Tue, Aug 04, 2026
SOLID GAINS: Driven by the AI craze, the funds managed by the bureau, led by the Labor Pension Fund, saw robust returns in the first six months Labor funds administered by the Bureau of Labor Funds reported a return of 28.46 percent in the first half of this year, driven by a boom in the global equity market amid demand for artificial intelligence (AI) products, data released by the bureau showed yesterday.The accumulated gains in the value
The National Park Service (NPS) is planning to charge visitors to many of the 100 Peaks of Taiwan as early as next year in order to fund environmental conservation and park operations.It has drafted amendments to the National Park Act (國家公園法) to establish a national park fund and charge visitors app
Survivors said on Monday they heard multiple explosions before an Indonesian passenger ferry caught fire, killing at least five passengers and prompting many to jump into the sea, with some still missing more than 24 hours later.There were 236 people aboard the vessel when it left Surabaya for Makas
At least 72 people died during a surge of migrants into Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco, Spanish officials said on Sunday, although Moroccan officials presented a lower estimate.Most of the approximately 60,000 people who rushed into Spain’s north African territory — most by swimming — have retur
CHANGE UNWELCOME: US State Secretary Marco Rubio said Washington’s opposition to coercive attempts to alter the ‘status quo’ has been made clear in meetings with Beijing The US government has described China dispatching coast guard vessels to waters east of Taiwan as “deeply destabilizing,” and called on Beijing to end its pressure campaign against Taipei.The China Coast Guard on Friday said a formation led by its vessel Xiushan (秀山艦) had intensified patrols in wate
UPGRADE: The hypersonic missiles would allow Taiwan to strike targets deeper into China, significantly enhancing the nation’s deterrence capabilities, an official said Taiwan has completed the design of a hypersonic cruise missile that would be ready for mass production by next year at the earliest, a senior official said on Saturday.The National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (NCIST) has finished work on the Ching Tien (擎天) missile — formerly known
EXPANSIONISM: Taiwan has established a cross-agency mechanism to share its experience with other nations to help build a united front against China, Joseph Wu said National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) has accused China of using its coast guard and other official vessels to threaten not only Taiwan, but the broader Indo-Pacific region.“The threat posed by China is toward the whole region,” Wu said in an English-language interview with Nik
Taiwan’s cooperation with the US may be closer than many imagine, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said on Friday, as the nation strives ?to deepen military exchanges with the US Pacific Command to boost defense capabilities.The command helps maintain peace and security in the Indo-
‘UNITED FRONT’: China’s promises of work and business opportunities are dubious given its high number of unemployed youth, the official said A platform launched by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) purportedly to help young Taiwanese find work opportunities and exchange programs in China poses serious privacy and national security risks, a Taiwanese official said yesterday.The platform, called “Taiwan Youth e-Home” (台青e家), could send u
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are both facing legal complaints over artificial intelligence (AI)-generated voice controversy.DPP Taipei city councilor candidate Chang Ming-yu (張銘祐
CHANGING INTEREST: More travelers are visiting historical sites and southern Taiwan, and participating in outdoor activities, reflecting an interest in cultural and ecological tourism International visitors spent a record US$11.03 billion last year in Taiwan, with tourism revenue growing faster than visitor arrivals as travelers increasingly opted for cultural and outdoor experiences over shopping, a Tourism Administration survey showed yesterday. Taiwan welcomed 8.57 million int
Taiwanese people aged 12 and older took a record 247.61 million domestic trips in 2025, up 11.52 percent from the previous year, while spending on domestic travel reached a record NT$564.3 billion (US $17.38 billion), up 9.4 percent, according to survey results released Monday by the Tourism Adminis
International flight passengers would soon be asked to pay more for tickets after the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) approved Taiwanese international flight carriers’ requests to raise fuel surcharges due to the hike in oil prices. This would be the fourth time this year that the operators prop
Taiwan could issue a sea warning for Typhoon Dolphin as early as Friday afternoon if the storm maintains its current westward track, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.As of 2pm yesterday, the center of the typhoon was about 2,590km east of Taipei and moving west at 21kph, poten
The Kinetic Optical Yaw Observer (KOYO, 石虎一號) cube satellite has successfully sent data back to Earth, marking a milestone in Taiwan’s space technology efforts, the National Central University said yesterday.KOYO is a 30cm-long 3U cube satellite developed jointly by the university with Aegiverse Co
GROWING PAINS: Despite improving orders, manufacturers still face challenges such as shortages of key materials, rising input costs and prolonged delivery times, CIER said Taiwan’s manufacturing activity accelerated last month, as robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications and semiconductors continued to lift orders and production despite persistent supply constraints. The Taiwan manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) climbed 0.8 points from t
