Taipei: Snow began falling on Yushan at 6 a.m. on Monday and had accumulated to 1 centimeter by 7 a.m., the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said, citing data from its weather station on the mountain, Taiwan’s highest peak. The snowfall on Yushan,…
Taoyuan: A Kuomintang (KMT) delegation traveling to Beijing for a think tank exchange with the Chinese Communist Party will focus on advocating for Taiwanese companies and advancing peace, KMT Vice Chairman Hsiao Hsu-tsen said Monday. “The KMT wants t…
Taipei: Taiwanese civil society groups on Monday called on the government to strengthen sex education, citing rising online exploitation and sexual abuse of minors.
According to Focus Taiwan, the Taiwan Association for Sexuality Education (TASE), th…
Taipei: Air quality across Taiwan is expected to worsen from a yellow “moderate” level to an orange “unhealthy for sensitive groups” level starting Monday evening as pollutants float south from China, the Ministry of Environment (MOENV) said. An orang…
Miaoli: This year’s Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage, widely recognized as Taiwan’s longest religious procession on foot, will begin on April 12, Gongtian Temple in Miaoli County announced Monday. A ritual tossing of divination blocks, known as jiaobei, was …
Yunlin county: A duck farmer in Yunlin County surnamed Liu was indicted Monday for illegally importing bird flu vaccines from China, in a case that authorities said underscores Taiwan’s blanket ban on such products. Taiwan has not approved any bird fl…
