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Kuo said Taiwan’s GDP growth this year is expected to decrease by 0.43 to 1.61 percentage points due to the effects of US tariffs, National Development Council (NDC) Minister Paul Liu (劉鏡清) said at a meeting of the legislature’s Economics Committee in Taipei yesterday, citing a preliminary estimate by a priv </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/04/10/2003834923" data-desc="P:6:China imposes 84% tariffs on US imports"> <div> <div class="bnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/10/thumbs/P01-250410-337.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h1 class="bf2">China imposes 84% tariffs on US imports</h1> <p> <font class="red ">TRADE WAR:</font> US President Donald Trump said other countries were ‘dying’ to make a deal with Washington, adding that ‘these countries are calling us up kissing my ass’ China is to impose 84 percent tariffs on US imports, up from 34 percent, the Chinese Ministry of Finance said yesterday, hours after similar levies by the US came into force. 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class="dbox1ss2"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P02-250411-327.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf5">Cambodia talks ongoing: officer</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Taiwan is continuing talks with Cambodia to prevent 179 Taiwanese fraud suspects from being deported to China, a police liaison officer in the region said yesterday.The unnamed Ho Chi Minh City-based liaison officer for the Criminal Investigation Bureau said that the bureau has been negotiating with </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/04/11/2003834998" data-desc="P:6:Cabinet approves NT$88bn aid plan"> <div class="dbox1ss2"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P03-250411-009.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf5">Cabinet approves NT$88bn aid plan</h2> <p> <font class="red ">COUNTERING TARIFFS: </font> The special budget includes funding to lower loan interest rates, helping companies diversify their markets and stabilizing the job market, the premier said The Executive Yuan yesterday approved a NT$88 billion (US$2.68 billion) support package for Taiwanese industries, despite Washington’s announcement of a 90-day suspension of the 32 percent tariffs on Taiwan.Details on how to apply for the funding would be released on Monday, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮 </p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <ul class="dlistbox"> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/04/11/2003834999" data-desc="T:7:Lai lays out response strategy to US tariffs"> <div class="dbox1ss2"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P03-250411-008.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf5">Lai lays out response strategy to US tariffs</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Taiwan is to rapidly expand procurement of US goods and arms and remove barriers to free trade, President William Lai (賴清德) wrote in a Bloomberg opinion piece published yesterday, in response to US President Donald Trump’s massive tariffs measures that have roiled global markets.In an article titled </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/04/11/2003835000" data-desc="T:8:KMT free-trade zone may create a ‘back door’: DPP"> <div class="dbox1ss2"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P03-250411-606.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf5">KMT free-trade zone may create a ‘back door’: DPP</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators yesterday warned that a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) proposal to create a “free-trade zone” on outlying islands could undermine Taiwan’s efforts to create a “non-red supply chain” by opening a “back door” for Chinese companies evading US tariffs.DPP </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/04/11/2003835001" data-desc="T:9:MOFA calls for unfreezing of budget to maintain foreign diplomatic ties"> <div class="dbox1ss2"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P03-250411-aa1.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf5">MOFA calls for unfreezing of budget to maintain foreign diplomatic ties</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials and lawmakers yesterday urged opposition lawmakers to unfreeze diplomacy budgets, citing a lack of resources for maintaining unofficial ties with foreign nations.Taiwan’s diplomatic outreach must be given the resources it needs to engage foreign political </p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="dbox2"> <div class="dbox2s"> <ul> <li><div class="dboxss2 boxTitle boxText" data-desc="Business"> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz"><h1>Business<i><img src="assets/images/right.png" width="10" class="iconimg2"></i></h1></a> <ul class="dlistbox2"> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2025/04/11/2003834965" data-desc="P:0:March exports spike amid front-loading"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P09-250411-602.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">March exports spike amid front-loading</h2> <p> <font class="red ">EXPORT ECONOMY:</font> Experts have expressed concern that Taiwan would find it difficult to adapt to US tariffs, as they would heavily impact exports later in the year Exports last month spiked 18.6 percent from a year earlier to a new high of US$49.57 billion, driven by front-loading demand on the part of corporations to cope with US President Donald Trump’s threat of “reciprocal” tariffs, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday.Last month’s results turned out way </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2025/04/11/2003834966" data-desc="P:1:TSMC sales beat estimates on demand for AI, phones"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P09-250411-605.