CNA file photo Taipei, Oct. 8 (CNA) The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) denied that the subsidies it provides for imported pork are to blame for the falling market share of domestic pork in Taiwan, according to a statement issued Sunday. The statement was issued in response to remarks by Kuomintang presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), who claimed earlier in the day that the ministry's import-favoring policy has caused the market share of domestic pork to drop to 80 percent, the ministry said.

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The new French representative to Taiwan Franck Paris (center) and the French foreign ministry Marie Buscail (right) pose for the press at a briefing in Taipei Tuesday. CNA photo Oct. 3, 2023 Taipei, Oct. 3 (CNA) The new French representative to Taiwan Franck Paris on Monday pledged to place focus on expanding cooperation between Taiwan and France in the areas of science and innovation. Paris, who arrived in Taipei in late August to take up a post as head of the French Office Taipei, spoke with local media for the first time at a briefing where he shared his vision for boosting cooperation between Taiwan and France during his upcoming years in office.

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Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) A memorial wall was unveiled at a ceremony in Yilan on Sunday to honor six Indonesian and Filipino fishermen who lost their lives when the boats they were on were crushed under a collapsed bridge in the northeastern Taiwan county on Oct. 1, 2019. The newly erected "Nanfang'ao Bridge Memorial Wall" was built inside the Nanfang'ao Fishing Culture Museum in Yilan by local authorities under the commission of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Designed by Yilan-based artist Chiu Hsien-chang (邱憲章), the wall is divided into two parts.

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CNA file photo Sept. 28, 2023 Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Two Taiwanese defense scholars recently offered their insights into the design of Taiwan's first Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) after the "Narwhal" made its debut last week and was dubbed a milestone in Taiwan's efforts to produce domestic submarines and achieve "defense autonomy." President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) presided over the launch of the "Narwhal" on Thursday at a ceremony held in a shipyard in Kaohsiung belonging to CSBC Corp., Taiwan, the contractor for the IDS project.

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CNA photo Oct. 1, 2023 Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) The National Taiwan Museum in Taipei buzzed with traditional Indonesian music on Sunday as it staged the batik and songket festivals, events dedicated to celebrating and promoting artistic traditions from the Southeast Asian country. People queued up to buy Indonesian food such as chicken satay and spicy rendang, while a runway show was held at the event by the Indonesian Diaspora Network in Taiwan (IDN), with Indonesian migrant workers showcasing costumes made using the batik and songket techniques.

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Graphic: Central Weather Administration (UTC, or Zulu time, is eight hours behind Taipei) Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Tropical Storm Koinu is expected to be closest to Taiwan from Wednesday through Friday as it passes through the Bashi Channel, but how it will impact the weather is still uncertain, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). As of 8 a.m. Sunday, Koinu was located around 1,000 kilometers east-southeast of Cape Eluanbi, Taiwan's southernmost point, and was moving in a northwesterly direction at 12 kilometers per hour, the CWA said.

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The Daniel Pearl World Music Festival takes place at Taipei's Hakka Cultural Park on Saturday. CNA photo Sept. 30, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) The 2023 Daniel Pearl World Music Day, commemorating late Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl who was murdered by terrorists while on assignment in 2002, took place at Taipei's Hakka Cultural Park on Saturday. This year's event was its 22nd edition, organized by the Reporters without Borders (RSF), with the support from the Netherlands Office Taipei and the European Economic and Trade Office.

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Taiwan's first Indigenous Defense Submarine "Narwhal" is on display at a ceremony in Kaohsiung Thursday on Sept. 28, 2023. CNA file photo Taipei, Sept. 29 (CNA) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators on Friday urged prosecutors to look into a controversy involving the construction of Taiwan's first Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS), which was unveiled Thursday amid the country's goal to strengthen its deterrence against the Chinese navy. Prosecutors should open an investigation following allegations that an opposition legislator and arms dealers tried to hinder the IDS project and even leaked information to China, according to DPP lawmakers Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) and Cheng Yun-peng (鄭運鵬).

