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The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed amendments to the Criminal Code significantly increasing penalties for drug-impaired driving, including raising the maximum prison term from three to five years and allowing capital punishment for repeat offenders who cause death within 10 years.The amendments p
The Ministry of Environment yesterday said it has approved the nation’s first carbon sequestration geological exploration plan, marking a shift from policy to practice in Taiwan’s carbon sequestration efforts.The plan was proposed by Formosa Petrochemical Corp (FPC, 台塑石化), based in Yunlin County’s M
TOUGH TIMES: While Netanyahu remains in charge, opposition parities face difficult decisions on whether to partner with him or Arab-led groups Israel’s final election results confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc lost its parliamentary majority and that weeks of difficult negotiations among very different parties, from ultra-Orthodox Jewish to secular to Arab-led, lie ahead.The results released early yesterday showed Netanyahu
Cryptocurrency platform Binance yesterday said it was working to resolve a “complex attack” that affected about US$6.3 billion in funds, in what is thought to be the biggest ever crypto heist.The company — the world’s largest crypto exchange by daily trading volumes — said investigations had “uncove
EYE ON 2027: The US military has placed equipment, materiel and personnel on the islands near China, a US officer said while warning about the threat from China The US Army Pacific (USARPAC) is deploying forces and equipment across the region based on the assumption that Beijing could possess the military capability and the intent to invade Taiwan by next year, a top US commander said on Tuesday.Speaking at the TechNet Indo-Pacific conference in Honolulu, U
‘ONE CHINA’ DECISION: A Cabinet spokesperson said that Pakistan had pandered to Beijing, and disregarded international rules and reality with the overflight ban The first Taiwanese commercial aircraft since restrictions were lifted flew over Pakistan yesterday morning following an abrupt U-turn by authorities to approve permits that were briefly revoked due to Islamabad’s “one China” policy.EVA Airways (長榮航空) Flight 65 from Taipei to Vienna entered Pakistan
PROMISING FEEDBACK: More than 90 percent of local consumers have a positive opinion of Taiwanese pineapples, a survey conducted by local retailers found The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday touted the success of Taiwanese pineapple exports to New Zealand and Australia, while setting its sights on the US market by the end of next year.Deputy Minister of Agriculture Hu Jong-i (胡忠一) made the remarks in an exclusive interview yesterday with the Chinese
WEAK IMPACT: The monsoons are expected to have a limited effect, but would bring brief showers and a dip in temperatures as low as 19°C in some areas, the CWA said After a mostly stable weekend, three successive waves of northeasterly monsoons are to affect Taiwan over the coming week, bringing localized showers and temperatures as low as 19°C, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.CWA forecaster Chang Cheng-chuan (張承傳) said that the first wa
A book written by a Bunun man about his journey through an abandoned hunting path in search of “tears of the moon” has been launched in Taipei, the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency’s Nantou branch said on Wednesday. Titled Mudadadan — meaning “go on foot” in the Bunun language — the book docu
Environmental advocates yesterday questioned the government’s handling of a river siltation problem in northern Tainan in which NT$1.3 billion (US$40 million) was allocated for bridge rebuilding without taking any action against allegedly illegal upstream land clearing.The advocates convened a news
BATTLE-TESTED: Czech companies’ drones, software and navigation systems have been tested in the Ukraine war, while other countries’ are lab-tested, a Czech ex-official said Czech manufacturers are interested in setting up drone assembly lines in Taiwan, former Czech Chamber of Deputies president Marketa Pekarova Adamova told a forum in Taipei yesterday.Adamova made the comments at the inauguration of the Global UAV Academy, an organization dedicated to international co
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday thanked the US for condemning Pakistan’s brief ban on Taiwanese carriers using its airspace, saying that the politically motivated block underscored the urgent need for Taiwan’s inclusion in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO
The head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Thursday apologized after the national ID numbers of more than 1,500 candidates running for office, including those of top politicians, were reportedly exposed on its Web site for 11 days.“This kind of thing should not have happened,” CEC Chairman
Lawmakers on Thursday disagreed with a government-proposed measure to stop alimony payments to recipients who have remarried, a rift that could delay Cabinet-backed Civil Code reforms.Ministry of Justice officials and legislators butted heads over the right to alimony at a hearing on the proposed ch
The latest Chinese Communist Party plenum could help institutionalize Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) prolonged rule while preparing a new generation of officials without identifying a successor, experts said at a forum in Taipei yesterday.The four-day plenum — the fifth of the party’s 20th Cen
TECH LOSSES: ‘Tech stocks had gained substantially since the beginning of this year,’ so the disappointing earnings prompted investors to trim holdings, an analyst said Shares in Taiwan plunged by just under 2.5 percent yesterday, led by major artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks, after tech stocks on US markets saw heavy losses overnight amid growing concerns that massive AI investments would not deliver comparable returns, analysts said.The TAIEX closed do
