Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) Guishan Island off the coast of Yilan County will again allow tourists starting in March, the Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area Administration said Monday.
Taipei, Jan. 10 (CNA) A large plume of sulfur-rich surface gas was spotted off the volcanic Guishan Island in Yilan County Tuesday, believed to have been caused by rocks or tectonic activity unblocking underwater hydrothermal vents.
Taipei, April 25 (CNA) The 2022 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Arts Festival in New Taipei will highlight Taiwan's popular glove puppetry when it opens on May 26, with 36 sculptures to be displayed through Oct. 10, according to the organizers.
For professionals whose entire job requires good communication, politicians can be an especially tone-deaf bunch. Or perhaps their blunders are symptomatic of who has their ear, which, more often than not, correlates with who has the most money.
On Monday last week, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chen Ou-po (陳歐珀) caused a stir by suggesting that Yilan County’s Turtle Island (Gueishan Island, 龜山島) and nearby areas be developed into an international tourist destination.
Sandwiched in the middle of a Facebook post discussing legislative progress and the battery industry, Chen threw in the idea of building a hotel on the uninhabited island using a