[{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lery Hiciano","ar_views":"154","ar_id":"2003831441","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Budget cuts may provide opportunities for sustainability goals: MOENV","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"In response to budget cuts across the government, the Ministry of Environment (MOENV) intends to propose 15 energy-saving and carbon-reducing measures to the Government Alliance on Sustainability, Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming (\u5f6d\u555f\u660e) said today.The alliance, which is to meet tomorrow, brings ","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831441","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831441","ph_attr":"Photo: Chen Chia-yi, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"The entrance to the Ministry of Environment in Taipei is pictured in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"ministry of environment.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/ministry of environment.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/ministry of environment.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Kayleigh Madjar","ar_views":"185","ar_id":"2003831440","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Home recall petitioner check raises controversy","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"It would be against the law for a household registration officer to visit the home of a recall petitioner to confirm their signature, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said today, after a Hualien County resident raised concern about the request.A Threads user commented on a post about a recall c","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831440","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831440","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"A campaigner stands near flags supporting a recall drive outside the Central Election Commission in Taipei on Monday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"recall.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/recall.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/recall.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lery Hiciano","ar_views":"339","ar_id":"2003831439","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Temperatures expected to drop severely","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"A new cold front is expected to move southward tomorrow, causing a severe drop in temperatures across northern Taiwan, meteorologist Lin Te-en (\u6797\u5f97\u6069) said today.From late tomorrow night to early Saturday morning, Miaoli County and areas to the north could experience temperatures as low as 3\u00b0C, Weathe","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831439","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831439","ph_attr":"Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"People in winter clothing walk on a street in Taipei on Dec. 28 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"winter wonderland.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/winter wonderland.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/winter wonderland.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Hollie Younger ","ar_views":"216","ar_id":"2003831438","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Government orders 100,000 more flu vaccines ","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"As publicly funded flu vaccinations are expected to run out within a week, the Executive Yuan has granted permission to the Ministry of Health and Welfare to order a further 100,000 vaccines for 11 high-risk groups, including infants and seniors over 65, to be administered from about Feb. 20, Premie","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831438","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831438","ph_attr":"Photo: Huang Shu-li, Taipei Times ","ph_cap":"A person is administered an influenza vaccine in an undated photograph. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"vaccine.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/vaccine.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/vaccine.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Chen Yi-shao and Kayleigh Madjar","ar_views":"236","ar_id":"2003831437","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Tamkang Bridge eyeing early 2026 opening","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"The new Tamkang Bridge (\u6de1\u6c5f\u5927\u6a4b) connecting Tamsui (\u6de1\u6c34) and Bali (\u516b\u91cc) districts in New Taipei City is to be completed by the end of this year, and open to traffic early next year, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (\u4faf\u53cb\u5b9c) said this morning.The population in Tamsui has been increasing rapidly in recent yea","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831437","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831437","ph_attr":"Photo: Tsai Yun-jung, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"Officials inspect the construction of Tamkang Bridge connecting New Taipei City\u2019s Bali and Tamsui districts on Dec. 11 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"Tamkangbridge.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/Tamkangbridge.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/Tamkangbridge.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Huang Mei-chu and Hollie Younger ","ar_views":"607","ar_id":"2003831436","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Chemical plant blast in Hsinchu kills 2, injures 19 ","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"An explosion in the early hours of this morning at a Far Eastern New Century Corp chemical fiber plant in Hsinchu County has killed two and left 19 injured.At about 3am, the Hsinchu County Fire Bureau received a report of a fire at the Cotton 6 North Plant in Sinpu Township (\u65b0\u57d4) and dispatched 29 fi","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831436","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831436","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the Hsinchu County Fire Bureau","ph_cap":"Firefighters work to put out a blaze this morning at a Far Eastern New Century Corp chemical fiber plant in Hsinchu County\u2019s Sinpu Township. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"factoryfire.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/factoryfire.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/factoryfire.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"951","ar_id":"2003831435","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"US silent on apparent departure of AIT head","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"The US government has declined to comment on a Web site post that indicated the departure of Laura Rosenberger as chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT).Neither the US Department nor the AIT has responded to a Taiwan media outlet's questions on the matter, after Rosenberger was listed as a ","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831435","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831435","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"American Institute in Taiwan Chair Laura Rosenberger, front center, visits the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on June 7, 2023.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"AIT.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/AIT.