Lyon Chiang, New York The San Francisco Marathon, one of the most challenging marathon events in the United States, is set to take place on July 26 and 27, 2025, with registration now open. This prestigious race is expected to attract thousands of runners from around the world, and this year, China Airlines (華航) and the Taiwan Tourism Bureau (台灣觀光署) have announced a joint sponsorship to promote Taiwan as a top sports tourism destination. China Airlines’ San Francisco branch confirmed

A pilot was rescued after ejecting from an air force Brave Eagle advanced trainer jet shortly after take off from Chih-hang Air Base in Taitung City this morning, February 15. According to Air Force Command, a single pilot was aboard when the left engine failed shortly after take-off at around 8:40 am. The pilot ejected and parachuted into the sea. Another aircraft flying in formation with the crashed aircraft guided rescuers to the location of the downed pilot. A Ministry

At least four people died and 26 were injured after a suspected gas explosion in a department store in Taichung City, today, Wednesday, February 13. According to reports, a massive explosion occurred on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store at 11:33 am. Video footage uploaded to social media showed the floor-to-ceiling windows on several floors blowing out and falling onto the street below. Among the dead and injured were a family of seven visiting from Macau.

Lyon Chiang, New York On New Year’s Eve, Project C and The Bridge, two foundations led by students, held their annual event at Sansing Elementary School (三興國小), a rural school in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The one-day program brought Taiwanese students studying abroad back to Taiwan to teach English and basketball to local children. The event was organized entirely by the students, who also secured funding from Chiayi’s town foundation to make it happen. The initiative was led by Lyon Chiang,

Two electric buses were sold for virtual pennies after 14 vehicles that once belonged to a bankrupt transport company were offered for auction in Taichung City today. The Taichung Branch of the Administrative Enforcement Agency of the Ministry of Justice reminded potential buyers of the danger of volatile batteries before holding the auction for electric buses that were seized from the beleaguered Sifang Electric Bus Company after the company went out of business in October 2023. The buses were what

Highway police reminded drivers to pay attention to the situation in front of their vehicle, and maintain a safe distance, after a light truck crashed into a maintenance vehicle before being hit by a car from behind on National Highway 1 today. According to Taiwan’s National Highway Police Bureau, a 47-year-old man, named Wu, was driving a light truck when he hit a highway maintenance anti-collision trailer in the fast lane of the southbound lanes in Miaoli County at around

A solar energy storage unit consisting of thousands of lithium batteries caught fire in the early hours of the morning after emitting smoke for more than 12 hours following a truck accident in Yunlin County yesterday, January 6. Yunlin County Fire Department received reports of a large truck overturning on a County Road 145B below the Huwei Interchange on National Highway One at around 1:00 pm , yesterday. The overturned truck was carrying solar power storage units, and white smoke

According to Chunghwa Telecom, four cores of the international submarine cable were damaged at a point off the coast at Yehliu, New Taipei City, at 7:45 am on January 3. Taiwan’s National Coast Guard Administration identified a Cameroon-registered cargo ship Shunxin 39 (MMSI677087200) as being suspected of being responsible for the incident. The ship was ordered to return to waters in the vicinity of the Port of Keelung to be investigated. Coast guard officers were not able to board the

Two people suffered injuries after a light airplane crashed shortly after take-off from an airfield in Pingtung County yesterday, Monday, December 9. Pingtung County Fire Department said they received reports that a light aircraft had crashed near an airfield in Gaoshu Township at 10:55 am. Six vehicles and 13 personnel were dispatched to deal with the incident. Firefighters found two people trapped in the wreckage of the aircraft. Both occupants were conscious. A 54-year-old female passenger suffered a head laceration

A woman was the first of several bystanders to step in and restrain a man, after he smashed a jewelry store window with a hammer, and began stuffing gold jewelry into a bag during a brazen daylight robbery in Taitung City, Monday. Surveillance camera footage of the incident showed a suspect smashing the display window of a jewelry store at the intersection of Zhonghua Road and Datong Road at around 9:45 am. As the man stuffed gold jewelry into a