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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocks Kaohsiung - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, April 4 (CNA) A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan at 9:50 a.m ...
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocks Kaohsiung - Focus Taiwan
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocks Kaohsiung - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, April 4 (CNA) A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan at 9:50 a.m ...
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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocks Kaohsiung - Focus Taiwan
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Seasonal winds to cool northern Taiwan Tuesday - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 26 (CNA) Temperatures in northern Taiwan are expected to fall 6-7 degrees Celsius on ...
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Seasonal winds to cool northern Taiwan Tuesday - Focus Taiwan
Quick Glance: Wife of Baltimore bridge collapse survivor reveals workers' situation during tragedy
  • The wife of a construction worker who survived the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse describes it as a miracle that he survived as he cannot swim.

  • Julio Cervantes was one of eight construction workers on the bridge when the Dali cargo ship crashed into a support pillar, causing the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River.

  • Search teams successfully located two individuals in the Port of Baltimore related to the bridge collapse incident.

  • President Joe Biden has committed to rebuilding the bridge promptly, with the National Transportation Safety Board conducting an investigation into the incident.
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Bus crash sends 7 students to hospital in northern Taiwan | Taiwan News | Mar. 28, 2024 16:58
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Taiwan rated happiest country in East Asia: Nation rated 6th happiest in Asia, 31st happiest in world
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Taiwan rated happiest country in East Asia
Quick Glance: New Report: Kenya Ranks 114th in Happiness Index
  • For the seventh consecutive year, Finland has secured the title of the world's happiest country, with Kenya ranking 114th out of a total of 143 countries. Conversely, Afghanistan finds itself at the bottom of the ranking as the unhappiest nation.

  • The latest findings were unveiled on March 20, 2024, coinciding with the International Day of Happiness.

  • This annual report relies on six key factors, encompassing social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption. The economic dimension serves as a pivotal gauge for happiness levels across different nations.