‘ON SCHEDULE’: Chief executive officer Rick Tsai said that TSMC ‘remains our most important partner’ as MediaTek seeks to meet robust customer demand Chip designer MediaTek Inc (聯發科) yesterday said it has secured a second customer for its customized artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator for data centers, while volume production of a second-generation chip for an existing customer is on track for early 2028, potentially easing market concerns a
Manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) yesterday said it expects revenue to grow by a double-digit percentage next year, driven by robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI) data center-related products.“We are likely to see a K-shaped divergence next year, with AI data center-
Discussions about the implications of Taiwan’s demographic structure primarily focus on economic factors — from the shrinking workforce and under-enrolled schools to a financially strained healthcare system. However, less attention has been paid to costs that are more difficult to quantify.The lates
Tainan’s urban railway undergrounding project, which has been in the works for 16 years, reached a major milestone this month. The Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications held a farewell event for the above-ground station on Oct. 17, and the first section of its undergrou
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry gives other countries powerful reasons to prevent a conflict in the Taiwan Strait. It also gives them reasons to reduce their dependence on Taiwan. As production spreads, Taiwan needs a “silicon shield” that can adapt: one that keeps it central to the networks behind
INFIELD DUO: Cheng Tsung-che has a long road ahead to match Lee Hao-yu’s MLB hitting records, while a dispute over a salary cap plan might postpone the schedule Cheng Tsung-che of Taiwan has been traded to the Detroit Tigers, raising the possibility of an all-Taiwanese middle-infield pairing in next year’s MLB season, although a player strike is threatening to disrupt the calendar.The Boston Red Sox traded Cheng to Detroit on Thursday, a transaction log on
The Memphis Grizzlies, fueled by a triple-double from teenager Cameron Boozer, on Thursday topped the Portland Trail Blazers 124-103 in a battle of NBA unbeatens, with Portland guard Ja Morant injured while playing his first game against his former team.Boozer, taken third in June’s NBA draft, score
The biggest weekend in Kimi Antonelli’s motor racing life so far began in silence on Thursday when he was excused from media duties at the Mexico City Grand Prix due to a viral illness.Instead of attending news conferences and talking to reporters at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the 20-year-old
French boxer Christian Mbilli on Thursday said he is “coming for the win” when he takes to the ring to defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) super-middleweight title against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.He is to meet the 36-year-old Mexican legend in Riyadh today.“I can’t wait to be in the ring. I am ready
‘RAT IN THE CORNER’: A US defense policy official told the three Baltic states to keep their public statements in check and avoid ‘poking’ Russia, sources said Pentagon officials have in the past few weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, arguing that some statements by European leaders and officials have undermined continental security, four people familiar with the matter said.Among the nation
33 MISSING: The unprecedented number of empty seats at the fifth plenum, an annual gathering of top officials, serve as a symbol of the extent of the purges under Xi Jinping China expelled a record number of officials from the Chinese Communist party (CCP) as it concluded a major political gathering, which saw an unprecedented number of empty seats indicating the scale of the purges under Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平).A record 33 members were expelled at this week’
Beijing yesterday dismissed as “groundless speculation” a report that said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) was the target of a Chinese spy plot.The article by the New York Times, published on Thursday, said that US intelligence officials concluded that a Chinese executive linked to a Singapore-based d
Last week North Korea hit the headlines with a vow to fire up its loudspeaker systems to blare propaganda into the South, but the latest dispute comes against a backdrop of militarization of the border by Kim Jong-un that has been years in the making.Since April 2024, North Korea has been working on
Several years ago, the Ministry of Economic Affairs began encouraging legacy manufacturing enterprises to reposition themselves as tourist factories. In these places — which draw busloads of Taiwanese tourists but few international travelers — visitors can learn about the history of particular indus
Daniela Cesin was 14 when she began thinking about her looks. “I was a little bit chubby and I started to work out at home and lose weight. I saw the difference in my body: my abs, the muscles in my arms, and I started liking it,” she says. By 31, she had the slim, toned body she had hoped for, but
Have you ever struggled with a problem for hours, only to suddenly think of a solution while taking a shower? This common experience is sometimes called the “shower effect.” Researchers have found that people often come up with fresh ideas during simple activities such as showering, taking a walk, o
A: The 24th Taiwan Pride parade will march again tomorrow, and our company signed up as a team for the event.B: When and where is the event?A: The parade will depart at 2:05pm from the Taipei City Hall Plaza, while the “Rainbow Market” will open at noon in the same place.B: After the parade, we
A: The 24th Taiwan Pride parade is set to hit Taipei this Saturday.B: Launched in 2003, the parade has now become Asia’s largest LGBT celebration.A: Under the push of the parade and various campaigns, Taiwan finally legalized same-sex marriage back in 2019. B: According to Academia Sinica’s lat
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