Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) held a banquet to entertain senior executives from several Chinese-funded enterprises on behalf of the Taipei City Government, allegedly spending NT$47,590 of public funds, Taipei City Councilor Lin Ying-meng (林穎孟) said.
Ko was seen meeting with the executives on the third floor of the Grand Hyatt Taipei on Feb. 24, the Liberty Times (sister newspaper of the Taipei Times) reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Ko refused to provide the guest list of the banquet to avoid outside supervision, Lin said.
According to the exclusive report by the Liberty Times, Chinese National Federation of Industries (全國工業總會)
Starting today, eating and drinking in Taipei movie theaters is to be banned as the city government seeks to bolster its disease prevention measures.
Movie theaters may continue to sell food and beverages, but customers cannot consume them on the premises, Taipei Deputy Mayor Tsai Ping-kun (蔡炳坤) said.
The ban aims to ensure that people keep their masks on at all times when watching a movie, as they would be in close proximity to others inside a movie theater, he added.
The new measure does not mean the COVID-19 alert level was being raised and it only aims to adjust precautions at
KEEPING MASKS ON: Concession stands may still sell food and beverages, but guests may not eat them inside movie theaters, although offenders would not be fined for nowBy Tsai Ya-hua and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) A giant red and white cosmic UFO weighing over two tons will be the main lantern at the upcoming 2022 Taipei Lantern Festival which kicks off Feb. 11 in Taipei's Shilin District, according to a top city official Thursday.