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~ TAINAN, Taiwan — A ceremony was held on Saturday, May 8, to mark the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Wushantou Dam, which was designed and built by Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta before World War II.  In attendance at the ceremony and related events at Hatta Yoichi Memorial Park in Tainan were Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and two other top officials, Vice President Chen Chien-jen and Su Tseng-chang, who holds a position equivalent to premier.  It is quite unusual for all three of Taiwan’s top political leaders to attend the commemoration of a historical event re...

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 northern Taiwan, the Shimen and Feicui reservoirs showed water levels at 56.33 percent and 92.42 pe...