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Six people, pet dog killed in car crash in Tainan Staff writer, with CNA Six people and a pet dog died in Tainan’s Annan District (安南) late on Monday, when the car in which they were traveling crashed into a factory gate, police said. The car was being driven by a 22-year-old man surnamed Wang (王), police said. On the intersection of Taijiang Boulevard and Gongming 2nd Road, the vehicle skidded out of control, as it was going too fast, and crashed into the main gate of a factory, they ...

2021/02/01 16:48 C-37A Gulfstream V. (Southwest Airspace of TW photo) C-37A Gulfstream V. (Southwest Airspace of TW photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Multiple aircraft spotters on Monday reported detecting an American military aircraft flying over the southern tip of Taiwan. At 11:45 a.m., the Twitter aircraft spotter "Mr. Find Your Plane" announced that a U.S. Air Force C-37A C/S MANGO03 had taken off from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. O...

Hotels report a surge in room, dining cancelations By Hsiao Yu-hsin, Tsai Tsung-hsien and Wang Shan-yan / Staff reporters Except for Taitung, hoteliers across the nation have reported an increase in cancelations of room and dining reservations during the first weekend of the winter break, as the COVID-19 outbreak at the Taoyuan General Hospital spreads. A hotel manager in Kenting, Pingtung County, surnamed Chu (朱), on Sunday said that his hotel had a booking rate of more than 90 percent pri...

One-third of Taiwans corals dying due to bleaching: researchers 01/12/2021 04:24 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. In the water near Xiaoliaoqiu Island off the coast of southwestern Taiwan, August 2020. Photo courtesy of Su Huai (蘇淮) Taipei, Jan. 12 (CNA) At least 31 percent of the coral reefs in waters around Taiwan are dying as a result of bleaching, which is now the worst in the countrys recorded history, researchers said Tuesday. ...

Bleaching killing at least 31% of Taiwan’s reefs Staff writer, with CNA At least 31 percent of the coral reefs in waters around Taiwan are dying as a result of bleaching, which is now the worst in its recorded history, researchers from Academia Sinica and the Taiwan Coral Bleaching Observation Network (TCBON) said yesterday, echoing warnings first delivered in September. The network said that 52 percent of the coral in the nation’s waters is under different levels of heat stress, while 31 p...

2021/01/05 19:54 Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (right) (Directorate General of Highways photo) Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (right) (Directorate General of Highways photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Directorate General of Highways (DGH) on Tuesday (Jan. 5) opened five bus routes to mobile payments on a trial basis for six months in the run-up to a potential nationwide adoption. T...

Virus Outbreak: The Lalu outdoes resort peers as urban hotels suffer BORDER BENEFITS: The Lalu saw an average daily room rate of NT$14,474 during the first three quarters of last year, despite an occupancy rate of only 67.2 percent By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter Luxury hotel The Lalu (涵碧樓) last year outperformed its peers in revenue per available room (RevPAR), as resort facilities benefited from a boom in domestic tourism, while urban hotels...

To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Attendees sing the national anthem in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei. CNA photo Jan. 1, 2021 The first day of 2021 started in Taiwan with fireworks displays across the country, including at the Taipei 101 skyscraper in the north and Kaohsiungs Love River in the south. Taipei 101s fireworks display. An estimated 38,000 people attended the New Years countdown in Taipei, close to the 40,000 limit se...

Taiwanese woman remains missing since visit to Hualien 1 year ago 12/23/2020 10:31 PM Taroko National Park (for illustrative purposes only) Hualien, Dec. 23 (CNA) A Taiwanese-American woman who was last seen during a visit to Hualien County in eastern Taiwan one year ago with her husband still has not been found, county police said Wednesday. When Alice Ku (古雅芳), 38, was reported missing in late 2019, an investigation was immediately launched, but one year later, she still has not been lo...

The foreigners who joined the tour were pictured underwater. (Courtesy of Pingtung County Government) TAIPEI (The China Post) — Pingtung County Government recently invited 12 foreigners in Taiwan to take part in a 3-day in-depth tour of Hengchun, including the Longkang Ecological Reserve Area, a DIY Red tortoise cake activity, some tree climbing experience, and scuba diving.  The 12 foreigners are from the United States, Paraguay, Switzerland, the Philippines, France, Honduras, Tunisia,...