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ROAD OUTRAGE: The move comes amid protests from civic groups following two crashes involving elderly drivers, one without a valid license, that left three dead The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is planning to increase penalties for unlicensed driving in line with those for drunk driving, Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shih-kai (陳世凱) wrote on Facebook yesterday.Draft amendments to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty A
Taiwanese table tennis players Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒) and Kao Cheng-jui (高承睿) yesterday secured a silver medal in the men’s doubles at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, losing to their Japanese opponents in the final.After ousting the world No. 1 pair, the French Lebrun brothers, a day ea
Russian strikes killed at least 12 people in Ukraine overnight, officials said yesterday, as Kyiv and Moscow traded fire even as they completed their biggest prisoner exchange since the start of the war.Ukraine’s emergency services described a night of “terror” as Russia launched a second straight n
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (李強) yesterday said that the rise of “unilateralism and protectionism” could threaten the global economic and trade order, as he reaffirmed Beijing’s ties with Jakarta during his visit to Indonesia ahead of a regional summit in Kuala Lumpur.“Unilateralism and protectionism a
CONTRIBUTION: Taiwan shares the values embodied in this year’s WHA theme, ‘One World for Health,’ and would continue its commitment to global cooperation, Lai said Taiwan would not give up its efforts to the WHO and its annual World Health Assembly (WHA), despite the US’ decision to withdraw from the organization, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday.Lai made the remarks while meeting with of the WHA Action Team — a government delegation led
RESILIENCE: Deepening bilateral cooperation would extend the peace sustained over the 45 years since the Taiwan Relations Act, Greene said Taiwan-US relations are built on deep economic ties and shared values, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Raymond Greene said yesterday, adding that strengthening supply chain security in critical industries, enhancing societal resilience through cooperation and deepening partnerships are k
NATIONAL SECURITY: If people renounce their Chinese residency or family registration on their own initiative, the government would be ive, a source said The government has begun the second phase of investigations into civil servants and teachers at local levels, identifying those holding Chinese identity documents, a source said yesterday. Government officials yesterday issued a statement urging public servants to disclose whether they hold Chinese
‘PARTNERSHIP’: Most Americans are not familiar with Taiwan, but they should be, because the future of the US’ prosperity is tied to it, Raja Krishnamoorthi said The US must stand with Taiwan to deter a conflict in the Taiwan Strait, and should expedite arms deliveries to Taiwan and strengthen the nation’s food and energy reserves, US Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote in an opinion piece published by US magazine Newsweek on Thursday last week. The opi
Guam Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero yesterday arrived in Taiwan for her first visit since taking office as head of the US territory’s government in 2019, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said. During her stay from yesterday through Saturday, Guerrero is to meet with President William Lai (賴清德)
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday urged President William Lai (賴清德) to include energy security in the national security briefing. Taiwan became a “nuclear-free” nation, after the No. 2 reactor of the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County’s Hengchun Township (恆春) was decommissi
MUST RELAX: If chronic stress is not resolved, it could affect a person’s well-being, harm their immune system and cause cancer, a cancer foundation chairperson said A survey released by the Taiwan Breast Cancer Foundation and Yilan’s Lotung Pohai Hospital yesterday showed that more than 60 percent of people with breast cancer feel intense fear of relapsing after treatment, only slightly less than the fear they felt when they were first diagnosed.It surveyed bre
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers on Thursday urged the Ministry of Agriculture to ease the limit on financial status eligibility for elderly farmer welfare allowance, in light of increased consumer and property prices.DPP Legislator Lin Chun-hsien (林俊憲) told a news conference that althou
With an ission letter in hand, Taiwanese student Lin Yu-hsuan was ready to attend her dream school, Harvard University, this September. However, Lin said the decision of US President Donald Trump’s istration to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students made her feel anxi
Although pet hair is a common allergen, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital otolaryngologist Hu Hao-chun (胡皓淳) said that there are many other pet-related allergens, so it is important to determine what exactly is causing an allergy and take protective measures.Other pet-related allergens include dus
PAYING TRIBUTE: Estelle Perrault’s new jazz album cover features a general store from her hometown, and on the back is the flag of the Republic of Formosa Taiwanese general stores have become a hit in after one appeared on the cover of Estelle Perrault’s (張婷雅) new Taiwan-themed jazz album.“I am not trying to represent the Taiwanese people, but rather trying to relate to them,” she said.Perrault was raised in Kaohsiung and moved to when s
