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The Patriotic Lottery (Chinese: 愛國獎券; pinyin: Àiguó jiǎngquàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ài-kok Chióng-koàn; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Oi-koet Chióng-khèn) was a Taiwanese state-run lottery that was active between 1950 and 1987. It was conceived to fund budget shortfalls after the tumultuous 1940s, with the first drawing of 10,000 tickets held in ...
Gambling in Taiwan is prohibited by the Criminal Code of the Republic of China. [1] State-run lotteries, like the Uniform Invoice lottery , are the only legal form of gambling on mainland Taiwan . The construction of casinos on some off-shore islands was legalized in 2009, though to date none have been built.
Taiwan Professional Basketball League; Season: 2024–25: Duration: October 19, 2024 – May 18, 2025 (regular season) Games played: 36: Teams: 7: Records; Biggest home win: Kings 79–112 Dreamers (January 11, 2025) Biggest away win: Kings 107–78 Aquas (December 15, 2024) Highest scoring: Dreamers 123–107 Mars (December 15, 2024) Lowest ...
For the record: 7:38 p.m. Aug. 5, 2024: A previous version of this article misspelled the name of Taiwanese viewer Chen Hsien-yi as Chen Hsi-yi.. Taiwan's first gold medal Sunday at the 2024 Paris ...
In 2018, Taiwanese voters rejected a proposal to change the name of its Olympic team to “Taiwan” from “Chinese Taipei,” the Associated Press reported. This story has been updated with ...
Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years Wednesday, killing at least nine and injuring ...
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday offered her congratulations to the Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind for winning RuPaul's Drag Race, the first person from East Asia to take the crown.
Good Friend Cold Noodles operates at the Shilin Night Market in Taipei's Shilin District. There is indoor seating. [ 2 ] The menu includes a noodle dish with a sesame sauce, pickled cucumber, and mustard greens, [ 3 ] as well as a Taiwanese-style miso egg drop soup with eggs.