Sat, Feb 16, 2019
Military asks Google to censor facilities
The military has requested that Google limit the exposure of military installations in Google Maps’ new 3D function after netizens discovered that they could view missile defense batteries ringing Taipei, Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa (嚴德發) said yesterday. The enhanced function, ...FULL STORY
Groups call for amendments to law on treaties
‘ONE CHINA’ PRISON: The act’s vague articles on negotiations and review of cross-strait deals could end...FULL STORYCAL says personnel costs to jump NT$114m
China Airlines (CAL, 中華航空) yesterday said that its personnel costs would increase by an estimated NT$114...FULL STORY
India vows ‘heavy price’ after deadly Kashmir blast
India and Pakistan’s troubled ties yesterday risked taking a dangerous new turn as New Delhi accused...FULL STORYUS-China talks to resume next week in Washington: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday said that US-China trade talks would continue next week...FULL STORY
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All arrivals from Vietnam scrutinized for swine fever

Taiwan yesterday began checking all passengers arriving from Vietnam for possession of...FULL STORY
- Prosecutors want harsh sentence for matricide
- ‘Mantou’ lures cyclists to Houfeng Bikeway
- Hsinchu police arrest seven people in gang sting
- Group urges stricter label standards on essential oil goods
- Su rejects call to recognize ‘consensus’
- Taiwan pledges US$500,000 in aid to Venezuela
- Lawmakers blast officials’ inaction during pilot strike
- NPP elects lawyer Chiu Hsien-chih as chairman
- Last volunteer medical mission to depart this month
- Agricultural exports goal set at US$6bn
- Lung cancer on the rise in non-smoking women
- Two bottles of beer same as insomnia, psychiatrist warns
- Taiwan News Quick Take
- Kuan earned NT$16m illegally: Control Yuan
- Mayors balk at police expansion
- Ministry orders inspections after school fire
- Ministry announces new rules on living kidney exchanges
Electronics resilient as exports dip 0.3%
Exports last month contracted a fractional 0.3 percent to US$27.3 billion from...FULL STORY
- TPK profit increases for a second quarter
- Formosa Plastics’ units see combined rise in revenue
- TSMC cuts forecast after manufacturing incident
- CAL’s ratings and outlook unaffected by strike: analysts
- Hon Hai revenue reaches record high for January
- Amazon scraps its plans for a base in New York
- Didi starts major job cuts as it overhauls business
- Indonesia’s Garuda cuts flight prices
- Former Goldman banker agrees to US extradition
- Morgan Stanley warns investors against auto tariffs
- Ex-Coke engineer charged with stealing trade secrets
- World Business Quick Take
- Innolux sees loss as LCD prices plunge
- Three teams file applications for Web-only banks
- Property bear market forecast to stay
- Three more firms admitted to repatriation aid scheme
- Brands launch hotels in crowded Taipei market
EDITORIAL: Taiwanese can see through China
Beijing has repeatedly appealed to the emotions of Taiwanese, seeking to convince...FULL STORY
- Information key to retaining talent
- The year to win the Taiwan war
- Taiwanese tech firms must avoid China trap
- Undercover spy exposed in New York was one of many
- Google, fake news and the crisis of truth
- EDITORIAL: Symbolic, but pragmatic diplomacy
- Free discussion on independence
- CAL strike: protecting the rights of consumers
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- As Maduro digs in, his aides hunt
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- EDITORIAL: Premier Su should hold the course
- Defense doctrine must be updated
- Taiwan’s soft power diplomacy
- CAL strike produces no winners, only losers
- Row with France could lift divided Italian coalition
- Donald Trump is selling false stereotypes about immigrants
Chan sisters reach Qatar semis

Taiwanese sisters Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan on Thursday advanced to the...FULL STORY
- Jung bags biggest career win in upset of Tiafoe
- Hsu shares three-stroke lead at Australian Open
- Losing teams rewarded in baseball
- Inaugural thriller as the Highlanders edge Chiefs
- Slalom to decide queen of worlds as Shiffrin, Vlhova tied
- Chelsea edge out Malmo as Arsenal suffer setback
- VAR helps Real Madrid take first leg
- In France, players fight bullying in courts
- Hsieh Su-wei crashes out, twice
- Taiwan’s Hsu Wei-ling shares lead at Australian Open
- Athlete-led group forms to stimulate global change
- Chan sisters, Hsieh advance in Qatar
- UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PSG hand United a reality check in first leg
- UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Teenager Zaniolo shines as Roma defeat Porto 2-1
- Guptill hits form as Black Caps outclass Bangladesh in ODI
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- Westbrook sets triple-double record
Hundreds join N Korea cookfest

Lined up in cavernous rooms at a state restaurant in Pyongyang, North...FULL STORY
- FEATURE: Forbidden love in N Korea finds a way in Vietnam
- Spanish leader calls for early elections
- Sweden probing ambassador over suspect meeting
- HK seizes record rhino horn haul
- Tasmania’s ancient species facing extinction
- Malaysia arrests six people suspected of planning attacks, links to militants
- Japan government moves to recognize indigenous minority
- Trump plans ‘emergency’ to fund wall
- Nations pledge US$100m in aid for Venezuelans
- Maduro comments on secret US meetings in interview
- William Barr sworn in as new US attorney general
- Haitian president refuses to step down, calls for dialogue amid violent protests
- World News Quick Take
- Campaigning starts over Okinawa base
- US Congress advances border security bill
- Venezuela sets new board for US-based oil subsidiary
- US fails to halt Iranian bid to unfreeze billions in assets
This may be the world’s best potato

Clare Smyth is one of the world’s leading chefs. So what is...FULL STORY
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- Boom, zap, pow: Tsai Ing-wen saves the day
- Book review: ‘Weird and brutal trip’
- How European explorers discovered Ilha Formosa
- Women, rap win big at the Grammy Awards
- Grammys fashion: sparkles, sequins and statement hats
- North Korea’s hidden Christians
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Bach’s Magnificat
雙語音樂: 巴赫的《尊主頌》

In June 1723, Johann Sebastian Bach officially took the position of Kapellmeister...FULL STORY
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- Lantern Festival celebrations light up Taiwan
全台多個縣市 歡慶元宵佳節 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Chinese medicine doctor publishes ‘keto diet’ book
人氣中醫師新書 「生酮飲食」教你瘦 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Study: European colonization of Americas cooled Earth’s climate
歐洲人殖民美洲 殺戮太多導致氣候變化 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Why Taiwanese are so sensitive to price hikes
對物價很敏感的台灣 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
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