Taipei, Feb. 25 (CNA) Legislators from three political parties, including the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), called on Wednesday for the creation of a climate action law.
2021/02/11 10:00 Cycling for a Free Tibet underway in Taipei on Feb. 10. Cycling for a Free Tibet underway in Taipei on Feb. 10. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan (HRNTT), a coalition of NGOs based in Taiwan, on Wednesday (Feb. 10) launched the annual Cycling for a Free Tibet event to raise awareness of Beijing s human rights violations in the autonomous region. During a press conference held outside the Legislative Yuan, HRNTT President Tashi Tsering (札西慈仁), independent legislator Freddy Lim (林昶佐), and Democratic Progressive Party legislator Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) expressed hope that both the coronavirus and the ill-treatment of Tibetans can end soon. They also said they hope for a visit by the Dalai Lama following the pandemic.
Government urged to set up areas off-limits to offshore wind farms
01/18/2021 09:39 PM
CNA photo Jan. 18, 2021
Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) Two ruling lawmakers and a group of environmentalists called on the central government on Monday to establish restricted areas for offshore wind projects for environmental protection reasons.
The suggestion was made against the backdrop that a foreign company is reportedly planning a possible offshore wind farm project in waters off northeastern Taiwan.
The EnerVest Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the German InfraVest Group, is said to be attempting to set up a wind farm around the islets of Pengjia, Huaping and Mianhua.
Fu Wan Chocolate is known for its locally produced chocolates that have won awards in many international competitions. - The Straits Times/Asian News Network TAIPEI, Dec 20 (The Straits Times/ANN): Since early December, six retailers have pulled products by Fu Wan Chocolate from their shelves and stopped collaborations with the Taiwanese chocolate company, after an Internet user posted online details of a five-year-old sexual harassment case involving the company s former chairman and an intern.
The intern, who worked at Fu Wan in 2015, had accused then chairman Hsu Feng-chia of sexually harassing her at work, resulting in Hsu being handed a six-month jail sentence - time that was later commuted to a fine.