Kuai Kuai workers set to vote on ending strike today - Taipei Times
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The Kuai Kuai union’s strike would likely end today after Kuai Kuai Co agreed to union demands, said the Taoyuan City Government’s Department of Labor yesterday.
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top 55%Cyber official plans AI testing - Taipei Times
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The government would begin black-box cybersecurity testing using agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate hackers next year, the National Institute of Cybersecurity said yesterday.
THSRC plans more trains for pre-weekend travelers - Taipei Times
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Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) said yesterday that beginning on Thursday, it would operate eight southbound train services from Taipei to Taichung between 5pm and 9pm every Friday consisting...
New Eswatini envoy pledges support for Taiwan’s int’l participation - Taipei Times
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Eswatini will continue advocating for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations, the African country’s new ambassador to Taiwan said yesterday at a ceremony where he...
TV host Kevin Tsai faces backlash over Shen event - Taipei Times
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Taiwanese television host Kevin Tsai (蔡康永) has faced a backlash in China after he on Sunday attended the opening of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen’s (沈伯洋)...
TPP calls for suspension and probe of OCAC minister - Taipei Times
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The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) caucus yesterday called for the government to suspend Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) Minister Hsu Chia-ching (徐佳青) and investigate her for allegedly...
China pressured Munich institute to cancel author event - Taipei Times
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The Chinese consulate in Munich last week unsuccessfully pressured a local literary institute to cancel a talk by Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi (楊?子), said Chao Yen-ching (趙彥清), director-general...
At least 126 Taiwanese targeted in China’s transnational repression - Taipei Times
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At least 126 Taiwanese in 140 cases have been subjected to Chinese transnational repression, the Mainland Affairs Council said yesterday, following news reports of the arrest of a woman who was...
US defense experts to participate in meetings, war games in Taiwan joint assessment program - Taipei Times
Taipei Times2d ago
US defense liaisons are to take part in 130 meetings and map-based war games in Taiwan under an expanded joint assessment program, the Ministry of National Defense said in a report.
Envoy prods US on stalled arms sale - Taipei Times
Taipei Times2d ago
Taiwan’s representative to the US projected confidence that US President Donald Trump would ultimately approve additional weapons sales to Taiwan, which has been waiting for a US$14 billion arms...
Nobel medicine prize goes to US, German scientists - Taipei Times
Taipei Times2d ago
The Nobel Prize in medicine was yesterday awarded to three scientists who created a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works.
Lula, Bolsonaro head to Oct. 27 presidential runoff - Taipei Times
Taipei Times2d ago
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are to face off in a runoff on Oct.
Temperatures could drop to low of 16°C from tomorrow - Taipei Times
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The northeast monsoon is expected to strengthen, bringing rain and cooler temperatures to northern and eastern Taiwan, with temperatures in low-lying areas likely to drop to as low as 16°C from...
Chiang defends city’s inclusivity after gay bar raid - Taipei Times
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday defended the city as welcoming and inclusive after a police raid of a gay bar sparked protests by the LGBTQ community over alleged discrimination and...
Taiwan condemns ‘spying’ on Lai’s son - Taipei Times
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The Presidential Office yesterday condemned what it called a “typical case of transnational repression” after media reports alleging that China has been illegally surveilling the son of President...
Amazon makes vow to data center towns - Taipei Times
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Amazon.com Inc on Friday pledged more than US$1 billion over five years for US communities that host its data centers, the latest tech giant seeking to win over residents increasingly hostile to...
Domestic gasoline, diesel prices to stay unchanged - Taipei Times
Taipei Times3d ago
CPC Corp, Taiwan (台灣中油) said on Saturday that it would keep its domestic gasoline and diesel prices unchanged this week, even though international crude oil prices still hovered at high levels.
AI frenzy powers Hong Kong fundraising record - Taipei Times
Taipei Times3d ago
Bankers in Hong Kong skipped the summer break as an artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled rush for capital sent share sales to a record, defying a bruising selloff in the city’s stocks.
AI needs more safety layers: ex-OpenAI engineer - Taipei Times
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Another former OpenAI employee has added his voice to a chorus of frantic calls to make artificial intelligence (AI) safe, saying that the industry must mimic the aviation or nuclear power sectors...
US still top debtor of Taiwan’s banks - Taipei Times
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The US remained the largest debtor of Taiwanese banks for the 44th consecutive quarter at the end of June, with its share of Taiwanese banks’ total exposure surpassing 30 percent for the first...