A photograph of Japan’s Yonaguni Island taken by a man surnamed Lee (李) from Taiwan’s east coast has been making the rounds on social media, as capturing such a shot requires rare conditions.
Lee on Saturday said he took the photo with his camera’s telephoto lens from the Wuyan Cape (烏岩角) in Yilan County’s Suao Township (蘇澳) during a trip on Aug. 6.
A military buff, Lee said he had wanted to photograph warships at Suao Port (蘇澳港).
When he stopped at the Wuyan Cape at about 2pm, he noticed a black spot far in the distance in the Pacific Ocean, he
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday reported 104 domestic COVID-19 cases, in nine cities and counties, with the highest number in New Taipei City.
New Taipei City recorded 40 domestic cases, followed by 20 each in Taoyuan and Keelung, and 12 in Taipei, the CECC said.
The number of local cases set a new daily high for the year, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC.
In New Taipei City, a cluster linked to an apartment building in Jhonghe District (中和) added 23 new cases, 18 of whom tested positive at local COVID-19 testing stations, Chen
Yilan County Commissioner Lin Zi-miao (林姿妙) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday said that she believes in the impartiality of the justice system, a day after being identified as a suspect in a corruption investigation.
“I have the support from Yilan residents, and we are all working hard,” she told reporters at an agriculture fair in the county’s Sansing Township (三星), after she was asked how the probe was affecting her. “I believe the justice system is impartial, so we will continue to do our jobs.”
The Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office on Thursday listed Lin among a group of officials being
By Lin Ching-lun, Chiang Chih-hsiung and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer and CNAYilan County Commissioner Lin Tzu-miao （林姿妙） of the Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） and other county government officials were yesterday summoned by the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office as part of an investigation into a suspected corruption case.
Yilan County Commissioner Lin Tzu-miao (林姿妙) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and other county government officials were yesterday summoned by the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office as part of an investigation into a suspected corruption case.
Prosecutors’ office personnel searched more than 30 locations before 1pm yesterday including Lin’s government-assigned housing, her private residence, and Yilan County and Bureau of Land Administration Director Yang Chung-ming’s (楊崇明) office.
Prosecutors said the search was conducted in conjunction with officials from the Ministry of Justice’s Agency Against Corruption, and the search warrants were approved by the county district court.
The agency has not provided more