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Average monthly wage advances 3.22% RISING TREND: More than half of local firms increased wages three times over the past three years and nearly 60% raised them by 5%, an Academia Sinica report said The average monthly regular wage in September grew 3.22 percent from a year earlier to NT$46,643 (US$1,446), while the average total monthly wage — including overtime pay, performance-based ...
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Four dead, one injured in Kaohsiung fire. 2024-11-07. Four people were killed and one seriously injured in a fire that broke out early this morning at a traditional Taiwanese three-story house in Kaohsiung, the city's fire bureau reported.The deceased include a woman and three men: a 61-year-old man surnamed Tung (董), his older brother, his ...
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A 15-year-old boy surnamed Tseng (曾) from Taipei’s Neihu District (內湖) illegally drove his grandfather’s sports utility vehicle on the evening of Oct. 17 and crashed into a roadside eatery, killing three and injuring two. Such a serious incident, along …
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CGA unveils rewards for ship spotters AWARENESS: The coast guard called on the public, including fishers, to ‘stay vigilant to abnormal maritime activities’ to help counter the growing threats from the sea The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday said it would reward people who report the presence of foreign military ships, including those from China, in waters around the nation, as ...
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2024-11-05. ‘UNITED FRONT’: The married couple allegedly produced talk show videos for platforms such as Facebook and YouTube to influence Taiwan’s politics. A husband and wife affiliated with the China Unification Promotion Party (CUPP) were indicted yesterday for allegedly receiving NT$74 million (US$2.32 million) from China to make ...
Guermantes Lailari on Taiwan: Resistance Is Not Futile
2 days ago · The 1935 Shinchiku-Taichu earthquake (7.1 Richter scale) with its epicenter in Miaoli County was the worst recorded earthquake in Taiwan, which claimed 3,276 lives and left over 12,000 injured. In April 2024, a 7.4 earthquake occurred south of Hualien County on the eastern side of Taiwan in which 18 people were killed and over 1,150 people were ...
Taiwan’s precarious path forward - Taipei Times
1 day ago · Taiwan’s precarious path forward. By Y. Tony Yang. The return of US president-elect Donald Trump to the White House has injected a new wave of anxiety across the Taiwan Strait. For Taiwan, an island whose very survival depends on the delicate and strategic support from the US, Trump’s election victory raises a cascade of questions and fears ...
Most willing to defend Taiwan: survey - Taipei Times
Oct 10, 2024 · In the event of a Chinese attack, 67.8 percent of the 1,214 people surveyed said they would be “very willing or somewhat willing” to fight in defense of Taiwan, while 23.6 percent said they would not be. Nearly 64 percent of respondents called China’s “territorial ambition” a “serious threat.”. However, 61 percent believed China ...
Prosperous Taiwan can bring progress in China: Lai
Jun 14, 2024 · A prosperous Taiwan can bring about progress in China, and Taipei seeks peace and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait, President William Lai (賴清德) told Time magazine in an exclusive interview published yesterday, his first since becoming president. Taiwan wishes for a stable and prosperous China, as it would help maintain peace and ...
EDITORIAL: Trouble is brewing within the TPP - Taipei Times
2 days ago · The US election result will significantly impact its foreign policy with global implications. As tensions escalate in the Taiwan Strait and conflicts elsewhere draw attention away from the western Pacific, Taiwan was closely monitoring the election, as many believe that whoever won would confront an increasingly assertive China, especially with speculation over a potential escalation in or ...