A series of videos have been posted on TikTok in recent weeks hailing the benefits of brown noise, with users claiming it can slow racing thoughts, help you focus, and improve sleep.
Former legislator Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟) yesterday said he is recuperating in hospital from injuries sustained when he fell off the back of pickup truck during an event in Taichung’s Wufong District (霧峰) thanking those who voted for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator-elect Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) in her election win last week.
Footage of the incident broadcast on local media showed Chen tumbling backward and falling off the vehicle, apparently slamming his head onto the street.
Lin, standing next to Chen at the time of the incident, other passengers and bystanders immediately rushed to help the former legislator, whose recall led to
The Chinese-language news Web site Formosa last month published a poll showing that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) had an approval rating of 48.9 percent, an increase of 4.1 percent over a previous survey, while its disapproval rating was 42.2 percent, a decrease of 3.1 percent.
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) had an approval rating of just 27.8 percent, down 3.9 percent, while its disapproval rating was 59.1 percent, a 3.5 percent increase.
Basically, the DPP has a far higher approval rating than the KMT, by a margin of 21.1 percent, while its disapproval rating was 16.9 percentage points lower than that
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday tapped former legislator Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀) to represent the party in the by-election for Taichung’s second electoral district.
“Looking at all the qualifications, Lin is the best choice to run in this race,” President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who doubles as DPP chairperson, told a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Taipei.
Lin served one term as a legislator-at-large from 2016 to last year. She is a doctor of gynecology and obstetrics at the Chung Shan Medical University Hospital in Taichung.
Tsai pointed to Lin’s current role as the party’s “ambassador-at-large,” working on Taiwan’s international initiatives.
Lin was