Second Call for Applications for the Reiwa 8 Demonstration Project for the Optimization of Renewable Energy-Related Products and Base Materials Toward Establishing a Domestic Resource Circulation System (Commissioned Project)
Second Call for Applications for the Reiwa 8 Demonstration Project for the Optimization of Renewable Energy-Related Products and Base Materials Toward Establishing a Domestic Resource Circulation System (Indirect Subsidy)
Announcement of the First Meeting of the Reiwa 8 Working Group on Guidelines for Excellent Reuse Businesses
Published ・ Source Japan | 環境省
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We are pleased to announce that the First Meeting of the Reiwa 8 Working Group on Guidelines for Excellent Reuse Businesses will be held on July 30 (Thursday), Reiwa 8.
Date and time: July 30 (Thursday), Reiwa 8, 13:00–15:00
Announcement of the Selection of Projects for the Tenth and Eleventh Calls for Applications for the Facility Subsidy Program under the Joint Crediting Mechanism Financing Support Program, FY Reiwa 7–Reiwa 9
Xi Jinping says AI development should not be a solo performance by any one country; foreign media say remarks reveal ambition to compete with the U.S. for dominance
Deposit amounts required for candidates registering in the 115 city mayor, city council, county/city magistrate, and county/city council elections
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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Deposit for city mayor candidates: NT$1.2 million
Deposit for city council candidates: 160,000 yuan
Deposit for county/city magistrate candidates: 160,000 yuan
Deposit for county/city council candidates: 100,000 yuan
In the 111 city mayor election, the candidate deposit was reduced from 2 million yuan to 1.5 million yuan
This reduction in deposits for county/city magistrate, city council, and county/city council elections marks the most significant adjustment to candidate deposits in 32 years
Central Election Commission Chairperson You Ying-lung visits Taoyuan, the first stop on his tour of the 6 special municipalities! He highlights the many challenges facing election administration and encourages colleagues to serve as guardians of democracy
Chairperson You Ying-lung visits 臺東縣選舉委員會, emphasizing administration in accordance with the law and impartial neutrality in carrying out year-end election work
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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After taking office, he immediately planned visits to the election commissions of 6 special municipalities and 16 counties and cities
The crystallization of eighty years of election administration experience is a testament to professional expertise
中選會 chairperson attends an election administration work meeting in Hualien, offering a 十-character formula to encourage colleagues to remain impartial and neutral
中選會 holds a press conference titled “Reporting to the People,” reiterating that it administers elections in accordance with the law and exercises its powers independently, and urging all sectors not to interfere with election administration
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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The Legislative Yuan has passed resolutions in plenary session to send 2 nationwide referendums directly to second reading and refer them to party caucus negotiations
During visits to local areas to inspect preparations for the 115 local public officials election
中選會 chairperson inspects the Yunlin Election Commission, urging central and local authorities to work as one and achieve “zero errors” in the year-end election
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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He has already been making a whirlwind tour of election commissions in 10 counties and cities nationwide
中選會 Chair You visits 宜蘭縣選委會, urging colleagues to learn from international experience and remain on high alert to address four major variables in the year-end election
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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Taiwan's lifting of martial law in 1987 and South Korea's direct presidential election
In the 30 years since the first direct presidential election in 1996
Accumulated 80 years of lessons and experience from elections
Chairperson You Ying-lung visits the Keelung City Election Commission, joining forces with partners to prepare for the year-end election and urging everyone to cherish the hard-won fruits of eighty years of electoral wisdom
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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Already more than 三分之一 of counties and cities across Taiwan
Chairperson 游盈隆 inspects 彰化縣選委會, encouraging central and local authorities to work together to improve election administration and strive for zero deficiencies!
Debate heats up over the allocation of Hsinchu County council seats; 中選會 says it is closely monitoring the issue and everything will be handled in accordance with the Election and Recall Act
The nationwide election administration system is in motion! Chairperson You Ying-lung heads south to Chiayi City to “hear people’s concerns” and pave the way for year-end public officials elections!
