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Politics

Taiwan to reopen Guam office within one month

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan hopes to reopen its representative office in Guam in late August...

2020/08/04 14:02

Society

Mask factory workers in S. Taiwan caught stealing face masks

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Five employees at a face mask factory in the southern city of Tainan we...

2020/08/04 13:55

Travel & Cuisine

Pleasure cruise launched by Taiwan’s StarLux flies off the shelves

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tickets for the limited-edition pleasure cruise launched by Taiwan&rsqu...

2020/08/04 12:23

Politics

China to film anti-American movies to mark 70th anniversary of Korean War

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As disagreements between the U.S. and China escalate, recently leading ...

2020/08/04 12:02

Business

Zoom to stop direct sales in China

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Zoom Video Communications (Zoom) has announced it will stop selling its...

2020/08/04 11:59

World

UK lawmakers urge sanctions over Hong Kong police violence

1.	Parents unhappy with school options assemble learning 'pods'
2.	Woman with husband's bones gets close look at Munich Airport
3.	Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai
4.	ADB to lend Thailand $1.5 billion to aid virus response
5.	UK competition watchdog approves Amazon stake in Deliveroo

Politics

Three legislators held in Taiwan Sogo bribery case

1.	Taiwan premier praises government officials for resisting corruption
2.	Taiwan's US envoy prioritizes bilateral economic cooperation, national security
3.	Australia needs to help US defend Taiwan against China
4.	Beijing sends foreign ministry delegation after Somaliland mulls recognition of Taiwan
5.	Taiwan to reopen Guam office within one month

Business

DIVIDEND ALERT: CASH DIVIDEND TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO ChipMOS ADS HOLDERS OF US$1.227 OR APPROXIMATELY US$0.949 AFTER TAIWAN WITHHOLDING TAX AND DEPOSITARY FEES

1.	Singapore Airlines to resume flights to Taipei in September
2.	ANA resumes regular Taipei Songshan – Tokyo Haneda flights
3.	US called upon to safeguard Taiwan to protect TSMC
4.	Zoom to stop direct sales in China
5.	CIP to set up wind power operation, maintenance center in central Taiwan

Society

Survey: 83 percent of Taiwanese dads confident in independent parenting ability

1.	Autonomous bus service begins in New Taipei on limited basis
2.	441 Taiwan contacts of Belgian being tested for coronavirus
3.	Taiwan reports new imported coronavirus case from Philippines
4.	Mask factory workers in S. Taiwan caught stealing face masks
5.	Video shows crane game player try to catch parrot in S. Taiwan

Culture

Shortlist for Creative Awards of 2020 Taiwan Literature Award announced

1.	Taiwan Design Expo 2020 to be held in Hsinchu for first time
2.	Taiwan's oldest bookstore reopens in Taichung with modern decor
3.	Market in S. Taiwan to undergo facelift
4.	Harry Potter's 20th anniversary prompts new book cover in Taiwan
5.	Public Television Service to launch online platform introducing Taiwan

Opinion

How The Lancet backed Beijing and lost all credibility

1.	Taiwan's godfather of democracy Lee Teng-hui mastered the long game
2.	Twinning a tantalizing opportunity
3.	Taiwan's DPP drops ball by ramming through Citizen Judges Act
4.	Taiwanese youth are a force to be reckoned with
5.	China's flawed South China Sea sovereignty claims exposed by US

Travel & Cuisine

Pleasure cruise launched by Taiwan’s StarLux flies off the shelves

1.	Taiwan's Taichung hiking challenge attracts numerous participants
2.	Pleasure flights launched by Taiwanese airlines sell out instantly
3.	Daylily season begins in Taiwan’s Hualien County
4.	Overtourism a blessing and curse for Taiwan’s outlying islands
5.	Taiwan's Penghu mulls travel charge for visitors

New Immigrants

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha holy day in Taipei with eye on safety

1.	More than 3,000 Vietnamese, Filipinos, and Indonesians became Taiwanese in 2019
2.	Indonesian new immigrant in Taiwan shares fruits of her labor amid COVID-19 pandemic
3.	Migrant caregivers, domestic workers in Taiwan subject to centralized quarantine
4.	Reduced penalties for self-reporting visa overstayers in Taiwan
5.	No deportation from Taiwan of undocumented migrants seeking treatment: NGOs

