Tue, Oct 20, 2026
‘REGRETTABLE’: The DPP blamed the downgrading of the sports minister’s credentials on China, while the KMT said the fault lies with host nation Japan Legislators across party lines yesterday voiced their support for Minister of Sports Lee Yang’s (李洋) decision to withdraw from the opening ceremony and other official events of the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Sunday after the organizer downgraded his credential from a sports minister
US-made M1A2T Abrams tanks are to participate in a major military exercise for the second time, when the Lien Yung exercise (聯勇操演) begin next month, a military source said yesterday.The army’s 584th Armored Brigade, which operates the US-built tanks, has already transported them to the Joint Operati
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu yesterday called for localized curfews, as protesters blocked the entrance to the Louvre in Paris and authorities scrambled to stem public discontent that over the weekend saw mass cost-of-living demonstrations spill over into some of the worst street violence
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said that funding shortages are forcing major cuts to its aid program in Gaza, leaving about 500,000 people without monthly food support in a territory where two-thirds of the population struggle to get enough to eat.The WFP said it was reducing the number of re
TICKING CLOCK: With little more than two months remaining in the fiscal year, it is unclear whether frozen defense spending can be released, the army said A record-late budget deadlock has left more than 150 requests to unfreeze defense funds stalled, with the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee yet to schedule a review.The Executive Yuan submitted the central government’s 2026 fiscal year budget proposal in August last year,
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP: Shin Kong Hospital has sent more than 450 medical professionals to Palau, providing more than 15,000 instances of medical care Palau stands with Taiwan despite severe pressure from Beijing, including Chinese infiltration and the “united front” tactics used to influence the Pacific island nation’s presidential election, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday.Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr has for years shown strong
LANGUAGE CONCERNS: Provisions for subsidies for copayments and medical expenses not covered by the NHI were removed in amendments, an official said The National Health Insurance (NHI) system could face collapse due to a bill passed on Friday that would exempt an estimated 83 percent of people aged 65 or older from paying premiums, Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said yesterday.Under the amendment to the Senior Citizens Wel
LOOKING ELSEWHERE: TPP lawmakers said subsidies removed from the act remain under the Public Assistance Act, the National Health Insurance Act and other programs Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) lawmakers yesterday defended amendments to the Senior Citizens Welfare Act (老人福利法), saying existing medical subsidies for disadvantaged seniors would remain in place. Under the amendments to Article 22 passed on Friday, the government must cover the full National Health I
The Alliance on Obligatory Education yesterday urged the Legislative Yuan to pass an amendment to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act (菸害防制法) that would provide a legal basis for issuing penalties for possessing e-cigarettes.The act already prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, supply, displa
Revoking the trademark of the comic series Wulongyuan (烏龍院) would not affect copyright, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office said yesterday, adding that it could be appealed. The series’ creator, Au Yao-hsing (敖幼祥), said he received a trademark revocation notification from the office on Saturday,
Taiwanese travel agencies yesterday said that they were closely monitoring protests in European countries and might consider adjusting itineraries to avoid affected areas.Protests have intensified in France, Italy and Albania, driven by grievances over the cost of living, public services and governm
National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) signed an agreement with US nuclear microreactor developer NuCube Energy yesterday to explore replacing the university’s aging Tsing Hua Open- pool Reactor (THOR).The university said the cooperation will assess technology, research applications and deploymen
Typhoon Champi will turn northward earlier than previously forecast, sparing Taiwan a direct hit but still bringing heavy rain to the north of the country on Friday and Saturday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA).CWA forecaster Cheng Chieh-jen (鄭傑仁) said Typhoon Champi had st
INFILTRATION: Retired military captain Yu Cheng-yu allegedly collected cryptocurrency on behalf of Chinese contacts and paid service members for classified information The Taiwan High Prosecutors’ Office yesterday indicted four people, including a retired military police captain already facing separate espionage charges, for allegedly helping Chinese contacts pay Taiwanese service members for leaking classified military information. Retired captain Yu Cheng-yu (尤正
Some travel agencies are using labels such as “cultural visits” to advertise tours to China despite the government’s ban on organized group travel, sources from the tourism industry said on Sunday. The number of Taiwanese traveling to China rose 19.63 percent year-on-year to 2.49 million in the firs
CONNECTED MARKETS: Taiwan’s tech-heavy indices are vulnerable to the waves and currents of the tech world in particular, as firms rethink major AI expenditures The central bank sought to reassure markets yesterday as the New Taiwan dollar came under renewed pressure from a global technology selloff and foreign capital outflows.The bank in a statement pledged to monitor global financial markets and foreign fund flows, adjusting its operations as needed to m
WEATHER THE STORM: While the New Taiwan dollar is under substantial pressure, the economy itself is strong, and could push through the shakes by the year’s end The New Taiwan dollar’s weakness, led by global jitters over artificial intelligence (AI), is masking the nation’s underlying economic resilience that favors the currency’s rally into year-end, analysts say.While the currency has come under intense pressure, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and ING Bank
