[{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"405","ar_id":"2003830968","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-28","ar_head":"New Year\u2019s decor","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Store staff sorts out Lunar New Year spring couplets at the Sinpu Traditional Market in New Taipei City\u2019s Banciao District yesterday.","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/28\/2003830968","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830968","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA ","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/28","ph_fname":"P01-250128-604.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/28\/P01-250128-604.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/28\/thumbs\/P01-250128-604.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"452","ar_id":"2003830934","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"Outgoing UK envoy given medal of friendship","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (\u6797\u4f73\u9f8d) on Friday last week awarded outgoing UK Representative to Taiwan John Dennis a medal in recognition of his efforts at promoting closer Taiwan-UK relations during his four-year tenure.In a Facebook post today, Lin said he conferred the Friendship Medal ","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830934","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830934","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs","ph_cap":"Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung, right, confers a Friendship Medal of Diplomacy to outgoing UK Representative to Taiwan John Dennis in Taipei on Friday last week.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"UKenvoy.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/UKenvoy.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/UKenvoy.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Wu Liang-yi and Kayleigh Madjar","ar_views":"622","ar_id":"2003830932","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"Cold surge expected through tomorrow morning","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"All of Taiwan proper is under a cold weather advisory today, with the lowest temperatures to be felt tonight into early tomorrow morning, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said today.All areas except for Pingtung County are expected to see temperatures of 10\u00b0C or below this evening as a cold ","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830932","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830932","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of Loving Farm","ph_cap":"Snow is pictured on a car this morning in Taoyuan's Lalashan.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"snow.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/snow.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/snow.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Kayleigh Madjar","ar_views":"1526","ar_id":"2003830931","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"Larger quake possible within two weeks: CWA","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"A relatively large earthquake may strike within the next two weeks, following a magnitude 5.2 temblor that shook Taitung County this morning, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.An earthquake struck at 8:18am today 10.2km west of Taitung County Hall in Taitung City at a relatively shallow ","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830931","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830931","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration","ph_cap":"A map shows felt intensities of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake that struck Taitung City at 8:18am today.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"quake.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/quake.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/quake.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"SAFETY: ","ar_byline":"By Shen Li-hsin and Esme Yeh","ar_views":"525","ar_id":"2003830912","ar_sbhdbody":"The Taiwan Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Association issued the advice after the body of entertainer Judy Lin\u2019s father, who had gone missing, was found yesterday","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"People with dementia risk going missing during LNY","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"The risk of people with dementia wandering off increases during the Lunar New Year (LNY) holiday, the Taiwan Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Association said yesterday.The association issued the warning after the body of entertainer Judy Lin\u2019s (\u6797\u8449\u4ead) father was found yesterday.Lin\u2019s 85-year-old father, who had d","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830912","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830912","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of New Taipei City Department of Health","ph_cap":"Elderly people participate in a group activity in New Taipei City in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"1-2.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/1-2.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/1-2.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Lee I-chia","ar_views":"614","ar_id":"2003830913","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"FEATURE: Departments issue holiday tips","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"With this year\u2019s Lunar New Year holiday being nine days \u2014 from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2 \u2014 Taipei and New Taipei City\u2019s travel departments have recommended a number of tourist attractions to visit during the holiday, from museums and special exhibitions to scenic sites and hot springs.The Taipei Department ","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830913","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830913","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the New Taipei City\u2019s Tourism \r\n\band Travel Department","ph_cap":"People stand under cherry blossoms in full bloom at Tianyuan Temple in New Taipei City\u2019s Tamsui District in an undated photograph.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"P02-250127-002.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/P02-250127-002.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/P02-250127-002.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"SPRING CLEAN:","ar_byline":"By Jonathan Chin","ar_views":"480","ar_id":"2003830914","ar_sbhdbody":" Clothes have an expiry date, but we should be thankful to them for being our faithful companions to the end, an adviser said","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"Judge clothing by added value they bring, expert says","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"People should judge whether their clothing adds value to their lives as the standard when tidying their closets ahead of the Lunar New Year, home space management adviser Sung Yung-hsin (\u5b8b\u6c38\u99a8) said.The Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac begins on Wednesday. \u201cClothes that do not bring value to th","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830914","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830914","ph_attr":"Photo: Hsieh Chieh-yu, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"Volunteers are pictuerd at a clothes donation station in Nantou\u2019s Chushan Township in an undated photograph","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"P02-250127-001.