Category: Taiwan
Prosecutors search Gold Apollo, BAC offices over Hezbollah pager explosions
Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) Taiwan’s Shilin District Prosecutors Office on Thursday searched the offices of pager manufacturers Gold Apollo and BAC Consulting KFT, following a series of pager explosions in Lebanon on Tuesday that killed and wounded many members of the militant Hezbollah group. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202409200001
Read MoreTaiwan to start pilot program for cap and trade system: Environment minister
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) Taiwan’s cap and trade system, which the Ministry of Environment (MOEVN) expects to be launched in four years, will start with a pilot program that involves companies with a good record in decarbonization, Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明) said Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202409190033
Read MoreTaiwan must be ready for China attack under guise of exercise: Defense minister
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) Defense Minister Wellington Koo (顧立雄) has cautioned against the possibility of China launching an attack on Taiwan under the guise of military exercises, noting that Beijing has increasingly diversified its military maneuvers, making it more difficult to predict China’s assaults. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202409190032
Read MoreIndie bands, rapper lead Golden Indie Music Awards nominations
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) Taiwanese indie bands Elephant Gym, Bremen Entertainment Inc., and the rapper known as Aquaman, are tied with five nominations each at the 15th Golden Indie Music Awards (GIMA), according to a press release from the organizers Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202409190031
Read MoreCross-strait same-sex marriages can be registered in Taiwan: MAC
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced Thursday that from that day, Taiwan-China same-sex couples married in a third country can register their marriage in Taiwan, marking a step closer to full marriage equality in the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202409190030
Read MoreTPBL 2024-25 season to tip off Oct. 19
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) The newly established Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) will launch its inaugural season on Oct. 19, with seven teams vying for the championship. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202409190029
Read MoreRainy weather across Taiwan to continue into next week
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) The wet weather that affected parts of Taiwan on Thursday is forecast to continue across much of the country through next Tuesday, with the heaviest rain expected on Sunday and Monday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202409190028
Read MoreInterest rates unchanged, required reserve ratio raised: Central Bank (update)
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) After wrapping up a quarterly policymaking meeting on Thursday, Taiwan’s central bank said it has decided to leave its key interest rates unchanged. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202409190027
Read MoreEarthquake text alert to be sent Friday as part of disaster response drills
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) An earthquake text alert will be sent out to cellphone users across Taiwan Friday morning as part of a series of drills being held Sept. 18-20 ahead of National Disaster Prevention Day, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202409190026
Read MoreSupreme Court upholds life sentence for man guilty of killing twin sons
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) Taiwan’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a Taichung man found guilty of murdering his twin sons nearly five years ago, upholding his life imprisonment sentence. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202409190025
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