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By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterA railway line connecting Hualien and Taitung counties is today to fully reopen after it was damaged by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake earlier this year, the Taiwan Railways Administration （TRA） said yesterday.

Taipei, March 2 (CNA) Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) will upgrade a scenic train it operates in eastern Taiwan to include fine cuisine in a dining car touted as a "five-star moving restaurant" from March 30, the TRA said Wednesday.

Starting on March 30, the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is to offer fine cuisine on its eastern Taiwan scenic train in a dining car touted as a “five-star moving restaurant.” The “Future Express,” a refurbished Chukuang Express train, would take 54 passengers on either a one-day or two-day trip to the east coast with gourmet food featured during the journey, said Lion Travel Service Co (雄獅旅遊), which the TRA has commissioned to provide the service. “It will be the first �...

A legal loophole in Taiwan means that while single LGBT people can adopt a child, married gay couples cannot. A recent court case provides some hope for change, but it does not set a precedent.

A legal loophole in Taiwan means that while single LGBT people can adopt a child, married gay couples cannot. A recent court case provides some hope for change, but it does not set a precedent.

A legal loophole in Taiwan means that while single LGBT people can adopt a child, married gay couples cannot. A recent court case provides some hope for change, but it does not set a precedent.

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) yesterday said that it aims to have lawmakers deliberate a draft “Taiwan railway corporation act” in the next legislative session. Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) was speaking at the ministry’s new year news conference when asked about progress on reforming the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) and turning it into a state-run corporation. When Wang took office in April last year, his No. 1 p...

ASTRONOMY <strong>Geminids to peak on Dec. 14</strong> Stargazers across Taiwan would have the opportunity to watch the Geminid meteor shower on Dec. 14, when the Tainan Astronomical Education Area forecasts up to 150 shooting stars per hour. The Geminids were forecast to start yesterday and are to be visible until Dec. 17. The museum said that the best time to observe shooting stars would be late at night, when there is less interference from moonlight, adding that the Geminids woul...

Taipei, Dec. 3 (CNA) The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) on Friday held a press conference to publicize a toll-free hotline it introduced last month, urging members of the public who spot track intrusions or safety related issues to report them immediately, in the wake of two major railway safety incidents in 24 hours.

9月22日下午，由国务院侨务办公室主办、华侨大学承办的2021年海外华校校长线上研习班开班。最后，海外新生代华校校长代表、西班牙的陈琦媛发言，她表示海外国际中文教育事业呈现低龄化趋势，对华裔青少年的华文教育不容忽视。