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Too many bacteria in 34 ice products: FDA

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-08-26
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Tests of 78 ice cream and other ice products showed too many bacteria in 34 of them, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

The results came up after widespread testing of a variety of products containing ice at a range of outlets including coffee shops, fast food restaurants and ice cream parlors across the nation, reports said.

The type of product registering the highest incidence of hygienic problems was shaved ice, with 64.7 percent of the popular type of ice showing poor results, the FDA said. The list also included 47.1 percent of granita beverages, 40 percent of regular ice creams, 33.3 percent of ice cubes and 27.3 percent of other types of product, according to the FDA. [FULL STORY]

Deceased actress Yang among nominees for TV Golden Bell Awards

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/26
By: Wang Ching-i and Brook Hsiao

Taipei, August 26 (CNA) The deceased actress Yang Ke-han (楊可涵), who committed suicide in July, was nominated for the Best Leading Actress Award of the 2015 TV Golden Bell Awards Wednesday.

The Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, the organizer of the awards for Taiwan’s TV industry, announced the shortlist for various categories of the awards at a press conference in the afternoon.

Yang, along with Janel Tsai (蔡淑臻), Chu Chih-ying (朱芷瑩), Ruby Lin (林心如) and Huang Pei-chia (黃姵嘉) were nominated for the Best Leading Actress Award in the category of TV drama.

The jury group of the 50th Golden Bell Awards said that Yang was nominated for her outstanding performance in the TV drama “The New World” (新世界). [FULL STORY]

TPP inclusion will benefit Taiwan, region: former US official

Want Chinaq Times
Date: 2015-08-26
By: CNA

Former US deputy secretary of state James Steinberg expressed support for Taiwan’s

Former US deputy secretary of state James Steinberg gives a speech at the security dialogue in Taipei, Aug. 25. (Photo/CNA)

inclusion in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade bloc during a security dialogue in Taipei Tuesday.

It will be in the interest of not just Taiwan, but also of the region and the world as a whole, he said, while taking questions on Taiwan’s bid to join the US-led trade bloc for the Asia-Pacific region.

“I strongly support the idea — Taiwan’s inclusion in the TPP,” he said, but added that Taiwan has to be ready and prepared to accept the high standards of the trade agreement, which is still under negotiation.

From the American perspective, he said, Washington should be open and welcome Taiwan’s participation. [FULL STORY]

Legislator foresees 20,000-troop shortfall

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 27, 2015
By: Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Lin Yu-fang (林郁方) yesterday said that if the Republic of China (ROC) military shifts to an all-volunteer force, there would be a shortfall of 20,000 soldiers by the end of next year, confirming the need to continue conscription for men born before Dec. 31, 1993.

Lin said the current personnel quota is 215,000. Deducting non-established personnel — such as those still in training and students in elementary military schools — leaves the established personnel quota at 196,000.

Considering the ratio of existing personnel to “established” personnel should be 87 percent to 90 percent, Lin said the ROC military force during peacetime should number at least 170,000 to 175,000 personnel. [FULL STORY]

KMT lawmakers dismiss rumors of Eric Chu bid

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 25, 2015
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter

Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng speaks to reporters in Taipei yesterday, dismissing suggestions that the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) is planning to replace its presidential candidate, Hung Hsiu-chu. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times

Several Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) members yesterday dismissed media reports that Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) is to be replaced by KMT Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) as the party’s presidential candidate, saying the allegations were based on unfounded rumors.

“The KMT officially selected Hung as its presidential candidate at a party congress on July 19. The party headquarters and local branches have all begun campaigning for the candidate,” KMT spokesperson Lin Yi-hua (林奕華) said.

The media reports are based on unsubstantiated rumors, she added.

Lin was referring to an article yesterday in the Chinese-language Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister paper), which cited a “credible anonymous source” as saying that two senior KMT officials had been sounding out several party heavyweights over their sentiment toward entering next year’s Jan. 16 election as Chu’s running mate.

The report said the two officials only resumed their current posts after Chu took over as chairman of the KMT from President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) in January.

