Typhoon Nepartak hits Taiwan’s east coast on Friday, leaving two dead and 66 injured, as well as forcing evacuations and disrupting services. Source: Two dead as Typhoon Nepartak strikes Taiwan – BBC News Continue reading Two dead as Typhoon Nepartak strikes Taiwan – BBC News
The temperature in Taipei rose to 38.7°C yesterday afternoon, the city’s highest temperature in June the Central Weather Bureau has recorded since it was founded 120 years ago, the bureau said yesterday. Source: Temperature in Taipei is the highest-ever for June – Taipei Times And then the aftermath yesterday….. Extremely heavy rainfall brought by a frontal system pummeled northern Taiwan yesterday morning, severely disrupting operations at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and affecting more than 200 flights. Source: Rain wreaks havoc at Taoyuan airport – Taipei Times Continue reading Temperature in Taipei is the highest-ever for June – Taipei Times
All the latest news here…. Tsai Ing-wen is sworn in as president of Taiwan, the island’s first female leader, and calls for “positive dialogue” with China. Source: Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen sworn in as first female president – BBC News Continue reading Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen sworn in as first female president – BBC News
Early this morning and a huge inflatable Rev. George L. Mackay 馬偕博士 clutching a large molar was awaiting installation for tomorrow’s inauguration of Taiwan’s new president Tsai Ing-Wen 蔡英文 outside the Taiwan Presidential Palace in Taipei … Mackay was the first, and most famous early missionary in northern Taiwan, arriving in Tamsui 淡水 in 1872 from Canada ~ he started as a dentist and helped found the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) which has been at the forefront of Taiwan’s democracy movement, and actively supports the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Taiwan’s first ever female president, Tsai Ing-Wen … Continue reading Today’s must-see sights of Taipei!
Yes, welcoming President Ma for the official unveiling of the St. John’s University Zhuo-Yun Building 倬雲樓, and this was THE moment! So today was the big day ~ and the sun was shining ~ YES! Just look at that blue sky at 8:00 am this morning ~ those in suits were sweltering! Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-Jeou officially steps down as R.O.C. president on May 20, so this was his final visit to St. John’s University as president ~ and he was here especially for the official unveiling of the Zhuo-Yun Building 倬雲樓, named after Dr. Cecilia Koo 辜嚴倬雲 (倬雲 Zhuo-Yun being the 2 characters of … Continue reading 聖約翰49週年校慶 St. John’s University welcomes President Ma Ying-Jeou 馬英九總統!
A recent diplomatic row between Taiwan and China has cast light on a massive international telecoms fraud problem which both sides have been fighting for years. Source: The massive phone scam problem vexing China and Taiwan – BBC News Continue reading The massive phone scam problem vexing China and Taiwan – BBC News
Six weeks ago, the container ship, TS Taipei grounded itself just off the northern tip of Taiwan, in Shimen District, and broke in two. This is the scene this afternoon…. And this was one of the reports at the time…. The T.S. Lines freighter, is grounded on rocks close to shore after losing power in bad weather shortly after departing from Keelung Harbor en route to Hong Kong. Breaches to the hull resulted in flooding of the engine compartment and damage to a fuel tank. After grounding on March 9, 2016, rough conditions hampered efforts to approach the ship, but … Continue reading The TS Taipei Shipwreck ~ 6 weeks later…
Challenges facing Taiwan’s new president… Calls are mounting in Taiwan for the government to look into the White Terror, a dark period in its history when hundreds of dissidents were executed. Source: Taiwan Kuomintang: Revisiting the White Terror years – BBC News Continue reading Taiwan Kuomintang: Revisiting the White Terror years – BBC News
Updates about the earthquake…. An eight-year-old girl is the latest survivor to be rescued from a building which collapsed in Taiwan’s deadly earthquake on Saturday. Source: Taiwan earthquake: Eight-year-old rescued after 60 hours – BBC News Also from the Taipei Times: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/02/09/2003639107 Continue reading Taiwan earthquake: Eight-year-old rescued after 60 hours – BBC News
Catherine Lee 