Hualien: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off Taiwan’s east coast at 10:04 a.m. Saturday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The epicenter of the temblor was located in the sea, about 56.9 kilometers east northeast of Hualien County Hall, at a depth of 14.3 km, CWA data showed. There

Taipei: Taiwan’s main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) is conducting an election to select a new chairperson. The voting commenced at 8 a.m. and is set to continue until 4 p.m. across 383 polling stations throughout Taiwan. The outcome is anticipated to be announced as early as 7 p.m. According to

Taipei: Taiwanese television host Dee Hsu on Friday honored her late actress sister Barbie Hsu with dark humor and heartfelt gratitude during the finale award segment of the Golden Bell Award for Best Variety Show. “My sister and I are the two people who knew each other the best in

Hualien: The risk of flooding in Taiwan’s Taroko National Park eased early Saturday as water from the Liwu River barrier lake began flowing back into its original channel, local authorities said. The lake had filled up to its capacity of 2.7 million tons of water due to recent heavy rain,

Taipei: Residents in northern and eastern Taiwan should be on alert for potential disasters caused by “significant rainfall” starting from Saturday night through Wednesday, said independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong. Driven by seasonal northeasterly winds and Tropical Storm Fengshen located south of Taiwan, the heavy rain is likely to hit northern

Taipei: Taiwan’s National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) successfully launched a domestically engineered sounding rocket from the Hsu-Hai Rocket Research Launch Site in Pingtung County early Saturday, the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) said. Named the “Asfaloth Launch-2,” the project involved an Asfaloth sounding rocket developed by NYCU’s Aerospace Systems