People enrolled in the new Labor Pension Fund received record-breaking boosts to their pensions, as gains made through the fund’s investments were distributed across accounts today, the Bureau of Labor Insurance announced.Investments made by the fund netted record gains of NT$698.97 billion (US$21.2
In the wake of a warm southerly wind system, daytime temperatures in southern Taiwan are expected to reach as high as 33°C today, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.The CWA said cloudy to sunny skies are expected during the daytime, with highs in central and southern Taiwan forecast to ra
QUICK LOOK: The draft bill states that public servants who fail to renounce non-Taiwanese citizenship must return their salaries and grants to the government
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers have introduced draft amendments to the Nationality Act (國籍法) that would have public servants found to possess dual nationality reimburse the government following their dismissal.The Ministry of the Interior last month identified five borough chiefs with
The government should stipulate a specific law to manage the installation and protection of undersea cables, which should also be in sync with international laws, a recent report published by the Legislative Yuan’s Research Bureau showed.The resilience of the nation’s communications system came unde
MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL: The US is Taiwan’s top agricultural partner and its top choice for foreign direct investments, while the nation is the US’ eighth-largest trading partner
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said it would continue to promote Taiwan-US cooperation and exchanges for states, districts, corporations and civic groups.Taiwan currently has mutual driver’s license recognition pacts with 37 US states, and in the past three years signed 44 memorandums of
The Civil Service Protection and Training Commission, an agency responsible for protecting civil servants, has formally proposed amendments aimed at tackling workplace bullying in government agencies. The commission released a 34-page document on its Web site on Thursday detailing its suggested chan
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM Despite launching a green certification scheme in 2008, only 154 hotels had achieved it, while only 19 had acquired international certification
The Ministry of Environment would propose a set of green certification criteria for the hotel industry to facilitate its sustainability transitions in line with booming sustainable tourism globally, Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明) said.Sustainable tourism emphasizes the tourism industry
WORSENING EYESIGHT Up to 90 percent of young people in Taiwan have myopia, but experts say the growing global trend can be reversed with enough time outdoors
In the final days of their eight-week bootcamp, dozens of young conscripts are being tested on an obstacle course. The men in full combat kit are crawling underneath rows of razor wire and through bunkers as controlled explosions blast columns of dirt into the air. Pink and green smoke blooms in a s
A book by Taiwanese author Chang Chuan-fen (張娟芬) about the life of Taiwan’s oldest man on death row and the vestiges of the country’s authoritarian past has been selected to be translated as part of a US-based translation program.Seattle-based translator Lya Shaffer is the one taking on Chang’s 2022
The last remaining book rental store in Changhua County’s Lukang Township (鹿港) has closed down, as its business struggled against the rise of the Internet and smartphones.Couple Chao Chuan-fu (趙全復) and Huang Shu-hui (黃淑惠), who run the Golden Joy Book Rental Store, said they are clearing out more tha
A man in Tainan has been cleared on charges of public insult after giving the middle finger during a road rage incident, as judges deemed the gesture was made “briefly to express negative feelings.”In last week’s ruling at the High Court’s Tainan branch, judges acquitted a driver, surnamed Cheng (程)
The Taitung County Government said yesterday that the annual balloon festival would commence in early July, treating spectators to fireworks displays and drone shows, among other activities.Now in its 15th year, the Taiwan International Balloon Festival is to be launched at dawn on July 5 in Taitung
Participants in the annual Tainan Half Marathon set off from the starting line in front of the Tainan City Government’s Yonghua Civic Center yesterday morning. A total of 24,105 runners took part in the event, a record high, the city government said.
Young Scouts perform at the Fo Guang Shan monastery’s Chan and Pure Land Prayer Service at Taipei Arena yesterday. Nearly 15,000 people, including Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, attended the annual event to light candles and pray for happiness and world peace.
Cheerleaders and mascots of the CTBC Brothers and Japan’s Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters pose for a photograph at the Taipei Dome yesterday. The friendly match between the two teams attracted 26,879 spectators, with the Nippon-Ham Fighters beating the CTBC Brothers 8-0. In their first game on Saturday
SEA POWER: Beijing appears to be mimicking the US’ approach of asserting dominance at a time of tensions, and is transitioning into a maritime power, an expert said
The Chinese military is engaging in “gunboat diplomacy” by holding unannounced live-fire drills near Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand, and is demonstrating its intent to counterbalance the US, academics said. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday set up a zone for “shooting” drill
China’s military buildup in the southern portion of the first island chain poses a serious threat to Taiwan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, a defense analyst warned.Writing in a bulletin on the National Defense and Security Research’s Web site on Thursday, Huang Tsung-ting (黃宗鼎) said that Chin
PETITION: The KMT-backed campaign to recall nine DPP legislators, which Jaw Shaw-kong has heavily criticized as being lackluster, failed to meet the proposal threshold
Detailed figures from the nine recall vote proposals supported by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) showed that they contained nearly 1,000 signatures of people who are deceased, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said.The commission on Thursday said that the recall vote proposals for 19 KMT le
Taiwan is planning to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based X-ray imaging to customs clearance points over the next four years to curb the smuggling of contraband, a Customs Administration official said.The official on condition of anonymity said the plan would cover meat products, e-
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