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Nuclear plants a big security risk By Henry Sokolski As Taiwan’s August referendum on completing its Fourth Nuclear Power Plant approaches, one question that has not yet been fully considered is to what extent this and Taiwan’s other three plants are military liabilities — radioactive targets that China aims to attack. At best, a threatened strike or an intentional near-miss against one plant would likely force the government to shut the other nuclear plants down as a precaution. At wors...

Kenting elementary school holds underwater graduation ceremony 05/06/2021 06:09 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Young divers and their teachers hold signs that read "Happy Mothers Day" on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Taiwan Dive Center Taipei, May 6 (CNA) Ten new graduates of Kenting Elementary School in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, received their diplomas in an unusual underwater graduation ceremony Wednesday. The youngsters -- fi...

2021/05/05 21:05 Shan Yuan Beach Shan Yuan Beach (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Shan Yuan Beach in Beinan Township, Taitung County will reopen at the end of June after the county government finishes repairs to the boardwalks and improves the surrounding environment, CNA reported. The county government has planned to hold the “Hot Air Balloon” and “Most Beautiful Starry Skies” concerts on the beach, as well as ...

Kuwait man detained in Pingtung for leaving Taipei hotel quarantine 04/25/2021 03:57 PM Pixabay photo for illustrative purposes only Taipei, April 25 (CNA) A Kuwait man was detained in Pingtung Saturday after failing to provide COVID-19 related documents when registering to participate in a triathlon event in Kenting and later sent to a quarantine center in Kaohsiung, Pingtung Public Health Bureau said Sunday. The bureau said it received a report from the event organizer that a Kuwait man in hi...

Keelung mayor completes 24-hour scooter journey to Kenting 03/14/2021 01:23 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Keelung Mayor Lin Yu-chang departs on the trip. Photo courtesy of the Keelung City government, March 12, 2021 Taipei, March 14 (CNA) Keelung Mayor Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) completed a 24-hour scooter ride from his city in northern Taiwan to Kenting in southern Taiwans Pingtung County on Saturday evening, a challenge he undertook t...

INTERVIEW: Algal reef vote could save endangered species Come August, a campaign to protect algal reefs off the coast of Taoyuan is poised to become the nation’s first ecological issue to be put to a vote. Rescue Datan’s Algal Reefs Alliance convener Pan Chong-cheng in an interview with staff reporter Huang Tai-lin discussed the importance of protecting the area from further industrialization, and criticized those who have sought to frame the campaigners as supporting nuclear power for poli...

4 mobile payment services accepted at 12 forest recreation areas 03/02/2021 07:08 PM Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area. File photo courtesy of the Luodong Forest District Office Taipei, March 2 (CNA) Several mobile payment services will be accepted at 12 national forest recreation areas across Taiwan, effective immediately, the Forestry Bureau announced Tuesday. Mobile payment systems LINE Pay, E.Sun Wallet, Pi Crypto Wallet and Jko Pay can now be used to pay for admission at Alishan,...

Taiwan eyeing post-COVID-19 travel niche -- in the woods 02/03/2021 10:28 PM Alishan. File photo courtesy of the Chiayi Forest District Office Taipei, Feb. 3 (CNA)Taiwans tourism industry, laid low by the COVID-19 pandemic, is gearing up to find a niche market in ecotourism, encouraging people to visit the countrys forests, in particular, authorities said recently. In the wake of a six-month pilot program that allowed citizens and foreign residents to visit any one of Taiwans 12 forest recreati...

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Six people, one dog killed in Tainan road accident 02/02/2021 03:35 PM Photo courtesy of the Tainan City Fire Bureau Tainan, Feb. 2 (CNA) Six people and a pet dog died in Tainan City late Monday, when the car in which they were traveling crashed into a factory gate, police said. At the time of the accident in the citys Annan District, the car was being driven by a 22-year-old male surnamed Wang (王) and was carrying five passengers 16-22 years of age, as well as a dog, police said. On the inte...