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Taipei, May 1 (CNA) The Southern Cross-Island Highway, which links Tainan City on the west coast to Taitung City on the east, officially reopened Sunday, after 13 years of reconstruction work since it was devastated by Typhoon Morakot in 2009.

Taipei, May 1 (CNA) On the first day of its full reopening after 13 years, the Southern Cross-Island Highway saw heavy traffic that caused congestion at entrances to the highway as well as a tunnel located at the highway's highest elevation.

Taipei, May 1 (CNA) A strike by Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) drivers on Labor Day Sunday did not create traffic chaos as had been anticipated, as many people who intended to travel by train during the holiday seemed mostly to stay home or change their plans.

Taitung, April 26 (CNA) A ship transporting cargo from Taitung to Orchid Island sank early Tuesday after it was struck by a large merchant vessel off Green Island, but all nine crew members were safely rescued, according to the Coast Guard Administration (CGA).

Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Retired Army major general Han Yu-ping (韓豫平) and former sergeant Chang Yu-sen (張淯森) received presidential pardons Friday that overturned their penalties for corruption convictions that were widely seen as overly punitive.

Taipei, March 22 (CNA) The Maritime and Port Bureau (MPB) on Tuesday successfully refloated a stranded Belize-registered vessel that ran aground off the coast of southeastern Taiwan on March 8.

Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Three Chinese military vessels were observed southeast of Orchid Island on Wednesday night, a military source told CNA Thursday.

Taipei, Feb. 19 (CNA) An arriving cold spell is expected to send temperatures down to below 10 degrees Celsius in parts of Taiwan between Saturday evening and Monday morning, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) The government will cover the accommodation costs of COVID-19 case contacts who are forced into quarantine in epidemic-prevention hotels following complaints from people over having to pay for their forced isolation.

Taipei, Dec. 31 (CNA) One person was killed and several others were injured in multiple car crashes on Taiwan's freeways and other major roadways on Friday as the three-day New Year's holiday weekend began.