EXECUTIVE DICTATORSHIP: The convening of the CEC is stalled until at least five members are in place, with the Cabinet reportedly to recommend a new nominee list
The appointments of four Central Election Commission (CEC) nominees hinge on the Legislative Yuan to demonstrate sincerity, the Cabinet said yesterday after the opposition-dominated legislature vetoed its three nominees.The legislature on March 13 approved the Cabinet’s nomination of Michael You (游盈
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s (鄭麗文) upcoming China visit has a “pre-arranged itinerary” orchestrated solely by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), an official familiar with cross-strait affairs said yesterday.Cheng on Monday said she has accepted an invitation from Chinese
More than 6,000 Taiwanese students have participated in exchange programs in China over the past two years, despite the Mainland Affairs Council’s (MAC) “orange light” travel advisory, government records showed.The MAC’s publicly available registry showed that Taiwanese college and university studen
PLANES, TRAINS: Taichung and Tainan airports had to halt services due to thunderstorms, while train tracks were covered with water in Miaoli and Hsinchu counties
Flooding caused by heavy rain has disrupted railway services in western Taiwan, with only single-track operations available between Miaoli County’s Miaoli and Jhunan (竹南) stations yesterday morning, Taiwan Railway Corp said.Taiwan Railway said that floodwater submerged tracks in Miaoli and Jhunan To
FILLING A GAP: The researchers said the mammals were known to live around Japan before going extinct, but their presence near Taiwan was not known before
A team of Taiwanese and Japanese scientists has identified sea lion fossils in waters around Taiwan proper in a breakthrough discovery that raises new questions.The team, which includes Tsai Cheng-hsiu (蔡政修), an associate professor of life sciences at National Taiwan University (NTU), and Naoki Kohn
Despite soaring international crude oil prices amid military conflict in the Middle East, CPC Corp, Taiwan yesterday said that it would leave domestic gasoline and diesel prices unchanged this week, with benchmark 95-octane unleaded gasoline to stay at NT$33.9 (US$1.06) per liter.State-owned oil sup
The National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) yesterday announced an expansion of the treatment duration for the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) program to seven days from five days, effective immediately, allowing people to reduce the frequency of hospital visits.The decisi
A career in sports topped the list for elementary school students in a survey conducted by the Mandarin Daily News, with e-sports and social media influencer next in line, while teaching was among the 10 least popular choices.The top 10 favored professions were professional athlete, e-sports, online
“Taiwan Pineapple Day” was held on Friday at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Japan, coinciding with a baseball game, marking the first time Taiwan-grown golden diamond pineapples were offered for sale at the stadium.The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball played
Prosecutors have indicted 11 people, including a landowner, over allegations of collusion for profit in the illegal dumping of waste materials at a site that was an irrigation pond in an agricultural zone in Taoyuan’s Jhongli District (中壢).A Taoyuan man surnamed Huang (黃) and the landowner, surnamed
The Taoyuan District Court recently issued an arrest warrant for Yu Kuang-te (游光德), a lawyer accused of masterminding a NT$147.77 million (US$3.59 million) fraud ring, after he jumped bail, the court said yesterday.Yu was declared a fugitive on March 25, the court confirmed following a report b
Italian priest Gian Carlo Michelini, founder of the Lan Yang Dancers troupe and a longtime promoter of arts and culture in northeastern Taiwan, died yesterday at the age of 91, Saint Mary’s Hospital Luodong said.Born in 1935, Michelini came to Taiwan from Italy in 1964 and spent more than six de
A dragon dance troupe performs during the Nantou Temple Culture and Art Festival at the Jinlongshan Fahua Temple in Nantou County’s Jhongliao Township yesterday. The Nantou County Government said the festival connects religious traditions with the public in an accessible way. The county would contin
Indigenous chiefs perform a blessing ritual at the opening of the “Love in Guangfu” road race in Hualien County’s Guangfu Township yesterday.
POLITICAL PREREQUISITES: The Presidential Office urged Cheng Li-wun to recognize that most Taiwanese are in favor of swift passage of the defense budget
Presidential Office spokesperson Karen Kuo (郭雅慧) yesterday urged for the swift review of the special defense budget before Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s (鄭麗文) visit to China.Cheng on Monday said she has accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) invitation to visit Chi
Reckless remarks: Li reportedly said if the party decided to expel her from her position in the legislature for a remark she made, she would file a lawsuit to defend her rights
The Taiwan People’s Party’s (TPP) Central Evaluation Committee is slated to hold a meeting on Thursday next week concerning TPP Legislator Li Zhenxiu (李貞秀).Li is the first “Chinese spouse” to serve in the legislature. However, since taking office in February, she has been embroiled in controversy. R
A task force of the Executive Yuan handling Taiwan-US trade yesterday said that the impact of new US tariffs on patented drugs is “controllable,” as Taiwan’s pharmaceutical exports to the US are generic.The comments followed an executive order signed on Thursday by US President Donald Trump imposing
An online platform has been set up to provide the latest information on the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) for domestic industries, said the Ministry of Environment (MOENV) on Thursday.The EU launched its CBAM on New Year’s Day this year, placing carbon tariffs on imports, with charg
Representative to the US Alexander Yui on Thursday said that he “felt bad” about his “management style” and pledged to improve, amid accusations online over the past few weeks alleging workplace bullying involving himself and his wife.In a statement issued to Taiwanese media, Yui said he was sorry f
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