Taipei: Temperatures across Taiwan are expected to rise steadily during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday weekend under the influence of a strengthening Pacific high-pressure system, with highs likely to exceed 36 degrees Celsius in some areas. The Cen…
Miaoli: Rail service between Miaoli and Zhunan stations in Miaoli County was disrupted early Thursday after an excavator overturned onto the track during maintenance work, according to Taiwan Railway Corp. (TR). Train traffic through the affected sect…
Taipei: Renowned American scholar Bruce Ackerman expressed concern about the United States facing a historic threat to its democracy, as he reflected on his receipt of the 2026 Tang Prize in Rule of Law. Ackerman, a Sterling Professor of Law and Polit…
Taipei: Yale University law professor Bruce Ackerman has been awarded the 2026 Tang Prize in Rule of Law for advancing constitutional governance and defending the rule of law, the award’s selection committee said Thursday. Announcing the award at a pr…
Taipei: Standing waist-deep in water, 45-year-old Thai migrant worker Kwanchai Pongphet carefully harvests water snowflake, a signature crop in Kaohsiung’s Meinong District in southern Taiwan. For Pongphet, the rural landscape is more than a workplace…
Taipei: The Cabinet on Thursday introduced a legal revision proposing the use of saliva tests to identify users of the illicit narcotic etomidate, as part of an intensified effort to address the growing issue of “zombie vapes.”
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