The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) applauded former president Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) planned visit to China from Monday next week to April 11, and would be glad if Ma happens to meet with “old friend” Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), KMT Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia (夏立言) told a meeting of the KMT’s
NOT GIVING UP: Eighteen Taiwanese are still in Haiti, and the embassy would continue to maintain operations there, despite unrest and violence in the country, MOFA said
Five Taiwanese nationals have arrived in the Dominican Republic after being airlifted out of Haiti amid escalating unrest in the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.The five Taiwanese left Haiti, one of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies, at 8am on Tuesday with the help of “like-minded
The military remains on alert following comments made online that China was simulating a military strategy aimed at removing Taiwan’s leadership, Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said yesterday.Military enthusiast Joseph Wen (溫約瑟) yesterday wrote online that a bombing range in Alxa
Private banks from next month could apply to acquire their own short message service (SMS) codes amid an increase in fraudulent messages sent by people pretending to be from financial institutions, the National Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday. The commission recently met with Taiwan’s
POOR PREPARATION: Cultures can form on food that is out of refrigeration for too long and cooking does not reliably neutralize their toxins, an epidemiologist said
Medical professionals yesterday said that suspected food poisoning deaths revolving around a restaurant at Far Eastern Department Store Xinyi A13 Store in Taipei could have been caused by one of several types of bacterium.Ho Mei-shang (何美鄉), an epidemiologist at Academia Sinica’s Institute of Biomed
‘CHALLENGING’: The organization said that its decision was primarily a result of a shortage of social workers and difficulties in recruiting families to foster children
World Vision Taiwan on Tuesday said that it would cease providing foster care services on behalf of local governments after 33 years.World Vision Taiwan’s decision to pull out of the sector comes amid scrutiny over the death of a one-year-old boy in December last year.The boy was placed by the Child
Taiwanese visited public libraries more than 100 million times last year, an increase of 22.06 million from 2022, the National Central Library said in a report yesterday.National Central Library Director-General Wang Han-ching (王涵青) at a news conference in Taipei presented the findings of the Annual
The British Council in Taiwan should increase wages to match current standards or its teachers would go on strike, the Taiwan Higher Education Union and teachers said on Tuesday.The groups also said they did not rule out directly contacting parents to make their situation known.Union researcher Chen
The Taipei High Administrative Court on Tuesday upheld fines issues to seven snorkeling companies on Siaoliouciou Island (小琉球) for conspiring to increase prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.The court said that it upheld the penalties issued by the Fair Trade Commission following an appeal by seven o
Now is the opportune moment to promote original “T-Content” — meaning Taiwan Content — internationally, because if Taiwan fails to act, the term could become linked to Thai productions instead, Minister of Culture Shih Che (史哲) said on Tuesday.Shih made the comments during a speech at an event in Ta
LEISURETaipei Zoo raises pricesFrom Monday next week, tickets to Taipei Zoo are to rise to NT$100 for regular admission, the first price increase in 27 years. General admission for non-Taipei residents is to increase to NT$100 from NT$60, while tickets for students, the military, police officers and
A Tsou woman holds a tea leaf while picking tea on Alishan in a screenshot from a video produced by the Chiayi County Cultural Tourism Bureau to promote indigenous cultures in the county. The video is to be released on Monday next week.
Premier Chen Chien-jen, center, tries to get a robot to pick up a ball at the Taiwan International Machine Tool Show in Taipei yesterday. The show, which is organized by the Taiwan Machine Tool and Accessories Builders’ Association, started yesterday and runs through Sunday at the Taipei Nangang Exh
A plush toy based on a Formosan sika deer is pictured on Lienchiang County’s Daqiu Island yesterday. The Lienchiang County Department of Transportation and Tourism said that it expects nearly 300 people to visit the island, which is known for its free-roaming herds of the deer over the Tomb Sweeping
Last year, 256 people suspected of criminal involvement were blocked from entering the country, the National Immigration Agency said on Wednesday.The agency was invited to give a report to the legislature’s Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee on the digitization of personnel services.T
Tickets to the Taipei Zoo are to be NT$100 for regular admission from April 1, marking the first price increase in 27 years.On Monday next week, general admission for non-residents is to increase to NT$100 from NT$60, while tickets for students, military, police and firefighters are to increase from
A second person has died from suspected food poisoning linked to a restaurant in Taipei’s Xinyi District (信義), while two more are under critical care, hospital officials said on Wednesday.The second fatality passed away from multiple organ failure at 11:35am after spending days in critical condition
CHINESE PRODUCTS: The FDA said the two batches imported by a Chiayi County firm would be destroyed and the manufacturer would face a temporary ban
Ten tonnes of chili powder imported from China have been found to contain industrial Sudan red dyes and would be destroyed, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday.Sudan reds are industrial dyes normally used for coloring plastics and other synthetic materials. They are classified by t
GLOBAL WATCH: While health monitoring had shown no new measles infections from the clusters, the disease is increasing globally, including elsewhere in Asia
Three measles clusters have ended, as no new infections have been detected among close contacts of people diagnosed with the disease, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, adding that eligibility for the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) has been expanded to two groups of
The Taipei Department of Health yesterday said it has launched a probe into a restaurant at Far Eastern Sogo Xinyi A13 Department Store after a customer died of suspected food poisoning.A preliminary investigation on Sunday found missing employee health status reports and unsanitary kitchen utensils