Taipei, Dec. 17 (CNA) An incoming cold front sent temperatures plunging in Taiwan on Saturday, with Cape Fugui on the northernmost point of Taiwan recording the lowest temperature of any low-lying area on the island, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
Taipei, Nov. 14 (CNA) The Kuomintang's (KMT) Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), who is seeking a second term as New Taipei mayor, declined to rule out a 2024 presidential run during a televised election forum with challenger Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) on Monday.
Taipei, June 21 (CNA) Around 15 spots on New Taipei's free annual Mandarin Chinese program are still available for Filipino migrant workers, an official with the city's Labor Affairs Department told CNA Tuesday.
About 15 spots are still available for Filipino migrant workers in New Taipei City’s Mandarin learning program, a city official said yesterday.
Classes are to begin in the New Taipei City Workers’ Activity Center in Wugu District (五股) on July 3 and applications are open until Wednesday next week, said Lai Yen-heng (賴彥亨), a section chief at the Labor Affairs Department’s Foreign Workers Service Division.
The program would accept about 140 Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Filipino students, split into four classes of about 35 people grouped by nationality, Lai said.
While 98 Indonesians, 77 Thais and 35 Vietnamese have already registered for the