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GREEN WORSHIP: The temple optimized pilgrims’ itineraries to avoid unnecessary travel, while incorporating low-carbon transport such as buses, rail and bicycles Gongtian Temple (拱天宮) in Miaoli County’s Baishatun (白沙屯) has become the first temple in Taiwan to obtain an international Gold Standard (GS) carbon retirement certificate, the Tourism Innovation Association said yesterday. The association said it has partnered with the Miaoli County Government to pr
Taiwan has registered more than 3.26 million civil defense personnel and stockpiled more than 560,000 tonnes of rice to bolster societal resilience, although a National Audit Office report warned of overlapping personnel rosters and urged the government to expand cold-storage facilities for food res
Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen (周天成) became the oldest winner of a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 1000 title yesterday after defeating France’s Toma Junior Popov in the China Open men’s singles final.World No. 6 Chou beat world No. 16 Popov in a three-game match 21-15, 7-21, 21-13.Chou entered yest
A van ramming and stabbing near Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and many others injured is believed to have been an Islamic extremist terror attack, Germany’s interior minister said yesterday. The suspect in Saturday night’s attack remains at large. Authorities issued a wanted noti
Typhoon Noul yesterday weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday, as it moved inland after lashing a stretch of southern China with strong winds and rain, prompting emergency relief in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year, state media reported. Chinese weather authorities expected parts of s
TAIWAN POSITIVE: The exempted products list, which includes many items critical to Taiwan’s economy, appeared to have been selected for the nation’s benefit, a group said Taiwan obtained US tariff exemptions for 2,231 products after Washington on Thursday declared a new round of excise taxes on 60 trade partners, officials said on Friday.The new tariffs imposed on countries that allegedly engage in forced labor were authorized under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of
A LEG UP? Livelihood issues could attract voters who do not pay much attention to politics, which might bolster the KMT’s position in certain areas, party officials said The ruling and opposition parties yesterday offered contrasting assessments of Saturday’s rally over the tainted cooking oil scandal, with both sides seeking to define its significance ahead of the local elections in November.The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) held a rally on Ketagalan Boulevard ov
The Ministry of Education on Saturday said it has reduced government subsidies for Tamkang University and Tunghai University for two China-related exchange programs that it said contravened regulations, amid rising concerns over Beijing’s “united front” tactics targeting Taiwanese educators.The mini
ILLICIT PRACTICE: Chinese recruiters approach people headed to Xiamen and offer them 80 yuan to carry items through customs, many of whom agree for ‘easy cash’ Despite a pledge by Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) to crack down on parallel trading with China via the “small three links,” Chinese continue to recruit ferry passengers to carry liquor from Kinmen County to Xiamen in exchange for cash, an insider said yesterday.Since Jan. 1
Taiwanese suppliers are gaining a foothold in Ukraine’s drone supply chain, but costs, the scale of production and continued reliance on Chinese inputs remain major obstacles to further expansion, researchers at a Taiwan-based think tank said.Taiwan exported about 139,000 drones in the first quarter
INTEGRATION: The robots do not necessarily need to be humanoid, and any technology capable of serving people could become part of future development, an official said The government is investing in smart robots to help with labor shortages, with the first smart robots expected to enter the market within two years, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Minister Wu Cheng-wen (吳誠文) said on Thursday.The government would combine Taiwan’s strengths in traditio
OBJECTIVITY: The watchdog said that ‘food safety issues should return to facts and science,’ and that it would continue to enforce guidance based on scientific evidence Random sampling of 275 cooking oil and fats products between 2022 and last year all complied with the legal limit for the carcinogen benzopyrene, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday, denying a rumor that 60 percent of oil products have failed testing since 2023.Chinese Nationalist
A proposal to extend the high-speed rail to Yilan County has taken into account the nation’s overall railway network, and is not intended solely to ease congestion in the Hsuehshan Tunnel, the Railway Bureau said yesterday.The bureau issued a statement in response to questions over the feasibility o
The Control Yuan has taken corrective action against the Taipei Police Department for failing to notice that two of its officers were using spycams, Control Yuan members Yeh Ta-hua (葉大華) and Chi Hui-jung (紀惠容) said on Saturday.Former police officers Huang Shih-chi (黃仕奇) and Kuo Sheng-han (郭昇翰) were
The Ministry of the Interior’s Standards for Installing Photovoltaic Power Systems on Buildings is to take effect on Aug. 1, with officials estimating that it would add about 660 megawatts of new capacity annually.The measure is expected to increase rooftop solar development, with companies includin
SPIKING OIL : As resumed hostilities in the Middle East war drive oil towards US$100 a barrel, central bankers are not thrilled about the economic direction From Washington to London to Tokyo, central bankers are set to reveal just how worried they are about a return of oil to about US$100 a barrel.Three days of G7 rate decisions, starting with the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday, followed by peers at the Bank of England on Thursday and the Bank of Japa
AGGRESSIVE PUSH: The South Korean president was visiting the US to support efforts to attract more investment for his massive national pro-AI agenda South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co and SK Hynix Inc would supply US tech companies, including Nvidia Corp, in agreements worth US$950 billion, a presidential adviser said on Saturday.The announcement was made as South Korean President Lee Jae-myung visited San Francisco for talks with th
