Nantou: A rescue crew has discovered two hikers without vital signs after they fell 380 meters down a steep, icy slope on Yushan, authorities reported Saturday. According to Focus Taiwan, the Nantou County Fire Department received a distress call at 10 a.m. Saturday, reporting a male and female hiker had

Taipei: Taiwan may continue to experience significant temperature fluctuations in the coming days, as warm daytime temperatures contrast sharply with cold mornings and nights, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said on Sunday. Daytime highs on Sunday could reach 26-28 degrees Celsius in western Taiwan and 24-25 degrees in the east,

Taipei: A Taiwanese diplomat reported last week that approximately 235 Taiwanese nationals are still trapped in Myanmar, forced to work for fraud rings, following the successful rescue of 203 citizens. According to Focus Taiwan, Lin Hung-hsun, deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department of East Asian and

Taipei: The air quality in Taipei is expected to gradually worsen Sunday due to stagnant winds, possibly reaching unhealthy levels during the afternoon, according to the city’s environmental department. According to Focus Taiwan, the Taipei City Department of Environmental Protection stated in a social media announcement that forecasts indicated air

Taipei: A coalition of labor rights groups will launch a hunger strike next month to demand the reinstatement of the seven days off scrapped in 2016, as lawmakers review bills on “anniversaries and national holidays enforcement.” In a statement on Thursday, the “Work with Dignity” alliance said it would ask

Taipei: Several Taiwanese productions have been shortlisted for awards at a U.S. film festival, while a feature film has been nominated for an award at a Canadian festival, organizers said in Facebook posts. According to Focus Taiwan, organizers of Canada’s Banff’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition announced that the Taiwanese