New taipei: The Danjiang Bridge officially opened to traffic around noon Tuesday, with vehicles steadily flowing across the long-awaited span linking New Taipei’s Tamsui and Bali districts, despite some confusion and frustration over traffic arrangeme…
Taipei: Dongshih Township A protected leatherback sea turtle accidentally caught by fishermen off the coast of Dongshih Township in Chiayi County has been safely returned to the sea, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said Tuesday.
According to Fo…
Taipei: Ships registered under the Republic of China (Taiwan) flag ranked a record fifth among 66 flag states in the Asia-Pacific region in 2025, with zero detentions recorded for the second consecutive year, the Ministry of Transportation and Communi…
Taipei: Taiwan will fully subsidize newborn screening tests and add spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to the list of publicly funded screening items starting in July, Health Minister Shih Chung-liang announced Tuesday. Speaking at the inauguration of an A…
Taipei: The Taipei District Court on Tuesday sentenced 13 people in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found at the meeting place of a Buddhist group in the city’s Daan District in 2024. In its verdict, the court sentenced the group’s…
Taipei: President Lai Ching-te announced on Tuesday that the law mandating nurse-to-patient ratios will now take effect on May 20, 2027, moving up the implementation date from May 21, 2028, as previously stated by Health Minister Shih Chung-liang. Lai…
