taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
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With candidate registration for this year’s local elections closed on Sept. 4 and the elections less than 80 days away, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate...
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A customer buys pomeloes at a market in Nantou County yesterday. Local pomelo consumption picks up steam around the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Nantou County’s harvest this year is 30 percent less...
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OpenAI will not go public this year, CEO Sam Altman said in remarks published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) that render “unacceptable” even a 10 percent risk...
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Anthropic PBC is in talks to bring Nvidia Corp as an anchor investor into what could be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, two people familiar with the matter said.
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The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation — and analysts...
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NexCOBOT Co (創博) expects robust growth in its artificial intelligence (AI) controller business this year and next year, as partnerships across a range of robotics applications begin to bear fruit...
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With domestic inflation topping the 2 percent alert level for a fourth consecutive month last month and several major central banks around the world raising their key interest rates, Taiwan’s...
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From left, Better Together for NextGen Taiwan chairman Chang Yu-meng, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology law professor Lo Cheng-chung, Koo Kwang-ming Foundation executive...
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Mandarin Airlines yesterday flew a newly delivered Airbus A321neo between Kaohsiung and Penghu, marking the aircraft’s debut as the China Airlines (CAL) Group expands its operations in southern...
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A man who allegedly attacked and injured a Cathay Pacific Airways intern with a knife at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Saturday evening was subdued and arrested by aviation police, police...
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A livestock farmer in Changhua County was fined NT$1,000 after his flock of about 95 meat sheep made noises in the night, disturbing nearby residents.
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The National Environmental Research Academy on Friday announced results of the Ministry of Environment’s green-collar training exam, saying the exam had a 60 percent pass rate, with an average...
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Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) yesterday encouraged newlyweds to have children while attending a mass wedding held by Chunghwa Telecom in Taipei, where 72 couples were married.
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The National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) yesterday released the Healthy Taiwan Guidelines for Appropriate Use of Healthcare Services, providing healthcare recommendations for 1,067 common...
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Taiwan cannot be overlooked in building a drone supply chain independent of China, US-based Shield AI’s Taiwan representative Chen Yi-ju (陳奕儒) said in an interview.
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European Parliament Vice President Pina Picierno on Saturday praised Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) as a role model for freedom-loving women around the world and said she would soon begin...
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The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) tighter control has made it difficult to separate China from the party, a former Taiwanese defense academic said on Saturday, urging the public to recognize...
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A Taiwanese academic yesterday slammed Chinese drama Emperor Jiaqing and the Journey to Taiwan (嘉慶君遊臺灣), saying it distorted history and promoted a cross-strait unification narrative.
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Recent Chinese diplomatic and military moves are aimed at creating pressure ahead of a planned meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and US President Donald Trump, National Security...
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Houthi fighters yesterday said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with the Yemeni government forces forced growing numbers of...
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