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/P02-250127-001.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/P02-250127-001.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"475","ar_id":"2003830915","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"Mercury could fall below 10\u00b0C until Wednesday: CWA","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Temperatures in northern Taiwan, Taichung, and Yilan and Hualien counties could fall to 10\u00b0C or lower in the early mornings until Wednesday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) forecast yesterday.The CWA issued warnings for low temperatures and strong winds because of cold air currents from the","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830915","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830915","ph_attr":"Photo provided by the Central Weather Administration","ph_cap":"A Central Weather Administration chart shows the weather forecast for this week. The black line indicates northern Taiwan and Yilan County, the yellow line indicates central Taiwan, the brown line indicates southern Taiwan and the blue represents eastern Taiwan.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"2-2.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/2-2.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/2-2.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"421","ar_id":"2003830916","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"New year in bloom","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"People select flowers at the Jianguo Holiday Flower Market in Taipei\u2019s Daan District yesterday, the second day of the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday.","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830916","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830916","ph_attr":"\bPhoto: CNA","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"P01-250127-new601.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/P01-250127-new601.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/P01-250127-new601.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"618","ar_id":"2003830917","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-27","ar_head":"Taiwanese Americans","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"President William Lai, center, speaks in a video address to the annual conference of the Taiwan American Federation of Northern California held in the US on Saturday. Lai in his speech expressed hope that overseas Taiwanese in the US could help promote Taiwan-US cooperation following the inauguratio","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/27\/2003830917","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830917","ph_attr":"Photo: CNA","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/27","ph_fname":"P02-250127-602.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/P02-250127-602.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/27\/thumbs\/P02-250127-602.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"361","ar_id":"2003830882","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Victims of suspected food poisoning discharged from hospital","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Fourteen people who were admitted to hospitals in Taichung after getting sick from suspected food poisoning from a meal at the Lin Hotel on Friday last week were all discharged from hospital by Saturday, the Taichung City Government said today.The patients showed common symptoms of acute gastroenter","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830882","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830882","ph_attr":"Photo provided by the Taichung City Government","ph_cap":"A Taichung Office of Food and Drug Safety inspector conducts an inspection at the Lin Hotel's restaurant on Saturday.\r\n","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"7.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/7.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/7.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"535","ar_id":"2003830881","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Taroko Park remains identified as tourist missing since April 3 quake","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Skeletal remains found earlier this month in Taroko National Park have been identified as those of a foreign tourist who went missing with his wife after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Hualien on April 3 last year.According to police statements at the time, the man, Sim Hwee Kok, and his wife, Ne","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830881","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830881","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the police","ph_cap":"Police climb over rocks near Wujianwu section in Taroko National Park in Hualien County in an undated photograph.\r\n","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"6.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/6.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/6.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"317","ar_id":"2003830880","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Temperature could fall below 10\u00b0C, CWA says","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Temperatures in northern Taiwan, Taichung, and Yilan and Hualien counties could tumble to 10\u00b0C or lower in early mornings until Wednesday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) forecast today.According to the CWA, daytime highs in Taipei and Taichung tomorrow are to hit 13\u00b0C and 14\u00b0C respectively","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830880","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830880","ph_attr":"Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"People in winter clothing walk along a street in the rain in Taipei yesterday.\r\n","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"5.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/5.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/5.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"348","ar_id":"2003830879","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Four dead, four injured as EV crashes in Taoyuan\r\n","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"One man and three children died, and four others were injured after an overloaded electric vehicle (EV) slammed into a traffic barrier and burst into flames on Sun Yat-sen Freeway (Freeway No. 1) in Taoyuan late on Saturday.The Taoyuan Fire Department said it received a call on Saturday evening abou","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830879","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830879","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the Taoyuan Fire Department","ph_cap":"Firefighters extinguish a burning vehicle after it slammed into a traffic barrier in Taoyuan on Saturday.