Tue, Sep 01, 2026
President William Lai’s (賴清德) administration plans to allocate more than NT$40 billion (US$1.26 billion) next year to develop 10 major artificial intelligence (AI) projects, with a goal of training at least 500,000 AI professionals by 2040.Lai yesterday met with the VIS Mars robotics team, which rep
Nvidia Corp is investing US$3.5 billion into MediaTek Inc (聯發科), deepening collaboration with the Taiwanese chip designer at a time when it’s working to persuade more companies to build chips that plug into its dominant data center ecosystem.Nvidia will buy bonds convertible into MediaTek shares, th
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday said that more war with the US was not in his country’s interest after the two sides traded fire for the first time in more than a month.Tehran attacked US military targets in the Middle East in retaliation for US strikes on an island in the Strait of Ho
The US and Indonesia yesterday launched their annual joint military exercises, the first since announcing a new defense partnership this year, with drills from airborne jumps and missile launches to jungle warfare training and cyberdefense.“Super Garuda Shield,” held annually since 2006, is to run u
SAFETY RISKS: A Taiwanese man who was traveling to Shanghai for business was allegedly questioned for six hours due to his past work for Amnesty International The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) urged Taiwanese to exercise caution when considering trips to China after a Taiwanese man was allegedly questioned for six hours in Shanghai over past work with Amnesty International. The council on Saturday said in a report that 426 Taiwanese have gone missing or
DEFENSE PROCUREMENT: The Pentagon has told a US congressional hearing that Taiwan has ‘top priority worldwide’ in the delivery of Harpoon missile systems The US Navy and Boeing Co have conducted a series of tests for land-based Harpoon anti-ship missile system being supplied to Taiwan and released footage showing the system striking a target vessel at sea. The weapons system and support equipment tested were reportedly tailored for Taiwan, while the
KNOWLEDGE SHARING: The measures that AIT announced are intended to encourage institutions to develop incentives and academic pathways for talent development American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Raymond Greene yesterday announced new measures to bolster bilateral cooperation on semiconductor workforce development, saying at an event in Taipei that the measures would expand educational pathways to cultivate talent in both countries.“In doing so, we
ROBUST TIES: Taiwan last year surpassed China and Malaysia to become the city-state’s biggest trading partner, and is likely to retain that position this year Taiwan could remain Singapore’s largest trading partner for a second consecutive year, as bilateral trade reached a record high in the first half of this year, Representative to Singapore Tung Chen-yuan (童振源) said.Taiwan surpassed China and Malaysia last year to become Singapore’s largest trading pa
‘STRONGER TOGETHER’: The buses would transport attendees to the Pacific Islands Forum, but would remain in operation in Palau for locals and tourists Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) on Sunday attended events held alongside the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, and witnessed the handover of “Made in Taiwan” electric buses.Lin is leading a delegation visiting the Pacific island nation to meet with Palauan President Surangel Whipp
Kumamoto Prefecture Governor Takashi Kimura thanked Taiwanese for donating more than NT$300 million (US$9.47 million) to support communities affected by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck the Japanese prefecture on July 28.Kimura recorded a video message thanking people in Taiwan for their assis
The cube satellite developed by the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) in partnership with ArkEdge Space Inc and the University of Tokyo’s Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory last week won the Small Satellite Mission of the Year Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).ONGLA
Taiwan should tighten regulations on coastal development to boost coral resilience, an academic said yesterday after a report showed that coral bleaching was increasing in the Kuroshio subregion, where Taiwan is located.Compared with the historical baseline period from 1980 to 2009, global hard cora
Yielding to political pressure in exchange for access to China’s entertainment industry rarely ends well, a Straits Exchange Foundation official said yesterday amid rumors that China is seeking to lure Taiwanese K-pop star Chou Tzu-yu (周子瑜).Chou, who goes by Tzuyu, is the only Taiwanese member of th
Prosecutors have indicted a former Ministry of Health and Welfare associate researcher for their alleged involvement in a Chinese espionage scheme involving former CTi News anchor and YouTuber Lin Chen-you (林宸佑).The contracted associate researcher at the Department of Protective Services, a woman su
SEVERAL AREAS: Some changes will only affect a few dozen people while other expanded drug subsidies could apply to more than a million Taiwanese The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) yesterday announced several health policies that take effect today, including increased subsidies for in vitro fertilization (IVF), inclusion of more therapies under National Health Insurance (NHI) coverage, and expanded eligibility for a children’s dental f
EXPANSION: Gudeng said its production line in the Arizona is to be launched in Q4, while Japan facilities would not start volume production before the year-end Gudeng Precision Industrial Co (家登精密), which supplies wafer pods and reticle carriers to the world’s major semiconductor companies, yesterday said that it expects revenue from advanced packaging wafer carriers to grow at a double-digit percentage annually through 2028 as customers ramp up production
‘KEY ENGINE’: ‘Massive and sophisticated’ fluid and gas control systems support around-the-clock operations of wafer fabs, a company executive said Value Valves Co (捷流閥業) yesterday said that its backlog of orders is expanding, and current orders from companies in the semiconductor and electronics industries have increased 15 percent year-on-year, as the company benefits from the booming artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain. The company, ba