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/AIT.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"703","ar_id":"2003831410","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Three active military officers indicted for leaking intelligence to China","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Three active duty military officers and an alleged accomplice have been indicted on suspicion of leaking military intelligence to China, the High Prosecutors' Office Kaohsiung branch said yesterday.The people were charged with breaching the National Security Act (\u570b\u5bb6\u5b89\u5168\u6cd5), the Classified National Secu","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831410","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831410","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"Soldiers take part in the Han Kuang exercises along the Tamsui River in New Taipei City on July 22 last year.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"p02-250206-add.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/p02-250206-add.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/p02-250206-add.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"CRITICAL OF TIES:","ar_byline":"By Jason Pan","ar_views":"567","ar_id":"2003831411","ar_sbhdbody":"A pundit and DPP Legislator Puma Shen said the leaders of the recall effort had previously met with Chinese officials in cross-strait exchanges","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Groups submit petitions to recall DPP legislators","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) supporters yesterday delivered boxes of petition signatures to the Central Election Commission in Taipei to recall two Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators.Members of the KMT\u2019s youth wing said they gathered signatures from 1 percent of the voters in the legi","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831411","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831411","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"Members of a group that delivered boxes of petition signatures and other documents to the Central Election Commission to recall two Democratic Progressive Party legislators speak with reporters outside the commission office in Taipei yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P02-250206-605.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P02-250206-605.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P02-250206-605.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"RESPONSE ISSUES:","ar_byline":"By Hollie Younger","ar_views":"362","ar_id":"2003831412","ar_sbhdbody":"The Control Yuan said it found major oversights in the city\u2019s handling of the case, including failing to coordinate with education and social welfare agencies","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Taipei censured over child assault case","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"The Control Yuan yesterday announced it has censured the Taipei City Government after an investigation found significant failures in the handling of a child sexual assault case at a preschool in 2022 and 2023.Private preschool teacher Mao Chun-shen (\u6bdb\u756f\u73c5) was last year convicted on charges of sexuall","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831412","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831412","ph_attr":"Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"From left, Control Yuan members Chi Hui-jung, Yeh Ta-hua and Tien Chiu-chin speak at a news conference held at the Control Yuan in Taipei yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P02-250206-006.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P02-250206-006.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P02-250206-006.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Jonathan Chin","ar_views":"520","ar_id":"2003831413","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"US lawmakers criticize S Africa over embassy","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"US and French lawmakers yesterday criticized South Africa\u2019s demand that Taiwan move its representative office out of Pretoria, saying that it has jeopardized South Africa\u2019s relationship with Western democracies.On Oct. 7 last year, South Africa requested that the office move by the end of that month","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831413","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831413","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"From left, Representative to France Hao Pei-chih, French National Assembly Deputy and Taiwan-France Friendship Group president Marie-Noolle Battistel, and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, chair of a Taiwan friendship group in the French Senate, pose for a photograph at the Taipei Representative Office in France on Tuesday evening.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P02-250206-606.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P02-250206-606.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P02-250206-606.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"759","ar_id":"2003831414","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Annual bike ride commemorates Tibetan uprising","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Riders in the annual Cycling for a Free Tibet event yesterday started on their first course through Taipei to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising and speak out for suppressed groups in China, the event organizer said.Riders, including Tibetans in exile, are to cycle through the ","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831414","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831414","ph_attr":"Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"Members of Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan hold a news conference in front of the Legislative Yuan building in Taipei yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P02-250206-010.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P02-250206-010.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P02-250206-010.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"NO QUORUM:","ar_byline":"By Shelley Shan","ar_views":"502","ar_id":"2003831415","ar_sbhdbody":" Regulator NCC cannot convene a meeting to review the radio and TV renewal applications after changes banning any NCC member from serving more than two terms","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Licenses of ICRT, 36 others set to expire","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Thirty-seven television and radio stations across the nation, including International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT), TaiwanPlus and the nation\u2019s three oldest terrestrial television stations, might be taken off the air, as the National Communications Commission (NCC) does not have enough commissioner","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831415","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831415","ph_attr":"Photo: Taipei Times","ph_cap":"The National Communications Commission logo is pictured at the commission\u2019s office in Taipei in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P03-250206-004.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P03-250206-004.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P03-250206-004.