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Taiwanese publisher Rye Field Publishing Co this month caused a stir in the book publishing industry. <i>The History of Spicy Food</i>, a book about the history of chili peppers in China, was recalled because the editors had used the Chinese word for “China” (<i>zhongguo</i>, 中國) in place of “continent” (<i>dalu</i>, 大陸). This error led to absurd sentences such as “chili peppers were introduced to China thanks to Christopher Columbus’ disc...

Taipei, Feb. 20 (CNA) Braving low temperatures and heavy rain, hundreds of people gathered in Taipei on Sunday to advocate for enshrining the protection of animals in the Constitution.

Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) A constitutional amendment that would see the voting age in Taiwan lowered to 18 from 20 passed the committee review stage at the Legislative Yuan Tuesday.

Taipei, Jan. 5 (CNA) The Legislative Yuan on Wednesday began a three-week extra session to discuss two budget plans, constitutional reform, and other bills that aim to address issues such as drunk driving and a proposed Hsinchu City-Hsinchu County merger.

The Legislative Yuan yesterday began a three-week extra session to discuss two budget plans, constitutional reform and other bills that aim to address issues such as drunk driving and a proposed Hsinchu city and county merger. The special session, which is to last through Jan. 28, began yesterday afternoon after it was pushed through by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on a 60-to-35 vote earlier that day. The DPP also used its majority to pass its proposed agenda for the special ses...

Taipei, Dec. 3 (CNA) The Taipei High Administrative Court has ordered a halt to the legal proceedings of a case in which a transgender woman has requested the gender on her ID card to be changed from male to female, and decided to apply for a constitutional interpretation on the issue.

President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) Double Ten National Day address was meant to highlight that the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan has been shaped by various forerunners, Academia Historica President Chen Yi-shen (陳儀深) said, after the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) accused Tsai of contravening the Constitution. In her speech on Oct. 10, Tsai said that “the Republic of China came to Taiwan in 1949, 72 years ago,” and called on people to adhere to four commitments. “Let us here ...

At an incredible cost, the National Assembly is again holding “public hearing” for a further amendment of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.

VA History Office  Refugees crossing behind U.S. Army lines, circa 1862. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.  The American Civil War began in April 1861 as a response to preserve the United States. Within a month, enslaved African Americans seeking shelter behind Union lines shifted the war’s objectives. Many U.S. Army leaders, such as Major General Benjamin Butler, were unwilling to return these individuals to their disloyal enslavers. Hoping to deny the Confederacy of its labor for...

2021/05/20 12:32 Tama Talum. Tama Talum. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After a long, protracted legal battle, the Presidential Office on Thursday (May 20) issued a pardon to Bunun tribe member Tama Talum, citing the Constitution and the Amnesty Act (赦免法). On Thursday, Presidential Office Spokesperson Kolas Yotaka announced that in order to "express respect for the traditions of the Indigenous peoples," President Ts...