  • Attaining happiness is contingent on various elements like career progression and tackling specific challenges. The United Nations advocates for a harmonized economic growth strategy that fosters happiness and well-being for all.
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Taiwan Steel Group to acquire Burger King franchise rights | Taiwan News | Mar. 27, 2024 14:33
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Taiwan Steel Group to acquire Burger King franchise rights | Taiwan News | ...
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China Airlines to expand fleet by 8 aircraft in 2024 - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 27 (CNA) China Airlines (CAL) is expanding its fleet by eight new aircraft ...
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China Airlines to expand fleet by 8 aircraft in 2024 - Focus Taiwan
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DGBAS increases CPI growth forecast: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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DGBAS increases CPI growth forecast
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Academia Sinica and CSBC sign a marine energy deal: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Academia Sinica and CSBC sign a marine energy deal
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Kaohsiung elementary school wins gold at int'l music festival - Focus Taiwan: Kaohsiung, March 26 (CNA) Kaohsiung's Chien-chin Primary School wind ensemble won a ...
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Kaohsiung elementary school wins gold at int'l music festival - Focus ...
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Taiwan’s China Airlines to take delivery of 8 aircraft in 2024 | Taiwan News | Mar. 27, 2024 15:37
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Taiwan’s China Airlines to take delivery of 8 aircraft in 2024 | Taiwan ...
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Man on morning run spots escaped emu in Tainan: Elusive emu escapes enclosure on Yuguang Island
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Man on morning run spots escaped emu in Tainan
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Taiwan's air quality ranks 45th most polluted worldwide: Taiwan also has 3rd worst air quality in East Asia
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Taiwan's air quality ranks 45th most polluted worldwide
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Taipei Zoo to increase ticket prices | Taiwan News | Mar. 28, 2024 17:50
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Taipei Zoo to increase ticket prices | Taiwan News | Mar. 28, 2024 17:50
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Kaohsiung bus crash leaves 1 dead, 14 injured - Focus Taiwan: Kaohsiung, March 20 (CNA) A passenger on a tour bus was killed after the vehicle crashed into a ...
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Kaohsiung bus crash leaves 1 dead, 14 injured - Focus Taiwan
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Taiwan's first pro boxing league to kick off in Taipei Friday - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 18 (CNA) The first-ever professional boxing league in Taiwan will ...
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Taiwan's first pro boxing league to kick off in Taipei Friday - Focus ...
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Taiwan union demands 25% pay raise for foreign English teachers | Taiwan News | Mar. 27, 2024 11:18
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Taiwan union demands 25% pay raise for foreign English teachers | Taiwan ...
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Turnout for CPBL pre-season games nearly triples - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 28 (CNA) The professional baseball league in Taiwan has seen impressive growth in ...
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Turnout for CPBL pre-season games nearly triples - Focus Taiwan
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Taiwan's Advantech aims to turn Malaysia into Southeast Asia hub: PENANG, Malaysia -- Taiwanese industrial computer maker Advantech is stepping up investment in ...
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Taiwan's Advantech aims to turn Malaysia into Southeast Asia hub
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Young boxing league breathes new life into Taiwan sport scene - Focus Taiwan: When Lin Yu-jun (林榆鈞) won a silver medal in the men's boxing 57-63 ...
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Young boxing league breathes new life into Taiwan sport scene - Focus ...
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North Korea, China commit to bolster ties in Beijing talks, KCNA says: North Korean and Chinese officials met this week in Beijing and committed to further ...
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North Korea, China commit to bolster ties in Beijing talks, KCNA says
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Hai Kun on schedule for delivery next year: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Hai Kun on schedule for delivery next year
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Taiwan's 1st pro boxing league fighters to square off in Taipei this weekend
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Taiwan's 1st pro boxing league fighters to square off in Taipei this ...
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Taiwan woman suffers kidney failure after taking supplement with Japan pharma's ingredient - The Mainichi
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Taiwan woman suffers kidney failure after taking supplement with Japan ...
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Give Taiwan’s youth a fighting chance against China: One might get the impression that Taiwan’s defense is just a question of having the right weapons and ...
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Give Taiwan’s youth a fighting chance against China
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International City Kendo Competition held in southern Taiwan: Kendo event also coincides with 100th anniversary of Kaohsiung's Wude Martial Arts Center
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International City Kendo Competition held in southern Taiwan
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Endangered Chinese crested tern spotted in Tainan | Taiwan News | Mar. 26, 2024 11:41
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Endangered Chinese crested tern spotted in Tainan | Taiwan News | Mar. 26 ...
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Four Chinese fishing vessels expelled: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Four Chinese fishing vessels expelled
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Popeyes to open 1st restaurant in Taiwan: Popeyes plans to open first branch in Taipei's Zhongzheng District in second quarter
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Popeyes to open 1st restaurant in Taiwan
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Taipei MRT to run 'pet-friendly trains' on Sunday: 8 round trips available for 'furry children' from Xiangshan to Tamsui on Red Line
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Taipei MRT to run 'pet-friendly trains' on Sunday
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Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack: Manila says confrontation near Second Thomas Shoal wounded three of its soldiers and ...
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Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack
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China’s Internal Divide Over Taiwan Policy: Han ultra-nationalists are increasingly at odds with Beijing’s economically-focused “Taiwan Benefit” policy.
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China’s Internal Divide Over Taiwan Policy
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Taiwan Debates a Presidential Visit to the South China Sea: The outcome of Taiwan’s domestic debate about whether President Tsai Ing-wen should visit Itu Aba ...
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Taiwan Debates a Presidential Visit to the South China Sea
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Formosan black bear euthanized after trap injury | Taiwan News | Mar. 26, 2024 15:55
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Formosan black bear euthanized after trap injury | Taiwan News | Mar. 26 ...
