Fri, Jul 17, 2026
‘NO SHORTCUTS’: TSMC chairman C.C. Wei said that any competing technology would take up to seven years to develop, build capacity for and ramp up to high volume Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, yesterday raised its projected capital expenditure this year to more than US$64 billion, along with an additional investment of US$100 billion in the US to address rapidly growing adoption of agentic artificia
China is orchestrating a campaign to derail Taiwan’s efforts to develop military drones through politicians in opposition parties, a source with knowledge of cross-strait affairs said yesterday, claims that the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) called “false and malicious.” Speaking on condition of an
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday expressed solidarity with independent bookstore owners and urged Hong Kong to respect diverse views after authorities in the territory on Wednesday raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications. Videos an
Rare protests erupted in Ukraine yesterday over the dismissal of Ukrainian minister of defense Mykhailo Fedorov as a dispute between the reformer and Kyiv’s top general spilled into the open during the president’s second overhaul of his wartime Cabinet in a year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens
Taiwan 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday lodged a formal protest after Papua New Guinea announced without prior notice that it would immediately close Taiwan's representative office in the Pacific nation, saying the decision was made unilaterally and without consultation with Taipei.The minis
RESOLVE: Forgetting history is the greatest threat to democracy, Lai said, as he warned of China’s attempts to interfere in democratic societies worldwide Taiwanese must trust in democracy and maintain their resolve to protect their country, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday, speaking on the 39th anniversary of the lifting of martial law in Taiwan. People must remain alert to threats from China’s, including military intimidation, “gray zone”
ALLIANCE: The bill provides US$47.32 billion in support for US allies, including US$500 million for Taiwan in addition to priority for defense deliveries and services The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an appropriations bill for the next fiscal year that includes provisions supporting Taiwan’s participation in international organizations and a US$500 million budget for Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Taiwan.The National Security, Department
Taiwan has moved up in the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Indexes for this year, with its prosperity ranking jumping nine places from a year earlier, the latest report released on Wednesday by the Washington-based think tank shows.Taiwan ranked 21st in the freedom index and 19th in the pr
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday said that two additional batches of cooking oil produced by Central Union Oil Corp had been found to contain excessive levels of the carcinogen benzopyrene.The contamination was traced to two tainted downstream products, bringing the total number of a
Chinese national security personnel detained and interrogated two Taiwanese police officers about Taiwan’s critical infrastructure during a trip to China’s Fujian Province last month, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday. The two were forcibly relocated from their lodgings to an unknown
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Puma Shen (沈伯洋) yesterday said he would build soccer fields, gyms and other sports facilities in every district of the city if elected mayor of Taipei. He made the comments at a news conference on his sports and athletics policy platform in Taipei, saying that
Lawmakers yesterday decoupled surrogate motherhood from an assisted reproduction bill in a joint committee review despite protests from the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) caucus.The Legislative Yuan approved the severance via a joint committee review, with seven votes in favor from the Democratic Progr
BOLSTERING SUPPORT: The drill validated the combat role of aviation units as well as the effectiveness of ground support, the Army Aviation and Training Command said Two AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters conducted a deep-defense exercise in Tainan on Wednesday as part of Taiwan’s Joint Defense Exercises, the Fourth Theater Command said yesterday.The drill, carried out by the Army Aviation and Training Command, was designed to test the military’s ability to pr
Former six-term Penghu County Council Speaker Liu Chen Zhao-ling (劉陳昭玲) from the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison in a final ruling by the Supreme Court on yesterday after it upheld her conviction in a corruption case.The Supreme Court dismissed
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative caucus leader Tsai Chi-chang (蔡其昌) will lead a delegation to Washington, D.C. next week to meet with U.S. administration officials, lawmakers and think tanks, focusing on cross-strait security, national defense and bilateral trade.Tsai said Preside
‘SUPERCYCLE’: Taiwan is poised to benefit from sustained semiconductor demand, although inflation is emerging as a key risk, economists from two foreign banks said Taiwan’s economy is forecast to remain one of the world’s fastest-growing this year as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom continues to drive exports, investment and corporate activity, with growth momentum holding firm despite renewed Middle East tensions, two major foreign banks said yesterday.D
ASML Holding NV plans to raise prices for its chipmaking equipment, setting up a potential clash with its biggest customer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), The Information reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.TSMC is already pushing back against the Dutch
South Korea is to temporarily halt new listings of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to curb market volatility after a surge in popularity of the products tied to Samsung Electronics Co and SK Hynix Inc.The ban would remain in place until market conditions stabilize, the South Kore
