Drinking Fountains Installed at Night Markets
The Taipei Water Department says selected night markets and commercial quarters will provide the public with drinking water directly from taps on weekends. The drinking water fountains will begin quenching thirsts from tomorrow. The water department said drinking water fountains have been installed at the Ximending pedestrian zone, Raohe Night Market, Ningxia Night Market, Shilin...Continue reading
Taipei Zoo Adds Two Asian Small-Clawed Otter
Two Asian small-clawed otter have been added to otter enclosure at the Taipei Zoo, as companions to the zoo’s resident female otter. The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species in the world, and lives in swamps and wetlands throughout Asia. Zoo keepers say 6-year old Nina has been lonely since her 14-year-old companion...Continue reading
Taiwan Students Win Four Gold at Physics Competition in India
Taiwanese students won four gold medals and one silver at the International Physics Olympiad, an annual competition for secondary school students that concluded Sunday in Mumbai, India. The medal haul placed them in third place overall in the event, behind China and South Korea. The students will be award NTD $200,000 and NTD $100,000 in prize...Continue reading
Taiwan Aboriginal Choir Wins Gold and Silver at European Choir Games
A choir consisting of over 30 aboriginal students and teachers from Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan has won two gold medals and one silver medal at the European Choir Games in Germany that concluded Sunday. ‘Hngyang Na Atayal’ earned gold in the categories of “Chamber Choirs/Vocal Ensembles” and “Folklore” in the games’ Open Competition, which...Continue reading
Taipei Metro Set to Launch App
The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation has launched a mobile app to allow users to check the arrival times of Taipei Metro trains. The app also shows the location of YouBike stations and parking lots near Metro station and gives bus transfer information. It also indicates which MRT exits have elevators, escalators or just staircases....Continue reading
“Comfort Women” Museum To Open in Taipei By Year-end
A museum dedicated to the history of “comfort women” and women’s rights is set to open in Taipei by the end of this year. The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation said the museum will display historical documents on Taiwanese women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War. This will...Continue reading
Taichung Night Market Tops Online Search List
A new online data states the Fengjia Night Market in Taichung has drawn more interest online than any other searches in Taiwan. The DailyView Online Thermometer reports that the Fengjia Night Market has been dubbed as one of the largest of its kind in Taiwan and the night market is recognized as the origin of Taiwan’s...Continue reading
Nantou Township Recruiting Tree Care Volunteers
A township office in the central county of Nantou announced its plan Wednesday to recruit volunteers to help carry out surveys and take care of trees in the township during summer. Organizers say those interested in the project are required to join a three-day training camp from June 24-26 to learn how to care for...Continue reading
Rice Paddy Featuring LINE Characters Harvested
A rice paddy in Pingtung County planted in many different colors to resemble LINE characters has been harvested. Pingtung County government officials say rice stalks of different hues were used to make a design created by artist Lin Ching-yuan. The design includes LINE characters – Brown the bear, Cony the rabbit, James and Chief Moon....Continue reading
Hen Becomes Adoptive Mother of Paddling of Ducklings
The unlikely sight of a hen minding a paddling of ducklings is now a regular fixture at a recreational farm in Hsinchu County’s Zhu-Dong Township. According its proprietor, Lin Jien-cheng, the peculiar relationship is due to the arrangement of the farm, which places the hatcheries for chickens and ducks within close proximity. Consequently, ducks and...Continue reading
Chiang Kai-shek Documents Sold For Nearly 3 Million USD
More than 100 documents handwritten by late Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek have been sold for 2.87 million US dollars at a Beijing auction recently. The 140 documents were dated from January 1935 to February 1945 and it also covered the period of the second Sino-Japanese war, reported Chinese media. The content included Chiang’s comments on...Continue reading
Railway Tickets Selling Fast
Railway tickets for the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday are selling fast. The Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) says the peak-hour tickets for longer trips on all routes have already been sold out. TRA officials remind those who booked their tickets online to pay for them within 48 hours at post offices, convenience stores and railway...Continue reading
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