Wed, Jun 24, 2026
MERCURY RISING: Consecutive days of high heat significantly increase the risks of heat-related illness, cardiovascular stress and premature death, health experts said The government is to host a multiagency heat-response drill on Monday next week to prepare the public for temperatures of 40°C or higher, the Ministry of Environment said yesterday.Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming (彭?明) yesterday wrote on Facebook that the ministry held its first heat resilienc
The government plans to set up 9,000 inspection points near schools nationwide to curb off-campus drug use, Minister Without Portfolio Chi Lien-cheng (季連成) said yesterday.The operations are expected to cover areas surrounding more than 3,600 schools across Taiwan where students are known to gather a
A selloff in technology stocks is dragging global equities lower, led by a retreat in chipmakers that have been at the forefront of an unprecedented artificial intelligence (AI)-driven rally.South Korea’s KOSPI plunged 10 percent from a record high the previous session, with memory giants SK Hynix I
Workers stewed at their jobs and children stayed home from school yesterday as a choking early-summer heat wave smothered much of western Europe.Schools closed and railways advised against travel as the UK, France, Italy and Spain issued red alerts and health warnings for much of their territory in
Taiwan yesterday launched five days of military drills aimed at boosting its combat readiness in case of a Chinese military attack. The “immediate combat readiness drills” are meant to test how rapidly military units can deploy, especially in the face of a possible sudden escalation of Chinese “gray
HEALTH STATUS: Cancer, heart disease and pneumonia remained the top three causes of death in Taiwan last year, followed by cerebrovascular disease, diabetes and others Cancer remained the leading cause of death in Taiwan last year for the 44th consecutive year, with the latest data showing rising mortality rates for lung, pancreatic and ovarian cancers, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday. The ministry’s Department of Statistics official Lu Shu-chun
‘FRIEND-SHORING’: A European Commission official speaking at the event expressed hope for greater Taiwan-Europe cooperation in technology fields such as robotics The Taiwan Expo in Europe opened on Monday in Warsaw, with Taiwanese and European officials highlighting growing cooperation in sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles and advanced manufacturing, alongside plans for a technology park in Miekinia. Speaking at the opening cer
A cross-party delegation led by Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) on Monday visited contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC) campus in Arizona, the Legislative Yuan said yesterday. The delegation met with TSMC Arizona CEO Ray Chuang (莊瑞萍) to discuss the chipmaker’s invest
The Taiwan Unmanned Vehicle Alliance yesterday said that it is to organize a civil defense and dual-use technologies subdivision with partners as part of the Taichung AI and Smart Manufacturing Show in October. The expo’s civil defense and dual-use technology wing, which is to take place from Oct. 1
POLITICAL SHIFTS: Taiwan remains committed to deepening bilateral economic and trade cooperation with Lithuania, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday confirmed that Taiwan and Lithuania have suspended talks on a new economic cooperation project proposed by Lithuania, due to the ongoing formation of a new coalition government in Vilnius. Taiwan remains committed to deepening bilateral economic and t
Taiwan late last month established APEC’s first healthcare sub-fund aimed at addressing rapidly aging societies, despite months of Chinese obstruction, a diplomat overseeing the initiative said yesterday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of International Organizations Director-General Jon
China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, said Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND, the first such mission in the sensitive waterway since April.Taiwan, which Beijing views as its territory, reports almost daily Chinese military
CONSERVATION V EQUIPMENT: The government should assess whether strategic natural gas reserves should be raised from 14 days to 21 to 30, a professor said The government should subsidize energy-saving efforts by individuals and organizations, rather than simply offering subsidies for purchases of energy-efficient equipment, energy experts said yesterday.The Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Energy Administration recently revised its forecast for electrici
‘FIFTH-LEVEL SECURITY’: Abuse of drugs among adolescents is often linked to pressure and other factors, with counseling a potential solution, EdYouth said The government must clarify how a new “fifth level security” policy to combat drugs on school campuses would be implemented and what would be done to protect students’ rights, an education association said yesterday.The Executive Yuan last week said plans were being considered to introduce “fifth-le
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday reported the first locally acquired case of cholera in three years.CDC Deputy Director-General and spokeswoman Tseng Shu-hui (曾淑慧) said that a 70-year-old woman in southern Taiwan early this month reported symptoms including diarrhea, nausea and cramps
UPWARD TREND: Orders surged for a 16th consecutive month as demand for artificial intelligence and computing-related wares expanded across the globe Export orders last month rose 47.2 percent year-on-year to US$89.48 billion, the 16th consecutive month of increases and the second-highest monthly level on record, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.The increase decelerated from the 48.1 percent annual increase recorded in April, but w
POCKETS OF RESISTANCE: Long-term joblessness, as well as a dearth of positions for younger workers entering the market after graduating from college, remains Taiwan’s unemployment rate fell to 3.27 percent last month, the lowest level for May in 26 years, as a strong economy and resilient domestic demand continued to support job creation, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said yesterday.The number of unemployed people d
