The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for the upcoming legislative by-election in Taipei Enoch Wu (???) on Tuesday discussed the issue of firefighting resources, while his Kuomintang (KMT) rival Wang Hung-wei (???) proposed tax repayments to…
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Incumbent KMT Chiayi mayor wins reelection in delayed vote (update)
Incumbent Chiayi Mayor Huang Min-hui (???) of the Kuomintang (KMT) easily won reelection Sunday as expected, defeating her main challenger Lee Chun-yi (???) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) by nearly 30 percentage points.The 63-year-old Huang,…
Read MoreELECTIONS 2022/DPP, KMT set for intensive campaigning in November local elections
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) are preparing to kick off their campaigns for the local government elections scheduled
Read More5 Vietnamese migrant workers arrested for illegal medical practices
Five Vietnamese migrant workers have been arrested for allegedly conducting unauthorized plastic surgery in Taichung, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said Friday. The key
Read MoreThree drown in separate incidents on same day in rivers, sea
Three fatal drowning accidents were reported around Taiwan on Saturday as many people flocked to the water in rivers and coasts to cool off amid the scorching hot weather, according to fire authorities on Sunday.A drowning incident occurred in a sectio…
Read MoreTaiwan condemns ‘violence’ following shooting of Japan’s Shinzo Abe
President Tsai Ing-wen (???) on Friday condemned what she called “violent and illegal” action in response to the shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign event in western Japan earlier in the day.”Taiwan and Japan are bot…
Read MoreSun Moon Lake swim fest returns for 2022
Registration for Sept. 4’s Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival, the world’s largest open-water mass participation swimming event, will open July 1, according to the Nantou County Government Monday.The carnival was canceled in 2021 due to COVI…
Read MoreHon Hai breaks ground on battery cell plant in Kaohsiung
The construction of a battery cell plant owned by Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. in Kaohsiung was officially launched on Wednesday as part of the company’s electric vehicle (EV) plans.Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn on t…
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