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Search and rescue dog Wilson dies after accident during training
A search and rescue dog named Wilson, from the Hualien County Fire Department, died in an accident during a training session in early June, the department told local media Wednesday.
07/09/2025 09:40 PM
'Beep Beep Taiwan' tourism promotion train begins 6-month run
The Tourism Administration brought back an award-winning train livery used in Japan last year and painted it on a Taiwan Railway EMU700 commuter train, which entered service Friday for a six-month run to promote local tourism in the northeast.
07/04/2025 04:57 PM
FEATURE / Packing for emergencies: 'Go bags' gaining steam amid rising war fears
Go bags filled with essentials for surviving wartime scenarios or natural disasters have soared in popularity in Taiwan recently amid American warnings to prepare them and rising fears of future military conflict.
07/04/2025 02:04 PM
DEFENSE / Han Kuang drills to last 10 days, 9 nights, focus on 'gray zone' tactics
The live-fire portion of this year's Han Kuang military exercises will be twice as long as previous drills and have an added focus on China's "gray zone" tactics -- coercive actions that fall short of open conflict, a defense official said Tuesday.
07/01/2025 07:40 PM
Nationwide urban resilience drills set for July 15-18: MND
Taiwan will hold a series of urban resilience drills from July 15 to 18 in conjunction with the annual Han Kuang military drills to test its defense readiness under simulated wartime conditions, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Tuesday.
07/01/2025 03:18 PM
INTERVIEW / When 'Plum Rain' falls: A German novelist's love letter to Taiwan
"I would say 'Plum Rain' ('Pflaumenregen') is my love letter to Taiwan," said German novelist Stephan Thome, whose works have been shortlisted for the German Book Prize three times.
07/01/2025 09:31 AM
New national, local rules taking effect in Taiwan in July
Several amended national regulations and new local ordinances have been gradually announced to take effect around Taiwan in July.
06/30/2025 12:15 PM
In his 90s, Taitung farmer still hands-on in the rice paddies
At 91, Lo Mao-hsiang (羅茂祥) is still out in his fields in Taitung County every day, faithfully tending the rice he has grown for decades -- especially his favorite variety, "Ugly Beauty."
06/29/2025 04:58 PM
Taiwan dollar 'rogue wave' rally may hold through H2: Experts
The recent surge in the value of the Taiwan dollar, described by some experts as a "rogue wave," is unlikely to ease significantly in the second half of 2025, analysts said Friday.
06/27/2025 05:00 PM
Childcare, transgender views lag behind broader gender progress: Poll
Traditional beliefs about gender roles in the family persist in Taiwan while public support for legal protections for transgender people declined, according to a government survey report released Friday.
06/27/2025 02:09 PM

Editor’s Picks

Search and rescue dog Wilson dies after accident during training

'Beep Beep Taiwan' tourism promotion train begins 6-month run

FEATURE / Packing for emergencies: 'Go bags' gaining steam amid rising war fears

DEFENSE / Han Kuang drills to last 10 days, 9 nights, focus on 'gray zone' tactics

Nationwide urban resilience drills set for July 15-18: MND

INTERVIEW / When 'Plum Rain' falls: A German novelist's love letter to Taiwan

New national, local rules taking effect in Taiwan in July

In his 90s, Taitung farmer still hands-on in the rice paddies

Taiwan dollar 'rogue wave' rally may hold through H2: Experts

Childcare, transgender views lag behind broader gender progress: Poll

Taiwan-U.S. tariff talks enter 'crucial moment': Taiwan official

NATO chief sounds alarm over China's ambition of taking Taiwan

Parent firm's lawsuit casts doubt on JKoPay's business

Taiwan's international carriers report new high in sales for H1

Search and rescue dog Wilson dies after accident during training