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Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) Winter flowers in Taichung and Taitung County were reported by farmers and nature experts Saturday to have begun blooming, an unseasonal phenomenon due to the early arrival of cold fronts and accompanying precipitation.

Looking at photos on her phone, Eva Lobo could see that her husband's legs had multiple scratches, and that he had encountered venomous snakes numerous times.

Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) Philanthropic vegetable vendor Chen Shu-chu (陳樹菊) donated NT$15 million (US$537,634) to eastern Taiwan's Taitung County Government on Saturday to set up a fund to provide financial assistance to pregnant women in need of support so that they can give birth safely.

Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) Four hog farms have been fined for using kitchen waste as swine feed without prior approval, the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ) said Saturday.

Taipei and Kaohsiung, Aug. 7 (CNA) A number of roads and bridges in southern Taiwan, in particular in Kaohsiung and Pingtung County, have been temporarily closed to motorists due to flooding and rockslides brought by extreme downpours Saturday.

Taipei, June 1 (CNA) Seven people have so far died in a COVID-19 cluster infection that occurred last week at a care home in Taipei, the city government said Tuesday.

Taipei, May 29 (CNA) Several people across Taiwan have been found flouting the central government's regulations on indoor gatherings, which were put in place May 19 when a Level 3 alert for COVID-19 control was issued, police said Saturday.

President pardons Bunun man sentenced in Indigenous hunting rights case 05/20/2021 06:28 PM Tama Talum. CNA file photo Taipei, May 20 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Thursday issued a presidential pardon to Tama Talum, an Indigenous Bunun man who was controversially sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on illegal hunting charges in a case that ended up before Taiwans Constitutional Court earlier this year. The Presidential Office said in a statement that Tsai had issued the pardon -- th...

Image courtesy of Tainan City Government Hualien, May 19 (CNA) The suspension of in-person classes in Taiwan has led a number of government officials, teachers and parents groups to voice concern about the plight of rural and low-income students who are most likely to be affected by the shift to remote learning. At a press conference Tuesday, Education Minister Pan Wen-chung (潘文忠) announced that in-person school classes at all levels, as well as after-school day care and cram schools, wou...

Constitutional Court issues mixed ruling on Indigenous hunting rights 05/07/2021 10:30 PM An Atayal hunter. CNA file photo for illustrative purpose only Taipei, May 7 (CNA) The Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that while laws on the types of guns Indigenous people can use to hunt and requiring them to apply in advance for permission to do so are valid in principle, certain aspects of how they are applied are unconstitutional. In its ruling -- Interpretation No. 803 -- the court found that t...