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Ministry seeking to recruit 1,096 foreign English teachers, assistants: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Ministry seeking to recruit 1,096 foreign English teachers, assistants
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Taiwan labels TikTok as national security threat: US House passes bill that could ban TikTok over security concerns about China
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Taiwan labels TikTok as national security threat
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Taiwan's Lin Yun-ju named MVP in Japan's table tennis league - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 22 (CNA) Taiwan's top male table tennis player Lin Yun-ju (林昀儒) has ...
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Taiwan's Lin Yun-ju named MVP in Japan's table tennis league - Focus ...
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Taiwan stock market soars to record high: Market boosted by TSMC's strong performance
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Taiwan stock market soars to record high
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Business Class from Taipei, Taiwan to Singapore for only $486 USD roundtrip (lie-flat seats)
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Business Class from Taipei, Taiwan to Singapore for only $486 USD ...
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China Coast Guard Again Damages Philippine Boat Near Disputed Shoal: The incident took place during the regular resupply of the Philippine outpost on Second ...
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China Coast Guard Again Damages Philippine Boat Near Disputed Shoal
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Jeremy Lin banned for five games over blood treatment - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 19 (CNA) The P.LEAGUE+ (PLG) handed Jeremy Lin (林書豪) of the New Taipei Kings ...
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Jeremy Lin banned for five games over blood treatment - Focus Taiwan
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Veteran Taiwan paddler wins World Table Tennis Feeder series - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 25 (CNA) Taiwan's veteran table tennis player Chuang Chih-yuan (莊智淵) ...
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Veteran Taiwan paddler wins World Table Tennis Feeder series - Focus ...
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Taiwan builds up mobile defenses, preparing for Chinese landing: TAIPEI -- The Taiwanese military is changing how it plans to respond to an attack by ...
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Taiwan builds up mobile defenses, preparing for Chinese landing
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5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan: Quake felt in Taipei stikes at depth of 20km on Taiwan's east coast
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5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan
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Visits to public libraries increase to over 100 million: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Visits to public libraries increase to over 100 million
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President tells world Taiwan is stronger than ever | Taiwan News | Mar. 28, 2024 20:33
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20,000 hens culled in central Taiwan after bird flu outbreak: Birds at egg farm in Changhua County tested positive for H5N1 pathogen
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20,000 hens culled in central Taiwan after bird flu outbreak
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TikTok classified as a security threat: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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TikTok classified as a security threat
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2 Thai workers killed in Kaohsiung aluminum plant explosion - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, March 23 (CNA) An explosion at Juei Feng Aluminium Co., Ltd ...
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2 Thai workers killed in Kaohsiung aluminum plant explosion - Focus Taiwan
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China warns Taiwan of 'provoking trouble' with live fire drills | Taiwan News | Mar. 27, 2024 18:20
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China warns Taiwan of 'provoking trouble' with live fire drills ...
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Taiwan to crack down on sidewalk obstacles | Taiwan News | Mar. 27, 2024 20:46: After language and country studies in Europe, Matthew Strong worked as a writer ...
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Taiwan to crack down on sidewalk obstacles | Taiwan News | Mar. 27 ...
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China on Track to Be Ready for Taiwan Invasion by 2027, US Says: China is building its military and nuclear arsenal on a scale not seen since World War II and ...
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China on Track to Be Ready for Taiwan Invasion by 2027, US Says
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Academia Sinica signs MOU with CSBC Taiwan for ocean turbine: Domestic partnership aims to harness power of Kuroshio Current
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Academia Sinica signs MOU with CSBC Taiwan for ocean turbine
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China creates Taipei mockup to train for invasion | Taiwan News | Mar. 28, 2024 12:20
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Business climate monitor remains ‘green’: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Business climate monitor remains ‘green’
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China coast guard water-cannons Philippine ship days after US backs Manila in disputed sea
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China coast guard water-cannons Philippine ship days after US backs Manila ...
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Temperatures of up to 32℃ forecast for central and southern Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
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Temperatures of up to 32℃ forecast for central and southern Taiwan - Focus ...
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Taiwan in Time: The ‘grandma’ who painted nostalgia: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Taiwan in Time: The ‘grandma’ who painted nostalgia
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Pizza Hut Taiwan launches mugwort mochi ninja turtle pizza: Turtle topped with mugwort mochi, cilantro, and tater tots with red bean and cheese filling
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Pizza Hut Taiwan launches mugwort mochi ninja turtle pizza
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Book review: Spotlight on Formosa film: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Book review: Spotlight on Formosa film
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Ministry confirms Hsiao visiting Czech Republic: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Ministry confirms Hsiao visiting Czech Republic
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Carbon fee system to be finalized in a few months: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Carbon fee system to be finalized in a few months
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Breaking the wall: Pro Go player Hsu Ching-en eyes top spot in Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
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Breaking the wall: Pro Go player Hsu Ching-en eyes top spot in Taiwan - ...
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Dog stays with owner after fatal hiking accident in New Taipei | Taiwan News | Mar. 28, 2024 14:59
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Dog stays with owner after fatal hiking accident in New Taipei | Taiwan ...
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Tsai inaugurates two navy corvettes: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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Tsai inaugurates two navy corvettes
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Cebu mayor visits Kaohsiung to bolster sister-city ties | Taiwan News | 2024-03-23 14:43:00
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Cebu mayor visits Kaohsiung to bolster sister-city ties | Taiwan ...