Reported about 1 year ago
A well-known cafe, Journey Cafe in Taipei, has recently faced multiple food safety issues as female netizens discovered cockroaches in their delivered meals, with one finding a live cockroach in her smoked salmon salad prompting disgust. Another netizen also revealed finding metal shards in salads with no resolution from the restaurant. The Taipei City Health Bureau has conducted an inspection, warning of fines ranging from 60,000 to 200 million NTD for violations under the Food Safety and Sanitation Management Law.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
On June 30, 2024, during a blackout drill at Daqing Night Market in Taiwan, vendors used their phones to light up and continued operating as usual, creating two different experiences for visitors of the market. While the market was dark, nearby street lights remained on, illuminating the area, revealing that it was a planned blackout drill by the market's management committee. Despite the initial confusion, power was quickly restored, and many visitors shared their unique experience of shopping at a partially lit night market online.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
Citizen group 'Mountain Sea Civilian Demolition Action' is pushing for the recall of Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang, announcing that the number of signatures has surpassed the threshold and will be submitted on July 5th. The opening day of the Keelung Inter-city Transfer Station on July 1st coincides with this, generating further discussion on the recall. Former Keelung Mayor and current DPP Secretary-General Lin You-chang expressed joy for the upcoming inauguration but lamented not being invited by the current mayor to attend. Lin highlighted the extensive efforts made during his tenure to transform the area around Keelung Railway Station.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has quickly surpassed $1 billion at the global box office, achieving this milestone in just 19 days, making it the fastest animated movie to reach this mark. Directed by Kelsey Mann, the film has also become the highest-grossing animated film in various countries and regions, with strong box office performances in both domestic and international markets. The success of Inside Out 2 has been celebrated by cinema industry leaders and highlights the enduring appeal of quality films for audiences worldwide.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
The '2024 Youth Summer Project' in Kaohsiung began on July 1st, with the city government intensifying efforts to combat drug involvement among youth, gang activities, fraud, and to protect minors, purifying the environment for their growth. Various city departments collaborated in a joint inspection concentrated on large KTVs and dance halls, deploying 626 police personnel to check gathering spots for youth disturbances, emphasizing the need for safe and high-quality activities for young people. The project's main focus includes drug prevention, combating gang recruitment of juveniles, preventing sexual exploitation, promoting diverse activities, raising awareness about employment scams, and ensuring business premises and water safety. Officials urge parents to monitor their underage children's activities, warning against late-night outings, unhealthy places, and potential crimes. Furthermore, public and private sectors are organizing safe recreational activities for youths during the summer and emphasizing water safety to prevent accidents. The city also addresses fraudulent job offers targeting students and promotes crime prevention to enhance legal awareness among youth. Additionally, summer events like the Kite Festival and Harbor Ice Party aim to encourage teenagers to engage in healthy recreational activities for holistic development while ensuring safety measures and traffic planning for the public's enjoyment and security.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
Princess Eugenie expressed gratitude to her mother, Sarah Ferguson, for supporting her through her scoliosis journey, sharing a throwback image on Instagram. Eugenie thanked her mom for catching her scoliosis early and teaching her to be proud of her scar, removing the stigma. In another post, she encouraged others to embrace their scars, while Ferguson praised her daughter's inspiring journey. Eugenie previously marked International Scoliosis Awareness Day by showcasing her scar from corrective spinal surgery at age 12, advocating for self-acceptance.
