Q&A

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  Q&A / Why is Taiwan's Legislature suddenly talking about cousin marriage?

  Taiwan's Legislative Research Bureau recently issued a report analyzing the possible relaxation of kinship marriage laws, following the high-profile case of a couple in Kaohsiung whose marriage was retroactively dissolved.

  11/25/2025 05:52 PM

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  Q&A / What is Core Pacific Case, how is TPP Chairman Ko involved?

  The high-profile detention of former Taipei mayor and incumbent Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was extended for another two months on Friday, as prosecutors continue their investigation into alleged corruption known locally as the "Core Pacific City case."

  11/01/2024 07:32 PM

• Q&A / Taiwan's free flu and COVID-19 vaccination program

  Taiwan kicked off its free influenza and COVID-19 vaccination program at hospitals and other medical facilities across the country on Tuesday.

  10/01/2024 03:58 PM

• Q&A / How dangerous are hornet attacks in Taiwan?

  A 41-year-old man died after being attacked by hornets in Taitung County, southeastern Taiwan, last week. He had been guiding a group of students on a hike on Jinshuiying Old Trail when a swarm descended on him and stung him more than 50 times.

  08/28/2024 03:30 PM

• Q&A / Wanan air raid drills: What should I do when I hear the siren?

  People living across Taiwan will hear sirens ring out between Monday and Thursday this week as the nation conducts a series of annual air raid drills known as the Wanan Exercises.

  07/21/2024 09:20 PM

• Q&A / Oversight law row heads to Constitutional Court

  On Aug 6, the Constitutional Court will hear oral arguments on executive oversight amendments passed by opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) lawmakers and opposed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

  07/09/2024 11:13 PM

• Q&A / Four things to know about Bongkrekic acid

  After a recent deadly food poisoning outbreak at the Xinyi branch of Malaysian restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam in Taipei caused two deaths, Bongkrekic acid was found in a blood sample taken from one of the deceased Thursday, forensic autopsy results showed.

  03/28/2024 11:27 PM

• Q&A / Delving into TSMC's planned CoWoS packaging plants in Chiayi

  Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is set to build two packaging plants using the sophisticated Chip on Wafer on Substrate (CoWoS) technology at the Chiayi Science Park in southern Taiwan, with construction of the first plant scheduled to begin in May and mass production in 2028.

  03/19/2024 11:18 PM

• Q&A / Taiwan's tainted chili powder problem in detail

  Taiwan is facing a food safety problem involving the presence of "Sudan dyes" -- red synthetic chemical dyes banned in Taiwan for use in foodstuffs -- in chili powder imported from China. CNA has compiled answers to some frequently asked questions about the issue.

  03/11/2024 08:31 PM

• Q&A / Taiwan and China's dispute over the waters around Kinmen

  On Feb. 14, Taiwan's Coast Guard responded after a Chinese speedboat trespassed within 1.1 nautical miles of the eastern coast of the Island of Kinmen, setting off a chase in which the Chinese boat capsized, causing the deaths of two of the four men on board.

  02/19/2024 02:15 PM