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By Huang Su-li, Lin Hsin-han and Jason Pan / Staff reportersRaces to place the first joss stick into the incense pot are returning to Taiwanese temples after disappearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the traditional event to take place on Lunar New Year’s Day.

<strong>Aug. 16 to Aug. 22</strong> Huang Li-yung’s (黃禮永) descendants were shocked last month to see that their family grave had been desecrated — again. Robbers had pried off the ornate stone carvings that flanked the headstone and made off with them. They probably hoped to sell the pieces for cash, as they were the handiwork of Chiang Hsin (蔣馨), whose relatives and disciples left their mark across Taiwan’s many temples and traditional structures. Huang made his fortune milling rice in the late 1800s, propelling his family to the upper echelons of Lukang soci...

Taiwan testing UAE cabbage market 03/06/2021 09:31 PM AFA Director-General Hu Jong-i (胡忠一, center) and local officials / CNA photo March 6, 2021 Taipei, March 6 (CNA) Some 20 metric tons of fresh cabbages were shipped from Taiwan on Saturday, bound for a new market in the United Arab Emirates, in an initiative launched by the Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) and vegetable exporters. At a ceremony to mark the new venture, AFA Director-General Hu Jong-i (胡忠一), along with Siluo Township chief Zheng Ling-hui (鄭玲惠) and other local officials, loaded boxes of cabbages onto a deliv...

Taoyuan cancels school activities CLUSTER INFECTION: Hon Hai has advised employees at its Taoyuan plant to avoid traveling outside the city, while HTC said some staff have been asked to work from home Staff writer, with CNA Extracurricular winter sessions at all schools in Taoyuan have been canceled with immediate effect, as the city battles a community cluster of COVID-19 cases that has now reached 15, Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) said yesterday. School facilities will not be available for winter camps or any other activities, such as v...