‘STORM WARNING’: People should expect more of what transpired with Trump’s fresh tariff threats over the next two months, if not the rest of the year, an analyst said Investors were growing optimistic that US President Donald Trump’s trade wars had started to calm down. His latest tariff broadsides quickly disabused them of that notion.Initial agreements with the UK and China buoyed hopes on Wall Street and in corporate boardrooms that the US president was starti
An earnings report from semiconductor giant and artificial intelligence bellwether Nvidia Corp takes center stage for Wall Street this week, as stocks hit a speed bump of worries over US federal deficits driving up Treasury yields.US equities pulled back last week after a torrid rally, as investors
SEEKING CLARITY: Washington should not adopt measures that create uncertainties for ‘existing semiconductor investments,’ TSMC said referring to its US$165 billion in the US Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) told the US that any future tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors could reduce demand for chips and derail its pledge to increase its investment in Arizona.“New import restrictions could jeopardize current US leadership in the competitive technology in
Taiwan was not invited to the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) — the decisionmaking body of the WHO — for the ninth consecutive year, and a proposal by allies to invite the nation was rejected on Monday last week due to China’s objection. Taiwan has been trying to the WHO since 1997, and it o
As the Chinese Communist Party (C) and its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reach the point of confidence that they can start and win a war to destroy the democratic culture on Taiwan, any future decision to do so may likely be directly affected by the C’s ability to promote wars on the Korean Pen
After India’s punitive precision strikes targeting what New Delhi called nine terrorist sites inside Pakistan, reactions poured in from governments around the world. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) issued a statement on May 10, opposing terrorism and expressing concern about the growing tensi
‘HELLA ENERGY’: Minnesota’s 42-point victory set a club record for points in a playoff game, but the team have to keep up their momentum to stay in the series, Edwards said Anthony Edwards on Saturday night scored 30 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves overwhelmed Oklahoma City 143-101 to tighten their NBA playoff series.Edwards added nine rebounds and six assists. while shooting 12-of-17 from the floor and 5-of-8 from three-point range as the hosts Timberwolves pull
Arsenal forward Stina Blackstenius on Saturday struck a late winner as the London team shocked holders Barcelona 1-0 to claim their second UEFA Women’s Champions League title and first in 18 years to the delight of their 5,000 traveling fans.Arsenal withstood a flurry of Barca chances before Blackst
After a week of taking hits, Juan Soto came up with a big one.In a slump that sparked debate over whether he made the right decision to leave the New York Yankees for a record US$765 million contract across town, Soto on Saturday night hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with the bases loaded that led
Novak Djokovic on Saturday became just the third man to win 100 ATP titles with a typically dramatic comeback victory over Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the Geneva Open.The 38-year-old, playing in Switzerland in a bid to find form ahead of the French Open, recovered from losing the first set to cli
FREE ELECTIONS: The meetings come as political parties grow concerned about democratic development, with one warning of ‘indications’ of a military government Bangladesh’s interim leader was to meet multiple parties yesterday in marathon talks as he seeks to build unity and calm intense political power struggles, party leaders and officials said.Bangladeshi Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, the 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner who leads the caretaker gove
‘A THREAT’: Guyanese President Irfan Ali called on Venezuela to follow international court rulings over the region, whose border Guyana says was ratified back in 1899 Misael Zapara said he would vote in Venezuela’s first elections yesterday for the territory of Essequibo, despite living more than 100km away from the oil-rich Guyana-istered region.Both countries lay claim to Essequibo, which makes up two-thirds of Guyana’s territory and is home to 125,000 of
At a calligraphy class in Hanoi, Hoang Thi Thanh Huyen slides her brush across the page to form the letters and tonal marks of Vietnam’s unique modern script, in part a legacy of French colonial rule.The history of romanized Vietnamese, or Quoc Ngu, links the arrival of the first Christian missionar
Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電) and the New Taipei City Government in May last year agreed to allow the activation of a spent fuel storage facility for the Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant in Shihmen District (石門). The deal ended eleven years of legal wrangling. According to the Taipower announcement, the
May 26 to June 1When the Qing Dynasty first took control over many parts of Taiwan in 1684, it roughly continued the Kingdom of Tungning’s istrative borders (see below), setting up one prefecture and three counties. The actual area of control covered today’s Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung. The ad
