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Greater Taipei faces 36°C-plus highs as Taiwan swelters
Focus Taiwan
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August 22, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 22 (CNA) Taiwan will experience clear skies and more hot weather Friday due to a persistent Pacific high-pressure system, with temperatures to exceed 36 degree Celsius in the Greater Taipei basin, the Central Weather Administration...
Taipei Zoo brown bear put down after health deteriorates
Taipei Times
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August 19, 2025
"Little Chiao" (小喬), a female brown bear who lived at the Taipei Zoo for nearly two decades, was euthanized yesterday after medical staff confirmed a recurrence of a mammary tumor, the zoo said. The bear, estimated to be at least 24 years old,...
Nvidia CEO in Taipei to visit TSMC, says in talks with US over new China chip
Yahoo Finance
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By Ben Blanchard and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Taipei on Friday to visit chip foundry partner TSMC, as the biggest U.S. company navigates rising friction between Washington and Beijing over access to its...
Taipei Zoo's brown bear 'Little Chiao' put down after health deteriorates
Focus Taiwan
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August 20, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 20 (CNA) "Little Chiao" (小喬), a female brown bear who lived at the Taipei Zoo for nearly two decades, was euthanized Tuesday after medical staff confirmed a recurrence of a mammary tumor, the zoo said. The bear, estimated to be at...
After Imane Khelif, Taiwanese Boxer To Undergo 'Gender Test' For World Championships
News18
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August 21, 2025
Last Updated:August 21, 2025, 17:38 IST Lin Yu-ting, gold medalist at the Paris Olympics, is set to undergo mandatory gender testing for the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool under new World Boxing rules. Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting. (AFP...
Amsterdam's fight for an elusive title continues at FIBA 3x3 Taipei Challenger 2025
FIBA Basketball
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TAIPEI (Taiwan) - After another chance went begging in Lausanne, top seed Amsterdam Rabobank (NED) have another opportunity to end a title drought at the FIBA 3x3 Taipei Challenger on August 23-24. Let's preview the 11th Challenger of the season....
The Taiwanese are worth dying for …
The Manila Times
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August 21, 2025
THANKS to the combination of “epalism” and “necropolitics” on the part of the Cojuangco-Aquinos, many Filipinos grew up in this country in the 1980s familiar with the most famous quote of the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr: “The Filipino...
Coach confirms: Taiwanese boxer Lin agrees to gender test for world championships
RTL Today
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August 21, 2025
Taiwanese Olympic champion boxer Lin Yu-ting will undergo compulsory gender testing ahead of the world championships in Liverpool next month, her coach told AFP on Thursday. Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were embroiled in a gender row at the...
Taipei festival brings concerts, forums and public activations to the city
TTG Asia
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August 19, 2025
Taipei will host the 2025 Trendy Taipei festival from August 25 to September 7, featuring more than 150 music performances, 39 professional forums and citywide activities over 14 days. The event will bring music and cultural programming to venues...
Indonesian rapper Rich Brian announces new Asia tour stops in Taipei, Manila, Singapore, and more
Time Out
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Indonesian rapper Rich Brian, formerly known as Rich Chigga, swiftly rose from viral internet sensation to become one of Asia’s most influential hip-hop artists. Renowned for his distinctive voice, sharp lyricism and genre-blending sound, he has...
Emma Kempf: I voted, you lost my ballot. How can I trust you?
WisPolitics - Wisconsin
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August 25, 2025
It was June when I received a letter informing me that my ballot in the November 2024 election was never counted. I was at my home in Taipei, over 7,000 miles from Madison, and it was seven months after one of the most important elections of my...
Chinese Taipei boxer Lin Yu-ting agrees to gender test for world championships
South China Morning Post
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August 21, 2025
Chinese Taipei Olympic champion boxer Lin Yu-ting will undergo compulsory gender testing ahead of the world championships in Liverpool next month, her coach told AFP on Thursday. Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were embroiled in a gender row...
Japanese influencer deported from Taiwan over pro-China video
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 25, 2025
Taipei [Taiwan], August 25 (ANI): Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) has deported a Japanese social media influencer after he appeared in a controversial TikTok video declaring that "Taiwan belongs to China," according to a Focus Taiwan...
Environmental panel conditionally approves Taipei-Yilan high-speed rail link
Focus Taiwan
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August 21, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 21 (CNA) Taiwan's environmental impact assessment committee recommended conditional approval for building a high-speed rail line from Taipei to Yilan County after weighing issues such as temporary stockpiling of earth and rock and...
Author of Loveboat, Taipei was writing about AI long before it was cool
South China Morning Post
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August 21, 2025
The Vale, Abigail Hing Wen’s latest young adult fantasy book, was written more than a decade ago by The New York Times bestselling author for her creative thesis at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. At the time, she felt that she was watching AI...
Taipei to expand free milk program to more children
Taipei Times
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August 18, 2025
Taipei is to expand its weekly free milk program to cover children aged two to 12 from next month, the city’s Department of Education said yesterday. The expanded coverage of the “Fresh Milk Weekly 2.0” program would cover children whose household...
World News | Japanese Influencer Deported from Taiwan over Pro-China Video
Latestly
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August 25, 2025
Taipei [Taiwan], August 25 (ANI): Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) has deported a Japanese social media influencer after he appeared in a controversial TikTok video declaring that "Taiwan belongs to China," according to a Focus Taiwan...
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...
Taipei free milk program to expand eligibility from September
Focus Taiwan
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August 18, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) Taipei will expand its existing weekly free milk program to cover all children aged 2 to 12 years old from September, the city's Department of Education said Monday. It is hoped that more children in the city will be able to...
Why world-famous restaurant Noma’s Taipei pop-up didn’t pop for me
South China Morning Post
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August 21, 2025
It would be an understatement to declare that Noma in Copenhagen, one of the world’s most famous restaurants, has a cult following. Founded by René Redzepi in 2003, it remains at the top of many foodie-travellers’ bucket lists and brought Nordic...