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">TSMC sales beat estimates on demand for AI, phones</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC, 台積電) quarterly revenue rose a larger-than-anticipated 41.6 percent from a year earlier, reflecting strengthening demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers and smartphones before US tariffs kicked in.That marked TSMC’s fastest pace of growth since </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2025/04/11/2003834967" data-desc="P:2:Minister outlines steps to tackle ‘origin laundering’"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P09-250411-002.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">Minister outlines steps to tackle ‘origin laundering’</h2> <p> <font class="red ">INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH:</font> The nation is ‘highly competitive,’ but steps must be taken to prevent activities that ‘affect the US’ judgement,’ economic minister J.W. Kuo said Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo (郭智輝) yesterday outlined five measures to tackle rules of origin circumvention, which he said is one of four key areas in Taiwan-US tariff negotiations.The measures are stronger monitoring of goods from China, communicating with Taiwanese businesses, establishin </p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li><div class="dboxss2 boxTitle boxText" data-desc="Editorials"> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials"><h1>Editorial & Opinion<i><img src="assets/images/right.png" width="10" class="iconimg2"></i></h1></a> <ul class="dlistbox2"> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/04/11/2003834973" data-desc="T:0:EDITORIAL: Navigating Trumpian turbulence"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <h2 class="bf6">EDITORIAL: Navigating Trumpian turbulence</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> While global markets have been dramatically disturbed by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs on countries that have large trade surpluses with the US, a new trade war between the US and China — the two largest economies — has been ignited, which could lead to a reshaping of the </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/04/11/2003834974" data-desc="T:1:Global tensions call for preparation"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <h2 class="bf6">Global tensions call for preparation</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> On Monday, US President Donald Trump took to social media with a shocking statement in response to China’s 34 percent retaliatory tariffs on US imports, angrily condemning the move as going against his prior warnings. He threatened that if China did not withdraw its 34 percent counter-tariffs by the </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/04/11/2003834975" data-desc="T:2:Harnessing soft power in Indonesia"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <h2 class="bf6">Harnessing soft power in Indonesia</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Although Indonesia does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the two sides have established close ties in the economic and sociocultural sectors.Indonesia is one of the priority countries among the 16 partner nations of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy. To assert its presence and build a </p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="dbox3 boxTitle boxText" data-desc="Sports"> <div class="dbox3s"> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport"><h1>Sports<i><img src="assets/images/right.png" width="10" class="iconimg2"></i></h1></a> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2025/04/11/2003834989" data-desc="P:0:Kvaratskhelia nets wonder goal"> <div class="dbox1ss4"> <div class="spnewsimg "><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P06-250411-309.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf7">Kvaratskhelia nets wonder goal</h2> <p class=""> <font class="red ">PSG GAIN EDGE:</font> The star forward mesmerized Aston Villa’s defense in a blizzard of quick feet and superb balance with the ball seemingly glued to his foot A wonder goal from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on Wednesday upstaged a brilliant curling shot from teammate Desire Doue as Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.Morgan Rogers gave Villa the lead in the 35th minute, but 19-year-old Doue drew </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <ul class="dlistbox2"> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2025/04/11/2003834990" data-desc="P:1:Cheng Tsung-che of Taiwan debuts in MLB"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P06-250411-312.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">Cheng Tsung-che of Taiwan debuts in MLB</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Taiwan’s Cheng Tsung-che on Wednesday made his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates, just two days after being called up from Triple-A.In a home game at PNC Park against the St Louis Cardinals, Cheng wore a Taiwanese flag on his belt as he started at shortstop and batted ninth.“The journey has offi </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2025/04/11/2003834991" data-desc="P:2:Doncic makes an emotional return to Dallas"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P06-250411-318.