Wed, Dec 12, 2018
Taiwan 10th-freest nation: think tank
Taiwan is the 10th-freest country in the world, according to The Human Freedom Index 2018 released yesterday by Canadian think tank the Fraser Institute, while China sits near the bottom at 135th. Taiwan allows the greatest personal freedom in East Asia, having received the highest ...FULL STORY
President Tsai decries row over Wu Pao-chun
CATCHING FIRE: The famed baker faced outrage and accusations from Taiwanese and Chinese netizens questioning...FULL STORYCouncil to ban use of paraquat from February next year
The sale and use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat is to be banned from February, the Council of...FULL STORY
Thai junta lifts prohibition on political campaigning
Thailand’s junta yesterday lifted a ban on political campaigning ahead of next year’s elections, more...FULL STORYJudge debates apt bail for Huawei executive
A Canadian judge on Monday said he was not satisfied with a bail proposal from the lawyers for jailed...FULL STORY
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New Year travel plans unveiled
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications yesterday unveiled plans to facilitate transportation...FULL STORY
- Taiwan wins six gold at Olympiad
- Movie director Doze Niu facing further allegations
- Operational safety department set up by TRA after crash
- Canada mulling FIPA with Taiwan
- Taipei recount found mistakes, KMT’s Ting says
- Baker adds to Taiwanese forced to support ‘consensus’
- TSAI ADMINISTRATION: Tsai urges review of new scooter rule
- TSAI ADMINISTRATION: Meeting with Ko Wen-je to focus on infrastructure, not politics: president
- Alliance pushes for Kuan’s appointment as NTU president
- Taiwan could join regional ASF task force
- Prosecutors want to quiz Sun An-tso after he arrives
- Flow monitoring system helps ease traffic jams
- Taiwan is top choice for Japanese Christmas trips
- Short film seeks to raise awareness about counseling
- Female role in Taiwanese politics unique: AIT head
- Indonesian NGO receives the TFD democracy prize
- Not all scooters to get ABS next year
PharmaEssentia opens new plant
PharmaEssentia Corp (藥華醫藥) yesterday held a commencement ceremony for a new fill-and-finish...FULL STORY
- Hon Hai shares riding high on record sales
- Semiconductor equipment sales ‘to hit record high’
- Taiwan could benefit from trade tensions, bank says
- Companies looking to lease land in central science park
- Taipei premium office rents 45th-highest worldwide
- A Taiwan First: The Guidebook of Marine Debris goes online
- Furor over Huawei arrest may hurt US-China talks
- Real ‘crazy rich Asian’ wedding to cost up to US$100m
- Huawei clash key to deeper US-China war for global sway
- Rupee, stocks down as RBI chief quits
- Aussie housing price falls reach lower markets
- Hertz, Clear partner for rental biometric scans
- ‘Fearless Girl’ statue gets permanent home
- Hyundai plans US$6.7bn investment for fuel cells
- Hong Kong rejects nano flats as prices start to skydive
- Lawmakers urge FSC to ban Huawei
- Meng’s arrest unnerves Taiwanese firms
EDITORIAL: New gay rights vows bear watching
After a tumultuous year for LGBTQ rights in Taiwan, there is finally...FULL STORY
- Human rights good for the young
- Care needed in planning to add more languages
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- Huawei executive arrest reveals the real trade war with China
- Europe was already growing wary of Huawei
- Climate goals at risk from China’s offloading of coal
- EDITORIAL: Tackling sexual harassment
- Climate emergency: an open letter
- Recognize Taiwan as the country it truly is
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- A world of Khashoggis
- ‘Killed for speaking the truth’: Nine journalists murdered in 2018
- EDITORIAL: Upholding Kenneth Yen’s legacy
- Abraham M. Denmark on Taiwan: US-China relations in search of a foundation
- Stand up for human rights and protect one another
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- Growing split in Seoul over North Korea threatens detente and nuclear talks
Stamkos’ three lead Lightning
Center Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning are piling up points. Stamkos...FULL STORY
- Chelsea ban fans for alleged racial abuse of Sterling
- Jaguars’ Marrone says fan used racial slur at Fournette
- Seahawks eye playoff berth after 21-7 win over Vikings
