Miaoli county: The palanquin carrying two statues of the sea goddess Mazu from Baishatun Gongtian Temple in Miaoli County returned to their home base Monday, marking the end of an eight-day pilgrimage to Chiaotian Temple in Yunlin County. The event, s…
Taipei: Taiwan’s military reported on Monday that it closely observed the passage of China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning through the Taiwan Strait earlier in the day. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) provided a brief statement accompanied by a sur…
Taipei: Individual imported processing potatoes found to be sprouted, rotten, or moldy will be discarded in their entirety, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency (APHIA) announced Monday. The agency’s remarks follow o…
Taipei: Taiwan anticipates generating approximately NT$4.5 billion (US$142.8 million) in carbon fees as major greenhouse gas emitters approach the country’s inaugural mandatory payment deadline, the Ministry of Environment (MOENV) announced Monday. Th…
Taipei: A police officer repeatedly pepper-sprayed a Friday campaign event by Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) founder Ko Wen-je and the party’s Taichung City councilor candidate Liu Tsen-yu due to faulty equipment and poor judgment, authorities said Monda…
Taipei: A Chinese spouse has for the first time passed a civil service exam to serve in Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA), but is currently in training and does not have access to any sensitive personal data, the agency said Mon…