Through art and storytelling, La Benida Hui empowers children to become environmental heroes, using everything from SpongeBob to microorganisms to reimagine their relationship with nature.“I tell the students that they have superpowers. It needs to be emphasized that their choices can make a differe
1. 我不夠快。ˇ I wasn’t fast enough.χ I wasn’t enough fast.註：enough用作副詞時，一般放在它修飾的形容詞或其他副詞後面。例如： The tea is hot enough.（茶是夠熱。） He did not work hard enough.（他不夠用功。）但enough用作形容詞時，前置或後置都可以。例如： There is enough food (/food enough) for us.2. 今晚七時我們將開董事會。ˇ We are having a board meeting at seven o’clock this even
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日）https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/langDespite these advantages, there are still some challenges when it comes to housing data centers under the ocean. One problem is that they’re difficult to access for repair or replacement. __4__ This presents a significantly higher l
In today’s digital age, every click and swipe generates data, and the need for reliable and efficient data management has become critical. This is where data centers come into play. Data centers include servers, storage drives, networking equipment, and other hardware to manage, process, and store v
April 21 to April 27 Hsieh Er’s (謝娥) political fortunes were rising fast after she got out of jail and ed the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) in December 1945. Not only did she hold key positions in various committees, she was elected the only woman on the Taipei City Council and headed to Nanjing in 1946 as the sole Taiwanese female representative to the National Constituent Assembly. With the of first lady Soong May-ling (宋美齡), she started the Taipei Women’s Association and Taiwan Provincial Women’s Association, where she sought to improve women’s welfare and boost participation in politics. On April 24, 1948, Hsieh was elected Taiwan’s first female legislator, garnering the sixth-highest votes nationwide. She served with her usual enthusiasm and energy at first — but abruptly quit in October 1949, moving to the US and not returning until 1991. Growing up under Japanese rule, Hsieh was a bright and outspoken student who became Taiwan’s first female surgeon in 1940. She deeply resented colonial rule, and in 1943 she was arrested for plotting to sabotage the Japanese troops and help the Allies take over Taiwan. The authorities offered to release her if she would collaborate with the Japanese on medical work, but she staunchly refused, remaining in jail and subject to torture until the end of World War II. “As long as I have a drop of blood left, I belong to the Chinese people!” she reportedly said defiantly. As such, she was happy to work with the KMT, finding herself quite adept at navigating the treacherous world of politics. So why did she leave Taiwan? HEADSTRONG YOUTH Hsieh was born in January 1918 in Taipei’s Wanhua District (萬華); her father ran a Chinese restaurant next to the Red House in the Ximending
One of the most transformative technical achievements in human history took place on Oct. 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik 1 into orbit. Americans, utterly convinced of their technical and industrial superiority at the time were shocked, though some tried to play it down by dubbing it the “beeping grapefruit” due to its size and sole capability. That jibe was entirely unfair, as it was a proof-of-concept mission. That they were able to achieve the historic first of launching into space and accurately position a satellite to orbit the earth was a singular achievement. The beeping radio waves ensured they could both prove and track their success. Two months later, the American launch of Vanguard failed spectacularly. Many Americans did take Sputnik very seriously at the time, and the term “Sputnik moment” today means an existential wake-up call. Those that took it seriously were proven correct; in less than four years the Soviets went from a “beeping grapefruit” to sending the incredibly brave Yuri Gagarin into space and safely returning, a first for humanity. Note the positive language I used in describing the Soviet achievements. It is not to praise the Soviet Union, one of the most murderous regimes in history, but the talented people who accomplished these goals. This distinction is relevant in a Chinese context today. SOVIET DOWNFALL When DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence (AI) was launched in January, it was laughably dubbed a “Sputnik moment.” It was not even close. It was not a revolutionary leap into the unknown but rather an evolutionary improvement on the AI offerings already available. Still, it was impressive and a wake-up call to the American tech giants that the Chinese were competitive. A string of recent AI releases by a range of Chinese tech giants proved that DeepSeek was not alone,
| New Taipei City | 24-27 | 10% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 22-24 | 10% |  |
| Hsinchu City | 22-24 | 10% | |
| Taipei City | 24-28 | 10% | |
| Miaoli County | 22-25 | 10% | |
| Taoyuan City | 23-27 | 10% | |
| Keelung City | 22-25 | 20% | |
| Yunlin County | 24-27 | 10% | |
| Taichung City | 24-26 | 10% | |
| Nantou County | 24-27 | 10% | |
| Changhua County | 23-25 | 10% | |
| Chiayi County | 24-27 | 10% |  |
| Chiayi City | 25-28 | 10% | |
| Tainan City | 25-27 | 10% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 26-28 | 10% | |
| Pingtung County | 27-30 | 10% |  |
| Yilan County | 22-24 | 20% | |
| Hualien County | 23-25 | 30% |  |
| Taitung County | 24-26 | 20% | |
| Kinmen County | 21-25 | 10% | |
| Penghu County | 21-24 | 10% | |
| Lienchiang County | 18-21 | 10% | |
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