Thu, Sep 03, 2026
‘CODESIGN’: An executive hailed the role of Taiwanese firms’ hardware operations, saying without it, Google could not have built the compute platform it has Google is expanding its Taiwan office space by 60 percent as local partners take on a growing role in developing the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, a senior executive said yesterday.The US technology giant expects its operations in Taiwan to continue growing, said Amin Vahdat
Taipei prosecutors yesterday indicted 57 people over alleged involvement in a romance scam ring, seeking a 25-year sentence for one.A man surnamed Huang (黃) and his wife, surnamed Hsu (許), allegedly set up a romance scam ring that utilized artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the Taipei District Pros
Iran yesterday launched a wave of attacks on US sites across the Middle East as violence surged after an extensive US bombardment and the deaths of four people at an Iranian wedding party.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced attacks on US bases in Jordan, the United Arab Emirate
An attempted attack in Leipzig, Germany, had all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism, European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas said yesterday, adding that Europe needs to coordinate on what more can be done given the escalation of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.The German government on Tue
BID FOR INCLUSION: The Ukraine war, the conflict in the Middle East and climate change show that substantive reforms are needed within the UN, an official said The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday unveiled its three key messages ahead of the UN General Assembly, including a call for preserving peace in the Taiwan Strait as it stressed that any action undermining the “status quo” in the region is a breach of the UN Charter. The 81st session of t
RARE EVENT: Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han said his itinerary would be arranged in accordance with agencies’ recommendations, adding that ‘I am not concerned’ Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) is slated to attend an APEC meeting in Nanjing later this month, becoming the first minister to visit China during President William Lai’s (賴清德) presidency. Hung yesterday told reporters that he had received the official invitation from APEC and would attend the
Stable foreign government demand for Taiwan-made drones has yet to emerge despite a sharp rise in exports since 2024, while key upstream materials are still sourced from China despite the government's push to establish non-Chinese supply chains, a report published yesterday found.The report by the g
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) today issued heavy rain advisories for parts of northern and southern Taiwan, effective through the night.Heavy rain, defined as more than 80mm of rainfall in 24 hours or 40mm in one hour, is expected in Keelung and other areas along the north coast; Yilan, P
SUBSEQUENT SENTENCES: Joshua Wong’s prison term for a subversion charge was nearly up, before another charge was brought against the activist Taiwanese civic groups and Taiwan-based Hong Kongers in Taipei yesterday voiced support for Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (黃之鋒), calling on the Hong Kong government to drop the charges against him and immediately and unconditionally release Wong and other Hong Kong political prisoners
MODERNIZE AND REFIT: Much of the infrastructure of Chiashan Air Force Base is reaching the end of its service life and needs to be replaced or updated The air force plans to spend NT$3.57 billion (US$112.52 million) from next year to 2031 to upgrade the physical infrastructure of Chiashan Air Force Base in Hualien County, Taiwan’s largest underground aircraft shelter.The “Chiashan Base System Performance Enhancement Project” was included in the ge
A controversy erupted over the participation of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an’s (蔣萬安) son in the Taipei Department of Education’s international exchange program.Chiang on Monday confirmed that his eldest son would take a one-year leave of absence from the Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo Senior High School t
Taiwan yesterday rebuffed a Solomon Islands media report saying that Taipei engaged in “checkbook diplomacy” in the South Pacific, saying that the report “deviated from the truth” and was “driven by malicious intent.”The report published on Tuesday by the Solomon Star, a newspaper in Taiwan’s former
The Tourism Administration has issued a notice requiring travel agencies to help group travelers register their trips to China, as Beijing this month plans to implement new regulations governing the entry and exit of people across its borders.The Mainland Affairs Council recently said that China wou
The Nuclear Safety Commission yesterday said it would conduct nuclear safety drills at New Taipei City’s decommissioned Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant from Tuesday to Thursday next week, which would include drone-countering exercises for the first time.The live-action drill, which is being held for th
NOT UP TO CODE: An inspection found flawed injection practices, and inadequate sterilization of equipment and environment at the clinic, a disease specialist said A cluster of 11 confirmed acute viral hepatitis C cases was traced to a clinic in New Taipei City, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.The clinic was on Tuesday ordered to suspend operations, and people who have received any injections at the clinic after July 1 last year are urged
EXPANSION: The 3-hectare site would include small clean rooms and laboratories as well as a world-class training base for advanced packaging talent, the company said Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) is to establish a presence in the Baipu Industrial Park (白埔產業園區) in Kaohsiung to accelerate the testing and validation of semiconductor materials and equipment, a company executive said on Tuesday.The company is working with the Ministry of Economic
‘sustainable’ demand: Dramatic growth of capital expenditure over the next two to three years across the AI supply chain indicates strong demand, the company said WinWay Technology Co (穎崴), a supplier of integrated circuit testing interface and coaxial sockets, yesterday said that it is racing to expand socket capacity through next year to address supply constraints amid surging artificial intelligence (AI) demand.The company aims to add 50 percent more socke
