National security agencies should do more to counter espionage operations conducted through Chinese spouses and immigrant organizations, a security researcher said.Wang Chih-sheng (王智盛), an associate professor at the Central Police University’s Border Police Department, made the comments at the week
Commemoration ceremonies for the mythical “Yellow Emperor” (黃帝, Huangdi) promoted by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) are part of Beijing’s united front tactics, as it seeks to use “religious activities” to create a dubious imagined community among people across the Taiwan Strait, a Taiwanese aca
Citizen groups involved in a campaign to recall Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators have reported multiple confrontations with opponents in the past few days.Video of an event outside the Hualien Railway Station showed a woman calling volunteers seeking signatures to recall KMT caucus whip F
STUDENT HEALTH: Family and school-based interventions can significantly reduce the risk of repeated drug use among adolescents, an NHRI study found
About 35 percent of middle-school students who had tried illicit drugs were reported to have used them again within four years, but receiving family-based intervention services during adolescence was associated with a 43 percent reduction in the risk of repeated use, a study by the National Health R
Taipei prosecutors yesterday said that there is insufficient evidence to indict a former McDonald’s manager accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old employee who later died by suicide in November last year.The Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office said the decision came at the conclusion of its in
STRICTER ENFORCEMENT: Taipei authorities warned against drunk cycling after a sharp rise in riding under the influence, urging greater public awareness of its illegality
Taipei authorities have issued a public warning urging people not to ride bicycles after consuming alcohol, following a sharp rise in riding under the influence (DUI) cases involving bicycles.Five hundred and seven people were charged with DUI last year while riding YouBikes, personal bicycles, or o
A nine-year-old boy and an eight-month-old girl were found dead, while their mother was found alive with slash wounds on her neck and wrists in a suspected murder-suicide case at an apartment building in Miaoli County, authorities said.The Miaoli County Fire Bureau said it received a call at 2:20pm
South Korean influencer Yoo Yoon-jin, better known as Jinnytty or “Penguin Sister,” has been barred from entering the country after authorities determined she had engaged in unauthorized work during a previous visit.Yoo, 32, gained a large following in Taiwan after livestreaming a trip around the na
Elementary-school students in Taipei would be eligible to receive one free milk or soymilk product per week from designated retailers starting on Monday next week, the Taipei Department of Education announced yesterday.Students can redeem their free drink using their student ID cards at designated s
A 216kg black skipjack tuna was brought into port yesterday, earning the title of this season’s “first Suao tuna” — a longstanding tradition that marks the start of Taiwan’s tuna fishing season.The honor is awarded to the first vessel to return to port with a live longline-caught tuna weighing at le
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi, front right, and Caesar Park Hotels and Resorts president Lin Hong-dow, front left, attend a news conference yesterday to launch the newly formed New Taipei Caesar Baseball Team. The team, a joint initiative between the public and private sectors, is set to compete
New US tariffs would not cause drug shortages, but the cost of importing drugs from the US would eventually increase, former Food and Drug Administration director-general Kang Jaw-jou (康照洲) said today.The National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) should take an inventory of what drugs could on
A local Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chapter voted today to expel Presidential Office consultant Wu Shang-yu (吳尚雨) over reports that he is under investigation for spying on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. Wu was “concealed among” President William Lai’s (賴清德) inner circle, “sold out Tai
The G7 foreign ministers yesterday raised concern over China’s military drills around Taiwan last week, urging peaceful resolution through dialogue.The foreign ministers of the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, and High Representative of the EU in a joint statement said they “express
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) has scheduled a meeting this week with the mayors of three other municipalities in northern Taiwan to discuss response measures to the tariffs recently announced by US President Donald Trump, a source said.Chiang made phone calls yesterday afternoon to New Taipei Cit
New train fares are expected to take effect on June 23, after the Executive Yuan approved the Taiwan Railway Corp’s (TRC) request to increase ticket prices, TRC Acting Chairman Wu Sheng-yuan (伍勝園) said today.The Ministry of Transportation and Communications approved the request on Feb. 21, with fare
Prosecutors have dropped their case against a McDonald’s supervisor accused of sexually assaulting a former employee after the 17-year-old girl took her own life in November last year, the Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office said today. The office cited insufficient evidence and in its decision not
A South Korean influencer known as "Penguin Girl" (企鵝妹) in Taiwan has been banned from entering the country after Taiwanese authorities decided she had worked there illegally in 2023.Jinny, a 32-year-old online celebrity who gained attention in Taiwan after livestreaming a trip around the main islan
The weather in Taiwan is to turn warmer and drier from today to Thursday, as northeasterly winds shift southeast, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.Today and tomorrow, brief showers are expected in the eastern half of Taiwan, in mountainous areas in the western half and on the Hengchun P
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