Representatives and organizations from the Hakka community gathered yesterday calling for Hakka rights in response to an incident last week, when a legislator criticized Council of Hakka Affairs Minister Lee Yung-te (
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chu Fong-chi (
According to Peter Lo (
"Chu's comment was disrespectful and degrading to the Hakka people, and we want her to give an open apology to our people," Lo said.
Yang Chang-chen (
Yang said the opposition paid lip service to diversity, but in reality practiced "fake" diversity and imposed a "cultural quarantine," in which Hakka rights were suppressed.
The department is pushing to establish a language equality law, and has encouraged Aboriginal legislators to give their official reports in their mother languages.
Former DPP chairman Lin I-hsiung (林義雄) said that the Legislative Yuan had "no class," and that politicians were causing racial segregation and discrimination in Taiwan.
"The Legislative Yuan should be respectful and love all ethnic groups and minorities," Lin said.
Taipei has once again made it to the top 100 in Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index 2025 report, moving up five places from last year to 60. The annual index, which was published last month, evaluated 1,000 of the most populated metropolises based on five indices — economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance. New York maintained its top spot this year, placing first in the economics index thanks to the strength of its vibrant financial industry and economic stability. Taipei ranked 263rd in economics, 44th in human capital, 15th in quality of life, 284th for environment and 75th in governance,
The Sports Administration yesterday demanded an apology from the national table tennis association for barring 17-year-old Yeh Yi-tian (葉伊恬) from competing in the upcoming World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash tournament in Las Vegas this July. The sports agency said in a statement that the Chinese Taipei Table Tennis Association (CTTTA) must explain to the public why it withdrew Yeh from the WTT tournament in Las Vegas. The sports agency said it contacted the association to express its disapproval of the decision-making process after receiving a complaint from Yeh’s coach, Chuang
Control Yuan Secretary-General Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) tendered his resignation last night, admitting that he had misused a government vehicle, as reported by media. His resignation was immediately accepted by the Control Yuan. In a statement explaining why he had resigned, Lee apologized for using a Control Yuan vehicle to transport his dog to a pet grooming salon on May 20. The issue first came to light late last month, when TVBS News reported that Lee had instructed his driver to take the dog to the salon. The news channel broadcast photos that it said were taken by an unnamed whistle-blower, which purportedly showed the
Democratic Progressive Party caucus chief executive Rosalia Wu, front, grabs the pennant in a dragon boat race hosted by Qu Yuan Temple in the Shuanghsi River in Taipei’s Beitou District yesterday.
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