Browsing: Tainan

Tainan’s scheduled Oct. 18 shift to underground tracks highlights why Taiwan’s cities have chosen different solutions for separating railways from street traffic.

A Tainan court granted NT$30,000 bail to a man accused of releasing more than 100 live cockroaches inside a restaurant in Anping District.

Taiwan Railway plans to replace Luzhu Station’s earthquake-damaged 1966 building as local residents document its role in Kaohsiung’s former salt industry.

Three people have been detained as prosecutors investigate suspected illegal waste dumping linked to a Tainan explosion that injured 15 people.

Investigators traced metal waste involved in explosions that injured 15 people in Tainan to a Kaohsiung-registered company whose owner is reportedly wanted in a separate fraud case.

Fourteen people were injured after a pre-dawn fire and explosions at an Anan District lot where officials found hazardous industrial waste. The cause and responsibility remain under investigation.

A large fire and repeated explosions drew an overnight emergency response in Tainan’s Annan District. Initial reports conflicted over whether nine people were injured or no casualties had been confirmed.

Liu’s father told local media that his older son also died last year after riding without a license. He said he had repeatedly warned the 17-year-old not to ride, citing earlier incidents, including one in which he himself had taken a scooter without permission and crashed into a utility pole. The father also said Liu had been drinking before the crash, though police have not announced the official cause.

Afritai Ltd. (亞非台有限公司) founder Ubadigha Chinweze told Kaohsiung Times that he first noticed the opportunity while working part-time at a scrapyard as a student in Taiwan. One of his jobs was helping load shipping containers bound for Africa. The experience showed him that many Taiwanese used cars and auto parts still had value in overseas markets.

Kaohsiung City Government (高雄市政府) reportedly decided around midnight on a citywide stop to work and school after updated rainfall forecasts showed significant rain was still expected during the Friday morning commute. The city said the measure was intended to reduce the risk of travel during possible extreme torrential rain.