Taipei Time
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Taipei Time is the time zone used in Taiwan, corresponding to National Standard Time at UTC+8 without daylight saving time.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Standard Time (Taiwan) | 25 |
| Taiwan Standard Time | 11 |
| Asia/Taipei | 2 |
| National Standard Time of Taiwan | 2 |
| Taipei Time canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4253048 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taipei Time Context triple: [National Standard Time, alsoKnownAs, Taipei Time]
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A.
Hong Kong Time
Hong Kong Time is the standard time zone used in Hong Kong, set at UTC+8 without daylight saving time.
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B.
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan is the capital and largest city of Taiwan, known as a major political, economic, and cultural center in East Asia.
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C.
Taipei–Tokyo
Taipei–Tokyo is a major East Asian air route connecting the capital of Taiwan with Japan’s largest metropolitan area, served by numerous carriers and popular for both business and tourism travel.
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D.
Taipei–Hong Kong
Taipei–Hong Kong is a heavily traveled East Asian air route connecting Taiwan’s capital with Hong Kong, served by numerous carriers and popular for both business and tourism.
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E.
Pyongyang Time
Pyongyang Time is the official standard time used in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, and throughout the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taipei Time Target entity description: Taipei Time is the time zone used in Taiwan, corresponding to National Standard Time at UTC+8 without daylight saving time.
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A.
Hong Kong Time
Hong Kong Time is the standard time zone used in Hong Kong, set at UTC+8 without daylight saving time.
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B.
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan is the capital and largest city of Taiwan, known as a major political, economic, and cultural center in East Asia.
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C.
Taipei–Tokyo
Taipei–Tokyo is a major East Asian air route connecting the capital of Taiwan with Japan’s largest metropolitan area, served by numerous carriers and popular for both business and tourism travel.
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D.
Taipei–Hong Kong
Taipei–Hong Kong is a heavily traveled East Asian air route connecting Taiwan’s capital with Hong Kong, served by numerous carriers and popular for both business and tourism.
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E.
Pyongyang Time
Pyongyang Time is the official standard time used in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, and throughout the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
standard time
ⓘ
time zone ⓘ |
| abbreviationUsage | often written as UTC+8 in Taiwan contexts ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National Standard Time
ⓘ
Taiwan Standard Time ⓘ
linked to:
Taipei Time
|
| baseMeridian | 120th meridian east (nominal for UTC+8) ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn |
Taiwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
| currentDSTPolicy | no daylight saving time since late 20th century ⓘ |
| DSTObserved | false ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
government of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Taiwan
|
| historicalDSTUsage | DST observed intermittently in mid-20th century ⓘ |
| IANATimeZoneIdentifier |
Asia/Taipei
ⓘ
linked to:
Taipei Time
|
| legalStatus | official time of Taiwan ⓘ |
| observesDaylightSavingTime | no ⓘ |
| offsetFromBeijingTime | same as China Standard Time ⓘ |
| offsetFromHongKongTime | same as Hong Kong Time ⓘ |
| offsetFromJapanStandardTime | same as Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| offsetFromKoreaStandardTime | same as Korea Standard Time ⓘ |
| offsetFromSingaporeTime | same as Singapore Time ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Kinmen
ⓘ
Matsu Islands ⓘ Penghu Islands ⓘ Taiwan Island ⓘ
linked to:
Formosa
|
| timeNotation | 24-hour clock (de facto in Taiwan) ⓘ |
| timeRelationToUTC | 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ⓘ |
| timeStandardType | single time zone for entire country ⓘ |
| usedFor |
broadcasting schedules in Taiwan
ⓘ
business hours scheduling in Taiwan ⓘ civil timekeeping in Taiwan ⓘ public transportation timetables in Taiwan ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | UTC+08:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taipei Time Description of subject: Taipei Time is the time zone used in Taiwan, corresponding to National Standard Time at UTC+8 without daylight saving time.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Hakka Affairs Council (Taiwan)
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National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Management Office
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locatedInTimeZone
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National Standard Time (Taiwan)
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Jinmen County (administered by Taiwan, claimed by Quanzhou)
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Department of Health of Taoyuan City Government
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locatedInTimeZone
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National Standard Time (Taiwan)
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College of Liberal Arts
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