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2010/9/3

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Green Energy Economy

Recent protests over fires at a Formosa Plastics complex and opposition to a new petrochemical complex have pushed the government to review its environmental policies. On Thursday, the Cabinet reiterated that is adopting various strategies to achieve a low-carbon environment, hoping to see to a significant drop in energy use and CO2 reduction.

Severe climate change, which scientists have tied to rising carbon emissions, has swept the globe, posing a major threat to international stability.

Recent disputes in Taiwan over the environmental practices of local industries have only brought greater urgency to the issue. At a press conference Thursday, the government reiterated its commitment to supporting Taiwan’s green energy industry, cutting carbon emissions and conserving ...(more)

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Tropical Storm Lionrock moves away from Taiwan but torrential rain continues

The Central Weather Bureau lifted its weather warnings related to Tropical Storm Lionrock at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. Although the storm is moving west toward China the bureau says localized torrential rain can be expected to continue all over Taiwan.

Although the weather warnings for Tropical Storm Lionrock have been lifted, a torrential rain warning is still in ...(more)

CWB meteorologist told to stay off Facebook after controversial forecast

Cheng Ming-dean may be the head of the Central Weather Bureau’s Forecast Center, but he also likes to post weather information on Facebook. When one of his Facebook entries contradicted an official bureau forecast, it landed him in hot water. The bureau’s director-general apologized publicly for the controversy on Thursday and told Cheng to stay off Facebook during future typhoon warning periods. ..(more)

Sun Moon Lake drawing tourists with more than just natural beauty

Sun Moon Lake has always been one of Taiwan’s most popular tourist attractions. But with the help of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the area now has much more to offer than just the lake’s natural beauty. Good food, a millet wine museum, and scenic campgrounds are some of the diverse attractions that have appealed to visitors.

Guided by the Ministry’s Department of Commerce, Sun ..(more)

Tainan prosecutors uncover corruption in road construction)

Prosecutors in Tainan have uncovered large scale road construction corruption. After several months of investigation, the Tainan District Prosecutors Office found that many private laboratories commissioned by local governments to inspect the quality of highways issued false certificates for shoddy work in return for rewards from contractors.

Prosecutors raided nine locations including ..(more)

KMT lawmakers, city councilors give Taipei Mayor Hau a morale boost

The elections for Taipei mayor and city councilors are less than three months away. With Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin reeling from a procurement scandal, some KMT city councilors were rumored to want to distance themselves from him. But on Thursday, a group of KMT councilors appeared with the mayor in an attempt to give his image a boost.

About a dozen KMT legislators went to City Hall to ..(more)

Formosa Plastics absent from compensation deal signing

Local government officials and residents of Mailiao Township gathered to sign a memorandum of understanding for a compensation deal with Formosa Plastics Thursday. Although no company representatives attended the signing, officials claimed that everyone involved has already agreed to the deal.

Two major fires at a Formosa Plastics Group refinery in July caused the residents of neighboring ..(more)

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Lush Returns
In April this year, the sudden bankruptcy of the distributor of luxury soap brand Lush put more than 100 employees out of work and left them with large amounts of unpaid salary. On Thursday, Lush announced its return to Taiwan. Although the new distributor had said it hoped to re-employ the former workers, less than half answered the call.

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Apple has ..(more)