Asia Taiwan The first televised presentation of the candidates' policies for the presidential elections on 13 January 2024 will be held on 20 December announced the Central Election Commission
Asia Taiwan The Democratic Progressive Party held a massive election rally with over 10.000 people in Taipei to urge citizens to vote for Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Bi-khim in the 2024 presidential election, to be held in January
Asia Taiwan The Ministry of the Environment has announced the introduction on 1 April 2024 of a set of regulations requiring local mobile phone suppliers to set up recycling facilities and assist users in these practices
Asia Taiwan The four presidential candidates have all proposed policies on Taiwan's energy future, with broad agreement on the importance of renewable energy but considerable disagreement on whether Taiwan should continue to use nuclear power and in what form
Asia Taiwan Greenpeace Taiwan called for the full adoption of a reusable cup system, arguing that doing so would save the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as taking 240.000 fuel-powered scooters off the roads
Asia Taiwan Sun Yat-sen National University said a Mandarin-language immersive school at its Kaohsiung campus, operated by Vermont-based Middlebury College, will begin enrolling US university students in spring 2024
Asia Taiwan Taiwanese movie director Hsiao Mei-ling won the Directors Guild of Japan award for her documentary 'Parallel World' at the biennial Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Asia Taiwan About 1.500 tourists boarded ferries from Green Island and Orchid Island back to Taitung, southeast Taiwan, before ferry service was suspended due to the approaching Typhoon Koinu
Asia Taiwan Taiwanese judo athlete Yang Yung-wei won the gold medal against Lee Ha-rim of South Korea, Taiwan's first gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Asia Taiwan Thitid Tassanakajohn, head chef at Bangkok's Michelin-starred restaurant 'Le Du', has reportedly participated in the 'Spend A Night @ Taiwan's Presidential Office Building' programme
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's first baseball data analytics competition was held in Taoyuan and brought together baseball fans from across the country
Asia Taiwan The suspension of the anti-dumping tariff previously imposed on Ukrainian suppliers of carbon steel sheets has been extended for another year
Asia Taiwan The number of dengue fever cases increased by 469 in the week ended Aug. 14, the highest number of infections of the mosquito-borne disease in a single week since June