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">Doncic makes an emotional return to Dallas</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Luka Doncic always knew it was going to be an emotional return to Dallas when wearing his No. 77 Los Angeles Lakers jersey in the place he called home the first five-and-a-half seasons of his NBA career.Then the Mavericks showed a more than two-minute video tribute before he had even been introduced </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2025/04/11/2003834992" data-desc="P:3:NBA eyes European player pool with new league plans"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P06-250411-316.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">NBA eyes European player pool with new league plans</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> A potential European league could be a gold mine for the NBA as the top-flight North American league looks to muscle its way into a deep pool of talent across the Atlantic Ocean.The NBA is exploring the launch of a European league with world basketball governing body FIBA as a partner, NBA commissio </p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="dbox4"> <div class="dbox4s"> <ul> <li><div class="dboxss2 boxTitle boxText" data-desc="World News"> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world"><h1>World News<i><img src="assets/images/right.png" width="10" class="iconimg2"></i></h1></a> <ul class="dlistbox2"> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2025/04/11/2003835008" data-desc="P:0:China looking for allies to tackle Trump tariffs"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P05-250411-307.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">China looking for allies to tackle Trump tariffs</h2> <p> <font class="red ">DISPUTE:</font> Beijing seeks global support against Trump’s tariffs, but many governments remain hesitant to align, including India, ASEAN countries and Australia China is reaching out to other nations as the US layers on more tariffs, in what appears to be an attempt by Beijing to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat. Days into the effort, it is meeting only partial success from countries unwilling to ally with the main target of US President </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2025/04/11/2003835009" data-desc="P:1:Conspiracy theories dog Canadian PM before election"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P05-250411-304.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">Conspiracy theories dog Canadian PM before election</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is leaning into his banking background as his country fights a trade war with the US, but his financial ties have also made him a target for conspiracy theories.Incorporating tropes familiar to followers of the far-right QAnon movement, conspiratorial social media </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2025/04/11/2003835010" data-desc="P:2:EU is to spend US$22bn on AI gigafactories"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P05-250411-321.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">EU is to spend US$22bn on AI gigafactories</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> The EU has revealed details of a 20 billion euro (US$22 billion) plan to create new sites equipped with vast supercomputers in Europe to develop the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) models, while opening the door to amending its landmark law that regulates the technology.Publishing a </p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li><div class="dboxss2 boxTitle boxText" data-desc="Features"> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat"><h1>Features<i><img src="assets/images/right.png" width="10" class="iconimg2"></i></h1></a> <ul class="dlistbox2"> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/04/11/2003834980" data-desc="P:0:Travel: Hiking the Liugui Security Path"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/p12-250411-wall.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">Travel: Hiking the Liugui Security Path</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> The remains of this Japanese-era trail designed to protect the camphor industry make for a scenic day-hike, a fascinating overnight hike or a challenging multi-day adventure Maolin District (茂林) in Kaohsiung is well known for beautiful roadside scenery, waterfalls, the annual butterfly migration and indigenous culture. A lesser known but worthwhile destination here lies along the very top of the valley: the Liugui Security Path (六龜警備道). This relic of the Japanese era on </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/04/11/2003834981" data-desc="P:1:50 years later, Vietnam’s battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/p12-250411-302.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">50 years later, Vietnam’s battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books. And thousands of Americans and Vietnamese know them as the graveyards of loved ones who died fighting more than a half-century ag </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/04/11/2003834982" data-desc="P:2:Jason Momoa shines in ‘A Minecraft Movie’"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P11-250411-332.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">Jason Momoa shines in ‘A Minecraft Movie’</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> The latest IP to be mined into a Hollywood blockbuster is appropriately a video game that celebrates digging: A Minecraft Movie.Like The Super Mario Bros Movie and Jumanji before it, A Minecraft Movie centers on four misfits who enter a mysterious portal that pulls them into a strange land, this tim </p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li><div class="dboxss2 boxTitle boxText" data-desc="Bilingual Pages"> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang"><h1>Bilingual Pages<i><img src="assets/images/right.png" width="10" class="iconimg2"></i></h1></a> <ul class="dlistbox2"> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2025/04/11/2003834964" data-desc="P:0:SPEAK UP: World Expo 2025 to open in Osaka on 4/13 (2/2) 2025大阪世博會4/13開幕（下）"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/11/thumbs/P10-250411-601.