Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Chairman Su Chin-chiang (蘇進強) has decided to tender a written resignation today after the party's poor performance in the Dec. 9 municipal elections in Taipei and Kaohsiung, TSU Secretary-General Lin Chih-chia (林志嘉) said yesterday.
Lin said the party's central executive committee will make a decision on Su's resignation after it holds a meeting today.
Shu offered to resign on Dec. 11 to take political responsibility for the TSU's defeat in the elections. His wish to step down became even stronger after paying a visit to former president Lee Teng-hui (
According to TSU sources, most party decision makers favor Huang Kun-huei (黃昆輝), a TSU member and secretary-general of the private think-tank Taiwan Advocates, to be the next TSU chairman if Shu's resignation is accepted. The sources said that Lee called Huang later on Friday to probe him on any plans he had to succeed Shu.
The TSU candidates in Taipei and Kaohsiung fared poorly as both candidates won less than 1 percent of the vote in the two cities.
A strong continental cold air mass is to bring pollutants to Taiwan from tomorrow, the Ministry of Environment said today, as it issued an “orange” air quality alert for most of the country. All of Taiwan except for Hualien and Taitung counties is to be under an “orange” air quality alert tomorrow, indicating air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups. In China, areas from Shandong to Shanghai have been enveloped in haze since Saturday, the ministry said in a news release. Yesterday, hourly concentrations of PM2.5 in these areas ranged from 65 to 160 micrograms per cubic meter (mg/m³), and pollutants were
Taiwan’s armed forces have established response protocols for a wide range of sudden contingencies, including the “Wan Chun Plan” to protect the head of state, the Ministry of Defense (MND) said today. After US President Donald Trump on Saturday launched a series of airstrikes in Venezuela and kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, concerns have been raised as to whether China would launch a similar “decapitation strike” on Taiwan. The armed forces regularly coordinate with relevant agencies and practice drills to ensure preparedness for a wide range of scenarios, Vice Minister of National Defense Hsu Szu-chien (徐斯儉) told reporters before a
EVA Airways on Saturday said that it had suspended a pilot and opened an investigation after he allegedly lost his temper and punched the first officer several times as their plane was taxiing before takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport. According to a report published on Thursday by The Reporter, the incident occurred after the flight’s Malaysian first officer tried to warn the Taiwanese pilot, surnamed Wen (文), that he was taxiing faster than the speed limit of 30 knots (55.6kph). After alerting the pilot several times without response, the first officer manually applied the brakes in accordance with standard operating
The New Taipei City Social Welfare Department on Thursday celebrated Paralympic competitor Chen Tzu-wei (張孜維), who received last year’s national Golden Eagle award for exemplary achievement by Taiwanese with disabilities. Chen, who suffers from childhood-onset muscular dystrophy, did not attend the first award ceremony held by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in November due to illness. Chen was formally presented with the award at the department, where he gave thanks to government workers for supporting his education and livelihood, the department said in a statement. Chen was raised by the Ai-hsin Home for Persons with Disabilities in the city’s Bali District (八里)
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