\r\n\r\n","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"3.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/3.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/3.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"OVERSEAS SUPPORT: ","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"542","ar_id":"2003830859","ar_sbhdbody":"Most Taiwanese do not know that MOFA can offer them loans of up to US$800 to be used in case of an emergency, an official said","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Official discusses MOFA services during holiday","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u2019 (MOFA) Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA) Director-General Calvin Ho (\u4f55\u9707\u5bf0) has reminded Taiwanese of the services the nation\u2019s consular offices can offer at home and abroad during the peak Lunar New Year travel season. The nine-day Lunar New Year holiday started yeste","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830859","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830859","ph_attr":"Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei Times ","ph_cap":"People use the fourth-generation e-Gates at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p02-250126-005.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p02-250126-005.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p02-250126-005.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Huang Chia-lin ","ar_views":"1157","ar_id":"2003830860","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Kaohsiung\u2019s wonderland event opens","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"The 2025 Kaohsiung Wonderland\u2013Winter Amusement Park event has teamed up with the Japanese manga series Chiikawa this year for its opening at Love River Bay yesterday, attracting more than 10,000 visitors, the city government said. Following the success of the \u201c2024 Kaohsiung Wonderland\u201d collaboratio","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830860","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830860","ph_attr":"Photo: Huang Chia-lin, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"Giant inflatables of popular characters Chiikawa and Hachiware of the Japanese manga \u201cChiikawa,\u201d by illustrator Nagano, float on Love River Bay in Kaohsiung yesterday, the first day of the 2025 Kaohsiung Wonderland Winter Amusement Park.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p02-250126-001.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p02-250126-001.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p02-250126-001.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"652","ar_id":"2003830861","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"14 sick from suspected food poisoning in Taichung","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Fourteen people sought  medical assistance when they felt ill yesterday morning from  suspected food poisoning after dining at the Taichung hotel  they were staying at the previous evening, according to the  Taichung City Government.Lin Tzu-chieh (\u6797\u5b50\u5091), head of the Taichung Veterans  General Hospita","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830861","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830861","ph_attr":"Photo courtesy of the Taichung Veterans  General Hospital","ph_cap":"Head of the Taichung Veterans  General Hospital\u2019s Emergency Medicine Department  Lin Tzu-chieh speaks to reporters in Taichung yesterday.","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p02-250126-008.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p02-250126-008.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p02-250126-008.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"ALLEGED MISCONDUCT:","ar_byline":"By Lee I-chia","ar_views":"700","ar_id":"2003830862","ar_sbhdbody":"After a magazine reported that a doctor sexually harassed at least six women, NTUH said it is dedicated to creating a safe environment for everyone","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Doctor sexually harassed people, NTUH says","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"The National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) yesterday said it has notified government agencies and medical associations that a former professor and attending physician at its Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) Department sexually harassed people. The Chinese-language Mirror Media magazine last mo","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830862","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830862","ph_attr":"Photo: Taipei Times ","ph_cap":"The National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei is pictured in an undated photograph. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p02-250126-case.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p02-250126-case.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p02-250126-case.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"By Jonathan Chin","ar_views":"466","ar_id":"2003830863","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"Former Nantou commissioner\u2019s sentence upheld","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a High Court ruling that former Nantou County commissioner Lee Chao-ching (\u674e\u671d\u537f) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) serve a sentence of more than 22 years in prison.The ruling is final.Lee was convicted of 98 charges connected to kickbacks from contractors taske","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830863","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830863","ph_attr":"Photo: Hsieh Chieh-yu, Taipei Times ","ph_cap":"Former Nantou County commissioner Lee Chao-ching is pictured in an undated photograph. ","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p02-250126-ruling.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p02-250126-ruling.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p02-250126-ruling.jpg"}},{"ar_sbhdtease":"","ar_byline":"","ar_views":"427","ar_id":"2003830864","ar_sbhdbody":"","ar_section":"Taiwan News","ar_pubdate":"2025-01-26","ar_head":"New Year\u2019s shopping","dp_urlname":"taiwan","ar_desc":"Staff members serve customers candies and snacks at Dihua Street market in Taipei yesterday. ","ar_url":"News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/01\/26\/2003830864","photo":{"ar_id":"2003830864","ph_attr":"Photo: Chen Chih-chu, Taipei Times","ph_cap":"","ph_fpath":"2025\/01\/26","ph_fname":"p02-250126-007.jpg","ph_url":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/p02-250126-007.jpg","ph_url_thumbs":"images\/2025\/01\/26\/thumbs\/p02-250126-007.jpg"}}]