Taiwan – Page 4507 – Prologue Journal

Knitting Nannas tell NSW court they fear protest law

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/05/11/2003799602

All Blacks, Japan to play more after landmark deal

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2023/05/11/2003799584

Mongolians caught in capital’s concrete jungle

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/05/11/2003799610

China warns of severe heat posing risks to power grid

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/05/11/2003799606

Court ruling overturns NCC decision to shut down Cti News

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) The Taipei High Administrative Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Chung Tien Television (CTiTV) in a lawsuit against the country’s broadcasting regulator for shutting down its cable news channel in 2020. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305100024

Construction company fined NT$1.11 million over deadly MRT accident

Taichung, May 10 (CNA) The operator of a construction site in Taichung, where a crane boom fell onto a nearby MRT track, was fined NT$1.11 million (US$36,170) for the accident that left one passenger dead and 10 others injured on Wednesday, according to authorities. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305100023

Local governments urged to retime traffic signals after child’s death

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) City and county governments around Taiwan should retime traffic signals to create a safer environment for pedestrians, Transport Minister Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) said Wednesday, following the death of a toddler crossing a pedestrian crosswalk with her mother in Tainan two days earlier. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305100022

Entegris opens its largest global production hub in Kaohsiung

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) Entegris, Inc., an American supplier of advanced semiconductor materials to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), on Wednesday opened its largest global production site in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, despite escalating geopolitical tensions. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202305100021

No timetable for decision on easing strawberry pesticide rules: Ministry

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) Deputy Health Minister Victor Wang (王必勝) on Wednesday said his ministry had “no timetable” for deciding whether to ease a ban on residues of two pesticides commonly used on Japanese strawberries, appearing to contradict remarks made by another senior health official last week. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305100020

Taiwan’s quarterly average real regular wages fall most in 7 years

Taipei, May 10 (CNA) The average real regular monthly wage and earnings in Taiwan in the first quarter of the year both saw the steepest drop in seven years due to high inflation and an economic slowdown, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305100019