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March 4, 2021 No Responses

8 Taiwanese illustrators to exhibit work at Italian exhibition

Taipei-Eight Taiwanese graphic illustrators were among 77 selected to participate in the 55th Illustrators Exhibition to be held online during the Bologna Children's Book Fair in June, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) said Thursday.This year...
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March 4, 2021 No Responses

Heavy penalty sought for woman charged with multiple robberies

Taipei-Taipei prosecutors on Thursday asked the court to hand down a heavy sentence for a woman accused of drugging and robbing three seniors, crimes she is accused of committing while appealing the verdict in a separate case in which she was found gui...
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March 2, 2021 No Responses

‘LeVic Babies Rice Cookie’ recalled over safety concerns

Taipei-A New Taipei-based food company is recalling a baby rice cracker product after local health officials found evidence the firm was illegally using nitrogen in food packaging.In a statement published on its website Tuesday, Chanyue International C...
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March 2, 2021 No Responses

Draft law amendment to impose heavy fines for national park damage

Taipei-The Ministry of the Interior has announced a proposed law amendment to introduce stiffer fines for those who cause damage to national park resources, conservation and preservation.Currently, the maximum fine for a violation of the National Park ...
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March 2, 2021 No Responses

New lighting tech increases availability of passion fruit in Taiwan

Taipei-In the future, Taiwanese will no longer have to wait until summer to buy passion fruit at local markets, thanks to lighting technology developed by a government-run agricultural technology research facility in southern Taiwan, according to the C...
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March 2, 2021 No Responses

TRA underground project in Taoyuan to break ground in 2022

Taipei-A project that will take part of the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) stations in Taoyuan underground will start in April 2022 and is expected to contribute to swifter rail transit in northern Taiwan, transport officials said on Tuesday.The ...
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March 1, 2021 No Responses

Enough signatures collected to pass algae reef referendum threshold

Taipei-A petition aimed at paving the way for the launch of a national referendum against a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving station project located near an area of algae reef in northern Taiwan has passed the second-stage legal threshold for offi...
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March 1, 2021 No Responses

Taiwan stages live-fire drill on island in South China Sea

Taipei-The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) was scheduled to hold a round of live-fire exercises on the Taiwan-held Pratas (Dongsha) Islands in the South China Sea on Monday amid rising tensions in the region.According to a notice issued by the CGA to ...
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March 1, 2021 No Responses

Tsai named one of world’s 24 extraordinary women by Bangkok Post

Bangkok-President Tsai Ing-wen (???) has been named as one of the world's 24 extraordinary women by a Thai newspaper Monday, citing her leadership in containing the coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan and her government's promotion of gender equality.The En...
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