Taiwanese pitcher Wei-Yin Chen grabbed his third win of this season Sunday, but might be forced to sit out some upcoming games after an injury he sustained during the game against the Minnesota Twins.

Most batteries sold locally do not meet strict quality standards, including having an actual power supply capacity that differed from product descriptions while others have overheating issues, the government warned yesterday.

Amid criticism over the government's release of proposed nuclear waste sites, Democratic Progressive Party's spokesman Lin Chun-hsien has said the government is incapable of disposing of such waste properly.

A cyber battle has erupted following the shooting of a Taiwanese fishing boat by the Philippine coast guards, paralyzing the websites of both countries' presidents, as well as those of Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND), Ministry of Economic Affairs and Coast Guard Administration (CGA).

Presidential Office spokeswoman Garfie Li (李佳霏) yesterday said that the Philippines will have to pay the price if it shows no sincerity in solving a dispute over the shooting of a Taiwanese sailor.

Over 10,000 pilgrims wore raincoats, rain hats or held umbrellas and braved heavy rain yesterday to gather in front of the Presidential Office in celebration of the Buddha's Light International Association in Taiwan's (國際佛光會) annual Buddha's Birthday Festival as well as Mother's Day.

Rainy weather could persist throughout the week in most areas around Taiwan, under the influence of cold fronts and a rain-bearing cloud band in southern China, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday.

Ruling party legislators are to begin discussing the capital gains tax this week while the opposition party pushes to scrap the tax on stock investment earnings.

Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu said her city government is offering a 48-hour home-visit service to mothers who give birth to a second child, under an initiative that took effect in April.

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been gradually reversing its anti-Beijing stance in recent years, the head of its China Affairs Committee (CAC) said yesterday.