CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT: For the amendment to pass, 50% of all eligible voters would have had to support the initiative, with about 9.62 million ‘yes’ votes cast/ Staff writer, with CNA
Taipei, Nov. 26 (CNA) Student groups and NGOs expressed their disappointment Saturday evening at the failure of a referendum initative that would have lowered the voting age in Taiwan from 20 to 18, and they hinted at other steps to address the issue.
Taipei, Nov. 18 (CNA) Around a dozen students staged a protest Friday during an international review of children's welfare in Taiwan, demanding that a local health official step down for blaming Taiwan's rising youth suicide rate to an increase in tall buildings.
Taipei, Nov. 9 (CNA) Taipei and Taoyuan mayoral candidates in the Nov. 26 local elections scored the highest in general for youth welfare policies, local NGOs said Wednesday.