Taipei has emerged as the second-most popular destination after Osaka among South Koreans who plan to travel abroad during the Sept. 13-15 Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, according to a survey conducted by a South Korean travel agency.Other destinations o…
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Presidential Office receives suspicious parcels
The Presidential Office received two suspicious parcels Friday and turned them over to a police bomb squad to be dismantled.Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (???) said the packages were delivered at around 10 a.m. and put through X-ray machines…
Taiwanese man sentenced to 11 months in jail for cat abuses
A 21-year-old Taiwanese man was sentenced to 11 months in prison for killing three cats and injuring another last year, according to a ruling by the Chiayi District Court Friday.The college student, only identified by his surname Yin (?), adopted a cat…
XPEC investors protest against failed tender offer, ask for probe
A group of investors of gaming software developer XPEC Entertainment Inc. (????) staged a protest against a botched tender offer in front of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Friday, asking for an investigation into the failed deal, which resu…
Suspicious parcels at Presidential Office not harmful: police
Two suspicious parcels received by the Presidential Office on Friday turned out not to contain explosives or items that were potentially harmful to people, police said.After opening the packages, the Criminal Investigation Bureau’s bomb squad said they…
YouBike resumes normal service
All YouBike stations in six counties and cities in Taiwan resumed normal operations at Friday noon after repairs of a glitch in the system were completed, the company that operates the public bicycle rental service said.The glitch was caused by softwar…
Cabinet eases restrictions on China investments in mutual funds, bonds
Taiwan’s Cabinet has approved a plan to ease restrictions on the purchase of mutual funds and bonds by Chinese investors, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said Thursday.The FSC will now come up with measures to complement the market liberaliz…
Visitors welcome National Palace Museum’s new camera-friendly policy
Visitors enjoyed taking photos inside the National Palace Museum Thursday, the first day the museum has allowed visitors to take pictures under certain conditions.Starting Thursday, the museum implemented a new policy on a trial basis until Dec. 1, dur…
One person drowns, two hospitalized in incidents at Kenting beaches
A scuba diver drowned at beach in Kenting on Thursday, while two other people were hospitalized after they almost drowned at a different beach in the popular tourist destination in southern Taiwan, according to a firefighter.The scuba diver, a 23-year-…
Hsu Tzong-li nominated as head of Judicial Yuan
Former Grand Justice Hsu Tzong-li (???) and Supreme Court Justice Tsai Chiung-tun (???) were named Thursday as the nominees for president and vice president of the Judicial Yuan, respectively.The nominations, which were announced by Vice President Chen…