Man operating an illegal Chinese chip firm charged - Taipei Times
Taipei Times7d ago
Taipei prosecutors yesterday indicted a man on charges of operating an unregistered office for a Chinese semiconductor firm, seeking an 18- month prison sentence.
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top 50%Chinese invasion unlikely to occur next year: sources - Taipei Times
Taipei Times7d ago
US officials believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 is increasingly unlikely despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) instructions for his military to be ready by 2027 to take Taiwan...
Xi’s rhetoric on Taiwan not new: official - Taipei Times
Taipei Times7d ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) phrasing to “combat Taiwanese independence forces” is not new despite a perceived escalation in Beijing’s rhetoric, Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Chairman...
Coast guard’s strategic status is rising: budget - Taipei Times
Taipei Times7d ago
The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) plans to significantly expand its participation in international security cooperative frameworks and its operational capabilities, a budget proposal for next...
Manila sends largest ship to challenge Chinese ship - Taipei Times
Taipei Times7d ago
The Philippine Coast Guard yesterday said it has deployed its largest vessel and an aircraft to challenge a Chinese research ship operating off northern Batanes near Taiwan, adding that a Chinese...
Flydubai copilot underwent Islamist radicalization: Israel - Taipei Times
Taipei Times7d ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said that the copilot who tried to crash a passenger jet carrying 174 people on its way to Israel had undergone Islamist radicalization.
Cabinet approves bond, bond ETF tax exemptions extension for 10 years - Taipei Times
Taipei Times7d ago
The Cabinet yesterday approved a 10-year extension for securities transaction tax exemption for bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and corporate and financial bonds.
US senators urge speedy arms delivery to Taiwan - Taipei Times
Taipei Times7d ago
Twenty-one US Democratic senators in a joint statement on Thursday last week urged US President Donald Trump to “immediately deliver congressionally approved defense assistance to Taiwan.” The...
Navy vice admiral joins CGA top ranks - Taipei Times
Taipei Times7d ago
Vice Admiral Yuan Sheng-hua (原聖華) yesterday became the first navy officer to be appointed a deputy director-general of the Coast Guard Administration (CGA), tasked with improving coordination...
Taipower’s gas bills to rise after CPC LNG hike - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
Natural gas bills for Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) are to rise this month after CPC Corp, Taiwan (台灣中油) yesterday raised prices of natural gas for power generation as efforts to restart...
Trump touts AI boss pledge to self-regulate - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the tech executives gathered at the White House to discuss regulating artificial intelligence (AI) had signed a “morally binding” commitment to build...
Apple’s iPhone Duo sales predicted to hit 6m units - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
Apple Inc is set to sell about 6 million units of the iPhone Duo this year, Counterpoint Research said, offering the first estimate for how the company’s inaugural foldable device would fare.
Machvision boosts capacity target - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
Automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment supplier Machvision Inc (牧德) yesterday raised its annual capacity expansion target by more than 60 percent, aiming for a production output of NT$10...
Care package - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
The contents of a goodie bag for expatriates returning to Taiwan for Double Ten National Day celebrations, provided by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, are pictured in Taipei yesterday.
Justice not done - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
Residents of buildings in Taipei’s Dazhi area that collapsed or were damaged in 2023 due to excavation at the Kee Tai Dazhi construction site nearby protest in front Taipei City Hall yesterday...
Taiwan News Quick Take - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
SOCIETY Pride to be held on Oct. 31 This year’s Pride, themed “Our Voices, Our Journey,” is to be held on Oct. 31, the parade organizer said yesterday.
Doctor encourages people to stay active as they age - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
An 83-year-old took the pitcher’s mound as a 103-year-old stepped up to bat ahead of a baseball match between the Uni-President Lions and WeiChuan Dragons in Tainan, with one doctor saying it gave...
New Taipei detains man for breaching protection order - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
The New Taipei District Court yesterday ordered a man to be detained incommunicado for allegedly breaching a protection order after his daughter was seen in New Taipei City’s Sanchong District (三重)...
FDA says it fined six five-star hotels - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
Six five-star hotels have been fined a total of NT$466,000 for food safety and hygiene contraventions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday.
Ministry updates pension waivers and NHI coverage - Taipei Times
Taipei Times8d ago
The Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday announced a series of new policy measures taking effect today, including raising the threshold for waiving interest charges on overdue National Pension...