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">SPEAK UP: World Expo 2025 to open in Osaka on 4/13 (2/2) 2025大阪世博會4/13開幕（下）</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> A: The World Expo 2025 is about to open in Osaka. Is Taiwan going to participate in the event too?B: Sure, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) will launch a Taiwan pavilion named “Tech World.”A: That sounds cool, and it can showcase our national strength in technology.B: The theme </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2025/04/10/2003834902" data-desc="P:1:SPEAK UP: World Expo 2025 to open in Osaka on 4/13 (1/2) 2025大阪世博會4/13開幕（上）"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/10/thumbs/P10-250410-301.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">SPEAK UP: World Expo 2025 to open in Osaka on 4/13 (1/2) 2025大阪世博會4/13開幕（上）</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> A: The World Expo 2025 is set to open in Osaka, Japan, on Sunday, with 158 countries and regions and nine international organizations participating in the event.B: Wow, what’s the theme this time?A: The theme is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”B: Do you want to go? How long will it last?A: </p> </div> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2025/04/09/2003834841" data-desc="P:2:ENGLISH DIGEST 實用美語(空中美語)"> <div class="dbox1ss3"> <div class="dnewsimg"><img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/04/09/thumbs/P11-250416-fshh.jpg" width="100%"></div> <h2 class="bf6">ENGLISH DIGEST 實用美語(空中美語)</h2> <p> <font class="red hidden"></font> The Matsu pilgrimage is one of Taiwan’s most iconic annual religious events. This grand occasion is more than just a religious ceremony; it deeply reflects Taiwan’s history and culture. Originally, Matsu was the goddess of the sea, primarily responsible for protecting fishermen and ensuring their sa </p> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="boxTitle boxText thematic" data-desc="Special Reports"> <h1>Special Reports</h1> <ul> <li> <div class="thematics"> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/topic/Notes+from+Central+Taiwan"> <h2 class="bfb"> Notes from Central Taiwan <i><img src="assets/images/right.png" width="10" class="iconimg2"></i> </h2> </a> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/03/17/2003833546" class="onenews" data-desc="P:0:Notes from Central Taiwan: The Yaya in Taiwan case: free speech at stake?"> <div class="bnewsimg"> <img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/03/17/thumbs/p12-250317-nnn005.jpg" width="100%"> </div> <h1 class="bfb2">Notes from Central Taiwan: The Yaya in Taiwan case: free speech at stake?</h1> <p>In 2020, a labor attache from the Philippines in Taipei sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanding that a Filipina worker accused of “cyber-libel” against then-president Rodrigo Duterte be deported. A press release from the Philippines office from the attache accused the woman of “using several social media accounts” to “discredit and malign the President and destabilize the government.” The attache also claimed that the woman had broken Taiwan’s laws. The government responded that she had broken no laws, and that all foreign workers were treated the same as Taiwan citizens and that “their rights are protected, including freedom of speech.” Last week the government announced that the National Immigration Agency (NIA) would revoke the spouse-based residence permit of social media influencer Liu Zhenya (劉振亞), a national of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), who is married to a local. This became a major news story, even making the international media. The NIA investigated reports that Liu advocated annexing Taiwan to the PRC through military force in videos posted on social media, including Douyin (where she has 400,000 followers), YouTube and TikTok. On all three, her account name is Yaya in Taiwan (亞亞在台灣). The NIA press release said that Liu’s residence permit will be revoked in accordance with Article 14 of the Measures for the Permission of Family-based Residence, Long-term Residence and Settlement of People from the Mainland Area in the Taiwan Area (大陸地區人民在台灣地區依親居留長期居留或定居許可辦法). The NIA said that her calls for military force against the people of Taiwan violate the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例). Liu thus violated specific rules that govern PRC citizens. She will be barred from re-applying for residence within the next five years. The government is giving her time on humanitarian grounds to arrange her family</p> </a> </div> </li> <li> <div class="thematics"> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/topic/Taiwan+in+Time"> <h2 class="bfb"> Taiwan in Time <i><img src="assets/images/right.png" width="10" class="iconimg2"></i> </h2> </a> <a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2025/03/23/2003833894" class="onenews" data-desc="P:0:Taiwan in Time: The humble beginnings of Din Tai Fung"> <div class="bnewsimg"> <img src="https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2025/03/23/thumbs/p12-250323-Old Store.jpg" width="100%"> </div> <h1 class="bfb2">Taiwan in Time: The humble beginnings of Din Tai Fung</h1> <p>March 24 to March 30 When Yang Bing-yi (楊秉彝) needed a name for his new cooking oil shop in 1958, he first thought of honoring his previous employer, Heng