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) is accelerating capacity expansion fivefold this year, but it is still unable to keep up with the booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI), TSMC deputy cochief operating officer Cliff Hou (侯永清) said yesterday.This year alone, the company is bu
A Taiwanese national studying overseas had, for a period of time, submitted regular opinion pieces to the Taipei Times commenting about Taiwanese politics and current affairs. These informed and well-written articles, demonstrating a profound love for the nation, were valuable because they represent
Taiwan has become a super-aged society, with people aged 65 or older accounting for more than 20 percent of the population. As the demographic structure undergoes a dramatic transformation, the government has over the past few years promoted a long-term care program, health promotion and disability-
The National Development Council estimates that Taiwan’s population would decline to 19.98 million by 2045 from 23.19 million this year, and just 12.15 million by 2075. The working-age population would shrink by two-thirds. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is sounding the alarm about a “national
Taiwan Sports Lottery Co generated NT$8.93 billion (US$281.64 million) in betting during the 39-day run of this year’s FIFA World Cup, with online betting surpassing in-person wagering for the first time and the share of bets placed by women rising sharply to 35 percent, the company said yesterday.T
BIG MONEY: Four of the 11 most expensive player signings in Premier League history — Fernandez, Anderson, Rogers and Barcola — have arrived this summer The Premier League has smashed its summer spending record for a second successive season, with outlay by England’s top-flight clubs reaching about ￡3.46 billion (US$4.67 billion).The spending spree continued right up to the final hours of the transfer window on Tuesday, with several more big-money d
The Alex Eala fans came bearing Philippine flags, and wearing hats telling her to fight on (“Laban Alex”). They cheered her sizzling groundstrokes, documented her volleys and serves in photos and video, and in some cases FaceTimed with friends or family — and this was only at the practice courts.It
Cricketers at this month’s Asian Games in Japan would have better accommodation than athletes from many other sports, the head of Japanese cricket said yesterday, after concerns were raised about a lack of five-star hotels for players.A Sri Lankan official this week said that some of Asia’s top team
‘BYE BYE’: Judge William Tam said after hearing arguments for a leniency that a sentence would be given as soon as possible in Joshua Wong’s second prosecution Hong Kong democracy advocate Joshua Wong (黃之鋒) yesterday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law.It was the second prosecution of Wong, a former student leader in the democracy movement in the territory and one of its most
There is no getting around the fact that Thailand’s seaside resort of Pattaya has a lingering reputation for sex tourism, even though that is only part of the story for the city that is an expected shore leave destination of crew members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.Pattaya, about 100km southeast
Nicaragua’s lawmakers approved a constitutional reform restricting opposition participation in elections, Nicaraguan National Assembly leader Gustavo Porras said on Tuesday.The new amendment extends presidential terms to seven years from six and bans any member of the opposition involved in planning
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)-controlled legislature in February 2006 established the National Communications Commission (NCC). One of the purposes of the NCC was to circumvent the control of the Government Information Office (GIO), long the KMT’s tool for overseeing the local media, by the ad
Per capita, Taiwan has a surprisingly high number of news outlets, which creates a highly competitive market. The pressure to drive viewership, clicks and ad revenue means that at times the press will go to ridiculous lengths to generate content, regardless of whether it is truly newsworthy or not.
The legalization of same-sex marriage in 2019 generated a lot of positive publicity for Taiwan, and a detailed account of how the country got there could make for a successful work of popular history. Kao Ying-chao’s (高穎超) Fear of Queer Taiwan: Anti-LGBTQ Movements Between Taiwan and the US Religiou
A: Area B of Far Eastern Garden City shopping mall — better known as Taipei Dome SOGO — has recently begun trial operations. How large is the entire mall?B: I heard that, at 36,000 ping, it’s actually the largest shopping mall in Taipei.A: Areas A, C and D have gradually opened since 2024. After Are
In September 2025, Kaohsiung’s Beiling Elementary School became Taiwan’s first public Taigi (Taiwanese Hokkien) experimental primary school. Taigi used to dominate everyday speech in Taiwan, but its speaker base shrank after the promotion of Mandarin. According to the 2020 census, while 31.7 percent
★ Bilingual Story is a fictionalized account. 雙語故事部分內容純屬虛構。The dress was black, short and tight. The lights caught her smooth legs as she moved. She tipped her head back, tossing her hair aside. Men watched. She knew. Hsin-yi watched, too. “Are you quite done?” a voice hissed. Hsin-yi felt the f
| New Taipei City | 28-29 | 80% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 28-30 | 70% | |
| Hsinchu City | 29-30 | 70% | |
| Taipei City | 28-30 | 80% | |
| Miaoli County | 29-31 | 80% | |
| Taoyuan City | 28-30 | 70% | |
| Keelung City | 28-29 | 80% | |
| Yunlin County | 27-30 | 70% | |
| Taichung City | 28-30 | 60% | |
| Nantou County | 28-30 | 70% | |
| Changhua County | 29-31 | 60% | |
| Chiayi County | 28-30 | 70% | |
| Chiayi City | 27-30 | 60% | |
| Tainan City | 28-29 | 60% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 28-29 | 60% | |
| Pingtung County | 27-28 | 70% | |
| Yilan County | 27-28 | 90% | |
| Hualien County | 27-28 | 80% | |
| Taitung County | 27-29 | 50% | |
| Kinmen County | 27-28 | 80% | |
| Penghu County | 27-29 | 50% | |
| Lienchiang County | 28-30 | 40% | |
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