The number of people with brokerage accounts in Taiwan rose by nearly 119,000 last month to a record 14.61 million, with investors aged 19 and younger accounting for the largest increase, the Taiwan Stock Exchange said. Last month’s figure was up 118,840 from a month earlier, despite sharp market sw
TURBULENCE: Many Taiwanese exporters took advantage of a weaker NT dollar to sell US dollars, while the central bank stepped in late to smooth volatility, dealers said The New Taiwan dollar fell sharply against the US dollar yesterday to move past NT$32.4 due to large fund outflows, dealers said. The NT dollar dropped NT$0.146 to close at NT$32.438 against the US dollar after reaching an intraday low of NT$32.490. Combined turnover on the Taiwan Foreign Exchange a
Driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, robust investment and consumer spending, Taiwan’s economy expanded 12.92 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, the largest increase for the April-to-June period in 39 years and 2.09 percentage points above the official forecast, the Directorate-
The Legislative Yuan’s passage last week of amendments to the Civil Code abolishing siblings’ guaranteed inheritance share has sparked widespread public debate. As calls for greater individual autonomy over property and testamentary freedom continue to grow, the reform signals that making a will, on
The Presidential Office has been touting the 2026 Presidential Cup Drone Competition, bringing together several government agencies under a single initiative. Beyond drone obstacle courses, precision deployment, autonomous navigation and drone soccer, the competition seeks to encourage research and
WET AND WILD: Lovullo said he had never had a tarp involved in a scrum, after the benches cleared while the grounds crew was trying to cover the field during rain Some might think Tim Tawa trying to bunt in the sixth inning of Cleveland Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams’ no-hitter bid on Sunday violated the unwritten code of the sport, but Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said it was perfectly acceptable. “Not even close for me,” Lovullo said af
Before Carter Coleman traveled to Taiwan, his parents wanted to see whether he could find it on a map. The 17-year-old, 2.03m-tall American basketball prospect knew it was in Asia, but admitted he only got “close.” Later, on a flight to Taiwan, Coleman found himself contemplating something more cons
Ayami Sato wants to learn and teach during the inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL). She also wants to help establish the league as a viable option for international players. Widely considered the top female pitcher in the world, Sato was one of eight WPBL players born in Japan
Wales yesterday became the first nation to publicly withdraw support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid over his failed plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup. Infantino had offered its 211 member associations US$40 million each if they backed proposals for private investment in
WILDFIRE SEASON: Spokane, Washington state’s second-largest city, is threatened by wildfires inside the city limits, as winds turn fires into major threats across the region Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said yesterday.The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second largest city, burned about 8.2 square miles (about 21k
MULTIPLE FACTORS: Infection worries or concerns about violence are fueling a secondary crisis as the already severe maternity mortality rate grows steeper Esther Lutula stopped going for prenatal checkups shortly after this year’s Ebola outbreak was declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Midway into her pregnancy, the 26-year-old feared being put into isolation simply for having a fever, a common misconception.“That’s why I’m waitin
The two-person flight crew of a firefighting helicopter was killed in a midair collision in Greece on Sunday as forces battled wildfires that have devastated the area.Two hired helicopters collided while battling a wildfire in the Psatha area west of Athens, the fire service said.“The pilots...were
The referendum, the regulator and the budget settle whether Taiwan wants reactors. Fuel fabrication, enrichment and the back end decide whether it can run themTaiwan pays to store nuclear fuel in the US that it has never burned. Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) bought the bundles for the Lungmen Nucle
The conference in late June of “scholars” of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that announced out of the blue that the Batanes Islands of the Philippines were “Chinese,” based on the PRC claim to Taiwan, was not a one-off event. It was an outstanding instance of a pattern in the production of PRC
Aug. 3 to Aug. 9The sounds of clashing swords and judo grappling once echoed around Tainan Prison during the 1930s, when its wooden martial arts hall served as a training ground for staff.This reflected the Japanese martial arts culture that permeated the colony at the time. Initially establish
★ Bilingual Story is a fictionalized account. 雙語故事部分內容純屬虛構。“Yushen?” No answer. Professor Chen stopped beside the whiteboard. Yushen was staring at his phone under the desk, his thumb moving quickly across the screen. “Yushen?” He finally looked up. “Sorry?” A few students laughed. “I asked whet
對話 Dialogue清清：最近天氣越來越熱，我一直想安排一趟海邊旅行。Qīngqing: Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè rè, wǒ yìzhí xiǎng ānpái yí tàng hǎibiān lǚxíng.華華：如果是夏天，我最推薦去澎湖，不但可以看花火，還可以浮潛。Huáhua: Rúguǒ shì xiàtiān, wǒ zuì tuījiàn qù Pénghú, búdàn kěyǐ kàn huāhuǒ, hái kěyǐ fúqián.清清：我一直聽說那裡的海很漂亮，也很想看看藍藍的大海。Qīngqing: Wǒ yìzhí tīngshuō nà
1. 這本書的作者是誰？ˇ Who is the author of this book?χ Who is the writer of this book?註︰writer 是「作家」，範圍比較廣；author 是「作者」，指文章、小說、書本的著作者，兩者略有不同。2. 他們兩人中一個進入屋內，另一個留在外面。ˇ One of the two went inside; the other did not.χ One of the two went inside; the another did not.註︰another ＝ an ＋ other，不可加 the。提到的人或物只有兩個時，講到「
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