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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’ discovery of the new China,” even though the author had written “new continent” in the original te...

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 session by a 57-39 margin, while rejecting other agendas submitted by the opposition parties. The extra...