Some Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members are in disagreement about DPP Legislator Lin Tai-hua (林岱樺) — who allegedly tried to mislead phone polls and is facing corruption charges — who continues to seek to be the party’s nomination for next year’s Kaohsiung mayoral election.Lin at a rally on S
‘INAPPLICABLE’: The central and local governments run on semi-presidential and mayoral systems respectively, so such a model would not work, a DPP spokesperson said
Taiwan would likely need to adopt a coalition government model at the local and central levels within the next 10 years, Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) said yesterday.The TPP held a news conference yesterday morning discussing the possibility of Taiwan adopting a coalitio
About 50 people reported holding Chinese IDs or household registrations as of last month, a Ministry of the Interior official said on Saturday.The official, commenting on condition of anonymity, said that there are many channels through which the National Immigration Agency (NIA) gathers information
CAPABILITIES: The Formosat-8 constellation would include eight satellites fully deployed by 2031, with resolution of up to 0.5m, better than the 2m of Formosat-5
Formosat-8, Taiwan’s first domestically made remote-sensing satellite cluster system, would greatly enhance capabilities in handling disaster relief and national security incidents with its enhanced resolution, the Taiwan Space Agency said yesterday. The first satellite of the system, which is named
PREMIUM PRODUCT: Taiwanese bananas are more expensive in Japan than bananas grown in Southeast Asia, which makes them less popular among younger people
About 10 tonnes of Taiwan-grown bananas are to be exported to Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture to enrich school lunches for 68,000 elementary-school students, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Hu Jong-i (胡忠一) said yesterday.Taiwanese bananas began to be exported to the prefecture since the Agriculture and Fo
Three Taiwanese airlines have prohibited passengers from packing Bluetooth earbuds and their charger cases in checked luggage. EVA Air and Uni Air said that Bluetooth earbuds and charger cases are categorized as portable electronic devices, which should be switched off if they are placed in checked
Up to 22.7 billion green points were given to 1.11 million people over the past decade, generating a total of NT$2.1 billion (US$68.3 million) in green consumption, Deputy Minister of Environment Yeh Jiunn-horng (葉俊宏) said yesterday.The Ministry of Environment launched the Green Point scheme in 2015
Government agencies, and five major science and technology museums have organized events to be held at across the nation on Saturday and Sunday, and Nov. 15 and 16 for the Taiwan Science Festival, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) said.The festival is in its sixth year, and is being
The Tourism Administration on Saturday announced two-person, two-night lodging packages starting at NT$3,800 as part of a campaign to boost travel in Hualien and Taitung counties in eastern Taiwan.Travelers can book stays at two participating homestays for NT$3,800 or at two hotels for NT$4,999, wit
WEATHERRainy days aheadThe Central Weather Administration forecast that northern Taiwan would see rain for most of next week. Tropical Storm Kalmaegi is not expected to directly affect Taiwan, but seasonal northeasterly winds brought intermittent rain to northern and eastern Taiwan, the Hengchun Pen
Members of the Rakuten Girls perform at an event in front of the Taoyuan City Government building yesterday celebrating the Rakuten Monkeys winning the CPBL Taiwan Series championship. A parade featuring the team’s players was held in the city earlier in the day.
President William Lai, second row, middle right, and Minister of Sport Lee Yang, second row, middle left, pose for a photo with basketball players at the Presidential Cup 3x3 Basketball Finals in Taipei yesterday.
Kaohsiung Social Affairs Bureau Director Tsai Wan-fen, center, poses with at-home postpartum caregivers who received awards for their excellent service at a news conference in Kaohsiung yesterday. The bureau said the city’s at-home postpartum service has entered its 12th year and assisted more than
DEFIANT TONE: The new KMT chairwoman said that Taiwan faces heightened global tensions, but opposed any increases to the defense budget
Newly inaugurated Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) yesterday pledged that her party would defend democracy and revive the economy, while opposing the government’s plan to increase defense spending to more than 3 percent of GDP next year.Cheng made the remarks as she succ
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday lambasted new Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s (鄭麗文) vow to build a “new democratic order,” saying that her statements undercut democracy, while her proposed policies would denude national security.Cheng, who yesterday formall
NOT SO HASTY: Solar rules should not be altered without further dialogue, as arbitrary changes would be hard to remediate after promulgation, the groups said
Elevating environmental impact assessment (EIA) criteria for solar panels to the status of the parent law might confuse the regulatory system, environmental groups said on Thursday, urging the government to invite more public opinion before amending laws.The Taiwan People’s Party in August proposed
Taiwanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) received top marks for cybersecurity at the APEC Business Advisory Council meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, but the smallest of enterprises lagged, a trade representative said yesterday.Taiwan Mobile Co president Jamie Lin (林之晨), the nation’s repr
STILL POSITIVE: The affected pig farm had traces of ASF after two rounds of disinfection, so the latest efforts included military specialists from chemical warfare units
The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) yesterday said that it plans further inspection tomorrow of a pig farm in Taichung’s Wuci District (梧棲), where African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed on Oct. 25.Following the removal of miscellaneous articles from the ASF-affected pig farm and ongoing cleaning work
NET ZERO: Natural carbon solutions could contribute to more than one-third of global emission offsets by 2030 and create billions in ecological benefits, data showed
The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Taiwan Carbon Solution Exchange (TCX) on promoting forest carbon sink programs and training talent in the field.Natural carbon sinks are one of the key solutions to achieving net zero goals global
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