Sports & Entertainment

Yonex Taipei Open 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

1.	Taiwan concert Super Slippa 2020 lineup released
2.	Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104
3.	Taiwanese MLB player draws media attention for batting with face mask
4.	Taiwan Sport Industry Expo 2020 opens with star athletes
5.	Taiwan restaurant owner apologizes for spreading CCTV image of Jay Chou

Environment

Unstable weather expected as tropical storm Hagupit moves closer to Taiwan

1.	Taiwan faces three days of rain as Tropical Storm Hagupit takes shape
2.	Taiwan’s Gogoro, Re-Think beach cleaning event collects over 7,800 kg of trash
3.	Taiwan likely to make it through July without typhoon for first time ever
4.	Sanitary conditions at Taiwan hiking trail addressed
5.	Dirty energy heats up conflicts in central Taiwan

Food Safety & Health

Latest figures on China's coronavirus outbreak

1.	NTU professor says Belgian case most likely infected in Taipei in June
2.	Shortage of remdesivir drives Taiwan to consider using alternative drug
3.	Taiwan's Tainan to make mask-wearing compulsory indoors
4.	CECC advisor urges Taiwanese public not to fixate on maintaining zero cases
5.	Taiwan sees new COVID-19 case while following-up on mystery case

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day: Taipei bakery breaks English

1.	Photo of the Day: Dapper Taiwanese oldsters sport 'latest' in fashion
2.	Photo of the Day: Chicken helmets spotted in Taiwan
3.	Photo of the Day: 'Hulk's Home' in S. Taiwan
4.	Photo of the Day: Taiwan NT$1,000 bill vs. real Yushan
5.	Photo of the Day: Yehliu Fishing Habor illustrated

2020 Taiwan Presidential Election

Han Kuo-yu claims no interest in election subsidy nor KMT leadership

1.	Taipei deputy mayor criticizes China's Taiwan strategy
2.	France congratulates Taiwan election winners
3.	2020 Taiwan elections: battle of the generations
4.	KMT members demand that Chairman Wu resign as party chairman
5.	Han returns to work as Kaohsiung mayor

Galaxy Integrated Resorts introduces GICC and the precinct’s latest MICE offerings in Macau at IT&CM China
Galaxy International Convention Center, Tue, Aug 04 2020 05:05 PM
MACAU, CHINA - Media OutReach - 4 August 2020 - Ahead of the highly anticipated opening of Galaxy In...
Fashion Walk Actively Evolves Innovative Pop-up Store Concept
Fashion Walk, Tue, Aug 04 2020 04:45 PM
Launching "In the Name of Summer" Pop-up Twin Stores together with Lifestyle Brand - Asian Gold Sh...
Spackman Entertainment Group's Upcoming Art Film, STONE SKIPPING, Produced by Studio Take, To Be Released in Korea on 9 September 2020
Spackman Entertainment Group, Tue, Aug 04 2020 01:15 PM
STONE SKIPPING, a human drama film , is the first production of the Company's wholly‐owned indire...
Citi Hong Kong Releases Results of Second Quarter 2020 Residential Property Ownership Survey
Citibank, Tue, Aug 04 2020 12:15 PM
Overall property market sentiment improves as the number of people expecting higher property prices...
SugarCRM Named A Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation for 8th Consecutive Year
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Amazon Singapore Shines a Spotlight on Local Retailers this National Day
Amazon Singapore, Tue, Aug 04 2020 10:30 AM
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 4 August 2020 - To commemorate Singapore's 55th birthday, Amazon aims t...
Equatorial Guinea Hold Discussions with African Energy Chamber and Updates on Energy Developments During Covid-19
African Energy Chamber, Tue, Aug 04 2020 10:00 AM
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - EQS Newswire - 4 August 2020 - Last week, the African Energy Chamber he...
Applications Open for the Asian Fund for Cancer Research's BRACE Award Venture Competition
Hugill & Ip, Tue, Aug 04 2020 09:00 AM
First of Its Kind Investment Opportunity for Asia-Based Oncology Technology Start-Ups HONG KONG, CH...
Xinyi Glass Announces 2020 Interim Results
Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited, Mon, Aug 03 2020 11:55 PM
Business Remains Resilient Amid Challenging Market Environment Net Profit at HK$1.38 Billion Main...
GSB Gold Standard Corporation, Josip Heit and the Blockchain Technology  
GSB Gold Standard Banking Corporation AG, Mon, Aug 03 2020 10:30 PM
HAMBURG, GERMANY - NEWSAKTUELL - 3 Aug 2020 - The blockchain technology is one of the most discussed...
RB Hong Kong Named Among ‘Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2020’ by HR Asia
RB Hong Kong, Mon, Aug 03 2020 04:00 PM
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Akezhan Kazhegeldin Calls on President Tokayev to Carry Out Political and Economic Reforms
Foreign office of Kazakhstani opposition, Mon, Aug 03 2020 04:00 PM
Former Kazakh Prime Minister proposes emergency measures to overcome the current crisis DRESDEN, GER...
Trend Micro Cloud-Powered XDR Drives Monumental Business Value
Trend Micro, Mon, Aug 03 2020 03:15 PM
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U.S. Homebuilding Surging Amid Uncertainty
Walton International Group, Mon, Aug 03 2020 01:30 PM
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Korean Superstar, Yoo Ah-In of Spackman Entertainment Group’s Associated Company, Spackman Media Group, to Star in Netflix’s New Korean Original Series, HELLBOUND
Spackman Entertainment Group, Mon, Aug 03 2020 01:15 PM
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Advanced Energy to Introduce Three New Process Power Products During SEMICON West 2020
Advanced Energy, Mon, Aug 03 2020 01:00 PM
AE announces a revolutionary plasma process power system and expands the capabilities of its leading...
Up to 71% Off Baseus Tech Products for AliExpress Brand Day Starting on August 10th
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Ohmyhome Emerged as Top Performing Agency Despite COVID-19 Industry Setback
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SOOCAS S3 Electric Shaver Hits US Market with Infinity Floating Tech
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China Dongxiang Announces Sale of Kappa Japan to the Italian Company BasicNet
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Three legislators held in Taiwan Sogo bribery case

