A medical school student from Taiwan became the first from the country to receive a Human Rights Hero Award from the California-based campaign group Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) during its annual summit that concluded Saturday.Liao Chien…
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KMT’s Wei Chia-hsien wins Hualien mayoral race (update)
Opposition Kuomintang’s (KMT’s) candidate Wei Chia-hsien won the Hualien mayoral by-election Saturday, garnering about 54 percent of the valid votes, according to official election results.Wei obtained 17,923 of the total 33,084 valid votes, while his …
Ex-President Ma to join annual swim across Sun Moon Lake
Former President Ma Ying-jeou will take part in the upcoming annual swim across Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, which will draw more than 20,000 swimmers from various parts of the world, the county government said Friday.Ma will release 10,000 fish fr…
Two Taiwanese nabbed for smuggling 63kg of meth into Indonesia
Indonesian police recently nabbed seven members of an international drug ring operating in Jakarta, including two Taiwanese, confiscating a massive 63 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, a local daily newspaper reported Thursday.Indonesian National P…
Vigilance urged as Taiwan sees first imported Lyme disease case
Travellers visiting areas affected by Lyme disease should take precautions against tick bites as the Centers for Disease Control on Thursday confirmed this year’s first imported case of the zoonotic disease transmitted to humans.The patient, a 53-year-…
Taiwan still pushing Japan on comfort women issue: foreign ministry
Taiwan on Wednesday again asked Japan to issue a formal apology to Taiwanese comfort women and offer compensation, after news surfaced earlier in the day that Japan’s Cabinet had approved the disbursement of 1 billion Japanese yen (US$9.96 million) to …
Tang Prize banquet to flaunt authentic Taiwanese cuisine
The winners of this year’s Tang Prize will have an opportunity to sample Taiwanese cuisine at a dinner that will be held in their honor when they visit Taiwan in September for the award ceremony and other events, the organizers said Tuesday.The dishes …
Thailand seeks Taiwan’s help to look into ATM heist
Thai police are seeking their Taiwanese counterpart’s assistance to investigate an ATM heist case after Taiwan authorities successfully cracked an international ring involved in a similar ATM theft last month, Taiwan’s representative office in Thailand…
Heavy Internet use in Taiwan leads to savvy consumers: report
The ratio of Taiwanese surfing on the web every day is the second-highest in the Asia-Pacific region, a trend that has created a group of consumers that are savvy enough to take advantage of the Internet in their buying behavior, a Google Inc. report r…
CAL plane damaged by bird strike in Philippines
An aircraft belonging to Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) was damaged Friday by a bird strike in the Philippines, the air carrier said.CAL flight 701 from Taipei was hit by a flock of birds while it was landing at Manila International Airport at around 9:…