Taipei, Nov. 17 (CNA) As campaigning for the Nov. 26 local government elections enters its final days, a number of candidates in city mayor and county magistrate races across Taiwan teamed up to boost their visibility on Thursday.
Taipei, Nov. 12 (CNA) Over 12,000 people attended a campaign rally held in New Taipei Saturday for the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidates running for mayor in Taiwan's six largest cities.
Taipei, Aug. 13 (CNA) Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia (夏立言) has resigned as an advisor to Taichung City Government in the wake of a much criticized trip to China.
Taichung-based Dragon Steel Co on Wednesday defended the environmental record of its local foundry after New Power Party (NPP) Chairwoman Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華) called the plant a leading polluter.
The steelmaker, and not the coal-fired Taichung Power Plant, should be the main focus of the city’s clean air efforts, Chen told a news conference that she cohosted at the Taichung City Hall with the party’s city council candidates.
Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) has repeatedly called for the power plant’s closure, citing public health concerns, but the Dragon Steel foundry in 2020 surpassed the power plant as the city’s largest polluter, she