Taipei, March 18 (CNA) Council of Agriculture (COA) Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) on Saturday announced that the Ministry of Labor (MOL) has agreed to be on board with a proposal to increase the number of migrant workers in the agricultural industry from 6,000 to 12,000.
Taipei, Feb. 25 (CNA) Heavy traffic congestion was seen throughout Taiwan's freeway system at the start of the four-day 228 Peace Memorial Day weekend Saturday, with some of the tie-ups caused by accidents, according to the Freeway Bureau.
Taipei, Dec. 31 (CNA) The Taitung District Court has approved the detention of 10 suspects linked to the death of a 21-year-old man who was found dead in an apartment earlier this week, according to a statement issued by the court on Saturday.
Hualien, Dec. 30 (CNA) The Forestry Bureau's Hualien Forest District Office on Friday awarded Hualien resident Manama (蘇明生) a cash reward of NT$8,000 (US$261.12) and a commendation plaque for reporting the sighting of a Formosan black bear.
Taipei, Dec. 15 (CNA) A magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck at sea off the coast of eastern Taiwan at 12:03 p.m. Thursday resulted in Taipei MRT trains and railway services nationwide temporarily operating at reduced speed but had no impact on Taiwan's industrial sector, according to official sources.