Taipei: Torrential rain brought by Typhoon Bavi is forecast to affect Taiwan most severely on Friday and Saturday, prompting authorities to urge ditch cleanups and place 29,000 troops on disaster prevention standby. As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, the center of…
Taipei: Central Union Oil Corp. has been fined NT$165.2 million (US$5.2 million) for not immediately reporting that its soybean oil was found to contain excessive levels of the carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene (BaP). It was the largest fine ever imposed by a…
Taipei: Taiwan’s Maritime and Port Bureau announced the suspension of all ferry services on eastern routes from noon Wednesday through the end of Saturday in anticipation of rough sea conditions caused by Typhoon Bavi.
According to Focus Taiwan, the …
Taipei: Addressing the opening of Academia Sinica’s Convocation of Academicians on Monday, President Lai Ching-te praised the institution for its recent discoveries and pledged government support for its future projects. Lai said Academia Sinica has b…
Taichung: Police in Taichung have arrested a man suspected of assaulting Taipei-based Indo-Pacific Strategy Thinktank CEO Akio Yaita shortly after he delivered a lecture at a local hotel on Monday. The suspect was apprehended at Taichung International…
Taipei: The crew of a Japanese stage musical began setting up at the National Theater in Taipei on Monday, and the show’s musical director found rituals in a ceremony blessing its upcoming performances “magical,” in line with the show’s fantasy premis…
