Aside from helping the Central Weather Administration (CWA) forecast weather, the weather radar system used by the meteorology agency has another function: identifying the paths of Chinese sparrowhawks and gray-faced buzzards as they fly through Taiwan before reaching Southeast Asian nations.The CWA
RECORD-BREAKING: Total and average regular-season attendance hit a new high when 5,322 fans attended Friday’s game in which the Lions beat the Guardians
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) reached a milestone, as regular season attendance reached 2 million for the first time. More than 5,000 fans attended the game between the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions and the Fubon Guardians in Tainan on Friday.Taiwan’s professional baseball league ha
A motorcycle rider who was strangled by a power line during a typhoon last year has become the world’s first person to have a traumatic tracheal rupture repaired using an aortic graft, the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) said on Wednesday.During Typhoon Koinu in October last year, a 24-ye
The Changhua District Prosecutors’ Office has detained seven people for their alleged involvement in green energy-related corruption cases.The suspects were local officials from township offices and township representative offices in Changhua County’s Chutang Township (竹塘) and Yunlin County’s Erlun
A 27-year-old man in Taichung suspected of beating his infant son to death was detained and held incommunicado by prosecutors yesterday.The suspect, surnamed Liao (廖), is being investigated under the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act (兒童及少年福利與權益保障法) and for offenses under the
GROWING TREND: AI services provided by Chinese companies or funded by Chinese investors are a security risk, as Beijing could snoop on their personal data
Information security experts yesterday expressed concern over the risk of personal data being leaked to China, after an app from a Chinese company that uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) went viral on social media in Taiwan.After a user provides access to their social media accounts on ser
VIRAL TIKTOK: The MAC said Beijing’s economic bullying is why international businesses are shunning China, and has sparked a backlash among Taiwanese
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is manipulating the nationalism and emotions of Chinese to bully Taiwanese businesses, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday.The council issued the remarks after Taipei-based Evergreen Group said in a statement on Friday that it supports the so-called “1
China sent 50 military planes and vessels to the vicinity of Taiwan in the 24 hours starting at 6am on Friday, while President William Lai (賴清德) was visiting Kinmen for the first time since taking office in May to mark the 66th anniversary of the 823 Artillery Bombardment.Flight paths released yeste
Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said that he bears most of the responsibility for financial scandals surrounding the party’s presidential campaign.The party would hold a news conference this week to explain the situation, Ko said.The TPP has faced questions over appare
Former labor minister Hsu Ming-chun (許銘春) on Tuesday announced her intention to run in the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) primary to select its candidate for the Kaohsiung mayoral election scheduled for 2026, making her the most recent entrant in what is becoming a crowded race.Hsu, who served
AGRICULTURETaiwan seeks CSF-free tagTaiwan has applied for recognition as a classical swine fever (CSF)-free country after ending pig vaccinations against the disease for a year, the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday said. Taiwan applied to the World Organisation for Animal Health on Friday, it said
TSG Hawks slugger Steven Moya, center, takes a selfie with fans at Kaohsiung’s Chengcing Lake Baseball Stadium yesterday, after he was named Most Valuable Player of the game following the Hawks’ 7-5 victory over the Wei Chuan Dragons
Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming, second right, and Taoyuan Mayor Simon Chang, third right, visit the New Yonghe Market in Taoyuan yesterday to promote a campaign against single-use plastic bags.
Premier Cho Jung-tai, right, hands the “Dream Taiwan” flag to a soccer player at a ceremony in Hsinchu County yesterday. The team is to represent Taiwan in the Arnedo Cup in Spain from Sept. 6 to 8.
SURPRISE: An offshore patrol boat, which was expected to use Hsiung Feng II missiles, hit its target using the Hsiung Feng III, gaining praise for the coast guard’s stealth
The 400 land-launched Harpoon missiles purchased from the US are to be placed under the jurisdiction of the Littoral Combat Command, which would be officially established in 2026, to strengthen its anti-surface combat capabilities, a Ministry of National Defense source said yesterday.The first base
SPECIAL CHANNEL: The security talks allow for clear communication between the US and Taiwan despite the limits of their unofficial relations, as pressure from China grows
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) and National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) were in the US this week for closed-door meetings with US officials, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.Wu and Lin were in the Washington area for talks through a format called the “
The Maritime and Port Bureau yesterday said it would step up inspections of heavy machinery and equipment for construction after lawmakers raised concerns that the use of China-made equipment could pose a security risk.The government would conduct national security screening against Chinese-made cra
China has lifted restrictions on group and independent travel to Lienchiang County for Chinese-controlled Fujian Province residents, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.The Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of Shanghai resumed processing exit visa applications for those traveling to Ma
CANCER RISK: Control Yuan members called for the creation of a betel nut control act in light of its health effects, as chewing the fruit is linked to oral or esophageal cancer
The Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday said it would propose a draft bill on betel nut control by the end of the year, after the Control Yuan urged the Executive Yuan to take action against oral cancer.Control Yuan members Jao Yung-ching (趙永清), Fan Sun-lu (范巽綠) and Hsiao Tzu-yu (蕭自佑) yesterday
ROAD SAFETY: A survey of 300 professional drivers conducted last year found that 19.5 percent had used hypoglycemics, hypnotics or muscle relaxants before driving
The National Audit Office on Thursday said it would review the regulations on traffic safety, as more deaths have occurred from driving under the influence of pharmaceutical drugs than alcohol.The Taipei Pharmacists’ Association last year estimated that drug-impaired driving causes more than 300 tra