Category: Taiwan
Kaohsiung single mother indicted for starving daughter to death
Kaohsiung, Jan. 20 (CNA) A single mother surnamed Chen (陳) accused of leaving her four-month-old daughter at home alone in Kaohsiung for a week last year, resulting in her starving to death has been indicted on charges of murder, the Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office said in a statement issued Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501200018
Read MoreSeveral central Taiwan peaks get over 15 cm of snow: Park office
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Over 15 centimeters of snow has accumulated on Xueshan (Snow Mountain) and other mountain peaks in central Taiwan’s Shei-Pa National Park in recent days, the park’s management office said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501200017
Read MoreOpposition lawmakers freeze part of domestic submarine program budget
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Opposition lawmakers on Monday passed a motion to freeze half of the funding proposed for 2025 to continue work on a fleet of indigenous defense submarines (IDS) until an IDS prototype passes a required sea acceptance test (SAT) this year. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501200016
Read MoreTeam Taiwan to play 2 games against KBO Lotte Giants before WBC qualifiers
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Team Taiwan will host two games against the Lotte Giants from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) in mid-February as part of the team’s preparation for the upcoming World Baseball Classic (WBC) qualifiers. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202501200015
Read MoreGovernment, opposition battle over budget as vote looms
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Taiwan’s government and the opposition-controlled Legislature continued to battle Monday over planned cuts to the Cabinet’s 2025 budget proposal, ahead of an expected final vote on Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501200014
Read MoreTaiwanese tennis players defeated on Day 9 of Australian Open
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis players Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) and Chan Hao-ching (詹皓晴) were separately defeated in the Australian Open on Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202501200013
Read MoreTaiwan’s Shinehouse Theatre to make SoHo Playhouse debut in New York
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) Shinehouse Theatre will become the first Taiwanese group to appear at the SoHo Playhouse in New York with a run of performances of “The Whisper of the Waves” from Jan. 24 to Feb. 2. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202501200012
Read MoreChinese man whose rubber dinghy ran aground off New Taipei indicted
New Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) A Chinese man rescued some 100 meters off the coast of New Taipei last year after purportedly making a nearly five-day open-sea crossing in a rubber dinghy to “seek freedom” has been charged with illegally entering Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202501200011
Read More33-year-old Indonesian man killed in Yilan scooter accident
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) A 33-year-old Indonesian scooter driver was killed in a collision with a pickup truck in Yilan County Monday morning, according to local police. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501200010
Read MoreLeader of 900 kg ketamine trafficking ring sentenced to 12 years
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) The mastermind behind a gang caught trafficking nearly 900 kilograms of ketamine in northern Taiwan in July 2024 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to the Keelung District Court. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501200009
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