Mon, Aug 10, 2026
The government has resumed the deliberation of the much-delayed Longtan Science Park expansion project in Taoyuan, which could pave the way for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) to build five new fabrication plants to produce advanced chips there. The project, proposed by the Hsi
INCREASING FIGURES: The US remained the largest destination of exposure for the 45th quarter, followed by China at NT$2.02tn and Japan at NT$1.65tn for Q2 Taiwan’s overseas exposure hit a record high of more than NT$31 trillion (US$960.11 billion) in the second quarter, Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) data released yesterday showed. Exposure refers to the combined value of net loans, net investments, and interbank deposits and loans. The FSC ha
Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported.Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine over the past few weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of int
Canadian officials on Saturday declared a state of emergency after a fast-moving wildfire in the western province of British Columbia (BC) forced the overnight evacuation of more than 20,000 people, including some who were airlifted to safety.Winds fanned the Bald Range wildfire to grow rapidly late
MORE DEFENSE SPENDING: Next year’s special budget is expected to total NT$240bn, and would include procurement programs for jets and uncrewed vehicles, a source said The Cabinet is to approve next year’s budget on Aug. 20, with defense spending topping NT$1.1 trillion (US$34.07 billion) and NT$240 billion earmarked for a special budget, sources said yesterday.Next year’s central government revenue is expected to be NT$3.8 trillion, up 35.7 percent from this year
Taiwan is to attend an annual gathering of Pacific island leaders in Palau this month, the regional bloc said, overcoming protests from China that saw Taipei barred from the event last year.China and Taiwan are important partners to the region, a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) official told reporters l
LOW IMPACT: Five injuries were reported, but there was no major infrastructure damage, while gusty winds persisted in some areas of Taiwan yesterday Heavy rain and strong winds brought by Typhoon Dolphin injured five people and led to more than 200 reports of damage to infrastructure across Taiwan, according to a report from the Central Emergency Operations Center yesterday.As of 8am yesterday, the center had received 222 disaster reports, inclu
THREE HIGHS: Cumulative effects from high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high cholesterol, alongside long work hours and stressful conditions, are all threats The prevalence and growth rate of dementia in Taiwan are estimated to be about 1.5 times higher than the global average, psychiatrist Yang Tsung-tsai (楊聰財) said, attributing the trend to Taiwan’s rapidly aging population and a particularly high risk of vascular dementia.Taiwan has become a super-age
A motorcyclist involved in a serious crash in Pingtung in June was treated for injuries to his arms, but was initially unaware that he had also sustained a testicular rupture. The man was transported to Hengchun Nankou Hospital in Pingtung’s Hengchun Township (恆春) with severe fractures of both forea
An aging water buffalo from Green Island (綠島) has found a new home at a sanctuary for retired buffalo in Yunlin County after an animal lover who said she could not bear to see the cow slaughtered in its later years paid to have it relocated.The buffalo, about 22 years old, made the journey to the sa
Three Malaysian nationals and one Hong Konger were arrested in Kaohsiung after allegedly entering Taiwan as tourists to work as money mules for scam gangs, the Kaohsiung City Police Department’s Zuoying Precinct said yesterday.The precinct said a growing number of scam operations have been recruitin
CONNECTED: A former Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force head said the dialogues aim to deepen mutual understanding of security issues, while providing exchange opportunities Taiwan must work closely with the US and Japan to bolster resilience amid growing challenges, retired US Navy rear admiral Mark Montgomery said in Taipei yesterday following a two-day dialogue on political-economic policy simulation exercises and trilateral cooperation mechanisms among the three nat
READY TO AID: The CGA has offered assistance to Chinese vessels in distress, and governments should help ships in emergencies no matter their nationality, the OAC said Taiwan yesterday condemned reported actions by the China Coast Guard against a Japanese patrol vessel attempting to shelter from Typhoon Dolphin, saying that emergency refuge should not be used to challenge Taiwan’s sovereignty or jurisdiction. Ocean Affairs Council (OAC) Deputy Minister Sung Chen-e
The Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Management Office yesterday apologized after hats bearing the emblem of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were included as props at photo booth at a railway-themed music festival to celebrate the resumption of service on the Jiji Line (集集支線). Among the activ
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday inspected troops stationed in northern Taoyuan during the ongoing live-fire segment of the Han Kuang series of exercises, as the largest annual drill entered its fifth day. Accompanied by Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) and National Security Co
CORE CAPABILITIES: The technology would be key for humanoid robots, which must combine reasoning, active perception and action to perform industrial tasks Solomon Technology Corp (所羅門) is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems for humanoid robots, with chairman Johnny Chen (陳政隆) saying that the company aims to address one of the biggest hurdles to wider adoption — machine perception.Rather than manufacturing humanoid robots, Solomo
WEALTH ENGINES: The gains demonstrate a flow of wealthy customers into Singapore, with OCBS and DBS reporting new stock highs and upbeat performances this year Singapore’s top lenders are riding a wealth management boom that has propelled their stock prices to record highs and helped second-quarter profit beat expectations.Wealth fees at DBS Group Holdings Ltd (星展集團), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC, 華僑銀行) and United Overseas Bank Ltd (UOB, 大華銀行) all ju
