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FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: Federal workers could spend up to a year in Taiwanese government offices to build familiarity with and understanding of the nation Some US federal employees would work in Taiwanese government offices for up to a year under a new scheme to tighten ties between Taipei and Washington, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) said yesterday.The US, like most countries, has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but is its most import
RESPECTFUL TREATMENT: Taiwan has called on China to guarantee in writing that it would be able to participate on an equal footing as it has over the years The Presidential Office yesterday said Stan Shih (施振榮), founder of computer maker Acer, would attend next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China as the government’s envoy, and called for Beijing’s written assurance that Taiwan would be able to participate on an equal footing
The woman accused of spying for China during an extramarital affair with Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) used a Hong Kong passport to enter Taiwan, but she is barred from returning to Taiwan, as her entry permit has been revoked, Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳) said yesterday.Jensen
Taiwan is weighing its first-ever compensation claim over vision loss allegedly tied to prescription semaglutide, health officials said yesterday, two days after the US issued a warning about the increased “eye stroke” risks from the drug.On Monday, US regulators ordered makers of glucagon-like pept
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday said he was “happy” with US mediators’ change in approach during talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi, and set to continue into a second day, but emphasized the need for security guarantees for his country. Representatives from Kyiv and Moscow on Tuesday b
TAIWAN MONITORING: The drills are intended to undermine peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo said China is carrying out “area denial” drills in the Western Pacific involving one of its aircraft carriers and other naval formations, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) confirmed yesterday, following a reported rise in Chinese activities. Last week, National Security Council Secretary-
A university professor was today charged with killing his brother-in-law, who was fatally stabbed at a music store in Hsinchu City in July, prosecutors said. The suspect, a 43-year-old man surnamed Lin (林), was charged with homicide involving domestic violence in the death of the victim, surnamed Ch
A total of 19,579,655 people are eligible to vote in the nine-in-one local elections on Nov. 28, while 20,007,484 are eligible to vote in the referendums, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said today. Taipei has 2,031,822 eligible voters, while New Taipei City has 3,435,219, the CEC said. There
The Taipei District Court today sentenced Polam Kopitiam (寶林茶室) franchise owner Li Fang-hsuan (黎仿軒) to one year and 10 months in prison for negligent homicide following a nearly two-year trial over a fatal food poisoning incident that claimed six lives. Substitute cook Ho Ching-fu (胡清富) was sentence
More than 72,000 passport photographs and 26,000 scanned authorization letters were leaked after several Web sites operated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) were hacked, the bureau said today. The stolen data would not affect the validity of passports and authori
This year’s Christmasland in New Taipei City is scheduled to open tomorrow and run through Dec. 27, featuring festive lighting displays, themed markets and holiday performances, the city government said on Tuesday. A trial lighting of the main Christmas tree installation on the north side of New Tai
Taiwan is participating in this year's APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in China on the principle of interaction on an "equal basis," President William Lai (賴清德) said today, after his government called for a written guarantee from Beijing for that to happen. The APEC grouping is one of the few interna
US federal government employees participating in a new study program in Taiwan would not have access to sensitive or confidential Taiwanese government information, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen Ming-chi (陳明祺) said today. The Taiwan Fellowship Program (TFP) offers participants training in r
Messaging app Line yesterday said that scheduled messaging, its new premium feature, is available for all users to try free of charge. Users can prepare a message in advance and set a specific date and time for it to be sent automatically, Line said, adding that messages can be scheduled to be sent
Police have investigated 219 cases nationwide involving election-related misinformation and deepfake videos, referring 176 people in 134 cases to prosecutors for further investigation, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said yesterday. The bureau called on people not to believe or share unverif
DUAL-FEED SYSTEM: Expanding the fund’s reserves would give it more ability to cushion the market from sharp shocks, said a DPP lawmaker, supported by the minister Minister of Finance Chuang Tsui- yun (莊翠雲) yesterday voiced support for a proposal to double the National Stabilization Fund (NSF), saying a larger fund would give the government greater flexibility to intervene in the stock market amid growing political and economic volatility.The NT$500 billion (U
FEELING FROGGY: AI servers have driven sales for the computer company sky-high this year, the CFO said in an earnings conference, a trend he expects to continue Quanta Computer Inc (廣達) expects its server business to grow by a double-digit percentage next year, after shipments of artificial intelligence (AI) servers and general-purpose servers increased substantially this year, Quanta chief financial officer Elton Yang (楊俊烈) told an online earnings conferen
