Plum blossoms are flowering unevenly in Taitung County's Luanshan (鸞山) area because of last year's typhoon damage combined with the area's hilly terrain, an agricultural association official said yesterday.Plum trees that were not hit by strong winds have bloomed normally, while affected trees are f
A Star Wars-themed aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) yesterday arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to have its special livery removed, drawing large crowds of aviation enthusiasts and Star Wars fans eager to catch a final glimpse of the iconic jet.The aircraft, known as the C
Hualien County prosecutors have asked to hold Guangfu Township (光復) Mayor Lin Ching-shui (林清水) incommunicado on suspicion of negligence in evacuation duties during last year’s Mataian River (馬太鞍溪) flood, which left 19 dead and five missing. The Hualien District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday searched
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chen Ting-fei (陳亭妃) is set to be nominated by her party as its Tainan mayoral candidate after winning the party's primary.The DPP today announced the results of its telephone poll for the Tainan mayoral primary, with Chen defeating fellow DPP Legislator
The Ministry of Education yesterday announced the official launch of its Taiwan Hoklo Input Method Editor (台灣台語輸入法) application on Google Play and the App Store, aiming to promote the use of the Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese) on mobile platforms.The ministry said in a statement that it has deve
The flight data recorder of an F-16V fighter jet that last week disappeared off eastern Taiwan has been located, the air force said today, adding that it would soon deploy a salvage team to try to retrieve it.Although the location of the flight data recorder, also known as the black box, had been pi
Stable weather conditions are forecast for today, but there could be a wide daytime-nighttime temperature gap due to radiative cooling effects, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.A relatively warm easterly wind system is expected to continue, bringing sunny to cloudy skies around Taiwan a
ARIZONA EXCHANGES: The delegation is to celebrate the inaugural flights between Taipei and Phoenix, as well as meet with President Lai and city governments
Visiting Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego yesterday highlighted advanced air mobility, aviation and sports as key areas for expanded cooperation during a meeting with President William Lai (賴清德) at the Presidential Office in Taipei."The city of Phoenix wants to be a leader in advanced air mobility," Galle
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Yi-yu (蔡易餘) is set to be nominated by his party as its candidate for Chiayi County commissioner after securing a decisive victory in the party’s primary.In the primary, determined by opinion polls conducted by three polling firms on Tuesday night, T
MIXED MESSAGES: Huang said that Taiwan needs to strengthen its defense, but he has blocked review of the defense bill and said his opposition to it had increased
The opposition Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) would propose a revised special defense budget bill, TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) said yesterday, following his return from meetings with US government officials in Washington. Speaking at the TPP headquarters after returning to Taiwan yesterday morni
In the event of a cross-Taiwan Strait crisis, China would likely wage an information operation in Japan to make people question why they should “risk their lives for Taiwan,” a Japanese international relations expert said.Satoru Mori, deputy director of the Keio Center for Strategy at Keio Universit
ROCK AND SOIL: The National Land Management Agency is planning to expand the number of final disposal sites and install temporary storage facilities nationwide
The National Land Management Agency yesterday proposed solutions to speed up the removal of excess soil and rock from constructions sites, after a new policy governing the management of vehicles for removing excavated material triggered criticism from the construction industry.The new policy, which
BACK TO WINTER: A strong continental cold air mass would move south on Tuesday next week, bringing colder temperatures to northern and central Taiwan
A tropical depression east of the Philippines could soon be upgraded to be the first tropical storm of this year, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday, adding that the next cold air mass is forecast to arrive on Monday next week.CWA forecaster Cheng Jie-ren (鄭傑仁) said the first tr
Parents’ groups yesterday urged that the debate over a proposed amendment to the Assisted Reproduction Act (人工生殖法) consider the need for greater disclosure to patients of potential health risks associated with assisted reproduction.“Before any amendments are made, stakeholders should disclose impact
The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation on Monday argued against the legalization of surrogacy, saying that the procedure “treats women’s wombs as tools.”The foundation on social media said that “wombs should not be treated as tools or commodities for producing children for others,” and that it was nec
Nuclear reactors last year made up 9 percent of the world’s commercial electricity, marking nuclear power’s lowest share of the global energy structure in 40 years, an environmental group said yesterday.Green Citizens’ Action Alliance and partnered environmental groups made the remarks at a news con
A forest fire that broke out in Yunlin County’s Gukeng Township (古坑) early on Monday has been brought under control, but continued to burn sporadically yesterday as firefighting teams struggled with the area’s harsh terrain and lack of water.The Yunlin County Fire Department yesterday said that the
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) yesterday said it would operate 395 additional train services during this year’s Lunar New Year transportation period, with tickets going on sale at midnight tomorrow.The Lunar New Year holiday this year runs from Feb. 14 to Feb. 22, while the expanded service sch
Taiwan’s culinary culture possesses a profound heritage, and how to present local flavors in a more international context has become a major focal point for the food and beverage industry in recent years. As Kimlan Foods approaches its centennial milestone, the company has launched its first-ever pa
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