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Wu vows to reform, moderate policy
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) was inaugurated yesterday during the party’s 20th National Congress in Taichung, and the party’s platform was amended to rescind a proposal to seek a peace treaty with China. In his inaugural address, the former vice president ...FULL STORY
Taipei Universiade: Ko slams those who blocked the start of ceremony
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Tropical Storm Hato takes shape, warnings expected
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Taipei Universiade: Lin tightens Universiade security
Premier Lin Chuan (林全) yesterday vowed to tighten law enforcement after protesters...FULL STORY
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- New Party vows to sign peace treaty
- FEATURE: Young Taiwanese choose Chinese jobs over politics
- Ministry announces plan to reduce daycare costs
- Petition in US supports Wong Chi-huey
- Map shows shared Japan-Taiwan station names
- ‘The Tag Along 2’ to open in theaters on Friday
- Facebook group ‘Baoliao Commune’ registered as firm
- National defense spending to increase
- Wu to be inaugurated at KMT congress
- KMT calls on members to report cases of bribery
- Overtime going unpaid, ministry data show
- Nation’s birth rate in steady decline in first seven months
- Night shift workers must submit to health checks
- Sword attacker admits Tsai was target: court
- First domestically built satellite to launch Thursday
Local investors’ exposure to ASEAN markets grows
Taiwanese financial holding companies’ exposure to ASEAN has grown by more than...FULL STORY
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- INTERVIEW: Caesar Park aims to revive Taipei’s old western area
- Fuel prices inch lower as oil market turns bearish
- Hon Hai, Samsung back rapid file transfer technology
- US solar eclipse is first major test of renewables
- ANALYSIS: Power policy needs work
- Nestle water faces US court challenge
- Google to help publishers boost online earnings
- India drafts massive defense orders
- Qatar asks banks to secure credit from foreign lenders
- US vague on new content requirements for vehicles
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- Immigrants key to US lead: Fed official
- Icahn resigns as Trump adviser
- Brief tourism impact from Spain attacks, experts say
- China to limit certain overseas investments
- Former Uber CEO Kalanick calls VC lawsuit ‘malicious’ try at severing ties
EDITORIAL: Formal wage legislation needed
After a review session on Friday of more than seven hours that...FULL STORY
- The Liberty Times Editorial: Nation’s security weakness exposed
- Taiwan must tackle low wages
- Local fiction should get a boost from government
- Estimates of N Korea’s nuclear weapons hard to nail down
- Real revolution in N Korea is rise of consumer culture
- EDITORIAL: Commitment to renewable energy
- ‘China’s century’ means expansion
- Guam, Taiwan’s brother in arms
- Government must hear from silent majority
- China mogul returns to fund brain research
- Asian demand pushes dollar bond market toward US$1 trillion
- EDITORIAL: Hong Kong’s travesty of justice
- Power errors not nuclear disaster
- Stable growth demands inclusion
- Making the best of a poor host-city name
- As the Earth warms up, people could become more hot-headed
- Spain lacks capacity to handle migration surge, UNHCR says
Taipei Universiade: Taiwan blunder in last play to gift France win
Taiwan yesterday had the lead in the baseball on the third day...FULL STORY
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- Taipei Universiade: US defeat Taiwan 2-1 in soccer; hosts miss opportunites
- Chan, Hingis win doubles title at Cincinnati Open
- Tributes pour in for rugby’s Meads
- Windies told to ‘look in the mirror’
- Norris maintains his nerve to win Fiji International
- Crawford KOs Indongo to unify titles
- Greek federation accuses Bucks of staging absence
- US Olympic champ Biles weighs comeback options
- Umpires wear wristbands to protest ‘abusive’ treatment
- Malaysia sorry for printing Indonesian flag as Polish flag
- All Blacks unlock Australia’s defense
- Kyrgios beats Nadal, makes semis
- Nadal returns to top with heavy heart
- Taipei Universiade: Water polo competition not limited to pool
- Manchester United beat Swansea City with late scores
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Bostonians march against hate speech
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Boston on...FULL STORY
- Lebanese army advances on IS positions
- US comedian, rights activist Gregory dies
- World War II wreckage of US cruiser ‘Indianapolis’ found after 72 years
- Rescuers search for more victims from Indian train crash
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- Venezuelan Assembly takes over Congress’ powers
- UK publisher bans content for China
- Erdogan urges Turks in Germany to shun Merkel
- Widow of Liu Xiaobo reappears in YouTube video
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- HK legal chief denies political motive
- Philippine police raids claim 80
- Riyadh opens border to Qatari pilgrims
- S Africa on ‘red alert’ to stop Grace Mugabe fleeing
- US helping clear explosives, traps in Mosul
- Pollution inspectors try to beat language barriers in China
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