The print newspaper and mobile app of the Chinese-language Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times) are the most popular news sources in Taiwan, a survey released on Saturday by the Shih Hsin University found.
The survey, conducted by the university’s College of Journalism and Communication, found that the Liberty Times is the most-read print newspaper and mobile news app among Taiwanese residents, ahead of apps produced by the Central News Agency (CNA) and SETN.
Those who avidly follow current affairs tend to most often watch TV news (56.8 percent), followed by news sources on social media (18 percent), news Web
Motorists discard cigarette butts and beverage containers along roadsides. Millions of people consume fossil fuels and single-use plastics, without stopping to think about the long-term impact on the planet. As recently as 2020, at least 126 companies were discharging pollutants into northern Taiwan’s Tamsui River (淡水河) and surely most of them knew what they were doing.
Stricter enforcement of existing laws could reduce littering and polluting, but carrots and sticks aren’t the only tools available to policymakers. Taiwan’s government hopes that, by educating its citizens, the country can move closer to some of its environmental goals.
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College students are calling for conscription reform in light of the war in Ukraine, although views diverge on length of service.
Observing the Russian invasion of Ukraine has underlined the need for Taiwan to review its compulsory military service system, which requires men born after Jan. 1, 1994, to serve for four months, National Taiwan University student council president Chang Cheng-yu (張承宇) said yesterday.
However, service length is not as key as providing all citizens with general defense training, he said.
Everyone should be trained in basic response measures such as first aid, transportation and coordination, as well as up-to-date combat technologies and
‘PULLING WEEDS’: Some college students thought four months of military service is not enough, while others said that time spent training should be put to better useBy Wu Po-hsuan and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer