taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
Taipei Times26d ago
Taiwan’s existence and culture are painful for China, Minister of Culture Li Yuan (李遠) said in a radio interview in France, describing Taiwan as “a mirror that reveals the true nature of things.”...
Taipei Times26d ago
For decades, China’s maritime pressure on Taiwan centered on the major shipping strait separating the two neighbors.
Taipei Times26d ago
China has warned that it could cancel a planned US-China leaders’ summit if Washington approves new arms sales to Taiwan, a Japanese media outlet quoted sources as saying yesterday.
Taipei Times26d ago
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chen Kuan-ting (陳冠廷) yesterday urged the government to conduct an early energy risk assessment as Middle East tensions rise.
Taipei Times26d ago
Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India yesterday called for calm in the Middle East, in a joint statement issued at a summit in New Delhi.
Taipei Times26d ago
The Iran-backed Houthis yesterday controlled Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive the previous day, cementing their hold on a vital shipping...
Taipei Times26d ago
The military is holding live-fire drills featuring missiles, rockets and drones, involving all service branches and the coast guard at Jioupeng Base (九鵬基地) in Pingtung County this week, a source...
Taipei Times26d ago
Smartphone and Internet access in Taiwan exceeds 90 percent even among the lowest-income households, a survey released by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS)...
Taipei Times26d ago
Taiwan has the same right as anyone else to make friends and work with like-minded partners despite Beijing’s efforts to restrict its international presence, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said...
Taipei Times27d ago
Mediterranean black pigs roam among tourists at a beach on Atokos island on Thursday. Atokos, a private island located off the coast of western Greece, has gained popularity on social media for its...
Taipei Times27d ago
Fund managers wading back into South Korean memory makers’ stocks got a fresh gut check after DeepSeek’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) model raised doubts on the strength of demand.
Taipei Times27d ago
Tax revenue surged last month as a stock market boom drove a sharp increase in securities transaction taxes, helping push government tax collections to a record pace in the first eight months of...
Taipei Times27d ago
Cloud service management company eCloudvalley Digital Technology Co (伊雲谷) yesterday said that it expected the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents among enterprises to fuel demand for...
Taipei Times27d ago
Artificial intelligence (AI), real-time payments and digital assets are pushing corporate treasury management beyond traditional transaction processing, giving companies faster visibility over cash...
Taipei Times27d ago
Micron Technology Inc is to provide its engineers in Taiwan a cash bonus of NT$1 million (US$31,600) plus equity rewards, as the company’s local unions are demanding an additional payout to reflect...
Taipei Times27d ago
Officials promote an upcoming singles matchmaking event during a news conference in Miaoli County yesterday.
Taipei Times27d ago
CRIME Woman shot in Taipei A 50-year-old woman surnamed Chao (趙) was shot in the chest and hand at about 2pm yesterday while walking in an alley in Taipei.
Taipei Times27d ago
In a small meeting room in a downtown Taipei office building, Russian officials hosted an unusual screening of an old Soviet documentary called Smashing Militarist Japan for about 20 Taiwanese...
Taipei Times27d ago
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday promulgated amendments to the Income Tax Act (所得稅法) that would reduce the tax burden on families with children, benefiting an estimated 2.37 million people and...
Taipei Times27d ago
The National Teachers’ Association yesterday demanded that the government recall manga-style posters about electricity conservation from elementary and junior-high schools over concerns about their...
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