Fri, Sep 04, 2026
ARMED FORCES DAY: The president thanked all of Taiwan’s armed service members for protecting national security and touted a planned pay increase President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday paid tribute to Taiwan’s fallen military personnel and pledged that his government would provide better care for armed service members as the nation marked Armed Forces Day.During a ceremony in Taipei, Lai laid flowers at the Martyrs’ Shrine, which honors nearly
Palau’s president yesterday called for a “unified” Pacific response to a missile test by China in July, while Taiwan and its Pacific allies a day earlier at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) reaffirmed their commitment to peace, stability and prosperity.China gave only a handful of nations short notic
Boring at CPC Corp, Taiwan’s (CPC, 台灣中油) second deep-geothermal exploration well in Yilan County has reached 3,361m and recorded temperatures of 200°C, raising hopes that the site in Dongshan Township (冬山) could host Taiwan’s first deep-geothermal power plant.The company plans to drill two additiona
Washington and Canberra on Wednesday agreed to boost the US military presence in Australia and speed up cooperation, both countries said.Wary of China’s unprecedented military build-up, US ally Australia has reshaped its defense force to focus on its missile strike capability and deterring would-be
STATE DEPARTMENT: A US official said that Washington would provide more than US$150m for Pacific island nations, with Minister Lin Chia-lung welcoming the plans The US Department of State has announced partnerships with Taiwan on two Palau projects after Washington pledged more than US$150 million for Pacific island nations.Following the opening of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting in Palau on Sunday, the department on Tuesday issued a st
‘CODESIGN’: An executive hailed the role of Taiwanese firms’ hardware operations, saying without it, Google could not have built the compute platform it has Google is expanding its Taiwan office space by 60 percent as local partners take on a growing role in developing the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, a senior executive said yesterday.The US technology giant expects its operations in Taiwan to continue growing, said Amin Vahdat
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) today issued extremely heavy rain advisories for Keelung, parts of New Taipei City along the northern coast and the northern half of Taipei, and heavy rain advisories for other parts of northern Taiwan.The "extremely heavy rain" warning for Taiwan's northern
A Chinese lawyer who defended a prominent underground church in Beijing fled to Taiwan and is seeking help for resettlement, following mounting pressure from Chinese authorities on her firm and her colleagues.Ruth Wang (王夏紅), partner at VDoor Law Firm, was part of a legal team that represented pasto
FOR THE BETTER: The changes aim to promote the sports’ industry’s growth, raise Taiwan’s global profile and ensure decisions reflect athletes’ needs, the sports ministry said People would soon be able to verify the qualifications of sports coaches through an online inquiry system after the Executive Yuan approved proposed amendments to the National Sports Act (國民運動法) yesterday.The Ministry of Sports said that it proposed the changes to ensure that children are protected
A cluster of hepatitis C cases in New Taipei City would not affect the timeline for Taiwan’s application for WHO certification, Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said yesterday.Earlier this year, Taipei submitted its Taiwan Hepatitis C Elimination Report to the WHO Wester
The Ministry of Environment and the New Taipei City Government yesterday held a heat response drill, the first time a drill aimed to tackle the hybrid impacts of high temperatures.Fifty units participated in the drill — 30 central government agencies, 16 city government agencies, three business enti
NATURE TAKES ITS COURSE: The agency’s head said he felt a sense of loss watching red-banded snakes eat the babies, as they had decided on non-intervention The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency yesterday released a documentary on a hundred-pace viper that had incubated 16 eggs, all of which hatched, but only a baby viper escaped after they were attacked by red-banded snakes.The agency’s Taichung branch last year launched the viper reproduction mo
All bus services in Taipei and New Taipei City are to be free on Sept. 22 to mark World Car Free Day, the city governments announced yesterday.A total of 5,842 buses operating on 719 routes across the two cities would participate, including early morning departures and late-night services continuing
‘MANAGEABLE’: ‘We hope that, as the APEC host, China will treat our delegation appropriately in accordance with existing practices and APEC rules,’ an official said The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday said that it had conducted risk assessments and contingency planning for all government officials scheduled to attend APEC ministerial meetings in China this year, and has determined that they can proceed.The council made the remarks as Minister of Labor
‘ILLEGAL’: The legislature is to review the government’s proposal for compliance with conditions under the legislation passed by the KMT and TPP, the KMT said The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) yesterday vowed to strictly scrutinize the Cabinet’s NT$607.63 billion (US$19.13 billion) supplementary budget, blasting a massive bailout for CPC Corp, Taiwan as illegal and demanding the promulgation of the opposition’s drone
GROWTH: SEMI has raised its global chip revenue forecast to US$1tn this year and US$2tn by 2030, which would require expansion by Taiwanese firms to meet, minister Kung said Taiwanese companies’ planned additional US$20 billion investment in the US would come mainly from semiconductor companies and their supply chains and artificial intelligence (AI) server-related businesses, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.The new investment, on top of a US$35 billion
DYNAMIC: New advanced packaging technology is emerging yearly, faster than the four years it takes for microprocessors, a Scientech executive said Scientech Corp (辛耘), which specializes in supplying advanced packaging equipment and reclaimed wafers, yesterday said shipments would expand 50 percent annually this year, benefiting from thriving demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications and rapid technological shifts.The company’s produ
