taipeitimes.comadded August 2026
Taipei Times13d ago
The US should move ahead with arms sales notifications for Taiwan following the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) on Thursday, a retired senior US Navy...
Taipei Times13d ago
The new legislative session is to begin on Tuesday next week, with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) prioritizing cash handouts and the central government budget, the Democratic Progressive Party...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began the year declaring that he stood “shoulder to shoulder” with US President Donald Trump as the two countries launched a war against Iran, but this...
Taipei Times13d ago
Malaysia has agreed to allow the importation of Taiwanese breeding pigs and boar semen, marking a new export market for Taiwan, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (APHIA) said yesterday.
Taipei Times13d ago
Taiwanese swimmer Wang Kuan-hung (王冠閎) won the men’s 200m butterfly gold medal at the Asian Games in Japan yesterday, leading a 10-men final in 1 minute, 55.05 seconds.
Taipei Times13d ago
The central bank forecasts Taiwan’s overall trade surplus to hit US$205.4 billion this year as it emerges as a global artificial intelligence (AI) hardware manufacturing hub.
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US President Donald Trump yesterday took Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) to visit the National Archives, showing off the texts of US democracy to the leader of the world’s most powerful...
Taipei Times13d ago
Taiwan yesterday denounced Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) comments to US President Donald Trump on the nation’s future, after Xi appeared to push Trump for a subtle change in stance that...
Taipei Times14d ago
Retail and food and beverage sales last month hit record levels for August, rising annually for the seventh consecutive month, although growth moderated from the previous month, data released on...
Taipei Times14d ago
GlobalFoundries Inc yesterday said it plans to accelerate global capacity optimization and expansion to accommodate exponential growth in radio frequency (RF) and other chips driven by the...
Taipei Times14d ago
Taiwan’s housing market has shown signs of stabilizing as consumers become less bearish on property prices, but tight mortgage lending is likely to keep any recovery in transactions modest, a...
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Industrial computer maker Advantech Co (研華) on Wednesday said that order momentum in the US should remain robust in the second half of this year, supported by continued growth in the healthcare...
Taipei Times14d ago
Taiwan’s business confidence weakened across major sectors last month as Middle East tensions raised costs and uncertainty, although manufacturers remained broadly confident in the artificial...
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, back left, poses with children at a news conference yesterday to promote a Double Ten National Day flagraising ceremony and other celebrations in the city.
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A Pikachu mascot poses with a fan at Taipei Railway Station yesterday. The character appeared during a news conference for a “Pokemon” 30th anniversary themed train, which is to be in service from...
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The Madou Farmers’ Association yesterday loaded 8.8 tonnes of pomelos to ship to Canada, the third container of the fruit grown in Tainan’s Madou District (麻豆) exported to the North American...
Taipei Times14d ago
A lottery for vouchers has helped increase the number of registered cats and dogs nationwide by 18,500, Animal Welfare Department Deputy Director Chen Chung-hsing (陳中興) said yesterday.
Taipei Times14d ago
National Health Insurance (NHI) premiums would not need to be adjusted next year if the minimum wage, salaries and government funding increase as expected, Minister of Health and Welfare Shih...
Taipei Times14d ago
Five hours of practical training would be added to motorcycle rider training courses from Jan. 1 next year, including three additional hours of on-road training, the Ministry of Transportation and...
Taipei Times14d ago
The classification of soil liquefaction risk at several areas near major population centers has changed — some for the better and some indicating greater danger — updates to a map released...
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