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5 killed, 1 injured in Vietnamese eatery fire in north Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A fire at a Vietnamese snack shop in Miaoli County on Tuesday (Nov. 28) has resulted in five deaths and one injury. At 2:12 a.m., the Miaoli County Fire Department rece...

Whooper swan spotted wintering on Taiwan’s west coast

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A whooper swan, Finland’s national bird, has been photographed by a group of birdwatchers at a fish pond near Miaoli County’s Tongxiao Fishing Port, per PTS. ...

Mountain of trash catches fire in Taiwan's Miaoli County

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Firefighters told Miaoli residents to close their doors and windows on Monday afternoon (Nov. 20) after a mountain of garbage caught fire at the county’s Xishan Land...

Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes off Taiwan's east coast

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was recorded off the eastern coast of Taiwan at 12:54 a.m. on Saturday (Nov. 11), according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The ...

Taiwan Coast Guard throws Chinese fishing boat's illegal catch back into sea

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) on Wednesday (Nov. 8) intercepted a Chinese fishing vessel in Taiwan's territorial waters, detained 13 crew members, and ...

Taiwan mayors up pressure on TPP's Ko to work with KMT in coming election

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Fifteen Kuomintang (KMT) mayors and county magistrates have signed a letter of support for their party’s latest proposal to collaborate with the Taiwan People’...

Leopard cats confirmed in Taiwan's Yunlin for 1st time since 1980s

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Researchers have verified the presence of endangered leopard cats in Yunlin County for the first time in over 30 years based on eight confirmed sightings gathered over fou...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off Taiwan's east coast

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake was recorded off the eastern coast of Taiwan at 7:05 a.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 24), according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The ep...

Taiwan man's dog returns home with bag of gun parts

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A man in Miaoli called the police after his dog returned home with a bag of gun parts on Wednesday (Oct. 18). A black dog called Little White delivered a surprise packa...

Taiwan ex-councilor suggests Indigenous person shot her excavator

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former Miaoli County Councilor Huang Yueh-e (黃月娥) suggested that her house and excavator were shot at by a member of an Indigenous group on Wednesday (Oct. 18). Huang w...

Cemetery-dwelling Taiwan man arrested for grand theft kaoliang

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A man was apprehended on suspicion of stealing alcohol from supermarkets while hiding in a cemetery. Miaoli police received reports of theft from convenience stores and...

Taiwan cops bust gold bandit in Miaoli

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A man who stole a gold necklace from a jewelry shop in Taiwan’s Changhua City on Thursday (Oct. 12) was quickly apprehended by police. A press release by the Chan...

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes southeast Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocked southeast Taiwan at 6:36 p.m. on Wednesday (Oct. 11), according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). The epicenter of the temb...

Typhoon Koinu's storm circle covers eastern, central Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Central Weather Bureau (CWB) land warning at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday morning (Oct. 5) says Typhoon Koinu is in the waters southeast of Eluanbi and slowly moving westward. ...

Typhoon Koinu to strike south Taiwan on Thursday

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The edges of Typhoon Koinu's (小犬) storm circle began to impact eastern Taiwan on Wednesday morning (Oct. 4) and the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) predicts the eye of th...