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Su stays strong at DPP congress
By Chris Wang
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) enjoyed a raucous and surprise-free party congress yesterday as the current party primary format of public polls, and DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang’s (蘇貞昌) measure on party members’ right to vote and to be elected, were retained. Considered to be major factorsFULL STORY
Ma reiterates commitment to use of ‘green’ power
By Mo Yan-chih
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said yesterday the government is aiming to pursue diversity in the nation’s energy supply during an inspection visit to the Chang-Kong Wind Power Station in Changhua County. During the visit, Ma reiterated his administration’s support for wind energy amid the ongoing disputeFULL STORY
Annette Lu moots another nuclear referendum bid
By Chris Wang
Former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) said yesterday that she is considering starting a petition in Taipei City for a nuclear referendum to decide whether fuel rods should be inserted into the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s (新北市) Gongliao District (貢寮). A similarFULL STORY
Groups say smoking levy should be used for health
By Alison Hsiao
Women and children should be the main beneficiaries of a health and welfare surcharge levied on the sales of cigarettes, health promotion and child-protection groups, along with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Alicia Wang (王育敏), said on Friday. Under the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act (菸害防制法), theFULL STORY
Amendment seeks to clamp down on students’ use of academic ghostwriters
By Rachel Lin
and Jake Chung
The legislature’s Education and Culture Committee has approved a proposed amendment to the Act Governing Awarding of Degrees (學位授予法) under which the provision of ghostwritten academic papers would be subject to fines. Under current laws, instances of severe plagiarism or forgery in doctoral dissertations and graduateFULL STORY
US politician urges Manila to cooperate
US House Representative and Congressional Taiwan Caucus member Blake Farenthold has issued a formal statement urging the Philippines to answer Taiwan’s demands regarding the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine Coast Guard personnel earlier this month. In the statement released on Thursday thatFULL STORY
Catches rise since Japan fisheries agreement inked
Catches of yellowfin tuna in waters off northeastern Taiwan have increased 20 percent this month compared with the same period last year following the signing of a fisheries agreement with Japan, local fishermen said yesterday. Yellowfin tuna is the main fish caught in waters nearFULL STORY
Woman has transplant to correct ‘mirrored’ organs
By Wei Yi-chia and Jake Chung
A 60-year-old woman surnamed Tseng (曾) last month became the first patient in Asia to receive a successful heart transplant to treat dextrocardia situs inversus totalis, and only the sixth in the world to undergo such treatment. Dextrocardia is a congenital defect in which the heartFULL STORY
MRT inspection finished
By Mo Yan-chih
Taipei City’s Department of Rapid Transit Systems yesterday completed a preliminary inspection on a section of the Taipei MRT Xinzhuang Line between Fu Jen University Station and Huilong Station, which is scheduled to open by the end of next month. At the department’s request, aFULL STORY
RTI opens audio-book library with 100 recordings
By Loa Iok-sin
Radio Taiwan International’s (RTI) audio-book library featuring more than 100 literary works recorded in 13 languages was yesterday opened to the public, with the radio station inviting anybody around the world who wants to use the service to ask for copies of audiobooks. “The voice isFULL STORY
Two detained in Twin Towers probe
By Rich Chang
Michael Ho (何岳儒), chairman of a multinational consortium led by Taipei Gateway International Development, and the company’s spokesman Wang You-jen (王佑仁) were detained by the Taipei District Court yesterday for alleged misconduct in the bidding process for the Taipei Twin Towers project. A consortium led byFULL STORY
Group accuses DOH of neglecting patients’ safety
By Alison Hsiao
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