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"1829","ar_id":"2003831416","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Family brings actress Barbie Hsu\u2019s ashes home, no funeral planned","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Actress Barbie Hsu (\u5f90\u7199\u5a9b) has \u201creturned home\u201d to Taiwan, and there are no plans to hold a funeral for the TV star who died in Japan from influenza- induced pneumonia, her family said in a statement Wednesday night.The statement was released after local media outlets reported that Barbie Hsu\u2019s ashes w","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831416","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831416","ph_attr":"File photo: CNA","ph_cap":"Actress Barbie Hsu poses in an undated photo.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"p03-250206-bigs.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/p03-250206-bigs.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/p03-250206-bigs.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"INFLUENCER: ","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"398","ar_id":"2003831417","ar_sbhdbody":"The MAC commended Cecilia Koo for assisting her late husband, Koo Chen-fu, in promoting cross-strait exchanges and dialogue","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Former NWL chair Cecilia Koo dies at 104","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Cecilia Koo (\u8f9c\u56b4\u502c\u96f2), the widow of former Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) chairman Koo Chen-fu (\u8f9c\u632f\u752b) and former chairwoman of the National Women\u2019s League (NWL) of the Republic of China, has died at the age of 104.Her death was announced in a statement yesterday by LDC Hotels & Resorts Group, which i","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831417","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831417","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the National Women\u2019s League ","ph_cap":"Former National Women\u2019s League chairwoman Cecilia Koo is pictured in an undated photograph. \r\n","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P03-250206-003.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P03-250206-003.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P03-250206-003.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Chiu Chih-jou and Jake Chung","ar_views":"373","ar_id":"2003831418","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Doctor warns of risks of overusing nasal washes","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"A doctor yesterday warned against overusing nasal washes to relieve respiratory or other sinus problems as it could worsen their condition.A buildup of dust, pollen, or bacteria in the nasal cavity can hinder the functioning of the nasal mucous membrane and exacerbate allergies, said Hung Wei-cheng ","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831418","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831418","ph_attr":"Photo: Chiu Chih-jou, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"Far Eastern Memorial Hospital\u2019s otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery department doctor Hung Wei-cheng speaks at the Ministry of Welfare in Taipei yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P03-250206-005.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P03-250206-005.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P03-250206-005.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Shelley Shan","ar_views":"133","ar_id":"2003831419","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Starlux to launch Kobe flights in April","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Starlux Airlines yesterday announced that it would in April launch direct flights to Kobe, Japan, from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Taichung International Airport, making it the first Taiwanese airline to offer services to the popular travel destination.The flights would use Airbus A321n","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831419","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831419","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"A Starlux Airlines plane is pictured in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"P03-250206-602.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/P03-250206-602.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/P03-250206-602.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Sam Garcia","ar_views":"192","ar_id":"2003831420","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"\u2018Taiwan\u2019 to join Australia pride parade","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"The Taiwanese community in Australia is joining the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for the first time as \u201cTaiwan,\u201d showcasing Taiwanese culture with custom T-shirts, banners, music and dance.The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, which was started in 1978 as a protest advocating for LGBTQ+ rights","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831420","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831420","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of Anabelle Chen via CNA","ph_cap":"Anabelle Chen, a Taiwanese in Australia, is pictured in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"p03-250206-pic3AA.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/p03-250206-pic3AA.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/p03-250206-pic3AA.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"116","ar_id":"2003831421","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"18 receipts win NT$10 million in November-December lottery","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"A total of 18 invoice receipts were issued with the serial number 13965913 that won the NT $10 million (US$304,615) special prize in Taiwan\u2019s November-December uniform invoice lottery, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Wednesday, adding another 15 receipts with the serial number 29892710 won the lo","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831421","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831421","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"p03-250206-axdd.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/p03-250206-axdd.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/p03-250206-axdd.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Jake Chung","ar_views":"210","ar_id":"2003831422","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-02-06","ar_head":"Taiwan tops healthcare index for seventh year","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Taiwan ranked first place on the Numbeo Health Care Index for the seventh consecutive year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.Taiwan scored 86.5 out of 100, up 0.5 points from 86 last year, the database Web site showed.\u201cOur world-class medical expertise continues to serve both our demo","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/02\/06\/2003831422","photo":{"ar_id":"2003831422","ph_attr":"Photo: screen grab from the Numbeo Web site","ph_cap":"An image from the Numbeo Web site shows a cartographic representation of its Health Care by Country, in which Taiwan ranked first.\r\n","ph_fpath":"2025\/02\/06","ph_fname":"p03-250206-pic3BB.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/p03-250206-pic3BB.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/02\/06\/thumbs\/p03-250206-pic3BB.jpg"}}]