Circumventing the US Supreme Court, US President Donald Trump might have found a way to resurrect his tariff wall in a fashion that analysts say could prove more durable to legal challenges.Last week, Trump slapped sweeping new tariffs on 60 trading partners and saw 25-percent duties take effect on
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) on Saturday held a “I am human, I oppose a toxic Taiwan” rally on Ketagalan Boulevard, with a self-claimed turnout of 150,000 participants. They called for the president to apologize and the premier to step down over a food safety scandal involving the carcinogen
War in the Middle East drags on, while Ukraine’s fortunes are improving despite Mr. Putin’s ongoing assault on Ukrainian sovereignty. Meanwhile, a great deal of energy is focused on China’s behavior in the western Pacific and the threat it poses both to global peace and security and to the free peop
Following the expiration of the US’ global 10 percent tariff measure under Section 122 of the Trade Act, Washington announced new tariffs ranging from 10 to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 economies, citing Section 301 of the act. Taiwan and the EU are subject to a 10 percent tariff that is not stac
COOPERATIVE PERFORMANCE: Pogacar supported his teammate in the 20th stage as Isaac del Toro stitch up third place, denying young French racer Paul Seixas the spot Tadej Pogacar all but sealed a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title on Saturday as Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz won the 20th stage on Alpe d’Huez.With the 21st and final stage of the 113th edition of the Tour likely to be the usual procession around Paris, Pogacar needs only to cross the finish
Detroit Tigers infielder Lee Hao-yu delivered another multi-hit performance on Saturday, hitting a double and a solo home run to extend his hitting streak to 10 games in a 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals, the third in a four-game series. Facing Royals starter Michael Wacha in the second inning, L
The parity era in the NBA seems like it could continue. At least, that’s what oddsmakers and bettors appear to believe after LeBron James’ decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers.New York’s championship run last month capped a season that extended an unprecedented run of NBA parity, with eight diffe
Adam Ramsay-Peaty’s bid for gold at a fourth Commonwealth Games fell short on Saturday as he was beaten into bronze in the 100m breaststroke on another golden night in Glasgow for Australia.Sam Williamson upset the three-time Olympic gold medalist to claim one of Australia’s five golds from six even
RUNNING DRY: While the US military did not explain why it halted strikes, a source told CNN that Vance and a general have raised concerns about depleting defense stockpiles The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in US strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi Arabian oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran accused Ukraine of targeting one of its vessels in the Caspian Sea. The US military said on Saturday its naval blockade aga
ESCALATING CRISIS: Flames closed transportation links near Bordeaux, emptied coastal communities and opened a dangerous new front outside Valencia Fire crews in France and Spain battling unchecked wildfires that have forced more than 300,000 people to flee were overwhelmed yesterday as the unpredictable blazes advanced. France’s southwestern city of Bordeaux, at the heart of a region of vineyards, was under threat, with a major highway and tra
A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they witnessed a humpback whale “supergroup” consisting of nearly 300 of the giant marine mammals gathering. It is an indication of how some whale species’ numbers have strongly rebounded in the southern hemisphere oceans decades after
Unable to solve the enduring mystery of why Taiwan does not attract tourists in the desired numbers (despite the collective screams of all of us knowledgeable long-term foreigners watching the government flail uselessly at the problem), policymakers have decided to establish a Taiwan Tourism Institu
July 27 to Aug. 2 Chiang A-hsin’s (姜阿新) father did not want him to work. As one of the wealthiest families in the Hsinchu area, the Chiangs owned enough property and other assets to live comfortably, and his father reportedly spent much of his time smoking opium. Whenever Chiang came up with a
On the eve of last Sunday’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) national congress, powerful lawmaker and one of the leaders of the Taiwan Forward (湧言會, often referred to as Ocean Faction, 海派) faction, Wang Ting-yu (王定宇), abruptly withdrew his candidacy to win re-election to the DPP’s 10-member Centra
1. 他不像你那樣和氣。ˇ He is not as (/so) friendly as you.χ He is not so friendly like you.註：not so 後面與 as 連用，不能與 like 連用。like 是介詞，as 是連接詞。正句即 He is not as (/so) friendly as you are.，口語裡 not as ... 比 not so ... 普遍。2. 就像他哥哥一樣，他參與了許多冒險活動。ˇ Just like his brother, he participated in various adventures.χ As his b
Have you ever walked into a room with a clear purpose, only to pause and wonder why you went there in the first place? This isn’t just a __1__ lapse in focus; it’s a psychological phenomenon known as the doorway effect. It happens to almost everyone, whether they’re moving between rooms at home or e
Whether it’s a big furry dog or a cute little puppy, humans are often unable to resist their heart-melting eyes. That irresistible expression, known as “puppy dog eyes,” seems to have the power to tug at humans’ hearts. It turns out that this innocent look may have a biological __1__ that prompts pe
| New Taipei City | 27-29 | 10% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 26-28 | 10% | |
| Hsinchu City | 27-28 | 10% | |
| Taipei City | 27-29 | 10% |  |
| Miaoli County | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Taoyuan City | 27-28 | 20% |  |
| Keelung City | 27-29 | 10% | |
| Yunlin County | 25-26 | 0% | |
| Taichung City | 26-27 | 0% | |
| Nantou County | 25-26 | 0% | |
| Changhua County | 26-27 | 0% | |
| Chiayi County | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Chiayi City | 25-26 | 10% | |
| Tainan City | 27-28 | 20% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 27-28 | 30% |  |
| Pingtung County | 26-27 | 30% | |
| Yilan County | 26-28 | 10% | |
| Hualien County | 27-28 | 20% | |
| Taitung County | 26-27 | 60% | |
| Kinmen County | 26-26 | 80% | |
| Penghu County | 26-27 | 20% | |
| Lienchiang County | 26-27 | 0% | |
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