Typhoon causes airlines to adjust flights on Japanese routes

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/08/24
By: Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Some Taiwanese airlines on Monday announced changes to their

CNA file photo

schedule for flights between Taiwan and Japan on Tuesday because of Typhoon Goni, which was pounding Okinawa on Monday afternoon before heading toward Kyushu.

China Airlines said flights CI116/117 between Taoyuan and Fukuoka — home to the biggest airport in Kyushu — and flight CI111 from Fukuoka to Taiwan, will be delayed to later in the day.

CI116 will leave at 4:50 p.m. from Taiwan, CI117 will leave at 9 p.m. from Japan, and CI111 will leave at 9:30 p.m. from Japan.

Typhoon Goni is expected to be over Kyushu on Tuesday morning and then head out to sea in the afternoon, according to Central Weather Bureau projections. [FULL STORY]

Public welcome to see choppers: MND

APACHE ATTRACTION:The defense ministry said group tours can be organized, after a public petition to be allowed to see the helicopters like a local celebrity did

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 25, 2015
By: Loa Iok-sin / Staff reporter

The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday said it would allow people to visit and

Ministry of National Defense spokesman David Lo, left, looks on as Major General Huang Kuo-ming speaks during a press conference at the ministry in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times

see Apache helicopters at the nation’s military bases during open house days or through group applications after a Facebook petition by 270,000 netizens.

“The ministry has always allowed public visits to our military bases on open house days, and during these visits, we also showcase our weaponry,” ministry spokesman Major General David Lo (羅紹和) told a news conference yesterday afternoon.

“There will be a few camp visit events later this year, and we plan to showcase the Apache helicopters to those who might be interested,” he added.

As for people who cannot make it on camp visit days, the ministry would allow visits organized by institutions and groups if they file applications for approval, he said. [FULL STORY]

Taiwan film festival and food fair opens in New Zealand

The opening of the Taiwan film festival at the Sylvia Park shopping center, Aug. 22. (Photo courtesy of Taiwanese Business Association of New Zealand)

Want China Times
Date: 2015-08-23
By: CNA

A Taiwanese film festival and food fair opened at the Sylvia Park shopping center in the Auckland suburb of Mount Wellington on Friday, according to a statement released by Taiwan’s representative office in Auckland.

The events, jointly organized by the Taiwanese Business Association of New Zealand and Taiwanese Junior Business Association New Zealand, are a lead-up to the Republic of China National Day (Oct. 10) celebrations, the office said.

The films that are being screened at the festival include Everlasting Glory, Good Luck! Boy and The Frogville. [FULL STORY]

Tsai urges verbal restraint to avoid societal strains

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 24, 2015
By: Loa Iok-sin / Staff reporter

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday said the Presidential Office and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) should refrain from politicking that would create further divisions in society.

“Taiwan is a nation with multiple ethnic groups, so everyone should learn to listen and understand when encountering someone who has a different view point on an issue, this is especially for politicians,” Tsai said.

“Politicians should learn their lessons from history to make the nation and the people more harmonious. It is not a good thing to manipulate differences between different groups of people for political gains,” she said. [FULL STORY]

Tainan leads the nation in dengue fever cases

Taiwan News
Date: 2015-08-23
By: Ko Lin, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

The dengue fever epidemic continues to ravage southern Taiwan as the number of

Tainan leads nation in dengue cases. Central News Agency

patients affected with the disease this year has reached 993 as of August 18, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TCDC) said Sunday.

Former Tainan County mayor Su Huan-chih questioned the capability of the local government by saying it has not done enough to help reduce the outbreak as Tainan is now ranked first in the nation’s number of dengue contracts.

“It’s been two long weeks and all the debris left from Typhoon Soudelor has yet to be cleared. No wonder Tainan has become a hotbed for dengue,” he lamented on his Facebook page on Sunday.

Su also complained that twigs and branches from fallen trees are laid scattered on the streets unattended; especially the area around the Soulangh Cultural Park in the city’s Chaili District is dotted with debris over 100 meters long. [FULL STORY]

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