Asia Taiwan The recall of 450.000 cups of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, for a total of 60.000 kilograms, has been ordered due to the possible presence of a cancer-causing pesticide in the vanilla extracts used; the substance was first detected in the EU
Asia Taiwan Construction companies involved in public projects for the reconstruction and repairs in Tainan, Yunlin and Chiayi, severely damaged by Typhoon Danas with flooding and landslides still a threat, can reassign migrant workers without Minitry permission
Asia Taiwan National Taiwan University is hosting International Linguistics Olympiad for the first time; 400 competitors from 43 countries use logical reasoning to analyze unfamiliar languages, uncover their structures and understand their rules and cultural contexts
Asia Taiwan The Penghu Water Recreation Activities Association is offering a bounty of NT$300 (US$10) for each crown-of-thorns starfish caught in local waters: feeding on coral polyps, the living tissue of coral reefs, the are killing off large tracts of reefs
Asia Taiwan Taiwan’s National Fire Agency, founded on 1 March 1995, celebrated the 30 year anniversary of its founding with the opening of the upgraded NFA Training Center in Nantou County, expected to enhance the country's disaster response preparedness