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NCC set to review interview on TVBS
By Shelley Shan
The National Communications Commission (NCC) said over the weekend that the TVBS television station might have broken the law when it aired a live and exclusive interview with a Japanese man suspected of assaulting a Taiwanese taxi driver soon after he was charged by prosecutors,FULL STORY
IN FOCUS: Netizens, academics slam role of media in Makiyo case
By By Huang Chen-yin and Hu Ching-hui
A live interview conducted on TVBS’ 2100 Talk Show (2100全民開講) on Friday with a Japanese man suspected of having assaulted a taxi driver has drawn criticism from netizens and academics. Host Lee Tao (李濤) was singled out for exceeding the professional parameters of the media. LocalFULL STORY
Officials mull expansion of limits in FIT program
The number of Chinese independent travelers to be allowed to visit Taiwan on their own instead of as part of a tour group could be raised from the 500 to 1,000 a day, Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman -Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤) said. In a speech onFULL STORY
Lawmakers seek multi-party push to help wetlands
Legislators across party lines sought yesterday to push for new legislation to protect the environment. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiu Wen-yen (邱文彥), Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tien Chiu-chin (田秋堇) and People First Party Legislator Chang Show-foong (張曉風) called for cross-party cooperation on legislation to protectFULL STORY
CLA minister talks positively about Q1 economic prospects
Although many economists and research institutions have issued warnings over potential fallout from the eurozone debt crisis and its impact on Taiwan’s economic outlook during the first quarter of this year, Council of Labor Affairs Minister Jennifer Wang (王如玄) said domestic economic prospects might beFULL STORY
Control Yuan member opposes donation of art work to National Palace Museum
The Control Yuan’s plan to donate four pieces of calligraphy in cursive script by former Control Yuan president Yu You-ren (于右任) to the National Palace Museum has met with opposition, with Control Yuan member Lee Ful-dien (李復甸) questioning whether such a donation was appropriate. The calligraphicFULL STORY
War hero’s son seeks to establish museum in Taiwan
The son of a war hero in the Sino-Japanese war (1937 to 1945) yesterday announced that he intends to establish a museum in his father’s name in Taiwan to help preserve the memory of that period in history. Kao Yao-han (高耀漢) made the announcement in TaipeiFULL STORY
National team hope that Lin will play for Taiwan
By Ye Shih-hung
and Yan Hung-chun
As the US National Basketball Association’s (NBA) latest sensation Jeremy Lin (林書豪) wowed basketball fans with his phenomenal performance on court, Chinese Taipei Basketball Association chairman Ting Shou-chung (丁守中) said the association would continue to invite Lin to represent the national basketball team in internationalFULL STORY
Hualien deep sea water park opens
An educational park about deep sea water opened yesterday in Hualien County as a base to promote wider utilization of the resource. The facilities, established by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection’s Hualien Branch, include two centers for deep sea water product certification andFULL STORY
‘Seediq Bale’ set to remain open
Movie fans have a few more weeks to tour the set in New Taipei City (新北市) used to shoot a number of the pivotal scenes in Taiwan’s first epic film, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, because the date to close the film set hasFULL STORY
Foundation finds 14% of stores not posting cup signs
By Lee I-chia
The Consumers’ Foundation yesterday said 14 percent of the 109 chain beverage shops and fast food stores it surveyed had not posted signs announcing disposable beverage cup recycling rewards in their stores, and three companies did not provide bring-your-own-cup discounts. According to statistics provided by theFULL STORY
Singer Lin Yu-chun mourns death of Whitney Houston
Taiwanese singer and Internet sensation Lin Yu-chun (林育群), who rose to fame by singing the late Whitney Houston’s signature song I will always love you, yesterday said that he had been left heartbroken by his idol’s death. Lin said he could not believe his ears whenFULL STORY
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