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Reported about 1 year ago
South Korean director Heo Jin-ho's new film 'The Family' was the closing film of the Taipei Film Festival, with a star-studded cast including Sul Kyoung-gu, Kim Hye-ja, and Jang Dong-gun. He reminisced about working with actresses Sun Yizhen and Lee Young-ae and praised Sun Yizhen's talent and beauty. He expressed his desire to work with top Taiwanese actors in the future, including Eddie Peng, Gwei Lun-mei, and Shu Qi.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
The TSR National Motorcycle Championship's third station held at the An Ding Racecourse in Tainan saw unexpected results, with Yu Wei-Lun, also known as the 'Little Overlord of Wulai,' making a comeback and securing the 125A group title. Other highlights included Su Li-Chen winning three categories, and 7-year-old prodigy Chen Zi-Long dominating in the Junior-1 and Junior-2 groups. The intense competition featured surprises and upsets, culminating in Yu Wei-Lun's thrilling victory in the 125A group, showcasing his determination and skill in defeating seasoned competitors.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
Hurricane Beryl has restrengthened into a dangerous Category 4 storm as it nears the southeast Caribbean. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, was about 70 miles east of Grenada. Government officials have issued warnings for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tobago, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, urging people to take shelter from the life-threatening winds and storm surge. Beryl is expected to impact these areas before heading into the Caribbean Sea and potentially weakening by midweek.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
On June 30, 2024, the Taipei's Taiwan Power Company North-western Region organized a hike on Datong Mountain, encouraging employee families to participate in cleaning up the mountain trails, fostering family bonding, promoting health, and instilling environmental protection values. The event aimed to enhance employee unity and mindset towards conservation, while educating children about energy conservation and environmental protection from a young age for a sustainable future.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
Outback Steakhouse has been able to maintain low prices by using Choice beef instead of Prime, selling pre-bagged pasta, lowering prices with new menu items, offering lower quality cuts for well-done steaks, ordering onions in bulk, paying low wages, increasing off-premise sales, reducing restaurant sizes, boosting customer loyalty with an app, using an onion cutter for efficiency, potentially microwaving lobster tails, and investing in technology for better service and lower costs.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
The Taiwan Association of Emergency Medical Services hosted the 2024 Paramedicine and Emergency Response International Conference at Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, focusing on elevating emergency response capabilities, societal resilience, and leveraging AI in the field of emergency medical care and rescue. The event included discussions on professional development, AI integration, occupational safety of emergency personnel, and mental health promotion among other pertinent topics, aiming to improve the quality of emergency medical services and enhance social resilience.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Yehliu Stone Glow Night Visit to the Queen event held at Yehliu Geopark combined 300 drones displaying the charming beauty of the Crown Coast with iconic images such as the Queen's Head, Candlestick Rock, surfing, and lilies in the air-water curtain simultaneously, creating a visual feast of land, sea, and sky that amazed all spectators. The event aims to promote sustainable tourism awareness by showcasing the unique geological landscape of Yehliu and the beauty of the North Coast through light, fire, water, and drone performances, attracting both local and international visitors.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
The article discusses the recent attention on Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) and its financial performance, with a focus on its growth prospects and valuation. However, the author suggests considering investing in Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) instead of Dutch Bros due to Starbucks' established market dominance, competitive advantage, and more reasonable valuation. The article provides insights into the comparison between Dutch Bros and Starbucks, highlighting the potential long-term success of Starbucks over Dutch Bros in the coffee industry.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
Data reveals a rising trend in the number of people suffering from metabolic abnormalities in fatty liver. Taiwan's first Asia-Pacific Liver Research Society Fatty Liver Symposium in Kaohsiung brought together close to a hundred experts from 14 countries to discuss the complexities of Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD). The vice president of National Sun Yat-sen University, Yu Ming-lung, highlighted the increasing rates of fatty liver among adults over 40 years old, where 40% to 50% are affected, and the number of students with fatty liver is also on the rise. It was emphasized that while mild fatty liver may aid in clearing hepatitis B, metabolic abnormalities exacerbate liver diseases, potentially leading to liver complications like cirrhosis and cancer. Regular ultrasound screenings and lifestyle changes, including weight loss, are recommended for early detection and prevention of fatty liver.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
