1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (307+ words) Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers yesterday boycotted cross-caucus negotiations on the special defense budget, instead submitting a supplementary resolution that demands all US arms sales undergo separate legislative reviews " a move Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators criticized as an attempt…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (271+ words) Eleven people have tested positive for salmonella in a suspected mass food poisoning linked to lunch box chain Chin Liu Cuisine () in New Taipei City's Sindian District (), as the number of people seeking medical treatment rose to 143 yesterday. Preliminary tests…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (396+ words) Injured green sea turtles in the wild need 500 days to recover without human intervention, much slower than most large marine life, joint research by Academia Sinica's Biodiversity Research Center and Turtle Spot Taiwan showed. The research team and citizen scientists…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (363+ words) The National Immigration Agency has banned two Chinese from returning to Taiwan, after they published social media content it described as disrespectful to national sovereignty. The agency imposed a two-month ban on a Chinese man surnamed Liang () and a permanent…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (559+ words) Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun () yesterday emphasized peace as the foundation for cross-strait prosperity during her visit to Shanghai, saying it was the "greatest gift" she hoped to take back to Taiwan, even as China announced military drills…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (428+ words) Two bus operators found to be using buses with China-made chips are to demand that the original manufacturers replace the systems and provide compensation for breach of contract, the Veterans Affairs Council said yesterday. Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Michelle Lin…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (452+ words) The Philippines yesterday unveiled a major coast guard base on an island in the South China Sea to serve as a "steadfast sentinel of our sovereignty" in a disputed region closely guarded by China's forces. Chinese officials did not immediately…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (255+ words) The first bluefin tuna of the season, brought to shore in Pingtung County and weighing 190kg, was yesterday auctioned for NT$10, 600 (US$333. 5) per kilogram, setting a record high for the local market. The auction was held at the fish market in…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago  (197+ words) Political Deputy Minister of Sports Cheng Shih-chung () today announced his resignation, saying he plans to return to teaching at National Taiwan Sport University. He said the move was not motivated by any factor in particular, but rather he felt that…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (109+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages Taiwan's "boxing queen' takes gold at Asian champs - By Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNA Taiwanese "boxing queen" Chen Nien-chin today won the women's…...