By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe number of high-speed rail passengers hit a record-high 73.03 million last year due to a strong recovery in railway
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday reported this year’s first locally acquired case of typhoid fever, a day
李欣潔/核稿編輯澳洲雪梨近來有小孩到公園玩耍後,抓了幾把土壤上的覆蓋物帶回家,父母驚恐地發現裡面似乎有黏合石棉(bonded asbestos),石棉被世衛組織認定為一級致癌物,而雪梨目前估計有數百處可能存在石棉,導致人心惶惶。據《BBC》報導,截至19日為止,雪梨已有33處地點驗出石棉,污染危機已
Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report.全球近半數遷徙物種正減少,根據聯合國一份新報告說。
By Chen Yu-fu / Staff reporterTaiwanese businesspeople’s investments in China last year hit a record low of 11.4 percent of total foreign investment,
Staff writer, with CNA, LONDON\\192.168.5.8\news\ok_retouch_folder\20240217\P03-240217-606.jpgA message in Chinese that means “Democratic nation” is d
我國今日空防鐵三角之一的F-16「戰隼」戰鬥機,自1974年首飛至今,歷經多次構型升級,目前最先進的F-16V「毒蛇」從發動機、搜索雷達,航電系統到機載武器,性能早已非最初的「戰隼」可比擬。而我國預計今年第3季接收的F-16V,目前已有巴林、斯洛伐克等採購國率先接收。不過,這架「毒蛇」的實際飛行感受
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan Taoyuan International Airport handled a record 6.25 million transits last year, thanks to continuing demand from passen
‘DEMAND EXCEEDING IMAGINATION’: Shipments of ICT products more than doubled, thanks to strong demand for AI servers, graphics cards and memory storage
BIG COMPANIES: TWSE-listed stocks’ capitalization rose 23.04 percent to NT$57.52 trillion, compared with NT$46.75 trillion at the previous Lunar New Y
FRIEND IN NEED: Kazuyuki Katayama thanked Taiwanese officials and the public for their willingness to donate and assist in relief efforts after the No
By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterSales in the food and beverage sector last year rose 18.8 percent from a year earlier to NT$1.03 trillion (US$32.9 b
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterElectricity use in Taiwan last month increased 1.61 percent from a year earlier, the fastest growth in 20 months, buoye
By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterThe unemployment rate last month edged down 0.01 percentage points from the previous month to 3.33 percent, the lowe
TSMC: Global funds rushed back into local stock investments, buying NT$80.17 billion worth of Taiwanese equities, with the TAIEX surging 2.63 percent
OUT OF REACH: Housing unaffordability sharpened, with the mortgage burden in Taipei topping the list at 67% as house prices rose to 15.67 times househ
日本雙人組合KinKi Kids(近畿小子)的成員堂本剛宣布結婚,對象是女團「桃色幸運草Z」隊長百田夏菜子,且特別挑在1月11日的下午1時發布婚訊,震驚演藝圈,更讓不少「堂本CP粉」心碎了。對此,隊友堂本光一也親自在IG上恭喜隊友結婚。堂本光一在12日晚間於IG發文,表示今年1月1日的生日,堂本剛等
FOUR TIGERS: Over the past eight years, Taiwan’s GDP growth averaged 3.1 percent, better than Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong, according to the N
PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR: The value of assets in the new Labor Pension Fund totaled NT$3.96 trillion at the end of November and its 11-month rate of return
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterThe government’s business climate monitor last month flashed “yellow-blue,” indicating the nation’s economy is emerging