NunoX Technology Co (聯覺科技) won the artificial intelligence (AI) category at a competition held during Europe’s largest start-up and technology trade fair, VivaTech, the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration (SMESA) said in a statement yesterday.NunoX was one of 34 Taiwanese start-up
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength,” says the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) has framed her theatrical visits to China and the US as facilitating “peace” in the Taiwan Strait. From g
The hit South Korean drama series Teach You a Lesson depicts teachers’ sense of helplessness in the face of students’ disorderly behavior, excessive parental intervention and constraints within educational institutions, reflecting the common problems prevalent in today’s educational scene. It is lit
On June 11, Beijing designated the Taiwan Strait and several areas around Taiwan to be “coastal waters.”For those not familiar with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), China’s designation constitutes a declaration of authority to control and regulate all maritime activities within thos
POPULARITY CONTEST: The CTBC Brothers, led by shortstop Chiang Kun-yu, ran the list as the team’s players filled all 10 of the top slots in the online contest CTBC Brothers shortstop Chiang Kun-yu was voted the most popular all-star of the CPBL as it officially announced the rosters for this year’s All-Star Game weekend on Monday.Chiang received 579,003 online votes, making him the league’s most popular player for the second consecutive year and the third
Go star and 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games gold medalist Hsu Hao-hung captured the Taiwan Meijin title for the fourth time on Monday, winning his second major domestic championship this year.Playing with the white stones in Game 4 of the best-of-seven final, Hsu defeated experienced player Wang Yuan-chun
Taiwan squeaked by Italy on Sunday in Prague to qualify for next year’s Women’s Softball World Cup Finals after losing a heartbreaker to Canada that left them one game away from elimination.It was an important milestone for the team after failing to make the finals of the 2024 World Cup, which was w
Taiwan’s Hongye Elementary School baseball team departs for South Korea today to compete in this year’s Little League Baseball Asia-Pacific Region Tournament in pursuit of a berth in the Little League World Series (LLWS).The team from Taitung County’s Yanping Township represents Taiwan as they open
NEW ERA: The Strait of Hormuz would ‘never return’ to the prewar days of free passage, an Iranian official said. Thirty-five commodity carriers transited it on Monday Iran yesterday said that the UN’s nuclear watchdog would not be able to inspect key nuclear sites bombed by the US and Israel last year, as the first round of talks to end the Middle East war wrapped up in Switzerland.Tehran and Washington have signed a memorandum of understanding to end a war that
‘UTTERLY INCONGRUOUS’: The Tuvalu Trust Fund’s fossil fuel investments are out of sync with Tuvalu’s dire predicament due to climate change, an expert said Australia has refused to release internal papers about a trust fund for a climate-vulnerable Pacific nation, saying the documents could inflict diplomatic “damage.”Gravely threatened by rising seas, the low-lying island nation Tuvalu relies on a US$200 million trust fund to help foot the ballooning
In a Kyiv workshop, a jewelry maker was putting the finishing touches to her latest piece — blow-torching a necklace pendant into the shape of a drone propeller.With works that resemble bullets, tanks and peace doves, resisting Russia’s invasion is inspiring a new wave of designs reflecting a countr
At more than 170 hog farms around Taiwan, biogas derived from pig waste is piped into combustion turbines where it’s burned to generate electricity. Economic circularity takes a slightly different shape in hundreds of smaller piggeries. Those farms burn biogas in their brooders to keep newborn pigle
I was 18 and a naive US Air Force airman when I first set foot on Taiwan in 1968. I left as a more mature, somewhat wiser 23-year-old.Despite transitioning to an adult in those important, formative years, I didn’t think much about coming back. Until recently. Last month, I returned to Taiwan for the
The rarest media reports involve things that work. It is not news that the traffic lights function normally or medicines are dispensed routinely from hospital pharmacies. Trains come and go on time with nary a peep from the media. Only when systems fail do reporters rush to the scene.The first half
Each summer in Northern Europe, the sun barely sets, and the sky stays bright, creating “white nights.” For locals who endure long, dark winters, summer launches with Midsummer, an outdoor celebration of peak sunlight and the bloom of nature.The festivities typically occur in late June near the summ
Global forecasters say a strong El Nino weather pattern is increasingly likely to develop in the second half of the year, boosting temperatures, disrupting rainfall and posing risks to crops the world over.What is El Nino and why are commodities grown in tropical regions, known as soft commodities,
對話 Dialogue清清：華華，這些都是你的包裹啊？怎麼買了這麼多東西？Qīngqing: Huáhua, zhèxiē dōu shì nǐ de bāoguǒ a? Zěnme mǎi le zhème duō dōngxi?華華：因為我搶到了好幾張限時折價券，就趕快都買買，便宜了好多。Huáhua: Yīnwèi wǒ qiǎngdàole hǎojǐ zhāng xiànshí zhējiàquàn, jiù gǎnkuài dōu mǎimǎi, piányí le hǎoduō.清清：折價券是在哪裡拿到的？Qīngqing: Zhējiàquàn shì zài nǎlǐ ná
| New Taipei City | 27-28 | 20% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Hsinchu City | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Taipei City | 27-28 | 20% |  |
| Miaoli County | 24-26 | 10% | |
| Taoyuan City | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Keelung City | 27-28 | 20% | |
| Yunlin County | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Taichung City | 26-28 | 10% | |
| Nantou County | 25-26 | 10% | |
| Changhua County | 27-28 | 10% | |
| Chiayi County | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Chiayi City | 25-27 | 10% | |
| Tainan City | 27-28 | 10% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 27-28 | 10% | |
| Pingtung County | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Yilan County | 25-26 | 30% |  |
| Hualien County | 25-26 | 30% | |
| Taitung County | 25-27 | 30% | |
| Kinmen County | 27-28 | 10% | |
| Penghu County | 27-27 | 20% | |
| Lienchiang County | 27-28 | 20% | |
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