Taipei, Aug. 25 (CNA) A strong afternoon thunderstorm brought lightning and heavy rain to northern Taiwan on Thursday, with rainfall topping 100 millimeters in Greater Taipei, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
Taipei, Aug. 3 (CNA) Human rights and pro-democracy activists from Taiwan, Hong Kong and China met with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during her visit Wednesday afternoon to Taiwan's National Human Rights Museum.
Taipei, July 29 (CNA) Chinese writer Bei Ling (貝嶺) has pressed assault charges against a man who allegedly attacked him in his apartment building in New Taipei's Xindian District, police said Friday.
The air force is to hold a ceremony in September to symbolically “bring home” 52 Air Force Academy cadets who were killed during World War II and buried in the US, a military source said yesterday.
On Sept. 3, Armed Forces Day, memorial plaques honoring the cadets are to be placed at the Air Force Cemetery in the Bitan (碧潭) area of New Taipei City’s Xindian District (新店), the source said, adding that a ritual to symbolize the return of the cadet’s spirits is to be part of the ceremony.
The decision to erect the memorial plaques was disclosed on Saturday by