Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) Beverage shops around Taipei will begin restricting the use of single-use plastic cups in December, making the capital the first municipality in Taiwan to do so in response to international calls to reduce plastic waste, according to the city's Department of Environmental Protection.
Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) Taiwan on Sunday reported 22,044 new cases of COVID-19, all but 273 of which were domestic infections, and 42 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) Eight young horseshoe crabs were spotted at Siangshan Wetland in a recent wild horseshoe crab field study held by the Hsinchu City Government and the Ocean Conservation Administration (OCA), the city said in a press release on Sunday.
Tainan, Aug. 5 (CNA) A Bank of Taiwan branch and police teamed up in Tainan on Thursday to prevent a 70-year-old woman from falling victim to a fraud ring and throwing away NT$2.15 million (US$71,678) on the purchase of gold bars.
Taipei, Aug. 4 (CNA) The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has urged Taiwanese citizens to assess the risks of visiting China after Taiwanese activist Yang Chih-yuan (楊智淵) was reportedly arrested on national security and anti-secession charges in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province Wednesday.