The next phase of artificial intelligence (AI) growth would be driven by the large-scale deployment of integrated computing systems as the industry enters the “true industrialization of AI,” Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) AI and high-performance computing business development dire
Beijing has launched a campaign to collect back taxes from large publicly listed companies in China, demanding that businesses return tax benefits they previously enjoyed, Bloomberg News reported last week. In the first half of this year, Chinese tax authorities demanded 7.7 billion yuan (US$1.14 bi
The Risk Society and Policy Research Center at National Taiwan University released Taiwan’s first survey on energy justice among indigenous peoples last month. The findings were alarming. Among households surveyed in indigenous communities, 52.2 percent had summer energy expenditures exceeding 10 pe
Taiwanese entertainer Tsai Yi-chen (蔡頤榛) — known professionally as “Wu Hsiung” (五熊) — was arrested in Japan for allegedly splashing a liquid on a Buddhist artifact displayed in a temple. Tsai failed to set a good example as a Christian.The Christian Bible says: “Then you will know the truth, and the
‘AWFUL FEELING’: ‘It’s something that I’ve been carrying, unfortunately, pretty much every match this year. Vomiting, throwing up,’ the 39-year-old said Novak Djokovic on Sunday suffered his earliest Grand Slam exit in 20 years and said he does not know the solution to the physical problems he has battled in “pretty much every match” this year. Argentine Mariano Navone’s 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory ended Djokovic’s latest bid for a record
After Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner split last year’s Grand Slams, the two superstars were expected to continue their see-saw rivalry this year. That has not happened. Instead, injuries have foreclosed the possibility of a clash between the two champions in three of the four Grand Slams, with the
Bruno Fernandes’ hat-trick on Sunday inspired a Manchester United fightback from a goal down to thrash Ipswich Town 5-2 and get their English Premier League season up and running. After a nightmare 2-0 defeat to Hull City previous weekend, another newly-promoted side had the Red Devils on the ropes
England forward Ollie Watkins has left Aston Villa to join Al Hilal, his new Saudi club announced on Sunday.The deal is worth a reported ￡50 million (US$67.7 million) and follows Villa’s signing of Senegal eseforward Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea.Al Hilal said the 30-year-old Watkins had signed a thr
DEATH TOLL 903: More than 900 workers are believe to be trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of several hydropower projects after flash floods in Nepal-Tibet Rescue teams were working to reach more than 900 people thought to be trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of half a dozen hydropower projects in Nepal following the devastating flash floods, ?the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said yesterday.The death toll from th
TAIWAN-CHINA ISSUE: Beijing has protested Taiwan’s inclusion in the 18-member state forum, which is being hosted by Palau, an ally of Taiwan At least five leaders would skip the Pacific Island region’s annual summit, officials said yesterday, hours before the opening of talks overshadowed by Taiwan-China tensions.The gathering aims to grapple with challenges such as climate change, drug crime and the Chinese test-firing of a ballistic mi
One person died and about 15 people are missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced evacuations, pushed large boulders into the Colorado River and knocked out the sole water pipeline that serves tourists and residents, the US National Park Service said on Sunday.T
Every year on the anniversary of the 1958 Kinmen 823 Artillery Bombardment — a central episode in what has become known as the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis — carefully crafted speeches reveal the underlying ideological divide over sovereignty between the Taiwan-centric, pan-green Democratic Progressi
The flooding in Kaohsiung after the recent torrential rains has become an issue for mayoral candidates of both major parties. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en (柯志恩) brought in hydraulic-engineering professor Lee Hong-yuan (李鴻源), who called for comprehensive floo
Aug. 31 to Sept. 6More than 3 million people visited Taipei’s Zhinan Temple (指南宮) in 1973, making it Taiwan’s second-most visited scenic area that year.Built in 1891, the temple had been a tourist destination since the Japanese colonial period, when visitors had to initially take a ferry acr
★ 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
對話 Dialogue清清：唉！今天早上我家附近又塞車了！真煩！Qīngqing: Āi! Jīntiān zǎoshàng wǒ jiā fùjìn yòu sāichē le! Zhēn fán!華華：怎麼了？發生了什麼事？Huáhua: Zěnme le? Fāshēng le shénme shì? 清清：今天是中小學的開學日，我家附近有學校，路上塞滿了送孩子上學的家長，到處都是汽車和摩托車，好可怕！Qīngqing: Jīntiān shì zhōngxiǎoxué de kāixuérì, wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu xuéxiào, lùshàng sāimǎn le sò
1. 我跟室友學了一點法語。ˇ I have acquired a little knowledge of French from my roommate.ˇ I have learned a little French from my roommate.χ I have learned a little knowledge of French from my roommate.註︰表達「習得某種知識」，可以說 to acquire a good knowledge / some knowledge / a little knowledge。to learn 或 to study 不可以和 k
| New Taipei City | 28-31 | 80% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 28-30 | 80% | |
| Hsinchu City | 28-30 | 80% | |
| Taipei City | 28-31 | 70% | |
| Miaoli County | 28-30 | 80% | |
| Taoyuan City | 28-30 | 90% | |
| Keelung City | 27-29 | 60% | |
| Yunlin County | 27-28 | 90% | |
| Taichung City | 27-29 | 90% | |
| Nantou County | 27-28 | 90% | |
| Changhua County | 27-29 | 90% | |
| Chiayi County | 26-27 | 90% | |
| Chiayi City | 26-27 | 90% | |
| Tainan City | 26-27 | 80% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 26-27 | 80% | |
| Pingtung County | 26-26 | 90% | |
| Yilan County | 27-29 | 60% | |
| Hualien County | 27-28 | 20% |  |
| Taitung County | 27-28 | 80% | |
| Kinmen County | 27-29 | 70% | |
| Penghu County | 27-28 | 70% | |
| Lienchiang County | 27-30 | 60% | |
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