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Taipei, Sept. 12 (CNA) A total of 97 ferry services on 11 routes around Taiwan and its outlying islands were canceled on Monday as Typhoon Muifa approaches the country, according to the Maritime Port Bureau.
Taipei, July 27 (CNA) Archaeologists in Taiwan confirmed Wednesday that a large number of human skeletons and shell tools unearthed in Pingtung County are about 4,000 years old, which makes the shell tool site the oldest in the Pacific region.
Illegal picking of reef pemphis, a maritime plant, is becoming a serious concern in Pingtung County’s Kenting (墾丁), prompting an investigation by Kenting National Park Headquarters.
Reef pemphis, which grows along the coast and only on coral reefs, can be found around the Hengchun Peninsula and at one time was used as potted plants or herbal medicine by locals, the park said on Tuesday.
Removal of the plants compromises the protective function of the natural coastline and disrupts coastal habitats, park administration Deputy Director Hsu Shu-kuo (許書國) said.
Flower picking has always been a problem, but the practice is increasing, Hsu said, adding
Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) After pictures were posted online of Nanwan beach in Kenting National Park littered with the burned out remains of fireworks and firecrackers on the first day of 2022, many netizens criticized such anti-social behavior and the authorities pledged to step up patrols in the area.