A human rights education center opened in the southern port city of Kaohsiung yesterday, with Mayor Chen Chu and her savior 30 years ago jointly officiating at a ceremony to mark its inauguration.

Taiwan children do not get enough exercise, as only 10 percent of them exercise for at least one hour a day, according to the results of a survey published yesterday by the non-profit Child Welfare League Foundation (CWLF).

Global warming has taken a serious toll on Taiwan's ecology as the type and amount of algae growing under the sea in waters off southern Taiwan's Kenting National Park and the island's northeastern region have largely perished, an expert warned yesterday.

An excess of institutes in Taiwan's higher education sector has dragged down the country's international competitiveness in terms of education, a university president said yesterday.

A scholar urged Taiwan yesterday to co-sponsor the Confucius Institutes with China in a bid to increase its cultural influence in the Chinese mainland and around the world.

The worldwide social phenomenon, Facebook, has become a convenient site for identify theft and online fraud in Taiwan, said the Law and Regulation Commission of Taipei City Government yesterday.

A judicial aid agreement between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait has contributed greatly to Taiwan's fight against crime since it came into effect June 25, a senior official said yesterday.

American Institute in Taiwan's chairman (AIT) will visit Taiwan next week to give more details of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to China earlier this week, a foreign affairs official said yesterday.

Ten customers of China Airlines (CAL) will get their air tickets at a price of only 10 percent of the regular price after Taiwan's largest air carrier yesterday said it will honor the deals despite mispricing on its Web site.

Vice President Vincent Siew said yesterday that the biotech and medical care industries will play a critical role in Taiwan's economic development.