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DPP proposes changes to anti-spying laws
INFILTRATION: There is a clear distinction between exercising the personal right to free speech and being paid by the CCP to spread propaganda, Wang Ting-yu said Democratic Progressive Party legislators Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) and Wang Yi-chuan (王義川) have proposed amendments to the Anti-infiltration Act (反滲透法) to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from undermining democracy in Taiwan by conducting “united front” propaganda under the guise of freedom of spe
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New Taoyuan airport terminal concourse to open
A trial run of the north concourse of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport’s new Terminal 3 is to commence today, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday.The eight additional boarding gates would allow for more aircraft parking spaces that are expected to boost the airport’s
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Trump ramps up Venezuela threats, ‘closes’ airspace
US President Donald Trump on Saturday sharply escalated his threats against Venezuela with an ominous warning that the country’s airspace should be considered “closed,” raising fears of imminent military action.Caracas, which views a large US military buildup in the Caribbean as a pressure campaign
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Police silence Hong Kong calls for accountability
Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan (關靖豐) approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby apartment blocks.“We all feel unhappy that [Hong Kong] has come to this and we want things to impr
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Beijing building bases on coast: MAC
THREATS: Naval facilities have been built in Shanghai and Zhejiang, while airbases have been expanded in Xiamen, Fuzhou and Zhangpu, across the Strait from Taiwan The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is building large-scale military infrastructure at five sites along the eastern coast of China, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said in a recent report.The latest issue of the council’s Mainland China Situation Quarterly said satellite photos showed military infr
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Formosat-8 launches from California space base
MEMORIAL: The first satellite was named after Chi Po-lin, whose aerial photography of Taiwan showed its natural beauty, but also revealed environmental degradation The first satellite of the Taiwan-made Formosat-8 constellation project successfully lifted off yesterday morning from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA).SpaceX’s Transporter-15 rocket carried the satellite, named the “Chi Po-lin Satellite” (齊柏
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Taiwan News
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DPP encourages ‘direct democracy’ referendums
VOX POPULI: The DPP caucus official encouraged civic groups seeking to change Constitutional Court quorum requirements, referendum procedures and recall votes Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus chief executive Chung Chia-pin (鍾佳濱) yesterday said that he welcomes and supports civic groups’ exercise of “direct democracy” regarding ongoing referendum signature drives.The civic group People as Masters (人民作主志工團) has launched referendum initiatives to re
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Defense plans military specialty pay increase
Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) is to brief the Legislative Yuan today on the Ministry of National Defense’s plans to increase specialty pay for drone operators, cyberwarfare, air traffic control, and electronic reconnaissance personnel.The opposition-controlled legislature in June
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Ambassador meets new Saint Vincent prime minister
Taiwan’s ambassador to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has met with the newly elected prime minister of the Caribbean ally state, Godwin Friday, to convey congratulations from President William Lai (賴清德), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.In a statement, the ministry said Ambassa
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Story of murdered activist to be retold
Filming for a documentary to commemorate the legacy of women’s rights activist Peng Wan-ru (彭婉如), called A Journey in Search of Wan-ru’s Footsteps (尋找婉如足跡之旅), is under way, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said in a statement.Yesterday was Taiwan’s Women’s Rights Day, established in remembranc
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FMPAT tout better way to test dementia
NEW TECHNIQUE: Through tau PET scans, doctors can see the location and amount of tau protein tangles in the brain, which could help them distinguish between disorders The Foundation of Medical Professionals Alliance in Taiwan (FMPAT) yesterday urged the government to include tau positron emission tomography (tau PET) imaging in the clinical guidelines for diagnosing dementia.Citing data from a 2023 National Health Research Institutes epidemiology report on dement
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Flu shot still helpful in reducing risk amid new strain
The subclade K variant of the influenza A (H3N2) virus was reported by the Centers for Disease Control yesterday as the dominant flu strain in many countries, adding that flu vaccines were still effective in reducing the risk of severe illness.CDC Deputy Director-General and spokesperson Tseng Shu-h
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‘Autumn Struggle’ calls on government to focus on public welfare, not buying arms
Campaigners yesterday at the annual “Autumn Struggle” (秋鬥) protest march called for a review of labor rights and to reserve sufficient budgets for public welfare by refraining from unnecessary arms purchases.The Autumn Struggle march dates back to 1993 and has since become a platform for labor group
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New Taipei issues DUI for two-wheeled vehicle driver
Police in New Taipei City’s Jhonghe District (中和) yesterday said they for the first time fined someone for driving a mini electric two-wheeled vehicle while under the influence of drugs.The New Taipei City Police Department said they fined a 58-year-old man, surnamed Lu (呂), who walked into the Jisu
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Man who killed mother given 20-year prison term
