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Taiwan has implemented various measures to curb the spread of the pandemic, and with the infection rate becoming more stable, the country is set to relax restrictions. 

Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen attended a women’s power forum held in Taichung, along with female elites in central Taiwan. 

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) delayed the announcement of whether indoor face mask mandates could be lifted on Thursday (Feb. 2).

Around 8 million tons of garbage flows into the ocean every year, posing a significant threat to the global environment. To effectively detect marine waste in the sea, National Central University (NCU) has created a drone monitoring technology that can automatically identify the type of waste and track the source of the trash.

Due to low rainfalls in southern Taiwan in 2022, the Central Weather Bureau pointed out that Taiwan may suffer from water shortage again in 2023.

Taiwan Central Bank Governor Yang Chin-long hinted at a new round of interest rate hikes in the first quarter of 2023, after raising interest rates by another 12.5 basis points in December this year.

Last weekend, the cold weather froze the water on a mountainside in central Taiwan, creating a winter spectacle called the ＂Crystal Palace.＂

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit eastern Taiwan on Thursday (Dec. 12) at noon, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

Chicken farmers in central Taiwan, Yunlin County, keep the chicken coop warm in preparation for the upcoming wave. 

The Endemic Species Research Institute in central Taiwan treated a famous leopard cat, TVBS reported on Monday (Dec. 12). 

A tour bus squeezed throught a motorcycle lane in central Taiwan on Tuesday (Dec. 8).

The epidemic continues to spread in mainland China, and according to the Commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center, Victor Wang, their situation may reach its peak in 2 months. As many will be traveling back to Taiwan from the mainland for Chinese New Year, the CECC is urging children to get vaccinated or re-vaccinated. 

The 9-in-1 local elections are scheduled for tomorrow. Here are a few important reminders to get you ready before voting. 

The election day is approaching fast, and in order to vote, citizens have to be COVID-19 negative, leading some to worry that some confirmed patients didn’t reported their symptoms to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) in order to be able to vote.

Police officers caught illegal loggers with their loot of Taiwan endemic trees in Miaoli, central Taiwan, on Monday (Nov. 21).

The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on Tuesday that 9.61 million votes will be needed for the proposed constitutional amendment to lower the voting age in Taiwan from 20 to 18 years old to pass.

Amid Taiwan’s low birth rate concerns, the central government is proposing plans to limit enrollment in 2024 by asking public and private high schools to receive one less student per class.

A guest house in central Taiwan was destroyed by fire on Tuesday (Nov. 15)

Taiwan just reopened, and people are already packing up at some top tourist spots in Taiwan.

Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced on Tuesday (Nov. 8) a meeting scheduled later this month to determine whether the face mask mandates can be lifted.

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration reported Tuesday (Nov. 1) that 12 Indonesian sailors are likely lost at sea after a shipwreck near the Taiwan coast. The Panama-flagged freighter sank a day earlier near the coast of central Taiwan. The stormy seas and strong winds from Tropical Storm Nalgae reportedly tilted the ship, causing water to enter the body and damaging the engine.

The head of the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Wang Pi-sheng, refuted claims on Tuesday (Nov. 1) that health authorities purchased Medigen vaccines above the market price. 

With local elections around the corner, Taiwanese are worried that those who test positive for COVID and are undergoing quarantine won’t be able to cast their ballots. 

With the nine-in-one elections slated in November in Taiwan, the Central Election Commission has come under fire for hinting that people under quarantine on election day won’t be able to cast their ballots.

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