Taiwan’s tax revenue surged 35.8 percent year-on-year to NT$566.9 billion (US$17.25 billion) last month, driven mainly by higher corporate income tax and securities transaction tax receipts, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday.Revenue from corporate income tax, individual income tax and securitie
The National Security Council (NSC) has introduced five measures to buttress national loyalty and prevent Chinese infiltration, including expanding background checks, conducting regular security reviews, restricting access to sensitive information and monitoring computer activity. The measures were
Today is the 160th anniversary of the birth of Republic of China (ROC) founder Sun Yat-sen (孫逸仙). The two sides of the Taiwan Strait intend to mark the day as if the other were trespassing.Beijing set up a preparatory office for the commemorations in November last year, under the Chinese People’s Po
Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang’s (黃仁勳) admission of having an extramarital affair has not only shaken his family, but placed the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker in a crisis of trust. Taiwanese are familiar with Huang’s image as a tech celebrity who strolls through night ma
NOT OVER YET: The 6-3, 6-3 defeat against Czech eighth seed Linda Noskova leaves Coco Gauff vying for the last semi-final spot from group one with Jessica Pegula Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova upset Coco Gauff to storm into the last four of the WTA Finals at Indian Wells on Tuesday as Jessica Pegula reignited her challenge with victory over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.Czech eighth seed Noskova took advantage of a shaky serving performance by Gauff to complete
British horse racing’s welfare board on Tuesday unveiled a five-year strategy that would use artificial intelligence (AI), wearable technology and lifetime tracking of horses to prevent injuries, reduce falls and improve horses’ well-being away from the racetrack.The strategy sets out 20 priorities
Incidents that were “more than online death threats” cemented Connor Hellebuyck’s decision to ask for a trade from the Winnipeg Jets, he said on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters for the first time since being dealt to New Jersey on Oct. 23, the goaltender said his family experienced “a few moments that
France’s Corentin Horeau sailed his monohull MACSF to victory yesterday in his first appearance in the Route du Rhum, dominating the transatlantic race to take his first International Monohull Open Classes Association (IMOCA) class win.The 37-year-old skipper crossed the finish line in Pointe-a-Pitr
TROUBLE IN WASHINGTON: The impeachment bid had threatened to deepen US President Donald Trump’s troubles after Democrats swept last week’s midterms Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday blocked an effort to impeach US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, handing US President Donald Trump a victory days after his party’s crushing midterm election defeat. The House voted 211 to 204 to send the impeachment resol
A Chinese university with deep ties to the People’s Liberation Army bought Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chips last month despite being on a US export blacklist, procurement records show, highlighting gaps in Washington’s efforts to curb China’s access to advanced technology.The findings come as Nvidia
World leaders yesterday took the stage at COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, but some prominent names are missing from this year’s annual UN climate summit even as global warming intensifies. The two-week conference started earlier this week in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, with governments under
Former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), then running for his first term in 2007, proposed his “10 Well Being Projects for Central Taiwan”. Among these was fixing the Central Cross-Island freeway between Guguan (谷關) and the Techi Reservoir, which had been closed si
The polling situation this election cycle is dire. The quantity of polls is way down and many conducted are effectively useless. One Oct. 29-30 poll for the Taichung mayor election shows the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) candidate Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) up by 10 points, while another Oct. 28-30 pol
How much do you earn? If the question makes you bristle — and I realize we haven’t even met — would you answer it if someone convinced you that your candor might just change the world?In her deliciously original first book, the former Guardian data journalist and illustrator Mona Chalabi sets out to
A: Japanese superstar Takuya Kimura will perform at the Taipei Music Center this week, while South Korean sensation, Blackpink’s Lisa is heading to Las Vegas, becoming the first K-pop artist to headline a residency in the “Sin City.”B: Lisa has also joined the recent wave of music documentaries, r
While November 11 is widely celebrated as a massive online shopping festival, it also holds a quieter, more artistic significance: World Origami Day. This date is not just a random choice. The four ones in “11/11” represent the four equal sides of a square sheet of paper, which is the traditional st
Democrats secured control of the US Senate and House of Representatives in the midterm elections on Tuesday last week, giving them an important slice of power in Washington after two years of Republican control. During the campaign, Democrats had argued that Republicans ceded Congress’s constitutio
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