Yilan: A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck off Yilan County in northeastern Taiwan at 1:58 p.m. Monday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). There were no immediate reports of damage

Taipei: A fire broke out in Yangmingshan National Park on Monday, prompting authorities to dispatch 21 firefighting vehicles and 72 personnel to the mountainous area north of central Taipei. Flames

Taipei: Researchers have learned to effectively propagate the Taiwan quillwort (Isoetes taiwanensis), a species of semi-aquatic herb that is only found near Menghuan Lake on Taipei’s Yangmingshan, thus easing the

Taipei: “Taiwan Week,” an international platform to promote the country’s performing arts and cultural exchanges, opened Sunday with curators from 22 countries around the world participating in this year’s event,

Yunlin: Two contracted workers died Sunday after suffering from suspected sewer gas poisoning while maintaining a rainwater recycling system at a food factory in Yunlin County, according to local authorities.

Taipei: A mountain blaze that broke out on Monday morning in northern Taiwan’s Yangmingshan National Park was put out after five hours following multi-agency efforts involving dozens of fire trucks

Taoyuan: Eleven individuals have been indicted in Taoyuan for allegedly collecting, storing, and processing waste without a license to support an operation that was illegally exporting the waste, local prosecutors

Taipei: A government research institute has begun investigating whether the fire that broke out Monday on Taipei’s Yangmingshan was caused by one of its solar-powered air quality sensors, officials said.