Candidates in Taiwan's local elections to be held Nov. 26 drew lots on Friday to determine their place on the ballot. Many uttered slogans homophonous with their numbers in Mandarin immediately after drawing their numbers in the hope of making an impression on voters.
The DPP also announced former Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung to be DPP's candidate for New Taipei mayor | 2022-07-10 23:09:00
Site of fatal crash in Hualien reopens
REGAINING PUBLIC TRUST: Lin Chia-lung, on his last day as transport minister, enjoined the TRA to focus on rebuilding its safety record after the April 2 crash
Staff writer, with CNA
A section of railway in eastern Taiwan that was damaged in a deadly train crash on April 2 reopened yesterday, with the first train on the route departing at 5:27am.
Train services were able to resume after the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) on Friday completed its repairs and safety inspections on the track in the area of the Cingshuei Tunnel (清水隧道) in Hualien County, where the accident occurred, killing 49 people and injuring at least 200.
Wang Kwo-tsai given top transport job
RAILWAY REFORM: Wang said that his first task as transportation minister would be to inspect 184 construction sites related to the TRA by the end of this month
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The Executive Yuan yesterday appointed Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) as the new minister of transportation.
Wang is to succeed Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), who tendered his resignation after the derailment of Taroko Express No. 408 on April 2, in which 49 people were killed and 244 injured.
It was the nation’s worst railway accident in nearly six decades.