REGULATION BREACH: A firm was found to have mixed eggs imported from three nations with domestic eggs and falsely labeled the liquid eggs as made in Taiwan
No expired imported eggs were found to have entered the domestic market, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday, adding that it would initiate an inspection of more than 50 liquid egg processing factories in the nation within a week.Facing a shortage of eggs earlier this year, the Min
The Secretariat of Asia Trail Network (ATN) was officially established in Taipei yesterday to facilitate exchanges of trail organizations in Asia and issue ATN passports, the Taiwan Thousand Miles Trail Association said.The association, which is in charge of the secretariat, in July began managing t
Two people were killed and another nine injured yesterday after being stung by hornets while hiking in New Taipei City’s Rueifang District (瑞芳), with officials warning against wearing perfume or straying from trails during the autumn to avoid the potentially deadly creatures.Seven of the hikers only
‘JOURNEY OF DIALOGUE’: Hou You-yi faced ‘a lot of really tough questions’ in a meeting at a think tank and gave ‘a great view’ of his opinions, a research fellow said
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, met 11 lawmakers after speaking at a Washington think tank on Tuesday, which was his final day in the capital on his trip to the US.Hou met with US senators Roger Wicker, ranking member of the US Se
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) yesterday touted the “success” of the party’s presidential candidate, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi’s (侯友宜) trip to the US, while some green-camp figures accused Hou of deceiving the US public by diverging from KMT views on China and the US.
A group of 25 US lawmakers on Tuesday sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on Washington to invite President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to the APEC forum leaders’ meeting, reiterating a similar letter sent in April as the group prepares to convene in San Francisco next month.The Rep
MORE TRANSPARENCY: The draft bill on election advertising should be amended to prevent election interference by China, a researcher said
The Economic Democracy Union yesterday called for stronger legal measures to counter electoral interference and to bolster campaign transparency, after the government introduced a draft law on election advertising earlier this month.Taiwan’s currently effective and proposed election laws contain a n
Ukraine received 48 retired emergency vehicles donated by Taiwan via Poland on Tuesday as part of Taipei’s ongoing efforts to help the eastern European country’s resistance against Russia’s invasion.The vehicles were officially handed over to the Ukrainian side during a ceremony held in the Polish c
Independent presidential contender Terry Gou (郭台銘) yesterday started a signature drive nationwide in his bid to gather at least 289,667 backers by Nov. 2 and secure a place on the ballot as a presidential candidate.The signature collection sites are in Taipei, New Taipei City, Yilan County, Taichung
Leaders of the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) and Green Party Taiwan have asked President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) to implement reforms as promised to lower the electoral threshold, saying that small parties are being crowded out of existence.The thresholds in the upcoming election are too high, TSU Chairm
People yesterday view “Infinite Colors Where Your Cloud Goes Back” by Takahashi Kyota at a preview at the Matsu Folklore Culture Museum in Lienchiang County as part of the Matsu Biennial. The biennial, which is to run from Saturday to Nov. 12, features more than 60 works from local and international
Minister of the Interior Lin Yu-chang, sixth right, presides over a plaque-unveiling ceremony for the National Land Management Agency in Taipei’s Songshan District yesterday, concurrent with the launch of the National Park Service, after the agencies were upgraded within the ministry.
Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-hsiang, back center, and Agency Against Corruption Director Chuang Rong-sung, back left, are joined by schoolteachers and other officials at a presentation in Taipei for “All-In-One” teaching materials, provided by the agency to teach junior and senior-high students “h
TWO-PORT SHIPS: A new business model allocates cruise ships two home ports, which would give tourists more time in Taiwan, a transport ministry official said
Arrivals of international tourists on cruise ships are expected to return to 90 percent of pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels by the end of this year thanks to new business models, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said yesterday.Taiwan on March 6 permitted international cruise ships to re
SEVERE CASES: Among 35 severe influenza cases, three children who developed flu-like symptoms were suspected to have encephalitis, a CDC physician said
Influenza activity is increasing, with more than 100,000 hospital visits for flu-like illness last week, 35 cases of severe flu complications and seven flu-related deaths, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.Of the respiratory disease specimens identified at contracted laboratories
A delegation from the Ministry of Education was in the UK on Monday and yesterday with the goal of helping Taiwan become a priority nation for the British Department of Education’s Touring Scheme.British students who are accepted into the program receive subsidies to study and undertake apprenticesh
A new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 is undergoing lot release testing and is expected to be available by next week, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, adding that people aged 65 or older would be first in line for the product.Mo
PROVOCATION: China sent another 55 planes and seven ships within 24 hours around Taiwan, further raising tensions and undermining regional security, the MND said
Delays in US delivery of promised weapons to Taiwan stem more from defense industry shortcomings than government inefficiency, a US Department of State official handling foreign arms sales said.“We need to work together to encourage our partners in industry to take more risks, be more flexible, dive
Former US vice president Mike Pence on Monday said that China is close to becoming an “evil empire,” as he called for increased arms sales to Taiwan.“China is the greatest strategic and economic threat facing the United States in the 21st Century,” Pence said in a speech at the Hudson Institute in W
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