Three men have died while another has been left in a coma after being swept out to sea while taking part in a Ghost Festival ritual at a harbor in Taoyuan, according to the local fire department Sunday.The accident reportedly took place late Saturday, …
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS/Pfizer-BNT COVID-19 vaccine for young children set to arrive late August
Taiwan is set to take delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 5 years old by the end of August, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Sunday.The vaccine doses could help ensure children ar…
Read MoreTaiwan develops PCR-based testing process to diagnose Langya virus
Taiwanese scientists have developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based testing process to diagnose Langya henipavirus (LayV), a new animal-derived virus that has been detected in eastern China, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Sunday.Lay…
Read MoreBritish MP appeals to Taiwan to counter China’s Confucius Institutes
British MP Alicia Kearns has called on Taiwan to play a stronger role in teaching Mandarin in the United Kingdom to enhance public understanding about Taiwan as Britons become increasingly distrustful of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).Speaking to CN…
Read MoreMissile production to more than double with completion of new facilities
The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology has completed several new facilities that are expected to more than double Taiwan’s annual missile output to 500, according to a recent Ministry of National Defense (MND) report.The state-run …
Read MoreHTC to roll out virtual content production solution in Taiwan
Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp., which has extended its operations into virtual reality business, is set to roll out in Taiwan the Vive Mars CamTrack, a solution that can be used by the film production industry to produce virtual content.HTC, w…
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