Tue, Sep 15, 2026
PLEDGE: Europe and Taiwan would remain steadfast in upholding a free and democratic way of life and maintaining regional peace and prosperity, Hsiao said Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) yesterday said that she saw a growing number of international friends willing to learn about Taiwan and hear its story during her visit to the Italian island of Ventotene last week. “Throughout this journey, I have once again felt the international community’s conc
The first two of the four MQ-9B “SkyGuardian” drones Taiwan purchased from the US underwent their first flight tests at an air base in eastern Taiwan early yesterday, a source familiar with the matter said. The unnamed source did not disclose further details about the test flights, saying that they
A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling party on Sunday ousted the incumbent governor of Japan’s southern Okinawa Prefecture in an election, delivering a boost to Takaichi’s push for a stronger military to stave off threats from China. Genta Koja won more than 50 percen
US President Donald Trump said he is not worried that Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) would cancel a highly anticipated visit later this month. “No, I’m not worried about that,” Trump told reporters as he attended the Irish Open in Doonbeg on Sunday. “We have a great relationship. He wants to get
‘INTEGRATED DIPLOMACY’: The next step for Taiwan should be turning short visits into lasting relationships and institutionalized cooperation, a DPP legislator said Foreign diplomatic and business visits to Taiwan are reaching new highs, with landmark firsts and large-scale delegations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said, pledging to deepen mutual trust and substantive cooperation. Italian Senate Vice President Gian Marco Centinaio led the largest-ever
More than 100 Taiwanese-Americans, Taiwanese lawmakers and members of civic groups on Saturday marched through New York City to call for Taiwan’s participation in the UN, with Marshall Island Permanent Representative to the UN John Silk joining the event to show support. Participants chanted: “UN fo
RISKS: Local Chinese officials might take a ‘better safe than sorry’ approach in implementing the new rules, MAC said, as the number of detentions and missing rose The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday urged groups traveling to China to exercise extra caution as local officials implementing new border controls, which take effect today, could be inconsistent or overly strict.The council has reviewed the new regulations and found five main groups at risk
The Ministry of Sports has amended and promulgated the Regulations Governing Cross-Strait Sports Exchanges (兩岸體育交流處理規範), strengthening restrictions on how Taiwanese athletes participate in sporting activities involving China.The regulations, first established by the former National Council on Physic
Newly appointed Academia Historica director Chen Tsui-lien (陳翠蓮) yesterday said she would prioritize research into Taiwan’s democratization, saying that historical distortion has become more serious in the past few years.The agency held a handover ceremony yesterday for its outgoing and incoming dir
‘TEAM TAIWAN DIPLOMACY’: High-level interactions between Taiwan and Europe are deepening, shifting from ‘highly sensitive’ exceptions to a new interactive mode Taiwan-Europe relations continue to deepen as Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) frequently visits non-allied European countries under a “Team Taiwan Diplomacy” working model, a foreign affairs official said yesterday.Hsiao was invited to the Ventotene European Conference for Freedom and Democracy i
The European Union’s top envoy to Taiwan on Monday called for greater bilateral cooperation to boost civil society preparedness for natural and man-made disasters, saying such efforts were crucial for both the EU and Taiwan to enhance resilience.Lutz Gullner, head of the European Economic and Trade
LANGUAGE SKILLS: One worker said he chose Taiwan to improve his Mandarin, which could make him more competitive in the labor market in Indonesia and abroad The first group of foreign skilled workers recruited for Taiwan’s hospitality sector arrived yesterday from Indonesia, as part of a government program aimed at easing labor shortages in the hotel industry.The 35 Indonesians recruited by Regent Taipei arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport u
RARE PEEK: The footage released showed one of the bears staying in a cave for as long as 70 days, providing the first record of Formosan black bear’s overwintering The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency yesterday released tracking records of released Formosan black bears for the first time, showing that they get much closer to human settlements than previously thought.The agency said it had captured two bears, Da Qu-ali (達古阿里) and Aziman (阿里曼), in indigen
China Airlines yesterday completed its showcase flight for its fifth participation in the SkyTeam’s Aviation Challenge, operating a direct flight from Taipei to Amsterdam with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) equivalent to 40 percent of the flight’s fuel use.It was the first time the airline had used
The Taipei Department of Health yesterday said it sent inspectors to a high school in the city to check its cafeteria, after two students reported gastrointestinal symptoms following their school lunch.It was the third suspected food poisoning incident in the city last week.A Taipei Municipal Zhongs
INTELLIGENT THREATS?: Several industry leaders called for a more measured and careful development of AI models over widespread concerns of misuse and harm Stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI) fell sharply yesterday after the CEOs of the US companies developing the most advanced AI models warned the pace of development must slow to prevent threats to humanity.Anthropic PBC CEO Dario Amodei, in a lengthy essay shared on social media on Saturda
OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK: Growth may slow down next year, but the financial company thinks that this year’s economic growth will surpass 10 percent through the AI boom Cathay Financial Holding Co (國泰金控) yesterday raised its forecast for Taiwan’s economic growth this year to 11.6 percent from 10.1 percent, citing stronger-than-expected artificial intelligence (AI) demand, robust exports and continued investment in AI infrastructure.The upgrade highlights the streng
Taiwanese auto parts and accessory makers signed US$147 million in business deals while participating in Automechanika Frankfurt held over the weekend, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.About 324 Taiwanese auto parts and accessory suppliers, including manufacturers of car door handles,
As of the end of last month, Taiwan had a total population of 23,224,721, declining for the 32nd consecutive month, the latest household registration data released on Thursday by the Ministry of the Interior showed. The figure was down 103,622 from a year earlier — or an average decline of 283.9 per
The core principle of economics lies in pursuing the greatest possible collective welfare under the constraint of limited resources. When addressing a controversial issue, it is therefore best practice to disclose as much information as possible in an open, fair and impartial manner to all stakehold
At the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, people will remember less what China achieved and more what the global south attained. China did not lose face: President Xi Jinping (習近平) was an honored guest in India, was endorsed as the chair of BRICS for next year, and China is to host the next summit. Yet
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE: Substandard plumbing, beds too small for competitors, and insufficient housing overall are some of the concerns plaguing teams as the Games start Accommodation at the Asian Games starting this week in Japan is the “worst ever,” South Korean officials said on Monday, adding there was “a serious shortage” of rooms.Beds in shipping container-style accommodations are too short for players to stretch out, a South Korean basketball chief said, whil
Taiwan’s Chen Zhi-ray and Lin Yu-chieh won the men’s doubles final at the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open badminton tournament on Sunday, dispatching their Singaporean opponents in 27 minutes in back-to-back games.Chen and Lin defeated Singapore’s Terry Hee and Howin Wong at the Badminton World Federatio
Jalen Hurts threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns, and the Eagles’ Moro Ojomo stuffed the Commanders’ attempt at a tying 2-point conversion with 1:01 remaining as Philadelphia squeaked past Washington 24-22 on Sunday.Jayden Daniels threw a 1-yard TD pass on third-and-goal to Antonio Williams with
Wallabies coach Les Kiss has said Australia need to take a big step up in physicality and intensity when they play world champions South Africa in Perth this month.Kiss named his squad for the Test on Monday, bringing in uncapped flyhalf Harry McLaughlin-Phillips in place of the injured Carter Gordo
‘OPEN QUESTION’: In a big surprise, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats lost support for the first time, garnering 17.6% of the vote, down from 20.6% in 2022 Sweden’s general election was too close to call early yesterday, as the incumbent prime minister and the left-wing opposition leader both said they were ready to govern and the far right was seen losing ground. With more than 90 percent of votes counted, four opposition parties led by Swedish Social
The locomotive of a passenger train traveling from Kyiv to Warsaw was on Sunday morning hit by a Russian drone just kilometers from the Polish border, the Ukrainian minister of foreign affairs said, as Moscow’s airstrikes push closer to NATO territory. The attack happened minutes after another train
CRACKDOWN: The European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey Nacho Sanchez Amor condemned the arrests as ‘a shocking escalation in the repression’ in the country Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said. Turkey’s LGBTQ community has frequently been targeted by the government, with Turkish
For a small nation, Taiwan has an unusually long list of territorial disputes. In part or in whole, it has disputes over the Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands, 南沙群島) with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. It also has another territorial dispute with Vietnam over the Paracel Islands, and w
The comical bit of parachute journalism by Simon Shuster in the Atlantic last week under the title “Will Taiwan Just Give Up?”, drew much attention for its numerous minor errors, largely forgivable, its total lack of understanding of Taiwan and its history and its strange, pro-China interpretations,
Sept 14 to Sept 20Hwang Tae-im’s in-laws were among the many Korean families that congregated in Keelung after World War II, hoping to board a ship home. Japanese colonial rule had ended in both Korea and Taiwan, and many Koreans were eager to return to their newly-liberated homeland. Around 3,000
The UN has voted to adopt a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.In a session at its headquarters in New York, the UN general assembly officially retired the 16th-century Mercator projecti
對話 Dialogue清清：你在看什麼？看得這麼認真！Qīngqing: Nǐ zài kàn shénme? Kàn de zhème rènzhēn!華華：我在看一些災害的影片，這兩年颱風好多。Huáhua: Wǒ zài kàn yìxiē zāihài de yǐngpiàn, zhè liǎng nián táifēng hǎoduō.清清：對啊！放了不少颱風假呢！每次放颱風假，我朋友就找我去唱歌。Qīngqing: Duì a! Fàng le bùshǎo táifēngjià ne! Měicì fàng táifēngjià, wǒ péngyou jiù zhǎo wǒ q
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| Hsinchu County | 25-26 | 10% |  |
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| Taipei City | 25-26 | 50% |  |
| Miaoli County | 24-25 | 10% | |
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| Yunlin County | 25-26 | 10% | |
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| Changhua County | 26-27 | 10% | |
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| Tainan City | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 26-28 | 10% | |
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| Hualien County | 25-26 | 20% | |
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