晴空匯火調報告出爐 「你們誰為這件事負責了?」新竹市東區集合式住宅「晴空匯」上月發生火警,造成兩名消防員殉職,新竹市消防局昨天提出火災調查報告,表示該大樓管道間的電力配線因故短路引發火災的可能性較大。昨天也是火警滿月之日,時代力量黨主席王婉諭痛批大火發生一個月了,卻只看到竹市府避重就輕、推卸責任的態
By Esme Yeh / Staff writer, with CNAThe YouBike demerit system is to take effect in Taipei, New Taipei City and Taoyuan from Monday with the aim of bu
MORE SCRUTINY: Rich people have allegedly used dummy buyers to take advantage of the program, which was designed to help people with real demand, an o
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan’s semiconductor industry could maintain its global lead for at least the next eight to 10 years, an analyst said on Tue
GRADUAL PROCESS: The legislature still has to ratify a deal signed with New Delhi, and no timeline has been set for when workers would begin to arrive
By William Hetherington / Staff writer, with CNARed dragon fruit exports are expected to reach 338 tonnes this year, while Jinhuang mangoes could be e
ESCALATING TENSIONS: The US called for restraint and meaningful dialogue after Beijing threatened Taiwanese independence advocates with the death sent
UNEVEN ECONOMIC RECOVERY: The improvement was linked to jobs in the service sectors, as manufacturers were still under the effect of a slowdown, the D
BREAK DANCING: Sun, who was born on Sept. 21, 1999, the same day Taiwan was hit by the earthquake known as 921, has the nickname ‘Quake’ in English
Staff writer, with CNASaint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew was yesterday welcomed with a military salute ceremony in Taipei.
CYBERSECURITY: Data transmitted via cables can be intercepted, physically monitored or spied on, so they should be kept within premises, a researcher
ADAPTING: The annual live-fire exercises would include night-time drills and test how units would perform after losing contact with central command
UNDER THE RADAR: Two US deputy assistant state secretaries visited Taiwan and met with foreign diplomats to discuss how to boost the nation’s internat
CIVILIAN SIGHTING: Fishers from Penghu County took a photograph of a Chinese guided-missile destroyer near the median line of the Taiwan Strait
CALL FOR REFORM: About 67 percent of the respondents agreed that compulsory education should include five-year-olds, by an education foundation showed
INTERIM SOLUTION: Until a cap and trade program is created, various carbon fee credits would be available to incentivize the private sector to reduce
By Wu Che-yu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerEurope might pay more attention to Taiwan following far right gains in the EU parlia
OBJECTION: A lawmaker said the bills’ provisions authorizing fines of up to NT$100,000 for refusing to testify dwarfs the punishment for not respondin
By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterThe nation’s eight major state-run banks extended NT$63.599 billion (US$1.97 billion) in preferential housing loans
FIGHTING BACK: The KMT called on its supporters to show up, naming their rally Blue Eagles — because they are birds of prey — to ‘eat up’ the ‘bluebir