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Taisugar to lease California site to Taiwanese orchid growers: Minister
Focus Taiwan
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August 19, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 19 (CNA) Taiwan Sugar Corp. (Taisugar) has agreed to provide Taiwanese orchid businesses access to its production base in California, the United States, Agriculture Minister Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) said Monday. The offer from the...
GeSI & Greentown Labs Form Partnership to Fast-Track Startup-Corporate Collaborations in Climatetech
CleanTechnica
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August 19, 2025
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The cross-industry business association and climatetech startup incubator will forge connections between entrepreneurs and major corporates. The Global Enabling...
China reaffirms sovereignty over Taiwan, says complete reunification unstoppable
People's Daily Online
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The Taipei 101 skyscraper commands the urban landscape in Taipei, Taiwan. [Photo/Xinhua] Beijing said on Monday that the so-called Treaty of San Francisco is illegal and invalid, and cannot alter the fact that Taiwan is part of China. Foreign...
Taiwanese American puts groovy spins on classic Hokkien songs
Focus Taiwan
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August 18, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) To Shinyi Lee (李欣怡), Hokkien Taiwanese music needed an overhaul. Seeing the genre as dominated by "khàu-tiāu-á" (哭調仔, "crying songs") and lacking grooves, she set out to change it by putting her own spin on traditional...
Taiwan’s Dairy Market Evolves
Taiwan Business Topics
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August 18, 2025
Got Milk? In Taiwan, the answer is complicated. Taiwan’s appetite for dairy is growing — and so is the complexity in satiating it. As more consumers reach for milk, yogurt, and cheese, drawn by changing diets and rising health consciousness, the...
Taiwan Expo USA 2025 Concludes in Dallas: A Landmark Celebration of Innovation, Culture, and U.S.–Taiwan Partnership
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 18, 2025-- Taiwan Expo USA –Taiwan Expo USA 2025 concluded its much-celebrated second edition with resounding success, drawing over 10,000 attendees and industry leaders to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in...
Taiwan hides Hellfire missile system in civilian truck for stealth defense
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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On August 14, 2025, Taiwan’s official Military News Agency revealed in a YouTube video titled 《國防線上-國防自主軍備研製》打造更堅韌有力的防衛力量 that the armed forces had developed an AGM-114 Hellfire missile launch system concealed inside what appears to be a civilian...
China firmly reaffirms sovereignty over Taiwan
China Daily
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The Taipei 101 skyscraper commands the urban landscape in Taipei, Taiwan. [Photo/Xinhua] Beijing said on Monday that the so-called Treaty of San Francisco is illegal and invalid, and cannot alter the fact that Taiwan is part of China. Foreign...
Taiwan shortens afforestation subsidy period from 20 to 6 years
Focus Taiwan
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August 18, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) Taiwan's Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency (FANCA) on Monday announced major reforms to its afforestation program, shortening subsidy periods from 20 years to six years and introducing new bonus categories. The agency...
Taiwan Set to Vote on Rebooting Last Nuclear Reactor
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Taiwan is set to hold a pivotal referendum next week that could overturn its 2016 commitment to a “nuclear-free homeland,” with voters deciding whether to restart the second reactor at the Maanshan nuclear plant in the island’s south....
Aruba and Chinese Taipei Prepare for Little League World Series Clash
Times News Global
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August 18, 2025
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Aruba‘s young baseball team, led by pitcher Arnold Gismar Martha, faces a challenging matchup against Chinese Taipei at the Little League World Series next Monday. They earned their spot in the tournament after a tough...
Taiwanese YouTubers fined NT$10,000 for releasing sky lantern on tracks
Focus Taiwan
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August 18, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) Two Taiwanese YouTubers were fined NT$10,000 (US$333) for releasing a sky lantern on railway tracks at Shifen Station in New Taipei, triggering online debate and prompting officials to promise better oversight. The duo, known...
Railway union protests Taipei-Yilan extension
Taipei Times
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August 18, 2025
Taiwan Railway Corp (TRC) could lose NT$58 billion (US$1.93 billion) over the next 30 years if the Ministry of Transportation and Communications insists on building a high-speed rail (HSR) extension from Taipei to Yilan City and abandons a plan to...
FIA Forum: Taipei 2025 concludes successfully
Taipei Times
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August 18, 2025
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) co-hosted the FIA Forum: Taipei 2025 with the Futures Industry Association (FIA) on Aug. 14 at the Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza Hotel in Taipei. The forum brought together exchange representatives, industry...
Northern Taiwan housing market remains sluggish
Taipei Times
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August 18, 2025
The business climate monitor for northern Taiwan’s housing market flashed “yellow-blue” for the fifth time last month, signaling continued weakness as tighter lending conditions dampened demand, the property research publication My Housing Monthly...
Advantech and Taipei Blood Centre collaborate to create a new benchmark for digital services
IoT Now
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August 18, 2025
Advantech, a global contributor in intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) systems, has upheld its ESG sustainability philosophy and harnessed the power of technology for good, supporting the “Neihu Thousand-Person Blood Donation” for 13 consecutive...
Chinese APT Group Targets Web Hosting Services in Taiwan
Infosecurity Magazine
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August 18, 2025
A newly identified Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group is targeting web infrastructure providers in Taiwan, with a focus on long-term access and data theft, according to Cisco Talos. The report comes amid escalating cyber intrusions...
We TAIWAN: Identity Through Art Beyond Expo
JAPAN Forward
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August 18, 2025
このページを 日本語 で読む A visual art exhibition is underway at the VS. event space in Osaka’s Kita Ward. Holographic projection mapping casts scenes of the sky, the ocean, and whales onto a 15-meter-high wall, drawing viewers into a dreamlike, painterly...
From Taipei to Texas: Taiwan Drones Target U.S. Markets
Taiwan Business Topics
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August 18, 2025
With the United States decoupling from Chinese drone technology, Taiwanese companies are emerging as key partners in building secure, allied-aligned alternatives. As global drone supply chains undergo a strategic realignment, growing regulatory...
Partner Insight: Atoms - Identifying structural long-term trends driving sustainable investing
Investment Week
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August 18, 2025
Atoms, bytes and genes represent our way of thinking about the evolution of the physical, digital and natural worlds, which constitute everything around us. Ample evidence suggests that trends in these areas will drive growth in the corporate...