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ASIAN GAMES/Taiwan falls to Japan 7-3, to play China for Asian Games baseball bronze

Taiwan lost 7-3 to host Japan in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games baseball super round Saturday, missing out on a place in the ...
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Taiwan's Kuo wins Asian Games esports bronze in Puyo Puyo Champions

Taiwan's Kuo Tzu-ang (郭子昂) won bronze in Puyo Puyo Champions at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, a result he hopes ...
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Marshall Islands, Tuvalu voice support for Taiwan at U.N. assembly

Marshallese President Hilda C. Heine and Tuvaluan Prime Minister Feleti Teo voiced support for Taiwan on Friday during the ...
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Taiwan raises minimum monthly wage above NT$30,000

Taipei, Sept. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's minimum monthly wage is set to rise to NT$30,900 (US$970.5) next year from the current NT$29,500, exceeding NT$30,000 for the first time following a decision Thursday ...
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DEFENSE/Taiwan completes production of 66 Brave Eagle advanced jet trainers

Taipei, Sept. 24 (CNA) Taiwan completed production of all 66 domestically developed Brave Eagle advanced jet trainers Thursday, with Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) Chairman Tsao ...
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ASIAN GAMES/Taiwan wins its first esports medal at 2026 Asian Games

Taipei, Sept. 24 (CNA) Taiwan secured its first esports medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, claiming bronze in the "Naraka: Bladepoint" tournament after falling 0-3 to China in the ...
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Paraguay, Eswatini, Palau advocate for Taiwan's inclusion in UN

Taipei, Sept. 24 (CNA) Three of Taiwan's diplomatic allies -- Paraguay, Eswatini, and Palau -- made a push Wednesday for Taiwan's inclusion in the United Nations, when their leaders addressed the 81st ...
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Taiwan to roll out flu vaccines Oct. 1 as epidemic persists

Taipei, Sept. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's publicly funded influenza vaccination program will begin as scheduled on Oct. 1, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) said Thursday, warning that the current flu ...
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Taiwan wins skeet, gymnastics bronzes at Asian Games

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Taiwanese sharpshooter Lee Meng-yuan (李孟遠) won bronze in the men's skeet event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, becoming the first Taiwanese athlete to medal ...
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@China Times: Xi Jinping arrives in Washington, greeted personally by Trump @Liberty Times: Key U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to stand with Taiwan ahead of summit with Xi ...
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Taiwan's industrial production hits new high in August on strong AI demand

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Taiwan's August industrial production set a new record, with the index soaring more than 23 percent from a year earlier due to robust global demand for artificial intelligence ...
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Taiwan's export orders hit record high in August, surge over 70%

Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Taiwan's export orders hit a record high in August, surging more than 70 percent from a year earlier on the back of a global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, the Ministry of ...