Auras Technology Co (雙鴻), which produces advanced thermal dissipation and cooling solutions for artificial intelligence (AI) servers and data centers, yesterday said its net profit surged 120 percent annually to NT$600 million (US$18.89 million) in July.Earnings per share (EPS) rose to NT$6.47 from
The Gwangju Biennale, Asia’s oldest and most prestigious international exhibition of contemporary art, is to open tomorrow. A “Taiwan Pavilion” has been installed to showcase the works of Taiwanese artists at the exhibition, which runs until Nov. 15.However, the pavilion’s name was a subject of week
The Presidential Office planned to purchase about 15,000 Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes from 37 sheltered workshops, welfare organizations for people with disabilities and charity groups. However, after the opposition-controlled legislature cut NT$10 million (US$314,911) and froze another NT$20 mill
More than three years ago, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) embraced the principle that “saying nothing means making no mistakes.” By not taking any positions or expressing opinions, he had little chance of saying the wrong thing and went on to win a three-way mayoral race. After taking office, he c
‘BIASED’: The Clippers said that they ‘vehemently reject’ the NBA’s findings, adding that what the league said publicly differed from what it told the team privately The NBA on Wednesday came down hard on the Los Angeles Clippers, stripping the team of five first-round draft picks, imposing a US$30 million fine and suspending owner Steve Ballmer for a year over salary cap circumvention tied to Kawhi Leonard.After a year-long probe, the NBA said in a statement th
No fewer than 500 wrestlers were disqualified from India’s under-17 championships for age fraud in June, highlighting a scourge experts believe is baked into the country’s sporting culture and needs to be combated in the same way as doping.The exclusions at the Gonda meet were the latest in a string
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts saw a physically compromised Shohei Ohtani at the plate on Wednesday night when the four-time Most Valuable Player was 0 for 4 with four strikeouts.He plans to have a conversation with the training staff and Ohtani to “really try to figure out where he’s at p
Influencers and content creators armed with smartphones and ring lights have featured prominently in the stands at this year’s US Open, as they try to grab the spotlight away from the on-court action at one of tennis’ marquee events.About 100 content creators were given credentials for the tournamen
‘PREPARING OPERATIONS’: A counterintelligence official said that the Russians are targeting the defense industry in Denmark and recruiting Danes for missions Russia is “actively” preparing sabotage operations against Denmark, particularly its defense industry, the head of the Danish intelligence service was quoted as saying yesterday.The warning came after EU countries summoned Russia’s envoys and discussed fresh sanctions after an explosive-laden drone
WAR CRIMES? An investigation found that a network of countries are supplying Sudan’s RSF with weapons, including drone blamed for large civilian casualties Foreign weapons, military technology, fighters and logistical networks are helping sustain Sudan’s conflict and expanding the warring parties’ ability to strike deep into civilian areas, a UN fact-finding mission said in a report published yesterday, warning that some attacks might amount to war cri
Researchers in Chile have designed an unlikely new garment for injured penguins — snug red vests threaded with copper and zinc that they hope will help the aquatic birds heal faster.Veterinarians have found success using such suits to treat injured dogs and cats. Now they are trying out the technolo
A decade ago, Taiwanese television had an image problem.When representatives of Taiwan’s Public Television Service (PTS) traveled to Singapore to meet Netflix, they brought two dramas: A Touch of Green (一把青, 2015), a sweeping story of war, displacement and military families, and Wake Up (麻醉風暴, 2015)
Late August can be a depressing time at the movie theater, but there’s a gem to be found in the British romantic comedy Finding Emily. Here, finally, is a smart, funny and sweet story about young love that moviegoing audiences deserve. Yes, the setup is contrived — it even fits almost entirely into
Television loves a gangster story — and apparently so does the Duchess of Sussex. This week, Netflix’s The Gentlemen — Guy Ritchie’s latest addition to the gangster canon, which stars Theo James as a distractingly handsome aristocrat who becomes embroiled in the world of organized crime — returns fo
A: Taipei Dome SOGO’s Area B, which is in a trial run, is home to a department store. What about other areas that have already opened?B: Area A houses Showtimes Cinemas, Area C is connected to MRT Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station, and Area D boasts over a dozen gourmet restaurants.A: And next ye
A: Area B of Far Eastern Garden City shopping mall — better known as Taipei Dome SOGO — has recently begun trial operations. How large is the entire mall?B: I heard that, at 36,000 ping, it’s actually the largest shopping mall in Taipei.A: Areas A, C and D have gradually opened since 2024. After Are
In September 2025, Kaohsiung’s Beiling Elementary School became Taiwan’s first public Taigi (Taiwanese Hokkien) experimental primary school. Taigi used to dominate everyday speech in Taiwan, but its speaker base shrank after the promotion of Mandarin. According to the 2020 census, while 31.7 percent
| New Taipei City | 28-29 | 70% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 28-29 | 40% | |
| Hsinchu City | 28-29 | 20% |  |
| Taipei City | 28-29 | 70% | |
| Miaoli County | 28-30 | 50% | |
| Taoyuan City | 27-29 | 70% | |
| Keelung City | 27-29 | 70% | |
| Yunlin County | 28-32 | 60% | |
| Taichung City | 29-31 | 80% | |
| Nantou County | 29-31 | 80% | |
| Changhua County | 29-32 | 30% | |
| Chiayi County | 29-32 | 50% | |
| Chiayi City | 28-32 | 50% | |
| Tainan City | 28-31 | 20% |  |
| Kaohsiung City | 29-31 | 20% | |
| Pingtung County | 28-31 | 40% | |
| Yilan County | 29-32 | 80% | |
| Hualien County | 28-30 | 70% | |
| Taitung County | 28-30 | 20% | |
| Kinmen County | 27-29 | 40% | |
| Penghu County | 27-30 | 20% |  |
| Lienchiang County | 28-30 | 20% | |
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