MiTAC Computing Technology Corp (神雲科技), a provider of server and data center solutions, has received approval for a NT$12.62 billion (US$389.97 million) investment to expand its high-end server capacity in Taiwan, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday.Invest Taiwan, an interminister
Why do central bank interest-rate hikes sometimes fail to curb inflation? Why might households begin cutting back on spending even before a recession begins? These questions fit into the central theme of the research of this year’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Americans Robert E. Hall an
The Legislative Yuan has passed amendments to the Senior Citizens Welfare Act (老人福利法) that would waive National Health Insurance (NHI) premiums for most people aged 65 or older. Under the bill, advanced by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party lawmakers and passed 60-39, the gove
The Legislative Yuan on Friday passed the third reading of amendments to Article 22 of the Senior Citizens Welfare Act (老人福利法), which were pushed through by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP).The move was touted as an expansion of National Health Insurance (NHI) prem
SOLID DEBUT: The Taiwanese-American player put up 16 points for the Aquas, but it was not enough, as the defending champions pulled ahead with just seven seconds left Adam Hinton, the first overall pick in the TPBL draft, scored 16 points in his regular-season debut on Sunday, but his team, the Kaohsiung Aquas, squandered a 20-point lead, losing 115-114 to defending champions the Formosa Dreamers.Playing with a protective mask due to a nasal fracture sustained du
The once-mighty Philadelphia Eagles — two seasons removed from a Super Bowl championship — have suddenly turned into an NFL punching bag.Bryce Young threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns to Tommy Tremble, and Chuba Hubbard ran for 120 yards and a score to lead the Panthers past the injury-riddled E
Hard lessons from a brutal tour of South Africa appear to have paid off for Dave Rennie’s All Blacks, with the team able to shrug off a litany of injuries and crush Australia in the Bledisloe Cup series.It is going to be a depleted New Zealand squad heading north for the final Nations Championship t
Reigning champions Australia just about got away with a win in the first round of the Rugby League World Cup as any doubts that the Pacific island nations are a force to be seriously reckoned with were washed away on the opening weekend.Samoa and Tonga are still technically classified as Tier 2 nati
‘DANGEROUS MOVES’: Zelenskiy offered not to target Russian energy in exchange for US missiles, while Putin called for a meeting with Trump and Xi on ending the war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused US President Donald Trump of trying to pressure Kyiv into surrendering to Russia, escalating a week-long row with Trump.In an interview with Bloomberg in Kyiv, Zelenskiy also offered a new proposal to accede to Trump’s request to stop targeting Russian
‘SWARMS’: The new submarine is to carry up to 12 sea mines, equipment for special forces and Altius aerial drones that can conduct reconnaissance and strike Australia is boosting its undersea warfare capability by equipping its Ghost Shark autonomous submarine with “swarms” of aerial drones and sea mines, the Department of Defence said yesterday.US defense technology start-up Anduril jointly developed the extra large submarine drone with Australia’s def
On his terrace overlooking the forest in eastern Pennsylvania, Ed Negra lays out four letters. All are from a developer promising a US$10,000 check to each household once its data center is running.“I call it a bribe,” the US retiree said.The scene is picture-perfect. Autumn leaves are turning russe
It is always fun to join in a craze, like a Victorian going mad for penny farthings. Which is probably why, against my better judgment, I went to see Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey this summer, buying my ticket into the popular conversation along with everyone else. This year’s other di
The Han Kuang exercises in August simulated the repelling of attackers from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). One scenario saw the PRC seizing Taipei International Airport (Songshan airport) in a daring helicopter assault. The airport is a key military operations center, and its seizure or destr
Oct. 19 to Oct 25For many in Hsinchu, the cold, dry October winds bring uncomfortable weather. But in the past, rice noodle makers waited all year for these winds. Laid out on bamboo racks by the Keya River (客雅溪), freshly made noodles dried in the wind without compromising their quality or texture
Sudden restrictions on Starshield — SpaceX’s military-grade version of the Starlink satellite Internet service and the backbone of Ukraine’s drone operations and communication — alarmed the country’s military and government officials last week, with commanders reporting lost drones and disrupted mis
對話 Dialogue 華華：我家附近的市場開始賣菱角了，秋天真的到了！ Huáhuá: Wǒ jiā fùjìn de shìchǎng kāishǐ mài língjiǎo le, qiūtiān zhēn de dào le! 清清： 每年這個時候，我都會買一些回家吃。 Qīngqīng: Měinián zhège shíhou, wǒ dōu huì mǎi yìxiē huí jiā chī. 華華： 我很喜歡吃菱角，可是懶得剝殼。 Huáhuá: Wǒ hěn xǐhuān chī língjiǎo, kěshì lǎn de bōké. 清清： 我也是，所以我都直接買剝好的。
1. 他的行為令人無法容忍。ˇ His conduct is simply intolerable.χ His conduct is simply intolerant.註︰intolerant 用於人是指「不能容忍、接受不同意見」、「褊狹的」，例如： He was so firm in his own belief that he was intolerant of others’ opinions.或對食物、藥物過敏，有 lactose-intolerant（乳糖不耐症）、gluten-intolerant（麩質不耐症）。intolerable 是「難受的」、「令人受不了的」、「令人無法忍
| New Taipei City | 25-33 | 0% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 24-32 | 0% | |
| Hsinchu City | 24-31 | 0% | |
| Taipei City | 25-34 | 0% | |
| Miaoli County | 22-31 | 0% | |
| Taoyuan City | 24-33 | 0% | |
| Keelung City | 25-30 | 10% | |
| Yunlin County | 23-33 | 0% | |
| Taichung City | 24-33 | 0% | |
| Nantou County | 23-33 | 0% | |
| Changhua County | 24-32 | 0% | |
| Chiayi County | 23-32 | 0% | |
| Chiayi City | 23-34 | 0% | |
| Tainan City | 25-31 | 0% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 26-32 | 0% | |
| Pingtung County | 25-34 | 10% | |
| Yilan County | 23-31 | 10% |  |
| Hualien County | 24-31 | 10% | |
| Taitung County | 25-32 | 10% | |
| Kinmen County | 25-31 | 0% | |
| Penghu County | 25-30 | 0% | |
| Lienchiang County | 24-29 | 20% |  |
RSS