Illegal poaching: ‘We give respect to indigenous people’s hunting culture, but they also must obey our the nation’s legal statues,’ a county commissioner saidBy Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Pingtung County Commissioner Pan Men-an, center, attends a news conference to promote groupers from local fish farms at a Carrefour outlet in the county yesterday. Chinese authorities in January said they had found residues of illegal veterinary drugs in two batches of grouper imported from Taiwan and have banned their imports.
‘HEARTRENDING’ LOSS: Abe, who had urged the US to defend Taiwan, once said that ‘given Japan and Taiwan’s deep friendship, there are no unsolvable problems’By Shih Hsiao-kuang, Lee Hsin-fang and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporters, with staff writer and CNA
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, known for his pro-Taiwan stance, had always viewed Taiwan as an important friend to his country, regardless of whether he was in office, Taiwanese officials said yesterday.
Abe who served two terms as prime minister from Sept. 26, 2006, to Sept. 26, 2007, and from Dec. 26, 2012, to Sept. 16, 2020 died yesterday after he was shot while giving a speech.
Abe had always been on friendly terms with Taiwanese politicians and had visited the country several times.
In 2010, Abe met with then-legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) with members of the All-Party Parliamentary