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• Taiwan News Quick Take

  • Staff writer, with CNA
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  WEATHER

  First cold front arrives

  An incoming cold front pushed temperatures in parts of northern Taiwan down into the low single digits early yesterday, and it is expected to bring crisp, sunny weather to much of the nation over the weekend, forecasters said. According to Central Weather Administration (CWA) data, the temperature hit a low of 3.6°C in Yilan County’s mountainous Datong Township (大同) and 8.0°C in Beitou (北投) in northwest Taipei overnight. In low-lying areas, Gongguan Township (公館) in Miaoli County recorded the lowest overnight temperature of any non-mountainous area at 12.7°C, while Shiding Township (石碇) in New Taipei City reported a low of 13.7°C. The arrival of the dry, cold air mass is expected to bring a spell of crisp, sunny weather to much of the country through Sunday morning, independent meteorologist Wu Der-rong (吳德榮) said. During that period, daytime temperatures would climb to about 23°C in the north, and 27°C to 28°C in central and southern areas, but would drop quickly overnight, Wu said. The weather system would likely qualify as the winter’s first “continental cold air mass,” Wu said. The CWA’s seven-day forecast showed temperatures dropping to 11°C to 13°C as far south as Chiayi County tomorrow. As the cold front lifts on Sunday through the early part of next week, the weather would gradually turn rainy in the east, while the western half of the nation would continue to experience clear weather and large day-night temperature gaps, Wu said.

  DIPLOMACY

  Chiang bullish on forum

  Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday said that the city government is confident about holding the Taipei-Shanghai Twin-City Forum this year. The forum is scheduled to be held on Dec. 17 and the Taipei City Government is reportedly planning to receive a delegation from Shanghai between Dec. 16 and Dec. 18. It has not yet been confirmed whether Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng (龔正) or a vice mayor would be among the delegation. Attending the 50-year anniversary celebration of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corp yesterday, Chiang was asked to comment on the issue. He told reporters that communication is ongoing and the two cities have reached the later stages of arranging this year’s forum. Taipei and Shanghai already have a foundation of mutual exchanges and the cooperation would be beneficial for both cities and both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Chiang said. “We believe that we absolutely must host the forum, and have every confidence that we will be able to do so,” he said. Chiang said an official announcement would be made once the arrangements are finalized.

  CRIME

  Norwegian man indicted

  A Norwegian national has been indicted for possession of marijuana while transiting in Taiwan, the Aviation Police Bureau said on Tuesday. At a news conference, Chen Po-chuan (陳博全), head of the Second Investigation Team of the bureau’s Criminal Investigation Brigade, said the man in his 30s was arrested in September after using a seven-hour layover to visit Taipei. The Norwegian was arrested at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport early in the morning after visiting a night club in Taipei’s Xinyi District (信義), Chen said. The arrest was made after aviation police investigators and Taipei Customs officers found 25.5kg of marijuana in the man’s check-in luggage during safety checks at the airport, Chen said. The Category II drug had a market value of more than NT$10 million (US$307,371), Chen added.
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