh (張俊 傑), the office manager of indicted Legislator Kao Chin Su- mei (高金素梅), on Sunday before Chang jumped bail.
Taipei Times29d ago
New Taipei City Councilor Yang Chun-mei (楊春妹) was released on NT$500,000 (US $15,700) bail and barred from leaving Taiwan after prosecutors said she is suspected of distributing laundry detergent...
Taipei Times29d ago
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday thanked Palau for its continued support for Taiwan’s international participation amid changing geopolitical circumstances as he received the credentials of the...
Taipei Times29d ago
More than 100 people on Tuesday traveled to Waisanding Sandbar (外傘頂洲), Taiwan’s largest shoal, to help protect it from erosion by building sand-trapping structures from discarded oyster racks.
Taipei Times29d ago
While a majority of elementary-school students in sports-focused classes feel a strong sense of achievement from their training, about half fall behind in their schoolwork due to frequently missing...
Taipei Times29d ago
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday reported two new cases of mpox, including a locally acquired case infected with the newer Mpox Clade Ib strain.
Taipei Times29d ago
The Taipei City Government is to conduct more unannounced inspections to ensure food safety at schools, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) said yesterday, following an alleged food poisoning incident...
Taipei Times29d ago
Seven members of a suspected human trafficking ring were arrested for attempting to send people to China for organ harvesting, with prosecutors seeking the maximum seven-year sentence for each...
Taipei Times29d ago
The National Museum of Taiwan Literature and the UK’s National Centre for Writing have signed a memorandum of understanding to train a new generation of English-language translators of Taiwanese...
Taipei Times29d ago
A documentary exploring the history of Taiwanese soldiers detained by the Soviet Union in prisoner of war camps after fighting for Japan in World War II was screened in Tokyo on Saturday last week.
Taipei Times29d ago
Taiwan’s growing defense preparations might be sending a stronger signal to the US than to Beijing, highlighting the need for Taipei to tailor its deterrence efforts to different audiences, a US...
Taipei Times29d ago
Taiwan is “not on the right track” to acquire drone capabilities sufficient to deter a Chinese attack, a former top US defense official told the Taipei Security Dialogue yesterday.
Taipei Times29d ago
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) yesterday said Taiwan is working to bolster its defenses against rapidly evolving threats by developing multilayered air defenses, integrating emerging...
Taipei Times29d ago
President William Lai (賴清德) met with the Japanese cross-party parliamentary group “Diet Members’ Association for Peace and Stability in the Taiwan Strait,” with both sides calling for closer...
Taipei Times29d ago
Iran yesterday said it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the US sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest declared wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping by both sides...
Taipei Times29d ago
Indonesian rescuers searched for eight people who went missing at sea while heading to a volcanic island to report on an eruption there, officials said yesterday.
Taipei Times29d ago
An unauthorized drone intrusion over Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (清泉崗基地) at Taichung International Airport on Tuesday night forced the temporary closure of the base, diverting eight fighter jets and...
Taipei Times29d ago
The Panamanian National Assembly on Tuesday established a friendship group with the Legislative Yuan, a move welcomed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) as an opportunity to...
Taipei Times29d ago
Taiwan must guard against artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled information manipulation ahead of local elections on Nov.
Taipei Times9 Sept 2026
Semiconductor equipment supplier Spirox Corp (蔚華科技) has launched its first high-speed glass core substrate inspection system as it expands into next-generation packaging technologies, including...
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