/ Staff writer, with CNASixty-five percent of cellphone numbers being used in Taiwan have been leaked and put up for sale, the second-highest number in Asia, an annual fraud report released yesterday by Gogolook Co （走著瞧） said.
QUICK FIX: The Taiwan-US joint venture has shortened the time required to repair vital components and bolstered the air force’s preparedness, the president said/ Staff writer, with CNA, Taichung
An annual procession of the sea goddess Matsu, of whom a statuette is enshrined in Jenn Lann Temple (鎮瀾宮) in Taichung’s Dajia District (大甲), began late on Friday, with devotees praying for Taiwan’s COVID-19 outbreak to subside soon.
The nine-day procession, which takes the statuette on a 340km round trip via Changhua, Yunlin and Chiayi counties, began at 11pm. It is one of the most-watched religious events in Taiwan.
The departure ceremony was hosted by temple chairman Yen Ching-piao (顏清標) and attended by several politicians, including People First Party Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) and Taichung Deputy Mayor Chen Tzu-ching (陳子敬).
Soong, who assisted
About 7.33 million people in Taiwan are to be eligible to reserve appointments for COVID-19 booster shots or additional doses on the government’s 1922 platform, which is to open today, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday.
People aged 18 or older who received their second COVID-19 vaccine at least 12 weeks earlier can use the appointment platform, Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC’s spokesman, told a media briefing.
To avoid network congestion, reservations are to be prioritized by age, with older people able to make the first bookings, he said.
Those aged 65 or
STAGGERED OPENING: Higher age groups can reserve appointments first, starting with those aged 65 or older at 10am, followed by those aged 50 to 64 at noon, the CECC said/ Staff Writer, wih CNA