Thu, Feb 21, 2019
Hostages taken after boat crew fight
Crew members aboard a Taiwanese fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean were held by their crewmates yesterday after a verbal conflict between two Philippine crew members escalated into a physical confrontation, witnesses said. Twenty-four people were aboard the Wen Peng, including ...FULL STORY
Chinese students’ grievances mishandled: ministry
Complaints from Chinese students and parents were inappropriately handled by the University Entrance...FULL STORYDeal risking sovereignty unacceptable, Tsai says
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday said that Taiwanese would not accept any political agreement that...FULL STORY
Trump may be rushing nuclear transfer to Saudis
US lawmakers on Tuesday said they were probing whether US President Donald Trump is rushing to sell sensitive...FULL STORYTaiwan receives support from 155 EU lawmakers
COMMON VALUES: The statement called on the EU to support Taiwan’s inclusion in international organizations...FULL STORY
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Fines increased for pork products from Vietnam
Vietnam has been added to the list of countries at high risk...FULL STORY
- Court upholds death penalty for arsonist
- Bureau mulls scheme for towing supercars
- CDC confirms year’s first Zika case, five new measles cases
- USDA to send trade mission in April
- Government confirms US$100m loan to Nicaragua
- Art festival to celebrate democracy activist
- Civic groups to march in commemoration of Incident
- High Court upholds ex-commissioner’s guilt
- Academic warns a peace accord would be bad for Taiwan
- No timetable for Taipei Dome, must follow process: Ko
- TRA to halt scooter service next month
- Han’s complaint sparks city plan to curb air pollution
- Ophthalmologist warns on bright phone screens
- Taiwan News Quick Take
- Control Yuan censures agency over prison labor
- Deaths deemed murder-suicide
- Separated twin Chang Chung-jen remembered
FET revenue weighed by data plan
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co (FET, 遠傳電信) yesterday said that its revenue would...FULL STORY
- PharmaEssentia gains EU drug approval
- Koo asks finance families to reveal share structure
- Darfon Electronics to buy stake in Kenstone Metal
- Securities houses support odd-lot intraday trading
- Taipower signs PPAs with two wind developers
- Apple seeking to combine gadget apps by 2021 goal
- Taiwan’s tech bounce unlikely to last: Goldman
- Brighter days could be ahead for PRC consumers
- Taiwan Business Quick Take
- US presses China for stable currency
- Walmart 4Q profits jump on holiday sales in US
- Malaysia nears deal over China rail
- Musk hits ‘send’ too soon on Tesla forecast, revises
- Singapore property not set for ‘big bump’: CapitaLand
- Cathay Pacific ends two years of losses
- Japan’s trade deficit hits five-year high over China
- World Business Quick Take
EDITORIAL: Tsai showing the way forward
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has confirmed that she is to seek re-election. Despite...FULL STORY
- Beware China’s lone-wolf army
- Obeying conscience, not Bush on autonomy
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- Geoengineering is a dangerous distraction
- European firms find green palm oil hard to digest
- Aging Singapore tries to avoid the Japanese ‘lost decade’ trap
- EDITORIAL: Permanent travel bans not a solution
- Examining the security situation
- Government must take a firm stance on unions
- [ LETTER ]
- Philippines is heading toward an authoritarian state
- Apartheid for the Palestinians is not peace
- Democracy is more than voting or protests, it is engagement
- EDITORIAL: Thinking clearly about peace
- Politics losing cross-strait focus
- Social media and impact on people’s interactions
- A scandal that risks South Africa’s future
Black Caps whitewash Bangladesh
Tim Southee yesterday snared a six-wicket haul and Ross Taylor tore up...FULL STORY
- Taiwan’s Hsieh ousts Kerber to reach quarters
- Solid and smart Bayern hold Liverpool at Anfield
- Lightsaber dueling becomes a French sport
- Padres, Machado agree to 10-year, US$300m deal
- Taiwan’s Hsieh, Chan sisters advance
- Nuremberg hand Dortmund third consecutive draw
- Djokovic, Biles win Laureus awards
- Blackhawks hold off Senators 8-7
- Manchester United eye Cup final after win at Chelsea
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- Real Madrid stunned by lowly Girona
- Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei stuns 10th seed in Dubai
- Friendly fire as Monfils defeats Wawrinka
- Torino dent SSC Napoli’s title hopes
- Team LeBron rally to win NBA All-Star game
- Pro Piacenza lose 20-0 after naming seven teenagers
- Chan sisters win women’s doubles
Hundreds attend funeral of Mao, CCP critic Li Rui
Hundreds of mourners yesterday paid their last respects to Mao Zedong’s (毛澤東)...FULL STORY
- Myanmar hooked on meth as drug networks take over
- Students flee military reprisal in Papua
- HK to partially develop golf course for housing
- Gay church prays for Kenya ruling
- S Korean ministry retracts diversity guidelines on look-alike K-pop stars
- China closes Tibet for sensitive anniversaries
- May returns to resolute Brussels
- Bolsonaro suffers his first defeat
- Hungarian leader Orban bets big on a ‘baby boom’ to provide population boost
- Mexico president’s humble air travel a security nightmare
- Vaccine could end cervical cancer in rich nations: study
- World News Quick Take
- Sixteen states sue Trump over border wall emergency
- Indian journalist condemns Twitter
- US students plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel
- Unusual thaw closes Harbin ice sculpture show early
- Data leak shows China’s extensive surveillance
Love & passion from east and west
Tales of passion, lust and love will be highlighted by rival performances...FULL STORY
- Longtime bluesman turns back the clock
- Rose Boy remembered
- Young Russians seek health, highs in ice swimming
- ‘Escaping the corset’
- Patriotic brigades or slave camps?
- Coexisting with strays in Istanbul
- China entertainment endures ‘bitter winter’ after crackdowns
- Gotta gram ‘em all
- Taiwan in Time: The only ‘ham’ in Taiwan for 25 years
- This may be the world’s best potato
- ‘Rhubarb Triangle’
- Specks of tranquility
- Art exhibition listings
- A Million Miles Away and all around Taiwan
- Boom, zap, pow: Tsai Ing-wen saves the day
- Book review: ‘Weird and brutal trip’
Most Taiwanese students fail to meet TOEIC requirement
多數台灣學生 未達企業「多益」分數要求
The US-based Educational Testing Service (ETS), which develops the Test of English...FULL STORY
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- Malaysia seizes record 30-tonne pangolin haul
馬來西亞破獲三十噸穿山甲走私 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Should travelers be held hostage by strikers?
消費者該是肉票嗎？ - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- USING IDIOMS 活用成語
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- Mirror test hints at surprising cognitive abilities in fish
鏡像測試驚人結果 魚類可能具有認知能力 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Bach’s Magnificat
雙語音樂： 巴赫的《尊主頌》 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Lantern Festival celebrations light up Taiwan
全台多個縣市 歡慶元宵佳節 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Chinese medicine doctor publishes ‘keto diet’ book
人氣中醫師新書 「生酮飲食」教你瘦 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
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