Mon, Sep 07, 2026
Taiwan, which accounts for more than half of the global outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing market, is well-positioned to develop copackaged optics (CPO) and manufacture precision silicon photonics chips, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.Silicon photonics are emerging as a m
INACCURATE? A real-estate agent said the figure for single-person households might be inflated due to a new preferential taxes for owner-occupied homes The number of single-person households nationwide reached about 3,993,100 last year, accounting for 40.5 percent of all registered households, Ministry of the Interior data showed.Single-person households have become the dominant structure in Taiwan, exceeding the combined share of two-person and th
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early yesterday, prompting the cancelation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as volcanic ash drifted across parts of western Indonesia.Indonesia’s Geological Agency said the volcanic islan
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held talks yesterday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on ending the war with Russia, making their first visit to Kyiv a day after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Zelenskiy published a video of meeting the two in central Kyiv, saying
ACTIVE STANCE: The elite ‘cyber hunt team’ would be established to counter China’s cyber units, scouring the nation’s systems for hackers and backdoors, an official said The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has proposed a NT$95.93 million (US$3.03 million) budget for next year to establish a new “military cyber hunt team” that would counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) increasing cyberinfiltration and “gray zone” threats.The plan was revealed in the central
China’s continued efforts to inject geopolitical rivalry into the region and disrupt Pacific nations’ discussions of regional issues warrant greater international attention, a foreign affairs official said yesterday.Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) last week led a delegation to diplom
The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) today led a delegation to Seoul for a five-day exchange and study trip focused on traffic safety, public housing and legislative oversight.The delegation, led by TPP caucus whip Jacky Chen (陳清龍), includes TPP Policy Committee Executive Director Wu Huang-sheng (吳皇昇) as
Wong Chi-huey (翁啟惠), honorary president of the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI), has been selected to receive the 2027 American Chemical Society (ACS) Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry, the institute announced today.Wong, who is also a professor at Sc
The first two F-16V Block 70 jets Taiwan purchased from the US were spotted unexpectedly turning back after departing from Hawaii yesterday, potentially further delaying delivery of the aircraft.Taiwan has purchased 66 of the F-16 C/D Block 70 jets to be deployed at Chihhang Air Base (志航基地) in Taitu
More than 40 Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee members are expected to be purged at the party’s Fifth Plenary Session next month, as Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) continues to consolidate power for a fourth term, a national security official said today.The CCP has been purging sen
A total of 19,695 candidates have registered for 11,051 positions in the nine-in-one local elections on Nov. 28, including 26 Chinese spouses naturalized as Taiwan nationals, Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Michael You (游盈隆) said today.The CEC and local election commissions are scheduled
Taiwan's major international carriers canceled flights to and from Jakarta today as volcanic ash from an eruption of Anak Krakatau remained over Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, temporarily halting takeoffs and landings.Foreign media reports said the eruption forced Jakarta's main air
The Supreme Court has upheld the prison sentences of a New Taipei City borough warden and an association chairman for contravening the Anti-Infiltration Act (反滲透法) by organizing a China-funded trip to influence Taiwan's elections.The court rejected appeals by Yao Wei-hua (姚韋華), warden of Cingshan Bo
The Taipei District Court today issued an arrest warrant for independent Legislator May Chin’s (高金素梅) former aide, Chang Chun-chieh (張俊傑), after he disappeared following a low-battery alert from his electronic monitoring bracelet.Chin and Chang were indicted in June by the Taipei District Prosecutor
Tens of thousands of spectators gathered in Taipei yesterday to serenade a street parade of mechanical elephants, presented by a French performing arts group, marking the 100th show of the act.A crowd from about 50,000 gathered at the destination of the "Trois éléphants passent ..." parade in Shilin
POSITIVE CHANGE: After two months of declining foreign exchange reserves, Taiwan’s central bank said that last month had reversed the trend with gains Taiwan’s foreign exchange reserves rose to again exceed US$600 billion last month, ending two months of declines, the central bank said on Friday.Foreign exchange reserves are overseas assets held by a central bank that can be readily deployed, including foreign currency deposits and government secu
CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) on Saturday announced that it would keep its domestic gasoline and diesel prices steady this week, and Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) followed suit yesterday, despite a spike in international crude oil prices.This week would be the sixth consecutive week that CPC and
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) on Saturday reported its strongest-ever August sales.Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn Technology Group (富士康), posted NT$921.77 billion (US$29.14 billion) in sales last month, up 51.98 percent from a year earlier, data released by the iPhone assembler and artificial