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Hou Yu-ih, the presidential candidate of the opposition Kuomintang, speaks at the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan on Thursday in Taipei. Photo courtesy of Hou's office Sept. 28, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 29 (CNA) The top priority for a leader of Taiwan is avoiding war with China at a time of escalating tensions across the Taiwan Strait, said Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), the presidential candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT). In a speech delivered at the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham) in Mandarin, Hou said Taiwan must avoid war with China and that only a safe and stable Taiwan can attract investors around the world to pour resources into the country.

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Taipei, Sept. 28 (CNA) Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential nominee Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Wednesday dismissed the idea of unconditionally accepting the junior role in a prospective joint ticket with Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜). Responding to comments from KMT party grandee Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) on Wednesday that it would be "impossible" for Hou to not top the ticket, Ko described the KMT's rumored preconditions as a "peculiar" approach to negotiating an electoral pact. While accepting that a consensus must be reached, Ko questioned how the KMT could frame demands that he give up his own presidential ambitions unconditionally without regard for polling as "cooperation.

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Spicy boiled eggs are sold at a convenience store in Taipei in June 2023. CNA file photo Taipei, Sept. 27 (CNA) A six-month pilot program has been launched to help major retail outlets, including Taiwan's four largest convenience store chains, mark the origin of raw materials in processed egg products, Health and Welfare Minister Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞元) said Wednesday. The move comes after it emerged earlier this month that the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) had ordered several processing companies to mark "Taiwan" as the country of origin for liquified eggs containing state-funded imports despite the products not meeting the legal definition of "substantial transformation.

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Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended more than 100 points higher on Monday as the bellwether electronics sector continued its comeback with buyers taking advantage of bargain-hunting opportunities after tech stocks in the U.S. market showed signs of stabilizing at the end of last week. However, turnover was limited as many investors appeared to stay cautious ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival long weekend. The Taiex, the weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), ended at 16,452.23 -- 107.

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CNA file photo Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) The local manufacturing sector continued to account for the majority of furloughed workers in Taiwan over the past week as the export-oriented sector remained roiled by weakening global demand, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Monday. Data compiled by the MOL showed the number of furloughed workers on formal unpaid leave programs rose to 11,877 as of Sept. 23, up 139 from 11,738 registered on Sept. 15, while the number of employers who launched furlough programs also moved higher by 21 to 663 in the week.

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Rescue efforts for three factory workers believed to be trapped at the Pingtung plant were forced to be suspended on Saturday afternoon due to concerns about possible explosions amid rainy conditions. CNA photo Sept. 23, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) The Pingtung County government opened an account on Saturday to which people can donate money to help victims of a fire the previous day that engulfed a golf ball factory, taking the lives of at least seven people. Donations can be remitted at a bank or post office to the account number 017-000-000-000, the county government said in a statement.

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New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih. CNA file photo Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), the opposition Kuomintang's (KMT) presidential nominee, went on leave starting Saturday and will be absent from his mayoral post until year end to focus on his campaign, according to the New Taipei City Government. New Taipei's Deputy Mayor Liu Ho-jan (劉和然) will serve as acting mayor during Hou's absence, a source in the city government with knowledge of the matter told CNA. A KMT legislative candidate, who asked not to be identified, welcomed the move, noting that Hou had been much less active on the campaign trail compared with his rivals - Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) of the Democratic Progressive Party, Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) of the Taiwan People's Party, and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co founder Terry Gou (郭台銘), an independent.

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Firefighters rest on a road close by golf ball manufacturer Launch Technologies after a long night of battling the fire at the company's plant in Pingtung County. CNA photo Sept. 23, 2023 Pingtung/ Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Explosions that occurred during a deadly blaze in the factory of Launch Technologies Co. in Pingtung County on Friday evening were not caused by firefighters spraying water, as had been initially suspected, officials said Saturday. The Pingtung County fire bureau said early Saturday that the unexpected explosions occurred soon after firefighters were thought to have doused the flames with water.

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Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) on Friday touted its partnership with a UK firm to better stabilize Taiwan's power grid as the country looks to integrate more renewable energy sources into its existing power system. At the 18th UK-Taiwan Renewable Energy Conference, which took place in Taipei on Friday, Taiwan-UK collaboration was showcased as an example of the two countries' efforts to share renewable energy expertise and partnering for a smoother transition to renewable energy.

