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Taiwan passes organic law to establish Ministry of the Environment

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) The Legislative Yuan passed a law Tuesday that elevated the status of the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) to the Ministry of the Environment, with a larger budget and workforce to better tackle climate change and other pressing challenges. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305090026

Passenger volume at Taoyuan airport tops 10 million

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) Passenger trips so far this year at Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan’s main international gateway, passed 10 million on Tuesday, according to the airport’s operator. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305090025

Enterovirus enters peak season in Taiwan: CDC

Taipei, May 8 (CNA) With the number of enterovirus cases around Taiwan passing 11,000 last week, the country has officially entered peak season for the virus, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305090024

St. Kitts and Nevis deputy leader says country will support Taiwan

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) Saint Christopher and Nevis will continue to support Taiwan and its participation in international organizations, the Caribbean nation’s Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Hanley said in Taipei Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305090023

TSMC approves US$366 million in capital appropriation

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said Tuesday that a board meeting approved a capital appropriation plan valued at about US$366 million for the purpose of fab construction and installation of fab facility systems. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305090022

Hon Hai buys land in Karnataka to expand production in India

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has spent 3 billion Indian rupees (US$36.55 million) to purchase a piece of land located in the industrial hub of Bengaluru in Karnataka state, southern India. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305090021

Taiwan college students drinking less alcohol, government survey finds

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) University students in Taiwan are drinking less alcohol than they were two years ago, though one in seven still reported drinking excessively in the last month, according to survey results published Tuesday by the Health Promotion Administration (HPA). https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202305090020

First plum rain front in 2023 eases drought in central Taiwan

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) The Water Resources Agency (WRA) estimated Tuesday that the first plum rain front this year deposited nearly 20 million cubic meters of water in reservoirs across central Taiwan, slightly alleviating the drought in the area. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305090019

COVID-19 subvariant XBB set to drive new surge through July: CDC

Taiwan, May 9 (CNA) COVID-19 subvariant XBB may become dominant in Taiwan very soon, creating a new surge of the disease through early July, a senior official with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305090018

KMT presidential hopeful opposes ‘one country, two systems,’ Taiwan independence

Taipei, May 9 (CNA) New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), favorite to become the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidate in the 2024 presidential election, said on Monday that he opposes Beijing’s “one country, two systems” formula and Taiwan independence. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202305090017