Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Tsai taps Morris Chang as APEC envoy
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday announced that she had once again tapped Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) founder Morris Chang (張忠謀) to represent her at the APEC leaders’ summit next month. It is the second straight year that Chang is to go to the annual ...FULL STORY
Trio win Nobel economics prize for poverty fight
INEQUALITY: The prize went to Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer for their work to fight...FULL STORYExtended phone use in dark may lead to color blindness
An ophthalmologist warned people against using their smartphones in the dark for extended periods after...FULL STORY
PRC denied US lawmakers visas over Taiwan
China denied entry visas to a US congressional delegation, with Chinese officials telling one congressman’s...FULL STORYSyria regime steps in to halt Turkish assault on Kurds
The Syrian regime yesterday sent troops towards the Turkish border to contain Ankara’s deadly offensive...FULL STORY
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Regulations proposed for delivery service platforms
The Ministry of Labor threatened yesterday to fine food delivery platforms that...FULL STORY
- Postpartum center implicated in cover-up
- Four, including a cop, face drug rap
- Ang Lee coming to Taiwan next week to promote his new film ‘Gemini Man’
- Monkeys might require neutering to control numbers
- Climate policy top priority: Greenpeace
- TSU calls for ban on HK police entering Taiwan
- Han dodges questions on rumored campaign trip
- Lu confident of reaching the signature threshold required to run for president
- Taipei prioritizing MRT circular line, Ko says
- Lawmaker calls for traffic infringement report restrictions
- Researcher Tsai Ying-wen dies
- Orthopneumovirus vaccine developed
- Keeping Hakka papermaking alive
- Taipei Zoo celebrates spiny turtle hatchling
- Taiwan News Quick Take
- Shilin market employee charged after tourist row
- Taipei offering NT$1 scooter parking deal
FSC to urge food firms to insure drivers
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) yesterday said it will urge online food...FULL STORY
- Ministry to probe Chinese tech firm on US blacklist
- Synnex revenue down 16 percent
- CAL stops selling duty-free cigarettes on planes
- US-China talks not a guarantee: ANZ
- PChome joins forces with LiveMe for Double 11 day
- TAIEX gains 1.63%, NT rises against US dollar
- Kanpai sales hit September record
- Yummy Town optimistic about sales this quarter
- Taiwan Business Quick Take
- China’s trade sputters amid cooldown
- Singapore eases monetary policy, avoids recession
- India facing slowdown: World Bank
- Bamboo Airways expects US$1bn IPO market cap
- VW reviews Lamborghini as CEO seeks higher value
- French giant Total to buy stake in India’s Adani Gas
- World Business Quick Take
- MediaTek boost likely thanks to 5G
EDITORIAL: The NHI needs a new prescription
With elections less than three months away, tinkering with the popular National...FULL STORY
- Protecting Taiwan’s universities
- For Xi, it’s business, not personal
- Lam’s HK strategy unlikely to be effective
- Moment of truth on China
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- Walter Lohman On Taiwan: Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in context
- Why it is unlikely CUPP will be banned
- Taiwan foreign labor laws outdated
- Twenty firms account for a third of carbon emissions
- Preventing digital feudalism requires government intervention
- EDITORIAL: Han needs more than sound-bites
- The Liberty Times Editorial: Bringing on an agricultural boom
- Taiwan needs to tell its story better
- Will the new locally built jets justify their cost?
- The battle against the US’ loneliness crisis
- China’s corrupt meritocracy is not a model ready for export
Correa homers in 11th as Astros edge Yankees 3-2
In a battle of the bullpens, Carlos Correa felt the greatest relief. Injured...FULL STORY
- Champion Gauff salutes Federer’s words of wisdom
- Netherlands are back on track, Wijnaldum says
- Poland, Russia secure Euro 2020 spots
- Kosgei sets world record, then says it could be broken
- ‘Best ever’ Simone Biles hails record 25 worlds medals
- Japan book place in the quarter-finals
- Mercedes’ Bottas surges to win in Japan
- Brothers level series with 13-6 thrashing
- Norway end Spain’s perfect record, Italy qualify for Euros
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- Kipchoge runs sub-two-hour marathon
- Sanchez masterpiece propels Washington
- England lose to Czech Republic 1-0
- Mike Pompeo urges the NBA to resist pressure from China
- Ireland cruise past Samoa despite red card early in game
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- Cole, Astros beat Rays, advance
Police chief quits in the Philippines
The Philippine national police chief resigned yesterday after he faced allegations in...FULL STORY
- Japan mobilizes 110,000 rescuers as storm toll rises
- S Korean minister Cho resigns amid education scandal
- Catalan leaders convicted of sedition
- Polish PM celebrates ‘huge social mandate’
- Exit polls show landslide win for Saied in Tunisia
- Philippines begins mass vaccinations against polio
- Queen Elizabeth II sets out PM’s Oct. 31 Brexit priority
- Blizzard reduces punishment for HK gamer over protests
- Ecuador strikes deal to end protests
- Hungary opposition wins Budapest
- White House reporters condemn Trump video
- Samba, fruit and fish are all available in the culinary capital of the Amazon
- US states celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, drop Columbus
- World News Quick Take
- Tunisians vote in presidential run-off
- Nepal inks rail and tunnel deals during Xi visit
- Mourners commemorate 2002 Bali bombings
Rolling into Jasper
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- Even in death, Uighurs feel long reach of Chinese state
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Beijing takes aim at Prague after ‘one-China’ dispute deepens
布拉格拒從「一個中國」 北京展開報復
China has criticized the leadership of Prague, intensifying a dispute after the...FULL STORY
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- Blue Baron butterfly arrives in Taiwan as suspected stowaway
台灣前所未見 「尖翅翠蛺蝶」 神奇現身基隆內寮濕地 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Science of far-away planets and infant universe wins Nobel prize
諾貝爾物理學獎 表彰系外行星和宇宙初期科學家 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Aquarium part of local attractions for long weekend
屏東海生館 雙十連假熱鬧滾滾 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Police confirm vote rigging of ‘Produce X 101’ show
南韓警方證實 《Produce X 101》出道排名造假 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
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美式英文&英式英文 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- High school ‘super teacher’ goes extra mile for students in Taichung
「打菜媽」蔡芳玲榮獲師鐸獎 中港高中創校第一人 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Cute alert: Another leopard cat cub found in Miaoli, drivers asked to reduce speed
苗栗又傳小石虎現蹤 縣府籲：行經道路請減速 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
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