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‘Hell for pedestrians’: Anger, public mourning in Taiwan over series of fatal traffic collisions
Experts and lawmakers have attributed factors like weak rule enforcement and lenient sentencing, the lack of mandatory medical and cognitive…
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3 killed, 12 hurt after car hits group near Taiwan school
TAIPEI: A car ploughed into a group of mostly students outside a school in Taiwan on Monday (May 19), killing…
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Taipei’s sniffer dogs help detect sick trees to improve urban safety
HOW CANINES KEEP THE CITY SAFE Gentle and good-natured, Lucy is part of an elite team of sniffer dogs, specially…
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‘It was like a scene from the movies’: Singaporean Yvonne Lim shares Taiwan earthquake experience
SINGAPORE: Singaporean Yvonne Lim was heading for a nap after sending her children off to school, when an earthquake struck…
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Watch: Inside the chaotic flight where escaped rat bites air steward
A security worker at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport has been suspended, as police investigate the smuggling incident. ADVERTISEMENT A rat and…
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Taiwan activates air defence as China aircraft enter zone
TAIPEI: Taiwan activated its defence systems on Thursday (Jun 8) after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island’s…
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Taiwan lowers 2023 GDP growth forecast to 2.04% as exports weigh
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s economy will probably grow more slowly in 2023 than previously forecast, the government’s statistics office said on Friday…
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Malaysian instant noodle firm conducting tests after Taiwan health authorities find carcinogenic substances
The spokesman also reportedly said that they do not think the noodles which were tested by the Taipei authorities were…
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