Temperatures around Taiwan remained in the high 30s today, with Wugu District (五股) in New Taipei City recording the highest temperature at 39°C, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.The temperature in Wugu was recorded at 12:10pm, while nearby Sansia District reached 38.3°C at 12:40pm, CWA
This year’s Minsyong Dashiyeh Festival in Chiayi County held last weekend added LGBTQ+ elements to foster a more inclusive celebration, including a “gender-friendly ritual hall” and drag-queen-themed heavenly offerings. The three-day festival was held from Friday to yesterday in Chiayi County’s Ming
Legislator Huang Jie (黃捷), chair of the legislature’s Women’s Sports Diplomacy Promotion Committee, and International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport representative Elizabeth Pike today signed a declaration to increase opportunities for women in sports.After hosting the first World Conference
Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲) today condemned Chinese fishers for using cyanide and urged them to respect the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).Speaking to reporters after the International Conference on Marine Environmental Management in Taipei, Kuan made the remarks
About 500 members of the Taiwanese-Canadian community gathered yesterday for the first-ever "Taiwan Day," as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 at a sold-out Rogers Center.The attendees traveled from across Canada, wearing "Taiwan Day" jerseys and waving "Team Taiwan" towels, as t
About 646 statues of former president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) remained standing across Taiwan as of Aug. 31, according to official statistics, despite efforts to remove symbols of the nation’s authoritarian past as part of transitional justice.Removal of “authoritarian symbols” is recorded by a dedica
The Ministry of Education today said it would consult with local governments on a public proposal to delay middle and high school daily start times to 10am to address chronic sleep deprivation.The proposal, which has already received more than 10,000 endorsements, suggested that middle and high-scho
Two former American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) officials on Saturday said that recent comments by AIT on Taiwan's political status are consistent with the long-standing position of the US on the issue.Former AIT chair Richard Bush and former AIT deputy director Robert Wang both said in separate e-mai
BETTER TOGETHER: Calls of ‘UN for Taiwan’ and ‘Keep Taiwan Free’ accompanied the launch of the nation’s promotional campaign outside the UN headquarters
Overseas Taiwanese were joined by Taiwanese lawmakers in a parade in New York City yesterday, calling for Taiwan’s inclusion in the UN.Democratic Progressive Party legislators Wang Cheng-hsu (王正旭) and Lai Hui-yuan (賴惠員), along with Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Mach Ngoc Tran (麥玉珍), marched with
RECONNAISSANCE: Apex Aviation has equipped a twin-engine aircraft with advanced radar and optical systems to bolster the nation’s maritime surveillance
A Taiwanese general aviation company that trains pilots for domestic and overseas commercial airlines is assisting the navy and the Coast Guard Administration in detecting Chinese military vessels near Taiwan after installing military-grade sensors on one of its twin-engine aircraft.Taipei-based Ape
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭 美琴) and National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) have made public comments on social media about the death of US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Wednesday during a public event in Orem, Utah.“Shocked to see the news of Char
An investigation of more than 620,000 military personnel, civil servants and public-school teachers identified two people with Chinese citizenship and 102 with Chinese residence permits, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday.Of the 627,000 people required to sign an affidavit, more than
About 200 people attended a Taiwan Studies dinner hosted by the American Political Science Association (APSA) on Friday.The APSA, a 122-year-old academic organization, held its annual conference in Vancouver from Thursday to yesterday.As part of the event, the Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (CGO
Taiwan is sending a delegation to the United States to purchase American agricultural products, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced yesterday.This year’s mission, officially titled “agricultural trade goodwill mission” and led by Minister of Agriculture Minister Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季
TECH LEAP: A government task force has brought together academics and cutting-edge technology to create global-leading systems to test drugs and perform research
Taiwan is leveraging its semiconductor, artificial intelligence (AI) and supply chain strengths to develop a national organ-on-a-chip (OOC) model, aiming to gain a competitive edge in biomedicine.The miniature devices simulate specific human cells and tissues under real physiological conditions. Tai
GIVING BACK: Legislator Rosalia Wu supported the recommendation to allow people to return the cash handouts, which she said would help the government
Buddhist Master Shih Chao-hwei (釋昭慧) on Saturday encouraged people not to claim the government’s NT$10,000 (US$331) cash handout and urged the Executive Yuan to provide an option for people to donate it back to the government for designated purposes.The cash handout is to be disbursed late next mont
The Agriculture and Food Agency is to promote locally produced agricultural products at eight chain outlets from Monday next week to the end of the year, agency Deputy Director-General Chen Chi-jung (陳啟榮) said.The initiative aims to promote domestic agriculture amid global supply chain restructuring
The Taiwan Professional Basketball Players’ Association last week filed a lawsuit against the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA), saying that the sport’s governing body did not pay appearance fees and infringed on players’ image rights for commercial use.The players’ union said in a statem
To celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month next month and promote Taipei’s diverse culture, the Taipei Department of Information and Tourism is partnering with “TWeen Drag Queens of Taiwan” to launch the “2025 Color Taipei” series.A specially designed “Rainbow Sightseeing Bus Tour” is to run every Thursday, Fr
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