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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung yesterday threatened unspecified measures against Ukraine unless Kyiv acknowledged a confidentiality agreement that Seoul says covered the transfer of two...
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Chinese construction of a runway on Antelope Reef (Lingyang Reef, 羚羊礁) in the Paracel Islands (Xisha Islands, 西沙群島), is well under way with analysts estimating it could be completed by the middle...
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Taiwanese Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) yesterday won her second consecutive Asian Games boxing gold, defeating her Chinese opponent in the women’s 60kg final.
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The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) yesterday announced amendments to the Regulations Governing the Allocation and Use of Road Traffic Fines (道路交通違規罰鍰收入分配及運用辦法) that would...
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Taiwan yesterday took delivery of the first two of 66 F-16V Block 70 jets purchased from the US after years of delays, helping to strengthen an air force that has to scramble almost daily to shadow...
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A probiotic seller has been fined a total of NT$4.02 million (US$126,181) this year over advertisements falsely claiming that their product can "reverse kidney disease," the Food and Drug...
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Along Ruiguang Road, a major main road that runs through the heart of Taipei’s Neihu Technology Park (內湖科技園區), a new restaurant with counter seats and small hanging pendant lights by the windows...
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Starlux Airlines launched its new Taipei-Bali route yesterday, operating five weekly flights as it seeks to attract travelers from Europe and North America to Bali via Taiwan.
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Fourteen junior-high school students at Huaxing High School in Taipei were yesterday rushed to local hospitals after eating nuts from tung trees on the school campus during the noon break, with 13...
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The nation’s influenza epidemic is expected to peak this week, with 140,000 to 150,000 weekly outpatient and emergency visits for flu-like illnesses expected, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)...
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The Ministry of Environment’s Resource Circulation Administration has launched a mobile phone recycling event open to locals and international residents in Taiwan, with an iPhone and an Apple Watch...
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The Ministry of Education (MOE) and the University of Zurich (UZH) have renewed the Taiwan Studies Project, extending the academic partnership over the next five years, the Taiwan Representative...
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Environmental advocates called for an investigation into the pre-breeding population size of eastern grass owls, the population density of rodents and the preservation of habitats for the...
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An international fuel surcharge for Taiwan-based carriers is to be raised for the third time this year due to the rising price of oil, the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) said yesterday.
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The government aims to distribute its planned NT$10,000 (US$314) universal cash payments before the Lunar New Year next year, Executive Yuan spokeswoman Michelle Lee (李慧芝) said yesterday.
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The Golden Horse Awards yesterday announced the nominations for its 63rd installment, with Arrested Memory (狂忘警探) leading the tally with 11 nominations, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival...
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Cultural heritage remains discovered during the completion of the Tainan underground railway project are on display at the Tainan Cultural and Creative Park, the Railway Bureau said yesterday.
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The new underground Tainan Railway Station was unveiled to the public for the first time yesterday ahead of its official opening next month.
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The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday said that threats made by one or more persons impersonating a Taiwanese documentary distributor who brought a film about alleged forced organ harvesting...
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The Kaohsiung branch of the High Prosecutors Office yesterday indicted three former military personnel for allegedly collecting military secrets for China since 2020.
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