’NOT UNGRATEFUL’: Judges in the first trial took into consideration the man’s circumstances and the family’s testimonies about how he had cared for his mother The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ruling that sentenced a man in Tainan to 20 years in prison for killing his bedridden mother who had dementia.The ruling was final.The court filing said the 58-year-old man, surnamed Hsu (許), stabbed his mother, 80, three times with a knife on Dec. 12, 2023.The i
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Business
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Shoppers spend big, despite uncertainty
BUYING LESS: Amid Trump’s tariffs, which are straining households, shoppers purchased fewer items at checkout than last year, despite spending more overall, Salesforce said Shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday, spending billions of dollars in stores and online, despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year’s holiday season.US consumers on Friday spent a record US$11.8 billion online, a 9.1 percent jump from last year, said Adobe Analytics,
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Gasoline, diesel prices to hold steady at pumps
CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) and Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) yesterday said they would continue to keep gasoline and diesel prices unchanged this week for a second consecutive week, despite a weekly rise in global crude oil prices last week.Gasoline prices at CPC and Formosa stations are to re
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Micron to invest US$9.6bn in Japan plant: ‘Nikkei’
RIDING THE WAVE: The race to build AI infrastructure has lifted the valuations of top memory makers, such as Micron, amid dwindling inventories and supply challenges Micron Technology Inc is to spend ￥1.5 trillion (US$9.6 billion) to build a plant in western Japan to make memory chips for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the Nikkei reported on Saturday.The move comes as Micron seeks to diversify advanced chip production outside of Taiwan, the Nikkei ar
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Editorial & Opinion
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EDITORIAL: KMT disingenuous and dangerous
President William Lai (賴清德) on Wednesday last week announced a plan to invest an additional NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.8 billion) in military spending to procure advanced defense systems over the next eight years, and outlined two major plans and concrete steps to defend democratic Taiwan in the face o
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Rupert Hammond-Chambers On Taiwan: Lai provides leadership on defense aligning with Japan, US
President William Lai’s (賴清德) historic announcement on Wednesday, Nov. 26, of a supplemental defense budget valued in excess of US$40 billion is a testament to the seriousness with which Taiwan is responding to the relentless expansionist ambitions of Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), the Chinese
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Compulsory labor deters crime, not caning
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators have proposed caning as a punishment for online scammers. As many as 92 percent of respondents in a poll said fraud in Taiwan is severe, and more than 70 percent said they support following Singapore’s example by using caning as a deterrent. The Ministry o
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Sports
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Last-gasp Foden goal spares Man City
TOUGH JEERS: Spurs’ boss Thomas Frank called fans booing Vicario unacceptable, while the goalkeeper said he understood the frustration and apologized for the loss Phil Foden on Saturday spared Manchester City’s blushes after the Premier League title challengers blew a two-goal lead in a dramatic 3-2 victory over Leeds United, while Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank’s problems mounted in a 2-1 defeat to Fulham.Pep Guardiola’s side were in danger of losing mo
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NZ’s Robinson bags record-setting fifth title
New Zealand’s Alice Robinson on Saturday secured a record-setting fifth FIS Alpine Ski World Cup giant slalom victory in Copper Mountain, Colorado, becoming the first woman outside Europe or North America to achieve the milestone.The 23-year-old, who led after the first run, held her nerve to perfec
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Apes claim Taipei flag football title
The Apes yesterday dominated the Buccs 20-12 to claim the APEX5 Season 2 crown in five-on-five flag football at Taipei Medical University.Kui Wang threw three touchdown passes for the Apes, with captain Richie Han, Hiromu Toshimitsu and Bryce Jacobs crossing for six-pointers for the champions.Toshim
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Taiwanese teens bag table tennis gold in Romania
Two teenage Taiwanese paddlers on Saturday won gold for Taiwan at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Youth Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.Seventeen-year-olds Kuo Guan-hong and Hsu Hsien-chia captured the U19 boys’ doubles title after edging Japan’s Ryuusei Kawakami and Kaz
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World News
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Thousands protest Manila corruption
‘NO MERCY’: Demonstrators demanded that members of the Philippine Congress, officials and company owners be prosecuted for stolen flood control project funds Thousands of demonstrators, including Catholic Church clergy, protested in the Philippines yesterday, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal that has buffeted the Asian democracy.Left-wing groups led a separate protest in Manila’s main p
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Pope ends Turkey tour with Mass
‘UNITY’: While the pontifical visit to Muslim-majority Turkey drew little attention locally, his arrival was eagerly awaited in religiously diverse Lebanon Pope Leo XIV wrapped up a four-day trip to Turkey yesterday after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading to Lebanon with a message of peace for the crisis-mired nation. On his first overseas trip since being elected leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, Leo met Turkish
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Four shot dead in ‘targeted’ shooting at California party
Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting at a family gathering in California on Saturday night, US police said, calling it a “targeted incident.”The shooting took place inside a banquet hall in Stockton, northeast of San Francisco, just before 6pm, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office spo
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Features
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Notes from Central Taiwan: Should Taiwan save traditional industries?
