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Civil groups yesterday urged the Legislative Yuan to increase maternity leave and paternity leave by the same amount to avoid workplace discrimination against women.
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The government is to fully subsidize wages for the additional six days of paid marriage leave that become available tomorrow, the Ministry of Labor said yesterday.
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The first phase of government-funded seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination begins tomorrow, amid heightened flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.
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Aerospace company Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) yesterday said that it had participated in the Agency of Corrections’ first-ever counter-drone drill earlier this month.
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When Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) discussed US-China cooperation during World War II (WWII) at a White House state dinner on Thursday last week, he left out a name central to that history...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said Taiwan worked until the last minute before breaking diplomatic ties with Nicaragua in 2021 in response to a former ambassador to Nicaragua’s claim...
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Thirty-four civic groups issued a joint statement yesterday after the Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) completed its review of a plan to restart the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant, calling for...
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In the first seven months of this year, 1,569 people died from motor vehicle crashes within 30 days of a crash, including 697 older people, up 5 percent from the same period last year, data from...
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The US would not abandon Taiwan in exchange for soybeans and Boeing jets, a US analyst said yesterday, as US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) ended their summit in...
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The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday said it plans to propose a bill that would issue a NT$20,000 cash handout to every citizen with the aim of “sharing economic gains and...
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The blasts that wounded three South Korean soldiers last week were apparently caused by North Korean mines, Seoul said yesterday, accusing Pyongyang of an armistice violation and warning of...
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Malaysia yesterday began repatriating Burmese nationals, including women and children, under a voluntary program, despite warnings from the UN refugee agency and rights groups that conditions in...
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The opposition-controlled Legislative Yuan yesterday rejected the 27 candidates nominated by President William Lai (賴清德) for the Control Yuan.
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Taiwan’s economy maintained its strong momentum last month, with booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware continuing to drive exports and industrial activity, while improving...
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Taiwan is a partner whose “stability and independence” are important to US national security and the economy, US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday when asked about arms...
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An exhibitor, right, explains a drone made by Russian drone developer and manufacturer UAS Glory Air to a visitor at the Drone Expo in New Delhi yesterday.
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Fourteen Taiwanese tech companies and the National Development Council (NDC) on Saturday held a talent recruitment campaign at the annual Taiwan Tech Summit in Silicon Valley, which offered more...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) requires safeguards that go beyond self-regulation, Microsoft Corp cofounder Bill Gates said in an interview that aired on Sunday, calling for legislation to be passed...
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Nvidia Corp introduced a new double-layered artificial intelligence (AI) security system that it says would have prevented the recent high-profile breach of Hugging Face by OpenAI’s AI models.
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Taiwanese developers are delaying new housing projects as tight credit, high prices and weak demand weigh on the market, with the transaction value of new-home and presale launches in northern...
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