- Everton deny Watford with Digne’s last-gasp equalizer
- Report: USOC failed to protect athletes from sexual abuse
- River Plate rally to claim Copa
- Bale strikes as Real edge Huesca
- Raffael leads ’Gladbach past sorry Stuttgart
- Brogdon plays starring role as Bucks down the Raptors
- Aussie skipper proud of team, despite 31-run loss
- Dolphins score on final play to stun the Patriots
- India near win after Australia wobble
- Manchester City defeat sends Liverpool to top
- Lightning beat Avalanche 7-1 on Stamkos’ four
- Celtics hand Bulls worst loss in franchise history
- Tai nominated for BWF’s Female Player of the Year
- Japan’s Rika Kihira wins Grand Prix figure skating final
UN conference approves ‘road map’ on migration
A UN conference on Monday in Morocco adopted a migration pact in...FULL STORY
- Mekong region women seeking better lives pressed into marriage in China
- US returns church bells to Philippines
- Monkeys run amok in India’s corridors of power
- Pacific nations set to resist US push to boost tuna quota
- May asks Merkel’s help on Brexit deal
- France spending push puts EU limit at risk
- Reporters urge EU to resist lobbying by Internet titans
- UN official says 20 million Yemenis are hungry, 250,000 face catastrophe
- 100 marathons in 100 days: Aussie runs for water
- Kabila may seek presidency in future after 18-year rule
- Some Trump allies worry about probes
- US democracy at risk: ex-senators
- Peruvians support major overhaul of government
- NY police rip toddler from mother’s arms at benefits office, sparking fury
- Woman who accused man of rape outraged at ruling
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- Church of Nativity repairs buoy spirits in Bethlehem
A sea change in Taiwanese politics
When Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) announced...FULL STORY
- Contrasting conceptions of colonial rule
- The sky’s the limit
- Taiwan in Time: A political activist’s journey to the West
- The Gender Brief: Political daughter
- Nobel to honor champions of struggle against sexual violence
- Highways and Byways: Pioneer heritage in Pingtung’s ‘fifth ditch’
- Art exhibition listings
- Highlight: A view from the past more relevant than ever
- A paradise delayed, but no less stunning
- Movie review: Xiao Mei
- Ballet delights and strong modern works by Taiwanese
- Scientists develop 10-minute test for cancer
- Not the end of the rainbow
David Attenborough: collapse of civilization on the horizon
波蘭氣候峰會開幕演說：文明恐將崩壞
The collapse of civilization and the natural world is on the horizon,...FULL STORY
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- Xi under pressure as Trump grants temporary reprieve
川習會後貿易戰休兵 壓力在習近平這邊 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- USING IDIOMS
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- Ancient toothless whale was forerunner of modern cetacean giants
現代巨型鯨豚始祖 遠古無齒鯨出土 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- France halts fuel tax hikes in bid to calm fiery protests
猛烈抗議難以平息 法國暫緩調漲燃油稅 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- S Korean sensation BTS to play Taiwan this weekend
防彈少年團BTS週末來台飆唱！ - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- ‘Mamma Mia!’ Here we go again
最熱賣音樂劇 《媽媽咪呀！》再度登台 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Taipower to continue energy transition after referendum
能源公投過關 台電：能源轉型計畫持續推動 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
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- South
- East
- Outlying Islands
| New Taipei City | 16-17 | 60% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 15-19 | 20% |  |
| Hsinchu City | 15-19 | 20% | |
| Taipei City | 15-16 | 50% | |
| Miaoli County | 16-20 | 20% |  |
| Taoyuan City | 15-17 | 50% | |
| Keelung City | 16-17 | 80% | |
| Yunlin County | 17-22 | 20% |  |
| Taichung City | 18-23 | 20% | |
| Nantou County | 17-23 | 20% | |
| Changhua County | 17-22 | 20% | |
| Chiayi County | 17-23 | 20% | |
| Chiayi City | 17-24 | 20% | |
| Tainan City | 18-25 | 10% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 20-26 | 10% | |
| Pingtung County | 19-28 | 10% | |
| Yilan County | 16-18 | 30% | |
| Hualien County | 19-21 | 20% | |
| Taitung County | 20-23 | 10% | |
| Kinmen County | 15-17 | 20% |  |
| Penghu County | 18-21 | 20% | |
| Lienchiang County | 11-13 | 20% | |
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