Taipei: Four people lost vital signs and one was injured Saturday after being struck by falling rocks while hiking near Butterfly Valley Waterfall in Taichung, authorities said. The accident occurred at the 1.4-kilometer mark of the Butterfly Valley …
Taipei: Taiwanese indie band Sunset Rollercoaster won Best Band at the 37th Golden Melody Awards on Saturday for “Quit Quietly,” marking the group’s second win in the category.
According to Focus Taiwan, the band prevailed over fellow nominees Icyba…
Taipei: Four people were rescued on Saturday after a yacht began taking on water and capsized off Dongji Islet in Penghu County, according to the Coast Guard Administration (CGA). The Penghu-registered yacht, “Daily Ocean,” capsized about 2 nautical …
Taipei: Three people have died and one remains missing after days of rain brought by a weather front and southwesterly winds, the Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC) said Saturday. The fatalities occurred in Kaohsiung’s Shanlin District, and Hsi…
Taipei: Extremely heavy rain that has pounded the country over the past week has caused agricultural losses totaling more than NT$95 million (US$2.98 million) as of Saturday morning, with most of the losses concentrated in southern Taiwan, according t…
Taipei: The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency’s (FANCA) Hualien Branch announced on Saturday that seven communities within the proximity of the newly formed barrier lake upstream of the Wanli River have been preemptively evacuated to prevent a d…