Tai Fung (恆泰豐). The owner, Wang Yi-fu (王伊夫), had taken care of him over the previous 10 years, shortly after the native of Shanxi Province arrived in Taiwan in 1948 as a penniless 21 year old. His oil supplier was called Din Mei (鼎美), so he simply combined the names. Over the next decade, Yang and his wife Lai Pen-mei (賴盆妹) built up a booming business delivering oil to shops and restaurants all over Taipei and Taoyuan. The major Shanghai restaurants in Taipei all ordered from him, and the owners were quite fond of the honest, no-nonsense and hard-working Yang. In 1963, the couple bought their own shop front, a one-story red brick structure on Xinyi Road (信義路) by Yongkang Street (永康街). Unfortunately, the traditional oil industry took a major hit around 1972 due to a health scare and the advent of mass-produced “salad oil.” With sales faltering, Yang’s friends suggested that he switch to selling Shanxi specialties such as knife-sliced noodles. However, Tang Yung-chang (唐永昌), owner of Shanghai restaurant Fuxingyuan (復興園), recommended the more delicate, varied Shanghai-style dim sum instead, even setting him up with one of his former dim sum chefs Lu Chi-chung (魯紀忠). In 1972, Yang set up three tables in one-half of his oil shop, and Lu got to work. Business was lousy at first, but Yang persisted, thinking that he had nothing to lose — at that time, he never expected Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐) to become a global empire. ESCAPING WAR Several books provide details on Yang’s early life, including Huang Hung-hu’s (黃鴻湖) Exemplary Din Tai Fung (典範鼎泰豐), Lin Ching-yi’s (林靜宜) Din Tai Fung: Warmth in Perfection (有溫度的完美)</p> </a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="dbox5"> <div class="dbox5s"> <ul> <li> <div class="weather"> <h1>Weather</h1> <ul> <li><div class="tablinks3 active" onclick="openCity(event, 'mygod01')">North</div></li> <li><div class="tablinks3" onclick="openCity(event, 'mygod02')">Central</div></li> <li><div class="tablinks3" onclick="openCity(event, 'mygod03')">South</div></li> <li><div class="tablinks3" onclick="openCity(event, 'mygod04')">East</div></li> <li><div class="tablinks3" onclick="openCity(event, 'mygod05')">Outlying Islands</div></li> </ul> <div class="tabcontent3" id="mygod01"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td>New Taipei City</td> <td>24-27</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hsinchu County</td> <td>22-24</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0008.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hsinchu City</td> <td>22-24</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0008.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taipei City</td> <td>24-28</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Miaoli County</td> <td>22-25</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0008.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taoyuan City</td> <td>23-27</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Keelung City</td> <td>22-25</td> <td>20%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="tabcontent3" id="mygod02"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td>Yunlin County</td> <td>24-27</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taichung City</td> <td>24-26</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nantou County</td> <td>24-27</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Changhua County</td> <td>23-25</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="tabcontent3" id="mygod03"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td>Chiayi County</td> <td>24-27</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0002.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chiayi City</td> <td>25-28</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0002.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tainan City</td> <td>25-27</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0002.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kaohsiung City</td> <td>26-28</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pingtung County</td> <td>27-30</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0007.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="tabcontent3" id="mygod04"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td>Yilan County</td> <td>22-24</td> <td>20%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0007.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hualien County</td> <td>23-25</td> <td>30%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0009.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taitung County</td> <td>24-26</td> <td>20%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0007.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div class="tabcontent3" id="mygod05"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td>Kinmen County</td> <td>21-25</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Penghu County</td> <td>21-24</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0002.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lienchiang County</td> <td>18-21</td> <td>10%</td> <td><img src="assets/images/weather/wi_0006.gif" width="20"></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </li> <li>  <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/page.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTaipei-Times-210998785327%2F&tabs=timeline&width=300&height=382&small_header=false&adapt_container_width=true&hide_cover=false&show_facepile=true&appId=213492305352346" width="300" height="382" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe> </li> <li>  <div id="ad-B2" class="boxTitle ad pc web" data-desc="廣告ad-B2" style="text-align: center; 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