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New Taipei to launch smart roadside parking inquiry system

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — New Taipei City will launch a new smart parking service on Friday (March 1) in four of its most populous districts to assist drivers with locating roadside parking spots o...

Student reprimanded for helping woman who fell on railway tracks in New Taipei

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An 18-year-old high school student surnamed Li (李) pulled an older woman off train tracks at Banqiao Station Southbound 2A platform at 8 a.m. on Saturday (Feb. 24) after s...

Photo of the Day: New Taipei police precinct pampers lost cat

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A cat ran away from a home in New Taipei’s Banqiao District and was brought by someone to a police precinct on Wednesday evening (Feb. 7). The individual who brou...

Family calls for heavy sentence at memorial for slain New Taipei teen

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The family of a teenager who was fatally attacked at school late last year called for swift and harsh sentencing for murderers at a memorial service held in New Taipei on ...

Taiwan People’s Party lawmaker tipped as New Taipei City mayoral candidate

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — With the presidential and legislative elections barely over, speculation in the media is already starting up about the next round of voting, the local elections expected i...

Terry Gou appears in public for first time since Taiwan election

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foxconn Technology founder Terry Gou (郭台銘) appeared in public Friday (Jan. 19) for the first time since ending his presidential bid in November. He attended a religious...

Opposition candidates Hou, Ko concede Taiwan election to DPP's Lai Ching-te

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese voters went to the polls on Saturday (Jan. 13) to decide on the country’s leadership for the next four years, electing Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) as...

Presidential candidates cast ballots as Taiwan election kicks off

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's three presidential candidates in the 2024 general election cast their ballots early Saturday (Jan. 13) morning as Taiwanese head to the polls to decide the na...

Election eve in photos: Taiwan weighs options for presidency

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — On the eve of Taiwan’s eighth presidential election since the first democratic contest was held in 1996, political parties and their supporters converged in the Grea...

Lai Ching-te promises 'open, inclusive' government on Taiwan election eve

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) made four promises to Taiwanese while speaking at the "Protect the Nation" rally on ...

Photo of the Day: Massive turnout for DPP's 'Protect the Nation' rally

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — With less than 48 hours before voting begins, campaigns are organizing their final rallies throughout Taiwan on Thursday (Jan. 11) and Friday (Jan. 12). In Taipei on Th...

Taiwan election eve rallies planned in Taipei, New Taipei

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — With the election two days away, presidential candidates are making final preparations for last-minute election eve rallies scheduled for Friday (Jan. 12). The DPP&rsqu...

Taiwan former president not invited to final KMT election rally

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) has not been invited to Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih’s (侯友宜) final campaign rally, reports said Thursday (Ja...

Christmas eve gang funeral draws heavy police presence in New Taipei

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Police dispatched over 100 officers to monitor a funeral held for a man associated with the Thento Union (天道盟) in New Taipei on Sunday (Dec. 24). The Thento Union is on...

Trade office hosts New Taipei German Christmasland

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A German Christmas festival will kick off on Friday (Dec. 15) to coincide with New Taipei City's Christmasland. The New Taipei City Government Tourism and Travel De...