Taichung: Two new gas-fired units at the Taichung Power Plant reached full-load capacity on Friday, keeping them on track for commercial operation as Premier Cho Jung-tai reiterated a pledge to phase out coal-fired units at the facility by 2034. Cho r…
Taipei: The Central Weather Administration (CWA) has issued extremely heavy rain advisories for Keelung, parts of New Taipei along the northern coast, and the northern half of Taipei, along with heavy rain advisories for other regions in northern Taiw…
Kaohsiung: A sika deer was spotted wandering the streets of Cianjhen District in Kaohsiung early Friday morning before being safely captured and returned to its owner, police said, noting that it was “lucky” that no traffic accidents occurred.
Accor…
Taipei: The Taipei District Court on Friday approved a request by prosecutors to detain a taxi driver who rammed his vehicle into the Taipei District Prosecutors Office early Thursday morning.
According to Focus Taiwan, prosecutors suspected that th…
Taipei: Nobel chemistry laureate Arieh Warshel has become the first Nobel Prize winner to receive Taiwan’s Employment Gold Card, the National Development Council (NDC) said Friday.
According to Focus Taiwan, NDC chief Yeh Chun-hsien presented the c…
Taipei: Persistent heavy rain triggered 41 incidents across Taipei on Friday, mostly flooding and fallen trees, as authorities stepped up disaster response measures across the Greater Taipei area. The incidents reported as of 11:30 a.m. also included …
