Taipei: Labor groups on Wednesday called on the government to adopt uniform nationwide penalty standards for employers that violate minimum wage rules, arguing that wide disparities among local authorities weaken enforcement of the law.
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New york: The English translation of Taiwanese author Ping Lu’s novel “To the East of the East” has been longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature in the United States. This is the second time a Taiwanese writer has been re…
Taipei: Over 1,000 individuals have applied for 15 driver positions available in the first phase of Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.’s (THSRC) largest-ever recruitment drive, as announced by the company on Tuesday. This overwhelming response comes as THSR…
Paris: The 29th Taiwan-France Cultural Award has been presented to Tamkang University’s Wu Hsi-deh and Victor Louzon, an assistant professor of history at Sorbonne University. At a prize ceremony in Paris, Wu, a professor emeritus in Tamkang’s Departm…
Taipei: Wildlife conservation groups on Tuesday urged the government to incorporate ecological considerations into public policymaking rather than responding only after environmental harm has occurred, ahead of the 2026 Walk for Wildlife to be held in…
Taipei: Death row inmate Lin Wang-jen, who was convicted of setting fire to a karaoke bar that killed five people in 2004, died of an illness on Monday, authorities confirmed. With Lin’s passing, the number of inmates on death row has dropped to 34, c…
