A strong frontal boundary between cold and warm masses arrived in Taiwan yesterday and the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) forecast that the frontal rainfall will linger above the island until May 23.

The Ministry of Justice yesterday provided evidence suggesting that the Philippine coastal guard intentionally targeted sailors aboard a fishing boat during a shooting incident that left one Taiwanese fisherman dead, while noting that it is currently negotiating with its Philippine counterparts regarding a possible joint investigation.

hough an initial investigative team was rejected by the Philippines, the window for negotiations between the two countries is still open, and the two governments will start joint investigation talks today, according to Foreign Minister David Lin (林永樂).

Radio Taiwan International (RTI, 中央廣播電台) held its ninth annual Mandarin Speech Contest for Foreign Nationals' finale in Taipei yesterday, with Cleisha-Bernise Springer, an exchange student from Saint Lucia, taking away two prizes including overall champion.

Opposition legislators have vowed to continue boycotting a plan by the ruling party to pass new rules enabling the opening of offices by the two representative organizations on each side of the Taiwan Strait.

CPC Corp., Taiwan has raised domestic diesel prices by a token of NT$0.10 per liter for one week beginning from midnight today but made no adjustments for gasoline prices.

A group of Taiwanese students launched a campaign yesterday to show support for Filipino workers in Taiwan amid growing tensions between the two countries over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9.

There was a significant surge in employment opportunities while the number of unemployed people declined in Taipei City during the month of April as jobseekers had an average of 1.64 offers, according to officials at the municipal Department of Labor.

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. is set to launch a new smartphone in Japan to build on the success of its large-screen J Butterfly phone there, a source familiar with the company said yesterday.

nese runner Tommy Chen fulfilled his ambition to take part in eight ultramarathons on seven continents when he completed the last of the eight runs — the 503-kilometer Outback Race in Australia — on Saturday.