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CNA file photo New Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Two men have been indicted for their alleged involvement in the death of a university student killed by an air conditioning unit that fell 17 stories onto a New Taipei street in July, according to prosecutors on Friday. In the indictment, the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office said the owner of Jinyao Air Condition, identified by his last names Liu (劉), and a worker surnamed Lee (李), were charged with negligent homicide. The victim in this case was a 21-year-old student surnamed Huang (黃) from National Chengchi University, who was hit on the head by the air conditioner weighing about 30 kilograms, after it fell from the apartment in which it was being installed, as she waited at a bus stop near the No.

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President Tsai Ing-wen (center) campaigns on Aug. 25, 2023 with ruling DPP Legislator Tsai Yi-yu (left) and legislative candidate Chen Kuan-ting, who are running in the first and second electoral district in the county, respectively. Photo: CNA Taipei, Sept. 21 (CNA) Presidential candidates and President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) have recently campaigned in Chiayi, hometown of New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidate, who has called the area one of the most challenging electoral districts in the 2024 elections.

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First responders carry hikers stung by hornets to receive medical treatment in New Taipei Wednesday. Photo: local authorities Sept. 20, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) Two people died and nine were injured after being stung by hornets when hiking in Ruifang District, New Taipei on Wednesday, according to New Taipei City Fire Department. According to the department, a call was received at 11:38 a.m. Wednesday, saying 11 hikers belonging to a 20-person hiking group had been attacked by a swarm of hornets while hiking in Ruifang's Kengzineishan, leaving four male hikers in their 60s seriously injured but still conscious.

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Centers for Disease Control Director General Chuang Jen-hsiang (right) appears at a news conference in Taipei Wednesday on the planned rollout of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. CNA photo Sept. 20, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 20 (CNA) Taiwan will roll out Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine against the Omicron subvariant XBB starting Sept. 26, according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) at a press conference on Wednesday. The vaccine, which the government granted emergency use authorization (EUA) on Sept.

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Centers for Disease Control official Kuo Hung-wei reports at a Tuesday press conference. CNA photo Sept. 19, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) Over 100,000 people visited the doctor with influenza-like symptoms and 65 cluster infection cases of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) were reported last week, according to Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Tuesday. At a press conference Tuesday, CDC official Kuo Hung-wei (郭宏偉) said a rise in influenza cases has been seen in recent days, with an increasing number of people visiting the doctor for influenza-like symptoms, with two influenza A viruses -- H1N1 and H3N2 -- dominating over the past four weeks.

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Hsinchu Mayor Kao Hung-an. CNA file photo Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) headquarters announced Tuesday the party membership rights of Hsinchu Mayor Kao Hung-an (高虹安) have been temporarily suspended pending a court's verdict on corruption charges filed against her. Kao, who sits on the TPP's Central Committee, will not be able to participate in party affairs or give recommendations about the party's operations, TPP spokesman Adam Lee (李頂立) told a news conference in Taipei.

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TSMC founder Morris Chang (right) attends the 65th annual meeting of the International Association of Judges to give a keynote speech in Taipei Monday. CNA photo Sept. 18, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 18 (CNA) Taiwan and its semiconductor industry have an advantage -- its engineers who are dedicated to their work, said Morris Chang (張忠謀), founder of contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), referring to the company's low employee turnover rate of only 4-5 percent a year. On the other hand, the turnover rate in the United States had ranged between 15 and 20 percent a year during the 1970s-80s, Chang said during a speech in Taipei Monday.

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Taipei, Sept. 18 (CNA) Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Monday called for China to immediately halt its "unilateral military harassment," after a record 103 Chinese military aircraft were detected around Taiwan in a 24-hour period that ended earlier in the day. In a statement, the MND said that in addition to the 103 warplanes, nine warships were also spotted in areas close to Taiwan, between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. Of the 103 military aircraft, 40 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the southwestern and southeastern parts of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the ministry said.

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The Keelung (front), the Navy's Kidd-class destroyer, sails not far away from Chinese aircraft carrier, the Shandong (left), to monitor the vessel in this recent photo. Photo courtesy of Ministry of National Defense Sept. 13, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 17 (CNA) The recently concluded drills in the Western Pacific, conducted by the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, were more aim at showcasing China's military capabilities to the United Sates, which was also concluding a joint exercise in nearby seas, rather than Taiwan, a Taiwanese defense expert told CNA Sunday.

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