COVID patient stabs 3 nurses in New Taipei City hospital

New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi visits injured nurse in hospital

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment COVID-19, hospital, New Taipei City

A man confined to a negative pressure isolation unit in a hospital in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, stabbed three nurses with a knife after becoming emotionally unstable this morning. According to an SETN report, at around 7:20 am, a 62-year-old man named Hong became dissatisfied with being unattended in the isolation unit on the 11th floor of Taipei Medical University Shuangho Hospital, and attempted to leave. When nurses attempted to prevent him from leaving, he became angry and slashed

Traffic Accidents

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Changhua County

A 17-year-old male died after losing control of his vehicle, slamming into a brick wall and a utility pole, and overturning during a heavy downpour in Changhua County this morning, Sunday, May 30. The Taoyuan City resident, named Lee, had driven to Xihu Township in Changhua County to visit friends early this morning. According to witnesses, and traffic monitor footage, the driver lost control of his vehicle when it hit water that had accumulated to a depth of around 30

Weather

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment heavy rain, plum rain

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs initiated a Level 2 Disaster Response team at 12:00 pm today, and the Central Weather Bureau issued heavy rain and extremely heavy rain alerts for 16 counties, as most of Taiwan came under the influence of a “plum rain” front. The seasonal rain, generated by the interaction of monsoonal southwest winds with a quasi-stationary front, was long-awaited this year as Taiwan is experiencing the worst drought in 56 years. The Central Weather Bureau issued heavy

International Relations

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment USA-Taiwan

A bilateral group of American congressmen introduced a bill calling for the renaming of Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to “Taiwan Representative Office,” the creation of a new visa category for Taiwan’s representatives serving in the USA, and for Senate confirmation of those appointed to serve as Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Friday, May 28. The bill was introduced by Brad Sherman (Dem, Sherman Oaks) and Steve Chabot (Rep, Ohio), and supported by Gerry Connolly

China Airlines Cargo unloading vaccines at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport

Aviation

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment china-airlines, vaccine

The first batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Taoyuan International Airport this evening, and aircraft watchers noted that the flight path deviated significantly from the usual route, completely avoiding flying over Chinese airspace, Apple Daily reported today, May 28. Flight CI5556 landed at 5:00 pm after taking off from Dubai earlier in the day. Originally scheduled to land at 3:57 pm, the flight was delayed for around one hour in Dubai. Apple Daily suggested that the flight delay was

Health and Safety

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment building fall, Kaohsiung City

A female university student fell from the 6th floor of a building onto a roof 5 floors below, in Kaohsiung City in the early hours of this morning, but remained conscious and is not seriously injured, according to reports today, May 28. Kaohsiung City Fire Department received a report that a person had fallen from a residential building in Gushan District at around 1:00 am. Firefighters found the 22-year-old woman, named Tsai on a roof on the first floor. Tsai

Business and Economy

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment immigration, National Immigration Agency

Foreigners in Taiwan whose residency permits are about to expire do not have to apply for an extension, as an automatic 30-day validity period has been implemented during the Level-3 epidemic restrictions, the National Immigration Agency announced today, May 28. The NIA stated that, based on the priority of epidemic prevention, and the safety and rights of foreign residents, for those whose residence permit validity is about to expire, the residence period will be automatically extended for 30 days, for

Traffic Accidents

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Taichung City

Firefighters found the burned corpse of a driver after extinguishing a fire that consumed a car after a crash in in Taichung City this morning, May 27. The Taichung City Fire Department received reports that a car was ablaze after crashing through a fence in a dead end street in Daya District at around 9:30 am. Two fire trucks, an ambulance, and five personnel were dispatched to the scene of the blaze in Fenglin Street. After extinguishing the fire, firefighters

Weather

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment meiyu front, plum-rain

Taiwan will begin to be affected by the first rainy season Meiyu front starting Saturday, bringing significant rainfall that will help to relieve the current drought, according to meteorologist Der-Romg Wu (吳德榮), writing in his column Boss Weather News for SETN. The former Central Weather Bureau Forecasting Center director said that the stationary front that affected Taiwan Sunday and Monday, has now weakened and moved northward. There is still a chance of brief, isolated showers or thunderstorms, mainly in mountainous

Protest

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments China expansionism, Chinese Communist Party, Hong Kong

The Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Leung Chun-ying has raised the reward offered for information on the whereabouts of a young woman who became a symbol for protesters in Hong Kong in 2019. The existing reward of HK$400,000 was raised to HK$1 million (US$128,820) via Leung’s “803 Fund” after a newspaper report revealed, yesterday, May 25, that the “broken eye girl” as Chinese language reports call her,

Drugs

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment cannabis cultivation, marijuana, migrant workers, Pingtung County

A group of migrant workers were charged for growing cannabis, and producing marijuana cigarettes in Pingtung County, Sunday, and will also be fined for breaching epidemic restrictions, Liberty Times, and United Daily News reported today, Tuesday, May 25. Ligang Police Sub-bureau received a report claiming that someone was growing marijuana and making marijuana cigarettes, leading to an investigation that culminated in a raid on a property in Yanpu Township at around 3:00 pm, Sunday. Police arrested six Thai and Vietnamese

Author: Phillip Charlier

COVID patient stabs 3 nurses in New Taipei City hospital

17-year-old, unlicensed driver dead after hitting water on road, losing control of vehicle in Changhua County

From drought to floods: long-awaited rainy season begins

Taiwan Diplomacy Review Act another step towards normalization of US-Taiwan relations

CAL vaccine delivery flight completely avoided flying over China and Chinese Flight Information Region

Uni student survives 5-storey fall after leaving her key at home

Foreign residency permits automatically extended 30 days, unlimited during Level-3 and above epidemic alert

Burned corpse of driver found in car after crash and fire in Taichung City

“Plum rain” rainy season front expected to bring significant rain starting Saturday

CCP plutocrat offers Hong Kong $1,000,000 reward to rat-out protest icon “eye girl” believed to be in Taiwan

Migrant workers caught growing cannabis, breaching epidemic restrictions in Pingtung County