Hsinchu: Mountainous areas in Hsinchu County, Miaoli County, and Taichung are gearing up for significant rainfall over the next 24 hours as Typhoon Bavi’s outer bands impact Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) announced on Saturday. Cumul…
Taipei: Typhoon Bavi had caused 36 injuries as of 8 a.m. Saturday, most of which involved cycling accidents or injuries sustained during disaster preparation work, authorities said. The injuries ranged from falls, cuts, or the impact of being hit by f…
Jakarta: Eighty-six Indonesian students have been selected to study in Taiwan this year under two Ministry of Education scholarship programs, following a selection process that attracted more than 1,200 applicants. Taiwan’s representative office in In…
Taichung: The general manager of Central Union Oil Corp. has been released on NT$20 million (US$622,791) bail as prosecutors continue to look into why cooking oil manufactured by the company contained excessive amounts of the carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene…
Taipei: The newly opened Danjiang Bridge in New Taipei was closed Friday night as a safety precaution as Typhoon Bavi approached and will likely reopen on Sunday.
According to Focus Taiwan, the bridge’s pedestrian and bicycle path and motorcycle lan…
Taipei: Taiwan will be outside the storm radius of Typhoon Bavi by late Saturday night or early Sunday morning after it reached the island’s northeastern tip at around 1 a.m. Saturday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). CWA forecas…
