Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-06-15

President Tsai Ing-wen has promised to do more for the well-being of the country’s

police officers. Tsai was speaking Friday, which marks Police Day in Taiwan.

At a ceremony to honor 28 model police officers, Tsai expressed her appreciation.

“On behalf of the public, I want to say thank you. Thank you for your around-the-clock service to protect our society, so that we have a stable society and the people are able to live free from worry,” said Tsai.

The president also promised to upgrade police equipment, raise salaries, and assist officers’ well-being, both physically and mentally.    [FULL  STORY]

Magnitude 5.2 temblor rattles Taiwan’s Yilan County

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/06/16
By: Keoni Everin gton, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook residents in northeastern Taiwan’s Yilan County at 4:53 a.m. this morning (June 16), according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

The epicenter of the earthquake was situated 9.2 kilometers East-Southeast of Yilan County Hall and was measured at a depth of 62.3 kilometers, based on CWB data.

An intensity level of 4 was felt in Yilan County, while an intensity level of 3 could be felt in New Taipei City, Taipei City, Hualien County, Taoyuan City and Taichung City. An intensity level of 2 was recorded in Keelung City, Hsinchu County, Nantou County, Hsinchu City and Miaoli County, while an intensity level of 1 could be felt in Changhua County, Chiayi County, Yunlin County, Taitung County and Tainan City.

Located along the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Taiwan uses an intensity scale of 1 to 7, which gauges the degree to which a quake is felt in a specific location.
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Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/06/15
By: Chang Ming-hsiuan and Flor Wang

Taipei, June 15 (CNA) The number of deaths from cancer hit a new high in Taiwan

in 2017 — while also remaining the top cause of death for the past 36 years, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) said Friday.

For the first time, deaths from cancer exceeded 48,000, reaching 48,037 last year, representing a record 28 percent of the 171,857 deaths recorded in the year and an increase of 277 deaths from 2016, ministry tallies show.

The total number of deaths — 101,686 male and 70,l71 female — reflect a fall of 561, or 0.3 percent, from 2016.

The figure translates into 471 deaths per day, or one death every three minutes and three seconds — the same as 2016, the ministry said.    [FULL  STORY]

LOST OPPORTUNITY: The committee said that the suspension of legal proceedings to seek a constitutional interpretation robbed it of a chance to make its argument

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 16, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu  /  Staff reporter

The Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee yesterday said that a Taipei High

Administrative Court ruling that questions the constitutionality of the Act Governing the Handling of Ill-gotten Properties by Political Parties and Their Affiliate Organizations (政黨及其附隨組織不當取得財產處理條例) would not affect its operations.

The ruling was handed out on Monday on three separate cases filed by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), Central Investment Co (中央投資) and Hsinyutai Co (欣裕台) on Nov. 18, 2016, which asked the court to revoke the committee’s finding earlier that month that the two companies are affiliates of the party.

The committee later ordered the KMT to transfer to the government all rights to its shares in the two companies on Nov. 29, 2016.

The court said in its ruling that it would request a constitutional interpretation from the Council of Grand Justices, as it found that several articles in the act, on which the committee based its decision, could potentially contradict the Constitution.    [FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-06-14

Taiwanese businesses in Vietnam are on the alert following the worst anti-China

protests in the Southeast Asian country since 2014. So far, police have arrested more than 100 people. Walk-outs at factories have also affected businesses owned by Taiwanese investors. Taiwanese officials stationed in Vietnam say that’s because the protesters often mistakenly believe they are Chinese.

In Taiwan, foreign ministry spokesman Andrew Lee said Thursday that while the situation has eased, authorities are still on the alert.

“The foreign ministry and our representative office in Vietnam will stay in close contact with the Vietnam government and public security, and monitor the situation as it develops.    [FULL  STORY]

Inspiration for a rainy day in Taiwan’s capital.

The News Lens
Date: 2018/06/14
By: Monica Mizzi

“Will this rain ever stop?”

It’s a question we’ve all found ourselves wondering in the midst of Taipei’s seemingly endless rainy days.

While you may not find yourself ever looking forward to a rainy day, you can make the most of them with this handy guide of 12 things to do when it rains in Taiwan’s bustling capital.

This is the second part of a two-part series. Check out the first “Raining in Taipei” guide here, which features 12 more activities you can do when the downpour shows no sign of stopping.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/06/14
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Making and eating zongzis is a popular tradition during

the Dragon Boat Festival season in Taiwan, but diabetic patients are advised to refrain from eating too many of them a day, with two for a meal being considered too many.

A 62-year-old diabetic patient surnamed Tseng ate two zongzis for a meal, and his blood sugar reading soared to 300mg/dl, a media report said.

Cheng Xiu-ying (鄭秀英), a dietitian at the Feng Yuan Hospital, said that there are 400-600 calories in a zongzi sold at markets.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/06/14
By: Chen Wei-ting and Ko Lin

Taipei, June 14 (CNA) Heavy or extremely heavy rain warnings have been issued

for 12 cities and counties around Taiwan as the island comes under the influence of a strengthening air convection system, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Thursday.

The extremely heavy rain warning is effective in Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taitung County and Pingtung County, the CWB said.

Meanwhile, heavy rain warnings have been issued for Yilan County, Taichung, Nantou County, Yunlin County, Chiayi County and City, Penghu County and Hualien County.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 15, 2018
By: Chung Li-hua and Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer

Control Yuan members yesterday reprimanded the Ministry of Health and Welfare

and the Ministry of the Interior for failing to protect the rights of intersex people.

Between 0.05 and 1.7 percent of the population is born with intersex traits, Control Yuan Vice President Sun Ta-chuan (孫大川) and Control Yuan member Gau Fehng-shian (高鳳仙) said in a report, citing UN statistics.

Based on the upper estimate, there might be 400,000 intersex people in Taiwan, they said.

The ministries have gathered no significant data on the intersex population and have never taken measures to conduct studies on the community, Sun said, adding that they have “ignored the existence of intersex people.”
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On Wednesday, a spokesperson with China’s Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council expressed opposition to any official contact between the US and Taiwan after the opening of a new compound for the New American Institute – a de facto American embassy – on the island.

Sputnik
Date: 13.06.2018
By: David Hsieh / Taipei City

There should be no official contact between the two countries “in any form,” spokesperson Ma Xiaoguang said Wednesday. “The US should adhere to the One China principle and the three joint communiques between China and the US so as not the undermine bilateral ties and peace and stability in the region,” he warned, China’s Xinhua news service reported.

“Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party administration will only further damage cross-Strait relations by implicating foreign powers,” Ma added. “The Taiwan issue, which is vital to China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, remains the most important and sensitive issue in China-US relations.”

The remarks come after the US dedicated its new de facto embassy in Taipei on Tuesday, the same day that US President Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. The American Institute in Taiwan has existed since 1979 as offices scattered across Taipei. However, this is the first time that the institute has been given its own compound.    [FULL  STORY]