On June 30, 2024, at 11:16 AM, Mozilla introduced a new feature in the recent Nightly version of Firefox, allowing users to add OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, Hugging Face's HuggingChat, or Mistral AI's Le Chat Mistral artificial intelligence services to the browser sidebar. Users can quickly call their preferred chatbot for tasks like content summarization, translation, or highlighting content by right-clicking using a mouse or touchpad. Although users can customize all chatbots, this feature is experimental and can be enabled through browser settings to quickly access chatbot functionality in Firefox.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
Adults are sharing the strangest rules they had to follow at a friend's house when they were young, as revealed in a Reddit thread. Some of the peculiar rules included strict dinner protocols, vacuum lines that couldn't be stepped on, whispered communication only, early bedtimes, no swimming in the pool, living in the basement while the main house remained unused, specifying 'tinkle' or 'kerplunk' in the bathroom, and even paying for dinner and bringing personal bedding. These experiences left lasting impressions on the individuals, demonstrating how unique and diverse household rules can be.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
German police revealed that the man who climbed the stadium roof during the Euro 2024 game between Germany and Denmark was believed to be a would-be photographer and did not have any intentions to harm anyone. The 21-year-old from Osnabrueck is under investigation for trespassing, with authorities ruling out any political motivation. UEFA commended the professional handling of the incident by police and special forces, promising a security review in the 10 host cities without providing specific details.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
In the U18 Asia Cup championship game between China and defending champions Australia, Chinese basketball player Zhang Ziyu, dubbed the 'female Yao Ming,' scored 42 points, but lacked support from teammates, resulting in a 79-96 loss to Australia. Despite Zhang's impressive performance, China settled for second place for the second consecutive tournament as Australia secured their back-to-back titles in the women's basketball competition, highlighting her dominance on the court based on her exceptional height and scoring abilities.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
Boeing is awaiting a significant decision from the Justice Department by July 7, which will determine if the company will face criminal charges or reach a settlement as a result of its actions leading up to a door plug blowout incident on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9. Prosecutors have alleged violations of a deferred prosecution agreement from 2020 related to misleading communications with regulators following the crashes of two 737 Max planes. The decision holds high stakes for both Boeing and the Justice Department, with possible implications on Boeing's operations, reputation, and government business opportunities.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
台灣今日凌晨1300至晚間2200發生三次停電事故，分別影響台中市西區、新竹市南寮漁港、南投縣集集，共計9千餘戶停電。台電迅速澄清說明，修復過程中已恢復供電中，讓市民無須擔心。
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
Kevin Costner reveals in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE that he sees similarities between himself and his 7-month-old Labrador puppy, Bobby. Costner explains that both he and Bobby go from extreme passivity to full engagement mode, with their intelligence and energy levels rising significantly in certain contexts. Despite their similarities, Bobby has a quirky habit of sleeping in the dishwasher, a behavior that Costner finds endearing but no longer feasible as Bobby has grown too big for the spot.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
A unique and quirky Louisiana home in New Orleans has hit the real estate market for $2.2 million, featuring an exterior that may look like a plain windowless wall but surprises with its interior design. The mid-century masterpiece with four bedrooms, 4.5-plus bathrooms, and numerous amenities has garnered attention for its unusual layout and features, praised on social media for its distinctiveness and creativity.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
A fire broke out in the dormitory of Taipei Veterans General Hospital on Xitun Road in Xitun District, Taichung City, with flames and thick smoke spreading on the evening of June 30, 2024. The Taichung City Fire Department dispatched 8 fire trucks and 20 personnel to the scene for rescue. The fire on the 4th floor, suspected to have been caused by electrical wiring, was extinguished without casualties. Further investigations are ongoing.
Source: YAHOO
Reported about 1 year ago
On the last trading day of June, the Taiwan stock market closed at 23,032.25 points, with a cumulative increase of 1,858.03 points and a monthly increase of 8.77%. According to data from a popular investment website, eight major state-owned enterprises bought the most shares of Taiwan Tech Stock 00929, which was recently removed from the component stocks of the ‘Huang Renxun Concept Stock’, with Elderly Buying 98,359 shares this month to claim the top spot in buying shares.
Source: YAHOO