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Five Taiwanese lawmakers have been accused of takin...

Singapore Airlines to resume flights to Taipei in September

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Singapore Airlines announced in a news release on T...

Taiwan premier praises government officials for resisting corruption

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Despite alleged attempts by several lawmakers to pr...

Survey: 83 percent of Taiwanese dads confident in independent parenting ability

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A recent survey found that 83 percent of Taiwanese ...

Latest figures on China's coronavirus outbreak

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Taiwan's US envoy prioritizes bilateral economic cooperation, national security

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴), Taiwan’s new envoy to th...

ANA resumes regular Taipei Songshan – Tokyo Haneda flights

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — All Nippon Airways (ANA) will resume its regular fl...

Autonomous bus service begins in New Taipei on limited basis

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An autonomous bus service began limited operations ...

US called upon to safeguard Taiwan to protect TSMC

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tensions between China and the U.S. have put focus ...

441 Taiwan contacts of Belgian being tested for coronavirus

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A total of 441 people in Taiwan who came in contact...

Google Translate tells world to 'live with communists'

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Chinese netizen on Monday (Aug. 3) discovered tha...

Australia needs to help US defend Taiwan against China

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — If the United States defends Taiwan against a Chine...

NTU professor says Belgian case most likely infected in Taipei in June

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — National Taiwan University (NTU) Public Health prof...

Beijing sends foreign ministry delegation after Somaliland mulls recognition of Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Chinese delegation is reportedly arriving in Soma...

Taiwan reports new imported coronavirus case from Philippines

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC)...

UK lawmakers urge sanctions over Hong Kong police violence

Three legislators held in Taiwan Sogo bribery case

DIVIDEND ALERT: CASH DIVIDEND TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO ChipMOS ADS HOLDERS OF US$1.227 OR APPROXIMATELY US$0.949 AFTER TAIWAN WITHHOLDING TAX AND DEPOSITARY FEES

Survey: 83 percent of Taiwanese dads confident in independent parenting ability

Shortlist for Creative Awards of 2020 Taiwan Literature Award announced

How The Lancet backed Beijing and lost all credibility

Pleasure cruise launched by Taiwan’s StarLux flies off the shelves

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha holy day in Taipei with eye on safety

Yonex Taipei Open 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Unstable weather expected as tropical storm Hagupit moves closer to Taiwan

Latest figures on China's coronavirus outbreak

Photo of the Day: Taipei bakery breaks English

Han Kuo-yu claims no interest in election subsidy nor KMT leadership