Police officers over 40 offered free lung cancer screening. The Taipei Department of Health yesterday said it would offer free biennial low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer to 1,000 police officers and firefighters aged 40 or older.Lung cancer has been the leading cause of death in Taiwan for several years, and it was the most common

Quake jolts Chiayi, more to come: CWA. MAGNITUDE 5.6: No damage or injuries were reported, but some high-speed rail trains were delayed. Chipmakers TSMC and UMC temporarily halted operations More seismic activity is expected in the coming week or two, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Richter scale jolted Chiayi County yesterday morning.The ...

President calls for cross-party harmony NEW YEAR MESSAGE: Lai extended wishes of peace, reunion and happiness to the nation, adding that he hopes there is harmony among the ruling and opposition parties President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday in his Lunar New Year message expressed hope for harmony among the ruling and opposition parties, and solidarity among society, to help the nation ...

REMINDER: Of the 6.78 million doses of flu vaccine Taiwan purchased for this flu season, about 200,000 are still available, an official said, following Big S’ death As news broke of the death of Taiwanese actress and singer Barbie Hsu (徐熙媛), also known as Big S (大S), from severe flu complications, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and …

A ‘HOLY WAR’: KMT and TPP legislators have been ‘arrogant’ in pushing through controversial bills, but they forgot about the power of citizens, Robert Tsao said Campaign groups have submitted petitions to recall 19 Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers and a suspended Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) mayor, the Central Election Commission (CEC) confirmed yesterday.Nineteen civil ...

Weekend quakes aftershocks from Tuesday: experts ‘VERY SHALLOW’: The center of Saturday’s quake in Tainan’s Dongshan District hit at a depth of 7.7km, while yesterday’s in Nansai was at a depth of 8.1km, the CWA said Two magnitude 5.7 earthquakes that struck on Saturday night and yesterday morning were aftershocks triggered by a magnitude 6.4 quake on …

6 天之前 · CLASH OF WORDS: While China’s foreign minister insisted the US play a constructive role with China, Rubio stressed Washington’s commitment to its allies in the region The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday affirmed and welcomed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio statements expressing the US’ “serious concern over China’s coercive actions against Taiwan” and aggressive ...

2025年1月2日 · The Taipei MRT is open all night tonight following New Year’s Eve festivities, and is offering free rides from nearby Green Line stations. Taipei’s 2025 New Year’s Eve celebrations kick off at Taipei City Hall Square tonight, with performances from the boy band Energy, the South Korean girl group Apink, and singers Gigi Leung (梁詠琪) and Faith Yang (楊乃文).

2024年11月12日 · READY: The CGA said it closely monitored China’s maritime exercise, deployed vessels to shadow the Chinese ships one-on-one and set up emergency response centers Chinese navy and coast guard ships have returned to China, signaling the end of a massive maritime exercise, authorities said yesterday. The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) released images it said showed Chinese vessels sailing ...

2025年1月22日 · INFRASTRUCTURE: Work on the second segment, from Kaohsiung to Pingtung, is expected to begin in 2028 and be completed by 2039, the railway bureau said Planned high-speed rail (HSR) extensions would blanket Taiwan proper in four 90-minute commute blocs to facilitate regional economic and livelihood integration, Railway Bureau Deputy Director-General Yang Cheng-chun (楊正君) said in an ...