Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) Police in Chiayi County said Tuesday they seized about 1,600 cannabis plants with a market value estimated at over NT$500 million (US$17.94 million) and arrested two suspects in what they described as the largest haul of the drug in Taiwan for several years.
Taiwan opens first provincial highway service area
02/07/2021 07:07 PM
CNA photo Feb. 7, 2021
Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) The first provincial highway service area in Taiwan was inaugurated Sunday in Yunlin County, as part of a central government initiative to attract more visitors to remote townships.
The opening ceremony for the service center, which lies at the 246-kilometer mark along Provincial Highway No. 61 in Kouhu Township, was hosted by Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍). Although it is small, it s fully equipped, Lin said at the ceremony, pointing out that the facilities at the Kouhu Service Area include a parking lot, restrooms, and a food and drink outlet.