Authorities investigating a suspected food poisoning incident in Taitung County which killed three people and put six in intensive care yesterday said they had detected a hazardous chemical compound in food samples taken from the scene.Terbufos, a chemical compound found in some pesticides that can
The Cabinet on Thursday passed an amendment to the Amusement Tax Act that will reduce tax rates on most entertainment activities by at least half, with the exception of golf.Amusement taxes are levied on tickets sold or fees charged by amusement facilities or activities and collected by local govern
FOR THE FUTURE: The 43 prizes represented the nation’s best haul over the past three events, said Minister of Labor Ho Pei-shan, who also attended the event in France
Taiwan at this year’s WorldSkills Competition won two gold, three silver and 10 bronze, as well as 28 “medallions for excellence,” at the 47th edition of the vocational skills contest which was held from Tuesday last week to Sunday in Lyon, France.WorldSkills is “the world’s largest international sk
A group of travel industry representatives from China’s Xiamen City arrived in Kinmen County on Wednesday for a three-day familiarization tour, Kinmen County Deputy Commissioner Li Wen-liang (李文良) said.The group, led by Xiamen Tourism Association secretary-general Lin Feng (林峰), arrived at Kinmen’s
Same-sex Taiwanese-Chinese couples can now legally register their marriages in Taiwan, the Ministry of the Interior and the Mainland Affairs Council announced yesterday.Taiwan has long been at the forefront of Asia’s burgeoning LGBTQ+ rights movement, becoming in 2019 the first place in the region t
‘PROJECT 33 TARGETS’: Admiral Lisa Franchetti released a ‘navigation plan’ that called on the US Navy to be ready for the possibility of war with China by 2027
The challenges to the US posed by China exceed those of the Cold War, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Wednesday, while a new US Navy “navigation plan” called for readiness to fight China by 2027.US President Joe Biden’s administration has been explicit that it is not seeking a new
DIVERSIFICATION: The proportion of produce exports that went to China fell from 23.2 percent in 2018 to 10.2 percent last year, the Cabinet spokesperson said
The Executive Yuan yesterday urged China to engage in dialogue under the WTO framework, after Beijing ended tariff exemptions on dozens of agricultural goods from Taiwan.On Wednesday night, the Chinese Ministry of Finance announced that 34 items, including fresh fruit, vegetables and aquatic product
The nation’s national security team is “paying great attention” to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said, after a Taiwanese firm was linked to the pagers’ production.Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said it did not manufa
This afternoon, the Constitutional Court is to determine whether to abolish the death penalty, but legal experts believe that the court is likely to choose a “middle ground” given the contentious nature of the issue.The challenge to capital punishment’s constitutionality as one of several statutory
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is to propose a motion stating that “the Republic of China (ROC) opposes UN Resolution 2758 in the first place” in the new legislative session, KMT lawmakers said yesterday, accusing the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of “ideological manipulation.”While the DP
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai, front row, fourth right, attends an opening ceremony for the berthing area at Jhongyun Fishing Port with city councilors and local fishers in Linyuan District yesterday. The new pier is 672m long with a depth of 3.5m, allowing 90 ships to berth at the port.
Taiwan Professional Basketball League commissioner Chuang Ruei-hsiung, 10th left, behind the “TP,” and representatives of the league’s seven teams pose for a photograph at a media day event in Taipei yesterday. The season is to begin on Oct. 19 for the new league, which was formed in July following
OPPOSITION WALKOUT: Legislator Michelle Lin said solidarity was needed, and that the KMT and the TPP should give up their alignment with Beijing’s position
Lawmakers from all political parties should support a proposed motion that would clarify UN Resolution 2758, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators told a news conference yesterday, but opposition party members later walked out of a cross-party meeting when the topic was raised.DPP legislato
‘SINGULAR FOCUS’: Rupert Hammond-Chambers said that Washington’s support for ‘force modernization’ of Taiwan’s military branches has been ‘on hold since 2020’
Washington remains “committed” to Taiwan’s security, but it has not done enough to support the “modernization” of Taiwan’s military in the face of evolving threats posed by China, the US-Taiwan Business Council said on Tuesday.“The [US President Joe] Biden administration appears to remain committed
The US will keep its commitment to Taiwan regardless of who wins the US presidential election in November, former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said at a talk in Washington titled “Taiwan’s Democracy in the International Community.”Pompeo told the event — which was hosted by the Washington-based
“China is not a future threat; China is a threat today,” a US Air Force official said on Monday, citing military exercises conducted by Beijing that were apparently in preparation for a hypothetical blockade and invasion of Taiwan.US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall told a convention organiz
The Shilin District Court yesterday sentenced a Chinese man who sailed a speedboat near the mouth of the Tamsui River (淡水河) in June to eight months in prison for violating immigration law.The man, arrested in June by the Coast Guard Administration, received the sentence for contravening the Immigrat
TAKING EFFECT: The fastener, and steel and aluminum industries are required by the EU to use embedded emissions data for this quarter, the environment ministry said
The Ministry of Environment yesterday said it is considering stationing officials in Europe to ensure it receives near real-time updates on the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and can participate in relevant discussions.The ministry also said it is inviting experts, industry represent
STAY VIGILANT: Women older than 50 should visit a gynecologist annually before, during and after menopause to detect the cancer early, a doctor said
Abnormal vaginal bleeding before or after menopause could be a possible indicator of endometrial cancer, a doctor said yesterday following the death of Taipei City Councilor Hsu Chia-pei (許家蓓).Hsu, who had been diagnosed with endometrial cancer in May and was undergoing treatment, died early yesterd
International travelers can now buy two one-way high-speed rail tickets for the price of one if they travel to tourist destinations south of Taichung, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) said yesterday.The high-speed rail operator said it has teamed up with the Tourism Administration to offer the de