Taiwan Green News

Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) Taiwanese fishing vessels found engaging in illegal fishing activities in international waters will face penalties that could include a revocation of their licenses, an official at the Council of Agriculture's Fisheries Administration said Saturday.

London, Nov. 20 (CNA) In a move to contribute to global wildlife conservation, Taiwan has again donated funds to Bird Life International (BLI) , a London-based organization working to protect the world's birds. Chang Siao-yue, Taiwan's representative to the United...

Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) Ruling Kuomintang Vice Chairman John Chiang met Thursday in the Chinese city of Xian with a Chinese elementary school girl who sent 20 Chinese yuan (NT$96) to help people in southern Taiwan who were affected by...

Taipei, Nov. 18 (CNA) The Council of Agriculture (COA) promised Wednesday to purchase rice at guaranteed prices from Tainan County farmers whose paddies were found to be contaminated with heavy metals and are therefore having difficulty selling their crops.

Taipei, Nov. 17 (CNA) Taiwan's Executive Yuan promised on Tuesday to take measures to stop inhumane treatment of stray dogs and cats, in response to a petition by animal rights activists. Minister without Portfolio Lian Chi-yuan said the Executive Yuan...

Energy Conservation Award Ceremony" was held at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 29th in Taipei...Since 1999, schools have also joined in to compete for this award. This year, a total of 73 organizations and 46 schools applied to compete, a total...

A rice field in Tainan County was contaminated with chromium but none of the product reached the consumer, the Council of Agriculture said yesterday. Tests found excess level of the potentially cancer-causing material in 0.04 hectares in the renowned rice-producing...

Amid successive reports of soil contamination from slag deposits in southern Taiwan, an official said Monday that the law governing waste recycling will be revised to prevent slag and fly ash from coming directly in contact with soil used for...

Panama City, Panama, Nov. 11 (CNA) The Republic of China government gave US$200,000 to El Salvador Tuesday to help victims affected by Hurricane Ida, which ripped through the Central American country Nov. 7-8, killing at least 140 people. The donation...