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US and Chinese economic officials discussed creating a communication channel for artificial intelligence (AI) concerns at meetings on Sunday as they set the stage for a summit of the countries’...
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Shares in Taiwan closed sharply higher yesterday, with buying sparked by a US tech rally at the end of last week, continued global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) technology and positive...
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Microsoft Corp plans to double its data centers in Taiwan from two facilities to four, Microsoft Taiwan general manager Sean Pien (卞志祥) said yesterday.
Taipei Times17d ago
The Lithuanian translation of Taiwanese writer Wu Ming-yi’s (吳明益) The Man with the Compound Eyes (複眼人) has been released in Lithuania.
Taipei Times17d ago
Mooncakes made at the Keelung Detention Center have proven a surprise hit ahead of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, with a pair of inmate-bakers preparing to ship out about 10,000 of the...
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The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency yesterday reminded people that swimming is prohibited in alpine lakes after a hoax announcement of a Jiaming Lake (嘉明湖) “swimming carnival” was...
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Ministry of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) yesterday said he would ask the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss whether beverages such as Paolyta B (保力達B) and Sanyo Whisbih...
Taipei Times17d ago
Taiwan is stepping up efforts to attract US tourists after the number of US visitors surpassed 710,000 last year, with a majority of them visiting for tourism, the Tourism Administration said.
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More than 2,700 people dined with the Sun Kailin Opera Troupe’s outdoor performance of Justice Bao Beheads Chen Shimei (包公鍘陳世美), a traditional Taiwanese opera, in Tainan’s Anping District (安平) on...
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More than half of Taiwanese adults perceive themselves as younger than their actual age, with people aged 50 and older saying they feel about eight years younger on average, a Taiwan Communication...
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The Ministry of Environment yesterday said it is proposing revisions to the Indoor Air Quality Management Act (室內空氣品質管理法), including stricter regulations for facilities serving young children and...
Taipei Times17d ago
Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han’s (洪申翰) participation in an APEC ministerial meeting in China went “smoothly” yesterday, with China following APEC practices and rules, the Ministry of Labor (MOL)...
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Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung (沈有忠) yesterday said that the government was not surprised by a YouTuber’s recent claim that some Taiwanese working in China have obtained...
Taipei Times17d ago
Taiwan faces about 2.6 million cybersecurity attacks every day, Minister of Digital Affairs Lin Yin-ching (林宜敬) said yesterday, adding that hackers from China, North Korea, Iran and Russia...
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Taiwan’s first domestically built submarine, the Hai Kun (Narwhal, 海鯤), could be delivered to the navy as early as next month, military expert and Taiwan Association for Security and Development...
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Two New Zealand naval ships transited the Taiwan Strait on Friday last week, the New Zealand Defence Force said yesterday.
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The Philippine government on Sunday reaffirmed its long-held stance that it diplomatically recognizes China, rather than Taiwan, but said that position does not prevent it from pursuing relations...
Taipei Times17d ago
With US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) expected to meet in Washington this week, Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung (沈有忠) yesterday said he...
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Taiwan will not compromise its freedoms or democracy in the face of intensifying Chinese military threats and “gray zone” pressure, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said in an interview aired...
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The US has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take migrants with no ties to those nations, an investigation published yesterday said.
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