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Over a dozen prominent figures in Taiwanese politics and business have been accused of sexual harassment in recent weeks. The cases coincide with a popular Netflix series that has inspired some women to speak out.

The Hakka Public Communication Foundation yesterday defended its use of a meme video created from a film about the final days of Adolf Hitler to promote Hakka cuisine, saying that it was not meant to advocate Nazism or belittle Hakka people and their culture. The foundation issued the statement after Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Lai Hsiang-ling (賴香伶) on Tuesday night criticized the meme, writing on Facebook that the foundation should not mistake the “banality of evil” for somethi...

LEARN TO LAUGH: In response to Legislator Lai Hsiang-ling’s criticism, the foundation said the clip has been widely circulated for years, so its use should not cause confusionBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

Queensland farmers are dumping truckloads of avocados