South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc is considering options for its Chongqing, China-based facility, including bringing in an investor to help accelerate growth, people with knowledge of the matter said.The company, a key supplier of high-bandwidth memory chips to Nvidia Corp, is speaking with prospective adv
The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office on Thursday last week indicted a woman surnamed Chen (陳) and a self-proclaimed vaccine broker surnamed Lee (李) on charges of defrauding the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation out of US$30 million by falsely claiming that they could supply COVID-19
The Legislative Yuan is reviewing the budgets of Public Television Service (PTS) and English-language news platform TaiwanPlus, with proposed cuts and freezes of more than NT$1 billion (US$30.97 million). Legislators are considering cutting nearly all government funding for TaiwanPlus. Each proposed
A video titled “It’s Out of Your Control” (油不得你) circulating online has been reported for allegedly using an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated imitation of President William Lai’s (賴清德) voice. The Criminal Investigation Bureau referred the case to the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office, where
ON TILT: Four time Grand Slam winner Aryna Sabalenka dropped the first set in a tiebreak against Russian player Ekaterina Alexandrova, who won five of the last six points Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) on Saturday advanced to the women’s doubles quarter-finals of the Toronto Masters with Latvian partner Jelena Ostapenko, while in the women’s singles world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula were upset in fourth-round matches.Hsieh and Ostapenko defeated Norway’s Ul
Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, has died after a prolonged illness in Rosario, Argentina at the age of 68.Newell’s Old Boys, a prestigious Argentina club team that Lionel Messi played with from 1995 to 2000, confirmed his passing and paid tribute to the elder Messi in a statement posted to X on
Surfing’s 11-time world champion Kelly Slater showed he still has what it takes to foot it with the best at the Tahiti Pro on Saturday, scoring the highest heat total of the first day in huge and wild waves.The 54-year-old, who retired from full-time competition in 2024, clocked up an excellent two-
FIFA has issued a statement defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine his leadership of the organization.The statement was released on Saturday, a day after a report by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph raising questions about
CONDITIONS LAID OUT: The demands include the lifting of the US’ blockade of Iran, release of frozen assets and an end to the aggression against Iran and its allies Iran on Saturday set preconditions for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages, complicating a potential deal to open the waterway essential to the world economy.Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi said discussions with Oman over transit an
Indonesia yesterday sent airplanes and hundreds of firefighters to fight a blaze in a popular national park, one of a growing number of wildfires the country is battling during an unusually dry season.The largest fire reported this week has burned about 176 hectares of Mount Bromo, within the Bromo
In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed. Thousands of miners are deployed across the Shiwa area, extracting gold for investors nationwide. Some residents in the ar
It is forest fire season in Europe and North America, and the news is filled with harrowing images of disastrous fires filling the air with smoke. What about Taiwan?Taiwan has a unique forest fire profile. Unlike other nations, where the threat peaks in the dry summer months, that period is wet. Ins
Aug.10 to Aug.16 Yuko remembers getting into frequent fights with children from neighboring villages who called him huana (番仔), a derogatory term for Indigenous people meaning “savage.”“I was mad because they made fun of me. I had no idea that it had anything to do with my identity,” the Pataran (
The next three weeks will be intense for the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ahead of candidate registration for this year’s local nine-in-one elections. Registration opens Aug. 31 and ends on Sept. 4. The Central Election Commission (CEC) will vet the candidat
1. 他馬上就動身。ˇ He is about to go.ˇ He is going at once.χ He is about to go at once.註：to be about to go ＝ to be on the point of going，表示「正打算動身」，「就要出發」，不能再和 at once, immediately 等時間副詞連用。2. 英文老師要求我們把這首詩背熟。ˇ Our English teacher had us memorize the poem.ˇ Our English teacher required us to memorize the p
ntinued from yesterday（延續自昨日）https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/langBefore air conditioning was invented, summer heat could be especially uncomfortable in dense urban areas. Like families today, many households would __5__ to the mountains or seaside in summer to beat the heat. For schools __6__ year-
After a long school year, almost every student looks forward to summer vacation. But what if there were no summer break at all? While that might sound __1__ to most students, it was the reality for those living in the 1800s. In fact, the long summer break, which typically spans 10 to 12 weeks in th
| New Taipei City | 32-35 | 70% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 32-35 | 20% |  |
| Hsinchu City | 32-35 | 20% | |
| Taipei City | 32-36 | 80% | |
| Miaoli County | 32-35 | 20% |  |
| Taoyuan City | 32-36 | 50% | |
| Keelung City | 30-32 | 60% | |
| Yunlin County | 30-34 | 20% | |
| Taichung City | 32-34 | 20% | |
| Nantou County | 31-35 | 20% | |
| Changhua County | 32-34 | 20% | |
| Chiayi County | 30-34 | 20% |  |
| Chiayi City | 30-34 | 20% | |
| Tainan City | 30-32 | 20% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 31-33 | 20% | |
| Pingtung County | 30-33 | 40% | |
| Yilan County | 31-34 | 50% | |
| Hualien County | 30-33 | 20% | |
| Taitung County | 32-35 | 10% | |
| Kinmen County | 30-34 | 20% | |
| Penghu County | 29-32 | 20% | |
| Lienchiang County | 30-33 | 20% | |
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