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday last week said that 11 more Taiwanese traveling to China had been reported missing or detained, including a group of four traveling together who suddenly lost contact with their families, one person who traveled to China to visit relatives and another w
In response to the recent public debate over national security concerns arising from the Taipei City Government’s tree removal program, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) insisted that the issue would be “handled in accordance with the law.” Brandishing Article 63 of the Social Order Maintenance Act (
Behind the upholding of operational safety at Taiwan Railway Corp (TRC) are frontline shunting personnel who work around the clock in rail yard roles that often prove hazardous. According to the TRC’s official records the number of shunting accidents — rail yard incidents that occur when trains or r
DEFENSE NOT ENOUGH: Thomas Tuchel brought on defenders after England went up 1-0, but Argentina poured forward, changing the complexion of the game Argentina are to play Spain in the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday after Lionel Messi on Wednesday orchestrated a spectacular comeback against England in a semi-final with a dramatic ending.Messi proved that at 39 he can still drag his team from a goal behind to glory — and the 2-1 victory in Atlanta
New York City’s official FIFA World Cup guide lists no less than 100 free places to take in soccer’s biggest tournament on big screens, but one place that is not listed is the city’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, better known for its overcrowding and violence than for hosting social events.M
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the competition formats of two major men’s tournaments, adding a preliminary round before the group stage of next year’s ODI World Cup and revamping the playoffs for the T20 World Cup in 2028.“The changes were introduced to create more meaningful c
TSG Hawks starter Huang Tzu-peng on Wednesday set a new record for consecutive scoreless innings by a domestic pitcher in the CPBL as his team routed the Fubon Guardians 12-0 in Taitung County.Huang threw six scoreless innings to extend his streak to 33-2/3 innings, surpassing the previous domestic
‘RED LINE’: An Iranian military spokesman said Tehran could launch widespread attacks on regional infrastructure if the US military targets Iranian bridges and power plants The US early yesterday intensified its strikes on Iran, hitting targets further north as US forces also fired into a ship the US accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic republic. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting U.S. allies in the region before dawn and warn
Toronto’s air quality ranked the worst among major cities globally on Wednesday as wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario blackened skies and spread into the northeastern US, prompting health warnings and calls for residents to limit outdoor activities. Wildfires were raging through sparsely popul
GAMBLE: While Rohingya typically avoid boat journeys in monsoon season, unrest has led an increasing number of them to attempt to cross the ocean on rickety boats More than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said yesterday. According to preliminary information, the two boats left Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine late last month carrying mostly Rohin
Huddled together shoulder-to-shoulder, Gen-Z hires at a Tokyo firm roared “Hell yeah!” to cap their morning rally, displaying the kind of corporate machismo that fuelled Japan’s post-war economic miracle.Once a bastion for “corporate warriors” fiercely devoted to their jobs, Japan has spent the past
In the high seas off west Africa, a fisherman on a Chinese longline tuna vessel cuts the fins off a live shark before throwing it back in the water to suffocate and drown.Its lucrative appendages will be landed at the port of Dakar before being shipped onward to Asia for use in shark fin soup, a del
French filmmaker Sebastien Vanicek vowed when he took charge of the sixth installment in the “Evil Dead” film series that it would be the most brutal. Mission accomplished, mon ami. Not the most artful or clever or scariest. Brutal.Vanicek has certainly delivered — a relentlessly violent, overlong,
A: The world’s top four teams have all made the FIFA World Cup’s semi-finals for the first time — Spain (No. 1), Argentina (No. 2), France (No. 3) and England (No. 4) each won the tournament before. B: Some soccer hunks, such as England’s Jude Bellingham, Sweden’s Lucas Bergval and Brazil’s Raphin
A: The 23rd FIFA World Cup tournament is being jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the US, marking the very first time the event is hosted by three nations.B: Expanding from 32 to 48 teams, the scale of the games has reached a new high. Some tickets for the final even surged to a sky-high price o
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, an interesting debate kicks off once again: should the sport be called “soccer” or “football”? Both words appear in media and conversations, yet their usage changes across countries. If they refer to the same sport, how did this linguistic split begin, and whic
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| Hsinchu County | 27-28 | 10% | |
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| Miaoli County | 26-28 | 10% | |
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| Yunlin County | 26-28 | 10% | |
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| Chiayi County | 26-28 | 10% | |
| Chiayi City | 26-28 | 10% | |
| Tainan City | 28-29 | 20% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 28-29 | 50% |  |
| Pingtung County | 27-28 | 30% | |
| Yilan County | 26-28 | 10% | |
| Hualien County | 26-28 | 10% | |
| Taitung County | 27-29 | 10% | |
| Kinmen County | 27-28 | 10% | |
| Penghu County | 27-28 | 20% | |
| Lienchiang County | 27-27 | 10% | |
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