Tainan, July 18 (CNA) The government of southern Taiwan's Tainan City said on Monday that it has begun installing signs near Yanshui River to protect brown land crabs from vehicles and other dangers during their breeding season.
Pineapple exports have so far this year risen more than 12 percent, showing that the industry has cast off reliance on the Chinese market following Beijing’s ban on imports of the fruit from Taiwan last year.
Exports of pineapples totaled 9,805 tonnes in the first three months, up 12.2 percent year-on-year, Council of Agriculture data showed.
This was despite the ban China imposed in March last year on imports of the tropical fruit from Taiwan, citing unspecified pests.
Council Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) spoke alongside Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) at a news conference in the city yesterday touting pineapple exports to Japan.
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By Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer, with CNAPineapple exports have so far this year risen more than 12 percent, showing that the industry has cast off reliance on the Chinese market following Beijing’s ban on imports of the fruit from Taiwan last year.
Taipei, Jan. 4 (CNA) Oyster farmers in Tainan are urging the government to establish a labeling system so that consumers can distinguish between locally produced oysters and those imported from Vietnam.
Five black-faced spoonbills were on Friday released back into the wild at Tainan’s Sicao Wildlife Refuge after recovering from avian botulism, the Tainan City Government said.
The five migratory birds had been found in Sicao District (四草) and in the city’s fish farms between Dec. 13 and 19 last year, the government said in a statement.
The spoonbills, numbered and tagged as N17, N18, N19, N20 and N21, were diagnosed with avian botulism, a disease that causes weakness, lethargy and an inability to fly or keep the head raised.
The rescued spoonbills were sent to the Loving Kindness Animal Hospital, where they were