Taitung: After years of starts and stops, the Taitung County Library officially opened Wednesday, featuring a design inspired by mountain mist that the county government hopes will help it become an important Taitung landmark. Taitung County Magistrat…
Taipei: A green sea turtle found trapped on a beach in Penghu on Wednesday morning was safely released back into the ocean with the help of the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) and the Ocean Conservation Administration (OCA). The CGA said personnel fr…
Taichung: An elderly woman who jumped down onto the tracks at Taichung railway station to pick up a NT$100 (US$3.17) bill faces a maximum fine of NT$50,000, Taiwan Railway Corp. said Wednesday.
According to Focus Taiwan, the incident took place at 1…
Taichung: The Taichung District Prosecutors Office recently indicted 18 individuals believed to be part of a fraud ring that impersonated Chinese security officers to defraud Hong Kongers, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said Wednesday. The in…
Taipei: Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) has shut down an alleged international gambling-related money-laundering operation involving 21 Taiwanese and more than NT$18.2 billion (US$579 million) in illicit funds linked to Thailand and Malay…
Taipei: A 64-year-old man who allegedly attempted to enter the Presidential Office compound in Taipei with a knife in March was indicted on Tuesday for multiple offenses, including endangering public safety, according to Taipei prosecutors.
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