RUSHED: The elections in November are to include referendum questions on traffic fine revenue, caning as corporal punishment and abolishing the nuclear-free homeland policy
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday agreed to delay voting on an amendment that would allow multiple referendum questions on a single ballot, following criticism that it would make implementing November’s election difficult.KMT caucus whip Fu Kun-chi (傅崑萁) said after a caucus meeting that
The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed amendments to the Industrial Innovation Statute (產業創新發展條例) to provide perks and benefits to start-ups.The proposed changes would double the cap on the tax-deferred portion of stock option bonuses to NT$10 million (US$315,378) from NT$5 million per year, raise th
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday accused the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) of politicizing China’s decision to allow imports of more Taiwanese pomelos, primarily from Hualien County.China’s Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday said that China’s General Administration of Customs re
Labor groups yesterday called on the government to raise employers’ mandatory pension contributions to 15 from 6 percent, arguing that workers have not received a fair share of Taiwan’s economic and productivity gains.“Over the past two decades, Taiwan’s workers have created greater economic value a
A delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) departed for Palau yesterday to attend side events held alongside the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).Speaking to reporters before departing from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Lin said that the visit, scheduled through Thur
Five companies and seven people suspected of illegal dumping have been indicted, with more than 1,700m3 of business waste found at illegal disposal sites in Kaohsiung, the Environmental Management Administration said yesterday.The agency identified a case of illegal cross-regional waste transportati
IMPROVING: Motorcycle-related deaths saw the most significant decrease, which an official attributed to better safety awareness and governments’ collective efforts
The number of people who died within 30 days after being in a traffic accident was 1,333 in the first six months of this year, down 15 percent from the same period in 2023 and the first time that the Ministry of Transportation and Communications met a target it set three years ago.The enforcement pl
he Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) yesterday confirmed that it has agreed to allow Mandarin Airlines to reduce flight services from Kaohsiung and Taichung to Hualien amid consistently low load factors, but said it is still reviewing the airline’s application to completely suspend services. The a
Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees on Wednesday hosted Taiwanese Night at Yankee Stadium, with fans receiving limited-edition Yankees’ merchandise featuring the Taiwanese flag.The event, organized by ROF International Sport Marketing Co and the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce of North America,
NEW AND IMPROVED: The railway project also adds two underground stations, Linsen and South Tainan, which are scheduled to open in 2029 and 2030 respectively
The new underground Tainan Railway Station could be operational by mid-October if it passes inspection next month, the Railway Bureau said yesterday.The project has finished a series of key preparations and entered its final stage, bureau Director-General Yang Chen-chun (楊正君) said. The station passe
Research showed that cultivating spontaneous grass species in fruit orchards could boost annual soil carbon sequestration rates to 3.3 tonnes per hectare or more, the Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station said yesterday.The station said it has been researching orchard floor ma
Safety personnel monitor a burning house-shaped water lantern during the Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival on Wednesday. The festival is celebrated in the seventh month of the lunar new year calendar among communities in Taiwan, southern China, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, and marks the belief
Officials from the Kinmen County Tourism Department throw inflatable dice at the Qing Dynasty Kinmen Military Headquarters yesterday ahead of the annual “dice game for mooncakes” festival. From Tuesday next week to Sept. 25, events are to be held around the county to play the seasonal game dating ba
Taiwan would leverage its strengths in science, technology, manufacturing, democratic resilience and cross-disciplinary innovation to serve as an important partner in Asia-Pacific's sustainable development and help drive the global sustainability effort, President William Lai (賴清德) told the fifth As
Amid growing demand for advanced semiconductor materials, Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation (GPPC) (TWSE: 1312) announced on Aug. 25 that it has partnered with Japanese industrial gas manufacturer AIR WATER Inc (AWI) to participate in Hong-Kuang Hi-Tech, Corp’s capital increase, a manufacturer
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday hosted a traditional Ghost Festival prayer ceremony in Taipei, with representatives from Taiwan's diplomatic allies and other friendly countries taking part for the first time.The ceremony, held ahead of today’s Ghost Festival, brought togeth
A record 244 Chinese coast guard, scientific research and other ships were detected in waters around Taiwan last month, up from 55 in June and 30 in May, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said in an article published today by Radio France Internationale. An average of almost eight Chinese ships w
Taiwan is bracing for heavy rain in the south and rough seas around outlying Lienchiang County (Matsu), as Typhoon Saudel passes north toward eastern China, with forecasters today warning of localized flooding over the next two days.Saudel is expected to pass closest to Taiwan tomorrow, when its out
The government is seeking information on the safety of Taiwanese in Tibet following a deadly flash flood near Gyirong Port on the Nepal-China border, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said late yesterday.Fifty-one Taiwanese had registered as being in Tibet through the government's voluntary online
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