The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is to propose new guidelines next month on vehicle window tint before amending relevant laws next year.The announcement today comes after civil groups, including the Taiwan Vision Zero Alliance, and lawmakers have criticized current guidelines for no
The Control Yuan is inviting foreigners living in Taiwan to complete a questionnaire about how well they believe the public sector is working to improve road safety.The survey is available in English, Chinese, Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia, Vietnamese and Thai, and can be filled out anonymously, Control
Two Taiwanese have been detained on suspicion of filming US military aircraft and equipment at an airshow in South Korea, Yonhap reported today.Police are reviewing whether to apply for an arrest warrant for the two men, the news agency quoted the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency as saying.Ac
About 43.2 percent of Taiwanese have an LGBTQ+ friend or family member, up 5 percent from last year, although support for marriage equality has dipped slightly, Taiwan Equality Campaign said today. As this month marks six years since Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage, the campaign held a news conf
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) today said that all candidates interested in vying for the party’s leadership are welcome, in response to reports that Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) was to challenge Chu in the upcoming election.Chinese-language media reported that Lu expre
A Facebook post claiming that Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) said the Taiwan flag would be banned from the World Masters Games was confirmed to be fake news by police last night.Police found that a 49-year-old man surnamed Huang (黃) made the post and referred him to prosecutors on suspicion of con
Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is to visit the UK during her ongoing European trip, which originally included only Lithuania and Denmark, her office said today.Tsai departed Taiwan for Europe on Friday night, with planned stops in Lithuania and Denmark, marking her second visit to the continent
TALENT GAP: The government aims to recruit and train personnel in advanced nuclear technologies, including those from overseas, to research small modular reactors
The National Atomic Research Institute (NARI) has launched a large-scale, four-year small modular reactor research project with a budget exceeding NT$100 million (US$3.3 million).The research into new nuclear technologies came as the government is slated to decommission the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power P
SCENT OF JUSTICE: The suspect, who allegedly stole a NT$16,000 bottle of cologne, did not attempt to resell the products, telling police he loved men’s fragrances
A 38-year-old unemployed man with a predilection for expensive cologne was arrested following a string of thefts at Taipei department stores, police said yesterday.The Taipei City Police Department said in a news release that its Xinsheng South Road Police Station received several reports earlier th
The Hsinchu District Court has ruled in favor of a property owner who sued his neighbor over surveillance cameras, loud music, cooking odors and other disturbances.The plaintiff, a man surnamed Chen (陳), said that his neighbor, a man surnamed Chang (張), had disrupted his daily life by pointing surve
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers do not protect against some pathogens, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said, urging people to wash their hands thoroughly and frequently.Hospitals nationwide last week held public awareness campaigns on the importance of hand hygiene to celebrate World Hand Hygien
Thirty-six people, including 13 migrant workers in Taichung, were rescued at the weekend, after they were trapped by river surges caused by heavy rainfall, local authorities said.The migrant workers were rescued from a sandbar in the Dadu River (大肚溪) in Taichung, where they spent the night while on
RISKS: A Chinese temple is holding its pilgrimage in Taiwan, but it might also invite Taiwanese to visit China to take part in ‘united front’ activities, an academic warned
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday said it is taking a closer look at the activities of a temple from China conducting a pilgrimage across Taiwan, after it prompted concerns of “united front” activities. A local resident yesterday said the Fumei Temple (富美宮) from Quanzhou in China’s Fujian
A thorough investigation of more than 370,000 military personnel, civil servants and public-school teachers identified two people with Chinese citizenship, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said on Friday. Chiu made the remarks in an interview with the Chinese-language Li
LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES: Despite the threats from outside, Taiwan and Lithuania thrived and developed their economies, former president Tsai Ing-wen said
Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Saturday thanked Lithuania for its support of Taiwan, saying that both countries are united as partners in defending democracy.Speaking at a reception organized by the Lithuania-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group welcoming her on her first visit to the Balti
The newly elected Pope Leo XIV is unlikely to make any quick decisions regarding the Vatican’s relations with Taiwan and China, said academic Chiang Kuo-hsiung (江國雄) who has studied Vatican affairs for decades. The new pontiff is facing many pressing global issues, and the cross-strait issue is not
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) yesterday said that he believes civic groups can succeed in their campaign to recall lawmakers, advancing through to a final vote in at least 31 of the 37 targeted districts currently held by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislat
WEATHERHot weather forecast A cold weather front, which brought periods of heavy rain and cooler weather across much of the nation yesterday, would give way to hot and mostly sunny weather over the coming week, forecasters said yesterday. The Central Weather Administration issued a heavy rain adviso
Thousands of people gather in the rain at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei yesterday to celebrate Mother’s Day and the Buddha’s birthday, which was on Monday last week. The event, hosted by the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, was attended by several politicians including Pr
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