With some fanfare and a bit of skepticism among the cycling public on March 12 this year President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) and Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) inaugurated what’s being described as the country’s longest bikeway.
Boasting a total length of 87.5km (according to English-language reports) or 88km (the figure given by Chinese-language media), the cycling route connects Tainan City, Chiayi County and Yunlin County.
As soon as I heard about this bikeway, I knew I’d give it a try. I also realized that doing so as soon as possible before the weather
The former mayor of a Yunlin County township is to serve more than 10 years in jail for selling government jobs after the Supreme Court yesterday struck down his final appeal.
Former Beigang Township (北港) mayor Hsiao Yung-yi (蕭永義) contested four elections in the town as an independent, winning two of them.
However, he did not finish his most recent term after the judiciary in 2020 launched a corruption investigation against him.
After being found guilty by a local court in June last year, the case reached the Supreme Court after a series of appeals by Hsiao.
Judges in the earlier trials found him
Protesters rallying in support of Ukraine will march through central Taipei on Sunday in a show of solidarity with Ukrainian people. The Taiwan Stands.
Last time I visited the National 228 Memorial Museum, I complained about the challenges in navigating the English translation of the otherwise excellent Scars on the Land: Midnight Commotion (土地傷痕:午夜喧囂) display. This time, there is no English at all in any of the three new special exhibitions at least not yet.
It’s really a shame, as this is a national-level museum that consistently puts out well-designed, compelling and informative content about the lesser known aspects of the anti-government uprising on Feb. 28, 1947 and subsequent violent crackdown that many Taiwanese presumably don’t even know about. What happened to making Taiwan
Wax paper parasols featuring floral prints themed on a wish for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic are displayed at the Beigang Lantern Festival in Beigang Township’s Chaotian Temple in Yunlin County yesterday. The Beigang Lantern Festival was first held in 1965 and is one of Taiwan’s most important lantern festivals. The festival starts today and runs until March 13.