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) was under constant fire last month over the city government’s questionable public works projects and child protection issues, and last week he sparked another controversy involving his son.Chiang on Monday last week confirmed that his eldest son, who was recently adm
Well, sort of.Tomorrow is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Treaty, signed by forty-nine nations on September 8, 1951. The Republic of China wasn’t one of them. Article 2(b) of the Treaty reads: “Japan renounces all right, title and claim to Formosa and the Pescadores.” So, to
Early on the morning of Aug. 23, US President Donald Trump wrote that Canada wants “the benefits of being a state, without being one!!!” on his Truth Social platform. Invoking the “51st state,” he pushed the dispute beyond tariffs and onto Canadian sovereignty.On Aug. 21, Canadian Prime Minister Mar
‘NEVER GIVE UP’: Zheng came back from 5-0 in the third set, and Keys’ increasing frustration showed as she banged her head with her racquet after one lost point Zheng Qinwen won the last seven games to stun Madison Keys and reach the US Open last 16 on a Saturday of upsets that dented US hopes at Flushing Meadows. Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff battled through in straight sets, and 18-year-old US compatriot Iva Jovic held off Philippines sensation Alexandra Eala
Taiwan is to send 482 athletes, including several Olympic medalists, to compete in 34 sports at the Asian Games in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture later this month, the Ministry of Sports said. Some of the biggest names in the delegation include Taiwan’s first Olympic boxing gold medalist Lin Yu-ting, Olym
South Africa on Saturday produced a brilliant second-half display to earn a 29-24 Test victory over New Zealand in Johannesburg and a 2-1 lead in the four-match series. Deadlocked 12-12 at halftime, the Springboks powered to a 12-point advantage in the second half before conceding a try after the fu
Erling Haaland on Saturday maintained Manchester City’s perfect start to the English Premier League season but Enzo Maresca’s men were made to sweat for a 1-0 victory over newly promoted Coventry City at the Etihad. Maresca was able to unleash Enzo Fernandez and Iliman Ndiaye after their arrivals co
‘NOT COINCIDENCE’: Ursula von der Leyen’s visit coincides with the Arctic Shield drills, which an expert said signals to the world that Greenland does not stand alone European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen headed to Greenland yesterday for a two-day visit aimed at reaffirming the bloc’s support for the Danish autonomous territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.Today, she is due to sign a joint declaration between the EU and Greenland.“Greenland
PAINSTAKING PROCESS: Ice makers freeze water for up to 72 hours, replace tainted water with a fresh batch once freezing begins, and are constantly stirring In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world’s trendiest bars.The men work for Kuramoto Ice, a century-old company in Ishikawa on the Sea of Japan coast and one of dozens of Japanese firms producing u
The death toll from a mudslide in eastern China yesterday rose to three after days of torrential rain brought by Typhoon Saudel. Nine others were still missing.The mudslide hit part of a village in Suichuan County in Jiangxi Province early Saturday, damaging a dozen houses, and prompting rescuers to
Another doleful set of demographic announcements this month from the National Development Council (NDC), with the number of young people shriveling as the proportion of old people grows. “Taiwan’s 18-year-olds, the typical age for entering college, will fall below 200,000 for the first time in the 2
Searching for the body of his wife in the mud, Dil Bahadur Shrestha lamented that he did not even have a shovel left. For now, he has been using his hands to try to find her as he picks through the ruins of his house.On Wednesday morning last week, Jamuna Shrestha, his wife of 50 years, had been at
No matter where one sits on the political spectrum and who one blames for the ongoing struggles between the executive and legislative branches or the latest food scandal, there has been noticeable frustration with the way democratic institutions are functioning.Attempts to circumvent political oppos
1. 我忽然想起了一首以前聽過的歌。ˇ Suddenly I recalled a song I once heard.ˇ Suddenly I was reminded of a song I once heard.χ Suddenly I reminded a song I once heard.註：remind 是「提醒」、「使想起」；recall 含有「回想起」、「想起」的意思。前者指「某人／某事提醒某人某件事情」，後者為「某人主動地想起了某事或某人」，試比較下列句子：I reminded him that there would be a lecture in the evening
Several European cities are replacing traditional white streetlights with red lighting to reduce light pollution and protect wildlife. In Copenhagen’s suburb of Gladsaxe, red LED lights have been installed along roads and cycle paths near bat habitats. The lights are placed at intervals that create
A UK clinical trial known as “Sentinel” is testing whether a small patch of skin from an organ donor can help detect lung transplant rejection at an earlier stage. The patch is grafted onto the patient’s forearm, making it possible to monitor visible changes such as rashes that may signal rejection
| New Taipei City | 23-27 | 10% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 23-27 | 10% | |
| Hsinchu City | 23-27 | 10% | |
| Taipei City | 23-27 | 10% | |
| Miaoli County | 22-27 | 10% | |
| Taoyuan City | 22-26 | 10% | |
| Keelung City | 23-26 | 10% | |
| Yunlin County | 23-27 | 0% | |
| Taichung City | 23-28 | 0% | |
| Nantou County | 22-28 | 0% | |
| Changhua County | 24-28 | 0% | |
| Chiayi County | 23-28 | 0% | |
| Chiayi City | 23-27 | 0% | |
| Tainan City | 26-29 | 0% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 26-29 | 0% | |
| Pingtung County | 25-28 | 10% | |
| Yilan County | 21-27 | 10% | |
| Hualien County | 23-27 | 30% |  |
| Taitung County | 24-26 | 20% |  |
| Kinmen County | 25-27 | 30% | |
| Penghu County | 26-27 | 0% | |
| Lienchiang County | 25-27 | 20% | |
RSS