Taipei is to host minifootball teams from around Asia in a six-a-side tournament in November, with Taiwan competing as “Taiwan,” rather than “Chinese Taipei,” organizers said on Monday.Sixteen national teams are to compete in the Asian Minifootball Championship Taiwan from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7 at socce
BIRD-WATCHERS’ PARADISE: In addition to Taiwan’s 32 endemic bird species, thousands of black-faced spoonbills and gray-faced buzzards also frequent Taiwan, officials said
Bird-watching enthusiasts from more than 30 countries are expected to gather in Taichung from Saturday next week to Sept. 21 for the first World Bird Fair, the Tourism Administration said yesterday.Taiwan attracts a wide variety of bird species, as it is on the route for migratory birds from northea
A new flu vaccine is to be available for free to certain residents in Taiwan starting on Oct. 1, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.At a news briefing, CDC spokesperson Tseng Shu-hui (曾淑慧) said the new trivalent flu vaccines were introduced following WHO guidance to replace the qua
The government lacks a dedicated agency to support families, children and expectant mothers since the dissolution of the Children’s Welfare Bureau in 2013, the National Alliance of Women and Children Organizations said yesterday.The group urged the Executive Yuan and newly appointed Minister of Heal
The Taipei City Government yesterday said it would begin removing the Gongguan roundabout and filling in the bus underpass on Saturday as scheduled, despite protests by civic groups and city councilors.The project is expected to be completed in late November, replacing the roundabout at Roosevelt Ro
MATH PROBLEM: Lawmakers’ inclusion of Taiwan’s outlying counties in a part of the law governing allocations in Taiwan proper has caused problems, an expert said
A new budget law has prevented the central government from disbursing NT$34.5 billion (US$1.14 billion) to local governments, the Executive Yuan said yesterday, as heads of opposition-governed jurisdictions scheduled a meeting over funding for today.The government has no choice but to withhold fundi
Four independence-leaning parties yesterday announced that they would join forces for next year’s local elections.New Power Party (NPP) Chairwoman Claire Wang (王婉諭), Taiwan Statebuilding Party Chairman Wang Sing-huan (王興煥), Taiwan Obasang Political Equality Party convener Lin Shih-han (林詩涵) and Gree
The first two F-16V Bock 70 jets purchased from the US are expected to arrive in Taiwan around Double Ten National Day, which is on Oct. 10, a military source said yesterday.Of the 66 F-16V Block 70 jets purchased from the US, the first completed production in March, the source said, adding that sin
Former Taipei mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) yesterday announced his intention to contest next month’s election for Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairperson, although he would speak with former Broadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) about the situation.It is certain that one of them wo
Harsher penalties are needed to deter espionage and selling of classified materials to China, military officials and legal experts said on Armed Forces Day on Wednesday last week.Punishments are far too lenient, with people convicted of spying — including retired and active-duty officers who coopera
The Taiwan-France Cultural Award ceremony and contract renewal was held on Monday at the Institut de France in Paris, underscoring the close ties between the two countries, the Ministry of Culture said yesterday.This year’s recipients were Jean-Marc Therouanne, cofounder and artistic director of the
Northeast and Yilan Coast Scenic Area mascot Fortune Dragon, left, and Tourism Administration mascot OhBear pose at the Fulong bus shelter in New Taipei City yesterday, at an event launching the revamped structure. The bus stop is part of the agency’s push to promote the use of public transportation
The new “priority seat” icon, above, which is to be posted on public transportation, is pictured in a graphic unveiled by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications yesterday. A new sticker, below, would also be available for the public to download and use if they have a need to use priority
No injuries were reported after a fire broke out at the Hsinta Power Plant in Kaohsiung at about 8pm today, the Kaohsiung Fire Department said.The department, which dispatched 25 vehicles and 57 personnel to the scene, said the cause of the blaze and the extent of any damage remain under investigati
President William Lai’s (賴清德) plan to relax restrictions on hiring foreign domestic helpers would worsen migrant workers’ rights in Taiwan and continue the "national disgrace" of failing migrant women's rights, the Awakening Foundation said today. In an interview published yesterday by the Liberty T
Taiwan today called on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to invite it to the agency’s triennial assembly later this month, citing the nation's importance to regional and global air traffic.“Taiwan occupies a key position in both regional and global civil aviation,” Deputy Ministry
Taiwan Lottery Co today announced that it is to increase the jackpots in several lotteries by a total of NT$450 million (US$14.81 million) to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and attract buyers.Taiwan Lottery president Hsieh Chih-hong (謝志宏) told reporters that from Tuesday next week, 100 e
A Filipino man is being held in custody for allegedly killing a Taiwanese man on a street in Taichung's Tanzih District (潭子) on Sunday morning, police said today.Police identified the deceased as a man surnamed Lee (李), 41, but did not reveal the 36-year-old Filipino man's identity.The Daya police p
A total of 367,309 Chinese spouses were living in Taiwan as of the end of May, with 113,485 having applied for residency permits and 145,219 for permanent settlement, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said today in a report on cross-strait relations. The number of cross-strait marriages declined fr
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