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Taipei Times23d ago
Medical visits for flu-like illnesses and enterovirus increased last week, while COVID-19 cases stayed at a high level, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, while seven new cases...
Taipei Times23d ago
The anti-Henoko "All Okinawa" camp’s 12-year hold on the Okinawa governorship ended Sunday when former Naha Deputy Mayor Genta Koja unseated two-term incumbent Denny Tamaki in a six-candidate race.
Taipei Times23d ago
The 29th Taiwan-France Cultural Award has been presented to Tamkang University’s Wu Hsi- deh (吳錫德) and Victor Louzon, an assistant professor of history at Sorbonne University.
Taipei Times23d ago
Wildlife conservation groups yesterday urged the government to incorporate ecological considerations into policymaking rather than responding only after environmental harm has occurred, ahead of...
Taipei Times23d ago
Tuvaluan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Labour and Trade Paulson Panapa yesterday said that Taiwan’s leadership in healthcare, digital innovation and disaster response warrants a “seat at the...
Taipei Times23d ago
Beijing might arrange a Taiwan compatriot permit for Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) on his behalf when he attends an APEC ministerial meeting in Nanjing later this month, although the host...
Taipei Times23d ago
China is seeking to weaken Taiwan by influencing extremists to enter its democratic system and exploit political divisions, National Security Council (NSC) adviser Alex Huang (黃重諺) said yesterday...
Taipei Times23d ago
Taiwan ranked seventh globally in civil participation last year and showed notable improvements in the effective parliament category, a report published yesterday by the International Institute for...
Taipei Times23d ago
The Legislative Yuan has not submitted this year’s general budget to the president for signature, despite having passed it more than a month ago, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said yesterday, while...
Taipei Times23d ago
Saudi Arabia yesterday vowed to respond “firmly” to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, after the Iran-backed fighters wounded 13 people in the kingdom in an assault using ballistic missiles and drones.
Taipei Times23d ago
Japan is considering a new midterm defense spending target of 3.5 percent of GDP in line with NATO and other US allies, a move that could send a shock wave through financial markets concerned about...
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Taiwan plans to allow road authorities to use health data to identify drivers who might no longer be medically fit to hold a license, the government said yesterday.
Taipei Times23d ago
Between 50,000 and 100,000 Chinese spies are operating in Taiwan, far more than the National Security Bureau’s previous estimate of 5,000, German journalist and author Jurgen Kremb said on Monday.
Taipei Times23d ago
The privately funded Global UAV Academy (GUAVA) is to be registered as a juridical person next week and its offices are to be set up before the end of this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Taipei Times24d ago
The artificial intelligence (AI)-linked rally that has seen world stock markets soar over the last two years is showing growing signs of vulnerability, global central bank umbrella body, the Bank...
Taipei Times24d ago
The average monthly regular wage in July was NT$49,491, a 3.32 percent increase from a year earlier and up 0.3 percent from the month before, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and...
Taipei Times24d ago
Prices of high-capacity NOR flash memory chips are projected to increase 90 to 110 percent in the second half of this year amid growing demand and slower capacity expansion, after jumping 100 to...
Taipei Times24d ago
Taiwanese auto parts and accessory makers signed US$147 million in business deals while participating in Automechanika Frankfurt held over the weekend, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said...
Taipei Times24d ago
Cathay Financial Holding Co (國泰金控) yesterday raised its forecast for Taiwan’s economic growth this year to 11.6 percent from 10.1 percent, citing stronger-than-expected artificial intelligence (AI)...
Taipei Times24d ago
Stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI) fell sharply yesterday after the CEOs of the US companies developing the most advanced AI models warned the pace of development must slow to prevent...
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