By Su Chin-feng and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe termites that cause the most serious damage to buildings in Taiwan are of the Formosan and Asian subterranean species, a National Chung Hsing University study has found.
BELIEF IN FREEDOM: Xi said China would not renounce the use of force against Taiwan, resulting in a chorus of responses from political parties to the Presidential OfficeBy Chen Yu-fu and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writer and Reuters
While welcoming Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC) expansion, environmental campaigners yesterday called on the Central Taiwan Science Park Administration in Taichung to raise the proportion of renewable energy use at the park by 10 percent each year to reach 100 percent by 2030.
TSMC has applied for a phase 6 expansion plan for its facility in Taichung to build a 2-nanometer fab, which is to undergo a second phase of environmental impact assessment next month after being required to submit more documents, Air Clean Taiwan executive secretary Chao Hui-lin (趙慧琳) said.
“We represent many mothers with their families in Taichung, and we
As political campaigns for November’s local elections get under way, some candidates are using creative and practical giveaways to woo voters’ attention and support.
Mayors, county commissioners, city and county council members, township mayors and council members, as well as local officials down to the neighborhood level, are to be elected nationwide on Nov. 26.
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the giveaway choices of many candidates, with a majority switching from pens and fans to masks.
However, as many people do not deem masks a memorable item, some candidates said they had come up with gifts that resonate with voters, while staying under