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DEEPENING TIES: The arrival of fighter jets purchased from the US and Lin Chia-lung’s participation in the office inauguration shows progress in cooperation, a source said Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) is today scheduled to unveil a new Taiwan office in Phoenix, Arizona, signaling continued Taiwan-US cooperation after US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) last month, a source said yesterday.Lin would arrive in Ph
Taiwanese tennis players Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) and Liang En-shuo (梁恩碩) yesterday won the women’s doubles gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, securing the nation’s fifth gold medal of the Games.The pair defeated compatriots Chan Hao-ching (詹皓晴) and Wu Fang-hsien (吳芳嫺) 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 at Higashiyama Par
The International Energy Agency (IEA) yesterday said member countries had so far released 325 million barrels of oil and oil-derivative products from strategic reserves, up from 400 million barrels promised in March.The update came a day after G7 countries, in coordination with the IEA, agreed to im
North Korea yesterday said it test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that it claimed has maneuverable flight capabilities designed to evade missile defenses in South Korea and Japan. The latest test comes amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas over border land mine blasts.Kim Yo
WAITING FOR MORE: The delivery comes amid growing concern in Taiwan about the Trump administration’s commitment to arming Taipei, despite US reassurances Taiwan yesterday took delivery of the first two of 66 F-16V Block 70 jets purchased from the US after years of delays, helping to strengthen an air force that has to scramble almost daily to shadow China’s military.The aircraft, bearing tail numbers 6727 and 6728, landed at Chihhang Air Base in Tait
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) yesterday announced amendments to the Regulations Governing the Allocation and Use of Road Traffic Fines (道路交通違規罰鍰收入分配及運用辦法) that would increase the proportion of revenue from traffic fines used to improve traffic safety and enforcement from “
STOP THE SPREAD: More than 601,000 doses of flu vaccines have been administered in the first two days, a higher number than the program last year, the CDC said More than 601,000 people received a flu vaccine in the first two days since public-funded vaccination began on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, adding that flu activity is at a peak in Taiwan and increasing in Japan, a popular travel destination for Taiwanese, so getti
DELIBERATE DELAYS? The project was sent for review seven times from March 2024 to last month, while the MOA said that supplementary documents are still missing The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Friday defended its handling of a farmland conversion proposal by the Huwei Industrial Park development project, saying it had reviewed the plan in accordance with the law, and asked the Yunlin County Government to provide additional documents.The ministry made t
Italian translator Silvia Pozzi has won a Pisa Book Translation Award for her translation of Ghost Town (鬼地方), a novel by Taiwanese author Kevin Chen (陳思宏).The Italian edition, titled Citta fantasma, was recognized at a ceremony held Friday at the Palazzo della Sapienza in Rome as part of the Pisa B
Concession admission tickets would be offered to everyone who visits one of 13 designated national forest recreation parks during the upcoming Double Ten National Day holiday, the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency said.The three-day Double Ten National Day weekend starts on Friday.The agency g
A Taichung-based doctor said there has been a spike in wart removals after the Mid-Autumn Festival weekend last month, urging safe sex over the upcoming three-day Double Ten National Day holiday.Huang Pin-jui (黃品叡), head of urology at the Dajia branch of Lee’s General Hospital, said on Friday that t
Taiwan will see cooler weather and intermittent rain in northern and eastern areas this week, with temperatures dipping to 19°C from Thursday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday.CWA forecaster Chang Cheng-chuan (張承傳) said the northeast wind will weaken briefly today before st
‘GRAY ZONE’ TACTICS: Beijing sent two China Coast Guard vessels to escort a ‘supposedly private research ship,’ a Philippine Coast Guard spokesman said The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday confirmed that it had recently deployed three patrol vessels to waters in Taiwan’s overlapping exclusive economic zone with the Philippines to monitor three Chinese vessels. CGA Deputy Director-General Hsieh Ching-chin (謝慶欽) said the agency regularly mo
A US senator has urged Washington to counter Chinese pressure on countries to restrict Taiwanese presidential flights, warning that such tactics could threaten international travelers. At a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee nominations hearing on Wednesday, US Senator Tammy Duckworth questioned
PARTNERS: The drone designs developed by the two companies could be incorporated into products for export once mass production begins, a CIRC official said US-based AEVEX Aerospace on Friday showcased two drones developed in collaboration with Taiwanese drone maker Coretronic Intelligent Robotics (CIRC), and said it planned to expand operations in Taiwan. The two companies are technology-transfer partners collaborating to develop products for export, C
Saint Laurent sent out a river of gold, as giant chandeliers bathed a glossy black outdoor runway in golden light and the Eiffel Tower shimmered in the background.The extravagant show was attended by Catherine Deneuve, Kate Moss, Hailey Bieber and Rami Malek, while elsewhere at Paris Fashion Week Je
The distance in the march from the American Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence (AI) is a vast gulf. Now, leaders of the Smithsonian Institution are using AI to bridge the divide.As the US celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, Smithsonian leaders are turning to AI to better
Sea levels in California are set to rise by as much as a foot (30cm) in the coming days as an enormous wave washes up the US West Coast.The huge surge of energy, known as a “coastal trapped wave” or a “Kelvin wave,” is part of El Nino, a months-long phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that scientists sa
Harun Talha Ayanoglu, a visiting research fellow at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), usually writes about materiel and defense issues. In “What does resilience even mean?” published on this page on June 21 this year, he explored the concept of resilience from a wider
Recently, reports of Line account hacking have surged. On Sept. 9, Line announced that customer service reports related to such incidents in August had nearly doubled, increasing by 97 percent from July. Among these scams, requests to “vote for my child” and “help my pet get more votes” have become
The First Island Chain is one of the most powerful geopolitical features in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also an incomplete one. Drawn as a strategic line stretching from Japan through Taiwan toward the Philippines, it highlights military geography while largely overlooking the islands, ports and
VICTORY AND TIME: Asian Games gold means most of Tom Kim’s military service will be exempted, allowing him to keep his golf career steaming ahead Tom Kim shot a sparkling final-round six-under 64 on yesterday to win golf gold at the Asian Games — and avoid a long spell in the Republic of Korea Armed ForcesHe let out a roar of “Come on!” as he tapped in for par at the last in Nagoya and celebrated a three-stroke victory after a superb round co
One of sport’s fiercest rivalries descended on a sleepy corner of Japan yesterday as India and Pakistan clashed in the men’s cricket final at the Asian Games on a converted baseball field, which India won 211-6 over 192-6. The neighbors only meet in international tournaments because of long-running
Hong Kong’s men’s rugby sevens team romped to a third consecutive Asian Games gold with a dominant display in a 26-0 victory over China yesterday.Wing Harry Sayers scored a pair of first-half tries, added to by Dafydd Phillips to put Hong Kong in charge 21-0 at the break.When flying wing Juan Esono
One of the biggest stars on the Detroit Tigers’ Threads account is infielder Lee Hao-yu, with posts featuring the Taiwanese rookie rarely drawing fewer than 5,000 likes, far more than the 1,000 likes posts featuring other players only occasionally draw.Behind much of that enthusiasm was the 23-year-
TENANT PROTECTION: The rejected package included the automatic renewal of rental contracts when they expire and restricting the eviction of vulnerable tenants Fresh protests over housing were due to take place yesterday in Madrid and other Spanish cities, a day after parliament rejected two government measures to improve protection for tenants.The government introduced the measures after nationwide protests following the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen
WARNING: Some analysts have expressed concern over what kind of investors the citizenship scheme would attract, saying it could bring in people of dubious origin Argentine President Javier Milei’s government on Friday said the country would offer citizenship to foreigners who invest at least US$350,000 in the country.Latin America’s third-largest economy lagged far behind Brazil and Mexico in the foreign direct investment stakes last year, according to the O
Investigators in Argentina are trying to solve the mystery of baby whales washing up dead in unusually high numbers along the country’s Patagonian coast.Scores of the calf carcasses have been washing ashore around Peninsula Valdes, a major breeding ground for southern right whales in Argentina’s Chu
OCT. 5 to OCT. 11Many worshippers of Taoist deity Lord Su (蘇府王爺) had never witnessed his “north-south grand inspection tour” of central Taiwan. The historic procession last took place in 1969, and before that, in 1893.Lukang’s Fengtian Temple (奉天宮) in Changhua County last Sunday completed Lord S
Speculation started to fly last month that Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidates running in the November elections wanted to keep their distance from party Chair Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文). That some in the KMT were concerned that Cheng’s firm ideological adherence to the “one China principle” is no se
Fangyuan Township (芳苑) in Changhua County is a quiet, unassuming setting, known for its wetlands, eco tours and trained sea-ox that transport the oyster harvest in carts. Topographically speaking, it’s also enormously diverse, boasting a proud tradition of aquaculture and an ecologically rich coastl
Some characters exist only in a fictional world, while others step into real life. These are the mascots people often see at sports events, in amusement parks, during marketing campaigns or even on busy shopping streets. They possess a magnetic charm that transcends age and language. Yet beneath eve
Toxic chemicals from discarded electronic devices may be threatening endangered dolphins and porpoises in the South China Sea, according to a recent scientific study. Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs), chemicals widely used in smartphones, televisions and computer screens, were detected in several mari
A: In addition to the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test, some institutions also require staff to take the computer-based TOEIC Speaking and Writing Tests. B: I didn’t know that there are oral and written tests. What does the oral exam cover?A: The categories include: Read a text aloud, Describe a pi
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