An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted the waters off southern Taiwan Pingdong County on Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networ
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted the waters off southern Taiwan Pingdong County on Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networ
Magnitude 4 1 earthquake jolts Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan focustaiwan.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from focustaiwan.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Taipei, April 4 (CNA) A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan at 9:50 a.m. on Monday, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
DEFENSE
<strong>Ministry silent about command post</strong>
The Ministry of National Defense yesterday neither confirmed nor denied a media report that it is cooperating with the Freeway Bureau and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to establish a command center at the Hsuehshan Tunnel’s (雪山隧道) control center in New Taipei City’s Pinglin (坪林) area. The new command center would be able to assume operations from the Hengshan Command Center in Taipei’s Dazhi (大直) area in the event of armed conflict, the media report said. The defense ministry only said that it moves assets based on analysis of enemy threats and defense needs. Meanwhile,