The Ministry of Agriculture’s Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station has optimized the automation of its onion seed pelletizing process in collaboration with the Hengchun Township Farmers’ Association, boosting production in Pingtung County, station director Chang Ting-lin (張定霖) told a news
High temperatures would be added to the list of “hazardous weather” if amendments to the Meteorological Act (氣象法) proposed by the Central Weather Administration (CWA) are promulgated.Article 2 of the act defines hazardous weather as “weather phenomena which may cause loss of life and property such a
Eleven people have been indicted for allegedly collecting, storing and processing waste without a license to support an operation that was illegally exporting it, Taoyuan prosecutors said in a statement on Monday.The Northern Center of Environmental Management informed the Taoyuan District Prosecuto
RIVER FACILITIES: Although dust control facilities were damaged by typhoons last year, they were all fully restored by February, an environment official said
The Ministry of Environment collaborated with local governments to control fugitive dust along the Jhuoshuei River (濁水溪), reducing incidents by 78 percent over the past seven years.The dust control program was implemented in 2018 under instructions from then-premier William Lai (賴清德). It has integra
SAFETY: The platform allows religious groups and organizations to voluntarily report visits for safety and transparency. A separate system for elected officials is to follow
The Ministry of the Interior on Thursday launched a new system for tour groups visiting China to voluntarily register their travel dates, itinerary and purpose for safety reasons.The “Open Platform on Visit Exchange Programs in China” for religious groups and other organizations was launched at http
The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed amendments to the Industrial Innovation Act (業創新條例) which include tax breaks to encourage investment in technology related to artificial intelligence (AI), energy conservation and reducing carbon emissions.The changes are headed to President William Lai’s (賴清德)
The Legislative Yuan yesterday approved two referendum proposals — one to reactivate a soon-to-be-decommissioned nuclear power plant and another to allow absentee voting — advancing both to a second reading in votes split along party lines.The proposals, introduced by the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP)
LEGISLATURE: While the Taipei mayor called for fresh elections, TPP Chairman Huang Kuo-chang dismissed the proposal, saying it would play into the DPP’s hands
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) on Thursday called on the legislature to dismiss the Cabinet through a vote of noconfidence, accusing the administration of President William Lai (賴清德) of abusing its judicial powers.Speaking at a protest outside the Taipei Dist
The Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday questioned a lead organizer and conducted searches as part of an investigation into alleged recall petition signature fraud, making Kaohsiung the latest city to launch a probe into recall efforts targeting Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmak
Awa Odori dancers perform at Ciyou Temple plaza in Taipei’s Songshan District yesterday. The Koenji Awa Odori is a cultural event held annually in Tokyo on the last weekend of August. Yesterday’s performance helped promote Taiwan-Japan cultural exchanges, following previous performances in 2017 and
Officials and athletes attend a ceremony to light the torch for the National Middle School Athletic Games at Tainan’s Yonghua Civic Center yesterday. The Games are to open today and run through Thursday next week.
Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che, back center, officials and children release balloons at an event marking the opening of the Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, yesterday. Tainan and Hirosaki have been friendship cities since 2017.
Taiwan is to deepen its cooperation with the US and expand this partnership to regional allies to create peace and stability, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said yesterday in a banquet meeting with a delegation of US senators.Lin thanked the US Congress for its bipartisan support of
The Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office took away one of the main organizers of a Kaohsiung legislatorial recall campaign for questioning after carrying out a search on the recall campaign's headquarters and the residences of its organizers today. The recall campaign targets Democratic Progressiv
A presidential re-election would be necessary if President William Lai (賴清德) were to dissolve the parliament in response to a passed no-confidence motion against the Cabinet, Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) said today.Speaking at a press conference in Taipei, Huang critici
Several Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) officials including Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) are to be summoned for questioning and then transferred to prosecutors for holding an illegal assembly in Taipei last night, the Taipei Police said today.Chu and two others hosted an illegal assembly and are to be r
The Ministry of the Interior launched a new system yesterday for tour groups visiting China to voluntarily register their travel dates, itinerary and purpose for safety reasons.The system “Open Platform on Visit Exchange Programs in China” for religious groups and other organizations (宗教等團體赴中國交流資訊公開
The Shilin District Court yesterday issued a residence restriction against a man accused of sending a death threat to Democratic Progressive Party caucus chief executive Rosalia Wu (吳思瑤) saying he would behead her.The man, surnamed Kuo (郭), was ordered not to threaten Wu, DPP Legislator Wang Ting-yu
Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday reasserted in court claims that prosecutors tried to blackmail him, asking for video of his interrogation to be released "so the public can see how I was treated."Ko, who finished third with 26.46 percent of the vote in Taiwan's 2024 presidential electio
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