Taipei: Passenger services between New Taipei’s Shuangxi and Sandiaoling stations are experiencing delays averaging 5-10 minutes following a partial freight train derailment on Monday morning. According to Focus Taiwan, a news release from the state-owned Taiwan Railway Corp. (TRC) stated that two wheels on the rear car of its 7501

Taipei: Police have arrested four teenage boys suspected of attacking three other teens with machetes and a baseball bat Sunday night on a street in Taipei’s busy Ximending neighborhood. In a statement early Monday, the Taipei City Police Department said the incident had occurred around 8 p.m. Sunday on Hanzhong

Taipei: The Ministry of Labor (MOL) has initiated a care program to assist seriously ill or injured migrant live-in caregivers in their recovery and return to work. According to Focus Taiwan, the program allows employers of affected caregivers to request house calls by social workers. These social workers assess the

Hualien: A Formosan black bear, previously released into the wild in Hualien County, has been captured again after being found significantly underweight, raising concerns about its future prospects. According to Focus Taiwan, the bear was captured by Taiwan’s Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency (FANCA) while scavenging for food in Yuli

Taipei: Active duty military personnel in Taiwan could face up to seven years in prison for pledging allegiance to China, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Monday. Under the MND’s proposal, Article 24 of the Criminal Code of the Armed Forces would be amended to codify punishments for active

Kaohsiung: The Kaohsiung District Court on Monday sentenced to death a man convicted of fatally stabbing a couple in an upstairs apartment that he believed frequently made too much noise. According to Focus Taiwan, the man, surnamed Wu, was a 63-year-old resident of Kaohsiung’s Lingya District at the time of