While the world is trying its best to keep the COVID-19 spread in check, another virus from China is creating problems for Taiwan. Decapod Iridescent Virus 1 (DIV1) has apparently affected a number of shrimp and crayfish hatcheries across the island nation. As a result, thousands of these creatures have been culled following the direction of ...
Starting north of Hualien City and ending south of Taitung City in eastern Taiwan, the Hualien-Taitung Coastal Highway (花東海岸公路), also known as Highway No. 11, is a picturesque coastal highway in Taiwan. Spanning a length of about 177 km (110 miles) along the Pacific Ocean, in addition to the picturesque scenes of the sky and ...
Many people around the world don’t know much about Taiwan. Some consider it part of China, while others have just started hearing about the tiny nation. Then, there are some that simply refuse to acknowledge its existence (WHO). In this article, we explore how much freedom an average person experiences in Taiwan, and how it ...
The Fairy Cave (仙洞巖) and the Buddha’s Hand Cave (佛手洞), as their names suggest, are two mysterious caves nestled in a small village across from Keelung Harbor’s Container Center in northern Taiwan’s Keelung City. They were exquisitely eroded into cliffs by seawater, and are in fact the finest works of art created by Mother Nature. The ...
Like cherry blossoms, Tung blossoms (油桐花) are another amazing flower that is popular among the people of Taiwan. Every year from mid-April to mid-May when Tung blossoms are in full bloom, many hilltops across Taiwan are blanketed with the snow-white flowers of Tung trees. Please watch the following video of the beautiful Tung blossoms in Taiwan. ...
The threat of emerging infectious diseases to global health security and the economy, trade, and tourism has never abated. Pandemics can spread rapidly around the world because of the ease of international transportation. Among the most salient examples are the Spanish flu of 1918, the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak of 2003, and the ...
Laomei Green Reef (老梅綠石槽), as the name suggests, is a large array of stunning green reefs on a beach adjacent to Laomei (老梅), a tranquil fishing village located on Taiwan’s North Coast in New Taipei City’s Shimen District (石門區). Please watch the following video of Laomei Green Reef (老梅綠石槽) in northern Taiwan. There are hundreds of ...
The Flower Home Leisure Farm (花露休閒農場) is the largest of its kind in Taiwan and has an annual hydrangea festival. Located at Zhuolan (卓蘭) in central Taiwan’s Miaoli County (苗栗縣), this flower ranch is the only flower leisure farm that comes with beautiful gardens, cozy restaurants and cafés, a unique aroma boutique, and a nice ...
Small as it may be, Taiwan never fails to reach out and lend a helping hand to other countries, in particular during this critical moment when the entire world is practically engulfed by the CCP virus that originated from China’s Wuhan, also known as COVID-19. Taiwan informed the World Health Organization of the danger of the ...
When Italy was severely hit by the CPP coronavirus (COVID-19), an 80-year-old priest, Father Giuseppe Didone ( 呂若瑟 ), who has been serving Taiwan for more than half a century, tearfully stated the severe nature of the pandemic in his hometown and looked forward to receiving Taiwan’s assistance. As soon as the news was released ...
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