SEVEN Filipino tourists and a Taiwanese driver were hurt in a freak Christmas Eve accident after their vehicle lost control and fell into a deep ravine in Hehuan Mountain in central Taiwan. PTS Taiwan, an independent public service broadcaster, reported that all the Filipino passengers and the Taiwanese driver have been rescued,…
SEVEN Filipino tourists and a Taiwanese driver were hurt in a freak Christmas Eve accident after their vehicle lost control and fell into a deep ravine in Hehuan Mountain in central Taiwan. PTS Taiwan, an independent public service broadcaster, reported that all the Filipino passengers and the Taiwanese driver have been rescued,…
Taipei, Dec. 15 (CNA) A magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck at sea off the coast of eastern Taiwan at 12:03 p.m. Thursday resulted in Taipei MRT trains and railway services nationwide temporarily operating at reduced speed but had no impact on Taiwan's industrial sector, according to official sources.
The case of a former National Communications Commission (NCC) official found to have caused a forest fire last year has been turned over to the Disciplinary Court after he was on Monday impeached for tainting the reputation of the government and public officials.
Eleven Control Yuan members voted unanimously to impeach former NCC senior specialist Joseph Chiao (喬建中) during a review of the case, the Control Yuan said in a statement.
Chiao, who had been suspended since he was indicted in August last year for contravening the Forestry Act (森林法), was then referred to the court that governs disciplinary action against the