Taipei, Nov. 19 (CNA) With local government elections just one week away, political parties begin making their closing appeals to voters at major rallies in western Taiwan on Saturday night, hoping to bump up their support.
Taiwan's local government elections will face a new layer of unpredictability this year, with candidates fielded or backed by the new Taiwan People's Party (TPP) hoping to make an impact in high-profile races, especially in Taipei and Hsinchu City.
Taipei, Oct. 30 (CNA) The Kinmen Bridge opened to traffic Sunday, bringing to an end a seemingly interminable saga of controversy, delays, contractor issues and technical challenges that had plagued the ambitious project first proposed nearly three decades ago.