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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Voting will take place at year-end on Nov. 28, 115 (Saturday)
Taking election administration on the road! 中選會 Chairperson You Ying-lung visits Miaoli to join forces with partners across the mountains, coast and mountain towns to safeguard democracy
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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300,000 frontline election workers nationwide
Miaoli County adds 24 polling stations
An increase of nearly 5%
Trialing “improved ballot distribution measures for Indigenous voters” in 6 special municipalities
Chairperson 游盈隆 inspects the Chiayi County Election Commission, encouraging central and local authorities to work together to meet new challenges in election administration
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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The local public officials election, with voting to take place on Nov. 28, 115
The efforts of 300,000 frontline election workers nationwide
If a nationwide election takes place between 3 and 6 months after a referendum proposal is announced as having qualified
Chairperson You Ying-lung inspects the Hsinchu County and City Election Commissions, emphasizing that central and local authorities will join forces to safeguard democracy
Chairperson You Ying-lung chairs a 中選會 committee meeting for the first time, stressing that the year-end 九合一 election must proceed smoothly and that 中選會 must achieve another success
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央選舉委員會
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The 623rd committee meeting
At the end of this year (115)
No committee meeting has been held for 6 months
Less than 6 and a half months
The day the candidate registration announcement is issued on Aug. 27
Chairperson 游盈隆 makes his first visit to a local election commission to inspect election administration, stressing that central and local authorities are united and fully prepared for the 2026 九合一 election
The viral claim that “the United States bans an apple pesticide but exports apples to Taiwan” is misleading; the permitted level of fenpyroximate in U.S. apples is higher than in Taiwan
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
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The permitted level of “fenpyroximate” in U.S. apples is 5 ppm
Taiwan's level is 3 ppm
The European Union's maximum permitted level of fenpyroximate in apples is 0.01 ppm
Japan lowered the permitted level of fenpyroximate in apples from 5 ppm to 2 ppm
South Korea also classifies apples as “pome fruit,” with a permitted fenpyroximate residue level of 3 ppm
Taijiang National Park has required advance permits for aerial photography since 2018; flights were not suddenly banned because of the recent “black water” controversy
The viral claim that “北捷 bans the use of power banks inside train cars” repurposes outdated news; 北捷 has clarified that it will not stop or discourage passengers from using them
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
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A similar policy mentioned by 北捷 in January 2026
Products with a warranty period of at least 1 year
Solvent extraction and refining of cooking oil are legal, mature technologies; the claim circulating online that “chemical processing forcibly produces fats” ignores the complete process
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
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The removal rate for n-hexane is as high as 99.99%
Original台灣每年黃豆進口量200至300萬噸之間
It can remove other harmful substances besides triglycerides and also remove about 8 tenths of benzo[a]pyrene
The footage of “3 men dressed as sheep attempting to sneak across a border” comes from a parody video; there is no evidence that such an incident occurred recently
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心
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The footage comes from a 2024 parody video by an internet user based on the famous British animated series Shaun the Sheep
The international fact-checking organizations Snopes and Teyit, as well as the French media outlet 法國國際廣播電台, conducted fact-checks in 2025
3 new Japanese encephalitis cases reported domestically; the public is urged to step up mosquito prevention and ensure children receive Japanese encephalitis vaccinations on schedule
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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3 new confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis reported domestically
A cumulative total of 5 confirmed cases have been reported domestically so far in 2026
The numbers of confirmed cases nationwide during the same period from 2022 to 2025 were 13, 16, 16 and 14, respectively
The routine vaccination schedule for children in Taiwan calls for the first dose at 15 months of age
Taiwan reports its first imported case of Zika virus infection this year; the public is urged to take mosquito-prevention measures when traveling to affected areas
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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A cumulative total of 1 confirmed case has been reported domestically so far in 2026, as of July 13
Taiwan has confirmed a total of 31 Zika virus infection cases since 2016
Most infections occurred in Southeast Asian countries (81%)
The global Zika virus outbreak has affected at least 97 countries cumulatively from 2016 through 2026
Original美洲今年截至6月下旬累計逾1.1萬例
泰國 had a cumulative total of 76 cases through week 28 this year
