The China Post
Date: August 3, 2017
By: The China Post

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A man who brutally murdered an 8-year-old girl in 2015 will spend

the rest of his life behind bars after a top court rejected his appeal.
Kung Chung-an’s (龔重安) defense argued that he had committed the crime due to mental illness and that, given proper treatment, he could be rehabilitated.

The Supreme Court wasn’t persuaded, and said the cruel nature of the act warranted life imprisonment and the deprivation of his civil rights for life.

Around 4:30 p.m. on May 8, 2015, Kung — armed with a knife — jumped the wall surrounding his alma mater, Wenhua Elementary School in Taipei’s Beitou District.

He went into the girls’ bathroom, where he grabbed a student surnamed Liu and cut her throat.    [FULL  STORY]

Born in Taiwan now serving in Canada.

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/08/01
By: Juvina Lai,Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Katrina Chen (陳葦蓁)

and fellow candidate Anne Kang (康安禮) made history on May 9 when both became the first Taiwan-born members of British Columbia’s legislative assembly.

The moment was of pride and honor for the Taiwanese immigrant communities residing mainly in Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond.

Both are serving different Burnaby communities after a contested election which ousted the ruling British Columbia Liberal Party after 16 years in power.

Chen was also offered a post in NDP leader John Horgan’s cabinet as the minister of state for childcare and Kang was designated as parliamentary secretary for seniors.
[FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 02, 2017
By: Chang Tsun-wei and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer

Young Aborigines on Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) yesterday protested for a clear

deadline for the removal of nuclear waste from the island.

Raising flags on the island, the campaigners said they would not accept an apology from the government and would not accept further delays for removal of the waste material.

The Orchid Island Youth Movement Alliance, which organized the protest, said that since President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) apology last year to Aborigines for historical injustices, no action has yet been taken on the issue of nuclear waste on Orchid Island — where more than 90 percent of residents are Tao.

The Lanyu nuclear waste storage facility was built in 1982 and stopped processing nuclear waste in 1996.    [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: August 1, 2017
By: The China Post with Business Today

If given the chance, we would all want to be a hero — an advocate for justice.

But in reality, people are often blind followers and weak, and sometimes even good

deeds come back to haunt you. Novelists and director Giddens Ko has put his personal experience and social observations into his new movie, which lays this bloody reality bare.

In 2011, the rom com “You Are the Apple of My Eye (那些年，我們一起追的女孩), Ko’s directorial debut, became a breakout hit, taking the Greater China and Asia markets by storm. Now, after six years, Ko is back with “Mon Mon Mon Monsters!” (報告老師！怪怪怪怪物！), which premiered July 28. The new film has the same subject matter as “Apple” — they’re both high school dramas centering on self-styled punks — but there’s a key difference: “Monster” isn’t a comedy.
[FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-07-31

President Tsai Ing-wen is calling for closer trade ties with El Salvador. Tsai was

speaking Monday during a meeting with visiting Salvadorian Public Works Minister Gerson Martinez and his wife. The couple is in Taiwan for a visit, at the invitation of the government.

El Salvador has been actively boosting its economy and promoting infrastructure projects in recent years. Tsai said she hopes the two sides can exchange insights on their experiences.

President Tsai led a delegation to visit El Salvador in January, including delegates from the business sector. Because of Central America’s market potential, Tsai said she hopes there will be more business opportunities for both sides.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/07/31
By: George Liao,Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said Monday that in the

future, the city will focus its effort on babysitting for 0-to-2-year-olds and childcare services for kids between 3 to 6 years old in a bid to encourage childbirth in the city.

During a speech at a press conference for the 2017 population policy promotion clip, the mayor noted that according to research, nearly 70% of single sons and daughters hope they have siblings. Therefore, the government is willing to offer young parents even more support.

The mayor said he realized that offering childbirth subsidy alone is actually not much help. The big problem lies with the heavy cost for raising and educating kids, he said.
[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/07/31
By: Chu Che-wei and Y.F. Low

Taipei, July 31 (CNA) Typhoon Nesat and Tropical Storm Haitang have left one person missing and 131 injured in Taiwan, according to the latest statistics released by the Central Emergency Operation Center on Monday.

Of the 131 people injured, 54 were in Taipei City, 52 in Yilan County, 11 in Taichung City, 10 in Taoyuan City, three in New Taipei City, and one in Hsinchu County, showed the statistics, as of 1 p.m. on Monday.

The search is still ongoing for a man involved in a motorbike accident near a flooded area close to Freeway No. 3 in Pingtung County’s Nanzhou Township, the center said.

In addition, Nesat and Haitang caused flooding in 279 locations. In 77 the flood water has since subsided, though 202 remain flooded, according to the center.
[FULL  STORY]