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PHOTO / CHINA By Xinhua Published: Apr 14, 2021 01:28 PM Photo taken on April 13, 2021 shows the Shimen reservoir in Taoyuan, southeast Chinas Taiwan. Taiwan is facing its worst drought in decades, with the islands reservoirs at dangerously low water levels. As of Tuesday, 17 of the islands 19 major reservoirs were at less than 50 percent capacity, according to data from the islands water conservancy authorities.(Photo: Xinhua)   Photo taken on April 13, 2021 shows the Shimen reservoir in T...

2021/04/14 11:06 (NOAA animated GIF of Western Pacific) (NOAA animated GIF of Western Pacific) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A tropical storm that formed in the Western Pacific this morning could come closest to Taiwan as early as Sunday (April 18). At 2 a.m. this morning (April 14), a tropical depression in the Philippine Sea officially became Tropical Storm Surigae, the second tropical storm of the year. According to the Central Weather Bureau ...

Art starts at grassroots level in Zhejiang By Ye Zizhen | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-09 14:28 Share CLOSE Wu Lixing shares his ideas about decorating a stone arch with villagers in Ninghai, Zhejiang province. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A water gun, a slingshot, a dragonfly and various bamboo toys are strewn around Pan Kangans yard in Ninghai county, Zhejiang province, triggering the childhood memories of passers-by. Recently, h...

Notes from central Taiwan: Taiwan’s spent nuclear fuel problem In the first of a two-part interview, Rene Vienet discusses the role he played in the development of the nation’s nuclear power By Michael Turton / Contributing reporter I spent this week chatting online with French film-maker, publisher and historian Rene Vienet, who began his two decades of involvement with Taiwan’s nuclear power program in the late 1970s as the representative for the French nuclear firm Cogema (today know...

Taiwan's Tsai rules out restarting work on 4th nuclear power plant

The world has developed an unhealthy reliance on a handful of giant semiconductor plants in the Far East

2021/02/22 14:34 Upstream area of Zengwen Reservoir Upstream area of Zengwen Reservoir (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Stricter water rationing will be introduced on the Chiayi–Tainan Plain, or Jianan Plain, in the south central region of western Taiwan amid sparse rainfall. The Zengwen Reservoir in Chiayi County, the largest reservoir in Taiwan, was at only 15.01 percent of capacity as of 10 a.m. on Monday (Feb. 22). In...

2021/01/27 11:17 (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A continental cold air mass is poised to strike Taiwan on Thursday (Jan. 28), sending the mercury plunging to 9 degrees Celsius on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 29 and 30) and 0 degrees in mountainous areas, with snow possible on Taipingshan. Meteorologist Daniel Wu (吳德榮) said Wednesday (Jan. 27) that a strong cold front will move south tomorrow and combine with precipitation to bring progressively col...

2021-01-25 11:11 　 By: GMW.cn 　 Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2021 shows farmers drying radish in Chayuan Village, Shimen Township, Yunyang County, southwest Chinas Chongqing. Local farmers have a tradition of making white radish pickles during holiday season. (He Linlin/Guangming Picture)

By:Wu Qiong   |   From:english.eastday.com  |  2021-01-06 17:13 Architecture is the root of a city and the architectural heritage in modern Shanghai reflects the unique diversity of the city’s culture. An ongoing special exhibition in Minhang Museum has been recalling memories of centuries ago. Themed “Renovation of Shanghai: Architectural Heritage in Modern Times”, the exhibition, attracting many architecture fans, displays 86 pieces of architectural heritage from different time...