Taipei: Premier Cho Jung-tai (???) issued a warning Thursday after one of Taiwan’s largest criminal organizations booked tables at a restaurant inside the Legislative Yuan to select a new gang leader. During a Cabinet meeting, Cho noted the “inappropriate, public actions of domestic gangs” and the negative impression they created
Kaohsiung: The Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch Court has sentenced three members of the Chinese Unification Promotion Party to prison terms for breaching the National Security Act. The court’s decision, delivered on Thursday, affects Chiang (?), Wen (?), and Chu (?), who received sentences of one year, ten months, and
Changhua: Six people, including four current and former servicemen, have been indicted on corruption charges, prosecutors in Changhua County said Thursday. The defendants are accused of colluding with a broker to solicit bribes from green energy contractors for a solar panel project. According to Focus Taiwan, the Changhua District Prosecutors
Taipei: The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) on Thursday presented a full-length photo of Taiwan’s tallest tree, a Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides) nicknamed “Heaven Sword,” which stands at an impressive height of 84.1 meters. According to Focus Taiwan, the research was a collaborative effort between TFRI, the “Taiwan champion trees” initiative,
Taipei: The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Thursday criticized Chinese authorities for a newly launched online reporting section targeting “Taiwan independence” advocates and their accomplices, calling it “a full-scale interference in Taiwan’s internal affairs.” By setting up the new reporting section and later publicly naming individuals reported, China “not only
Taipei: Temperatures are expected to drop in northern Taiwan starting Friday as a cold front approaches, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Thursday. According to Focus Taiwan, daytime highs in the north are projected to hover around 20 degrees Celsius due to the arrival of the cold front and strengthening