Reported cases fell from 700 to 236 during 2023-2025
新加坡 has reported a cumulative total of 7 cases so far this year
Typhoon Bavi is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain; residents are urged to clean up their homes and make sure to follow the 三 steps of disease prevention
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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Call the toll-free disease prevention hotline at 1922 (or 0800-001922) for inquiries
1 new case of severe complications from enterovirus infection reported domestically; the public is urged to wash hands frequently, maintain environmental hygiene, and watch for early warning signs of severe enterovirus infection in infants and young children
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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For 1 male infant under 1 year old in central Taiwan
A cumulative total of 6 confirmed cases of severe enterovirus infection complications this year (2026)
Including 1 death
4 cases of enterovirus D68 infection
A total of 7,522 outpatient and emergency visits
Up 6.8% from the previous week (7,044 visits)
A cumulative total of about 55,000 reported cases
10 of them were fatal
Infants and children under 5 are at high risk of severe enterovirus infection
The second imported case of mpox clade Ib has been reported in Taiwan. Members of the public who are eligible for publicly funded mpox vaccination are urged to complete the 2-dose series as soon as possible
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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4 new confirmed mpox cases have recently been reported
They comprise 2 locally acquired cases and 2 imported cases
63.9% of cases came from Africa
A total of 3 deaths
Fatality rate of 0.3%
More than 185,000 confirmed mpox cases and 509 deaths reported in 144 countries worldwide to date
Since January 2024, confirmed clade Ib cases have been reported in 63 countries or territories worldwide
In the past 6 weeks (5/4-6/14), sporadic cases have emerged in Asia, including 1 case in China
With the peak summer vacation travel season approaching in Taiwan, 疾管署 reminds the public to take dual precautions against chigger mites when enjoying outdoor activities
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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A total of 104 confirmed scrub typhus cases
Of these, 103 were locally acquired cases
The infection locations were mainly in eastern Taiwan and outlying islands, with 79 cases
Accounting for 76.7%
The incubation period for scrub typhus is about 9 to 12 days
Rotavirus vaccines will be included in the publicly funded vaccination program for young children on January 1 next year (2027), with both 2-dose and 3-dose formulations available
疾管署 clarifies that online claims about a “Hantavirus National Response Team” are false and fraudulent, and urges the public not to trust investment pitches and to make use of reporting channels
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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After 疾管署 monitored related information on May 10-11
疾管署 clarifies that the claim “Taiwan currently recognizes only one case of blood clots after AZ vaccination” is false, and explains domestic reporting statistics and international comparisons
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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Taiwan currently recognizes only one case
12.3 per million in the United Kingdom
6.5 per million in the European Union
The estimated incidence rate in Taiwan at the time was 2.1 per million
A total of 56 suspected TTS reports were received domestically
The reporting rate was about 3.5 reports per million doses
The TTS reporting rate in European and U.S. countries was about 10-20 reports per million doses
A total of 26 cases of TTS after AZ vaccination were approved
Compensation of NT$2.5 million to NT$6 million was awarded for each case
疾管署 clarifies that the claim “Taiwan’s recognized rate of blood clots after AZ vaccination is only one percent of the rate overseas” is false, and explains domestic reporting statistics for thrombosis-related conditions and international comparisons
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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疾管署 says 26 cases have been recognized as blood clots caused by AZ
The incidence of blood clots after AZ vaccination is 280 cases per million doses
The estimated reporting rate was 19.8 reports per million doses
A total of 57 cases of thrombosis-related events after AZ vaccination were awarded compensation
In response to today’s media report that “antiviral drugs remain in extremely short supply,” 疾管署 clarifies that central and local distribution channels are operating smoothly and there is absolutely no drug shortage
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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96 boxes of the antiviral drug Paxlovid were allocated to that pharmacy
51 boxes remained as of today
An additional 10,512 courses of Paxlovid were allocated to 新北市衛生局 and distribution points
Media reports claiming that “pandemic figures are inflated” and “enough vaccines have already been administered” are false. The public is urged not to believe or share them
Published ・ Source Taiwan | 衛福部疾病管制署
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People aged 65 and older, pregnant and postpartum women, and those with chronic conditions or other risk factors for severe illness
Indigenous people aged 55-64
Received 1 dose of the JN.1 vaccine and at least 6 months have passed