The government released figures for October showing that, year on year, exports increased 49 percent to a record US$61.8 billion for the month. The dramatic increases were partly due to fall being the high season, but largely due to the AI boom driving demand for exports, which many investors fear i
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Taiwan in Time: Echoes of Kipatauw: Century of displacement and erasure
Nov. 30 to Dec. 6It is said that those who refused to vacate Kipatauw’s upper settlement were knocked unconscious by Japanese agents and dragged to fingerprint the deeds. The Japanese coveted the site’s valuable white clay for Beitou District’s (北投) growing ceramics industry, and they were det
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Restaurant review: Old Seat: Seriously spicy Sichuan
Spicy, scarlet red Sichuan food isn’t normally my suggestion for a first date. But hear me out, if you can both handle a three-chili rating, this spot could be the one. The vibe is intimate and in-the-know cool, the food is fantastic and will spur many a conversation, the cocktail list is wacky and
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Bilingual Pages
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BOOKMAN BILINGUAL 雙語書林： Chinglish or Natural English? 中式英語或道地英語？
1. 我離開香港前會來看你。ˇ I will come to see you before I leave Hong Kong.χ I will come to see you before I will leave Hong Kong.註：表示未來的時間副詞從屬句通常用一般現在時態，但用 when 引導的名詞從屬句，如表示未來，則必須用將來時態，試觀察下列各句： I will have finished my work by the time he returns. As soon as he comes, we will start working. I don’t know when
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ANALYTICAL ENGLISH 解析英語(常春藤)
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日）https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/langSpace-based telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope have detected chemicals in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets. One intriguing case is K2-18b, a planet 120 light years away, which may contain dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a m
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ANALYTICAL ENGLISH 解析英語(常春藤)
Space may be silent, but it isn’t scentless. According to Marina Barcenilla, a space scientist and fragrance designer, different celestial bodies give off a surprising range of smells. For example, Jupiter has cloud layers filled with chemicals like ammonia and sulfur, which could smell like cat uri
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Special Reports
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Donovan’s Deep Dives
Donovan’s Deep Dives: Lu Shiow-yen signals her challenge to KMT leadership
Two moves show Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) is gunning for Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) party chair and the 2028 presidential election. Technically, these are not yet “officially” official, but by the rules of Taiwan politics, she is now on the dance floor. Earlier this month Lu confirmed in an interview in Japan’s Nikkei that she was considering running for KMT chair. This is not new news, but according to reports from her camp she previously was still considering the case for and against running. By choosing a respected, international news outlet, she declared it to the world. While the outside world likely paid little attention, domestically the message was unmistakable: She is moving on to a larger stage. Part of the dance is to leave options open before formally committing, and with the chair race due in late September, she has time. If something goes wrong in the meantime, or if power brokers in the party offer her a deal that provides more benefits than taking on the role of chair, she can pivot accordingly. Earlier this year, I suggested that strategically, she would be better off concentrating on her job as Taichung mayor until she is term-limited out of office in December next year. Taichung mayor is obviously a full-time job, and concurrently running the Taipei-headquartered party runs the risk of doing one or both jobs poorly and making mistakes that could imperil her shot at the presidency in 2028. The situation has changed. Current KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫), knowing he is likely to face challengers of a higher caliber than the three relative nobodies already declared, has gone all in on appealing to the base. The base is more likely to turn out to vote in the chair election, so this makes some strategic sense in the short term.
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Lost Army
A battle for historical memory in Thailand’s “Little Taiwan”
Among Thailand’s Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) villages, a certain rivalry exists between Arunothai, the largest of these villages, and Mae Salong, which is currently the most prosperous. Historically, the rivalry stems from a split in KMT military factions in the early 1960s, which divided command and opium territories after Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) cut off open support in 1961 due to international pressure (see part two, “The KMT opium lords of the Golden Triangle,” on May 20). But today this rivalry manifests as a different kind of split, with Arunothai leading a pro-China faction and Mae Salong staunchly aligned to Taiwan. Last spring at Arunothai’s Jiaolian School, principal Wang Mingming (王明明) had forewarned me of the division between villages, saying, “We are not like the people in Mae Salong. They are rich. Because of the Taiwanese.” Arunothai has in recent years become split in its loyalties between Taiwan and China (see part one, “A tale of two schools,” on May 15), but in Mae Salong, links to Taiwan remain strong. Taiwan-funded monuments pay homage to the Lost Army, villagers wear T-shirts emblazoned with the Republic of China (ROC) flag and tea plantations grown Taiwan’s most famous tea varieties, including Dong Ding (“frozen peak”) Oolong, Oriental Beauty and Jin Xuan (Golden Daylily or Milk Oolong). Even the numerical classifications of the teas — Oolong No. 12 or No. 17, for example — are the same, and the shops resemble those found on Alishan. At the tomb of General Tuan Hsi-wen (段希文) — perched on a Mae Salong hilltop with a view of his ancestral homeland in China’s Yunnan province — a third generation villager wearing a vintage KMT army uniform, Yan Si-Chung (岩思中), greets visitors with sharp military salutes. “Both my father and my grandfather were soldiers in the KMT army,” the 44-year-old
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