Joint venture launches made in Taiwan electric buses for global market

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment electric bus, electric vehicles, manufacturing, tech-industry

A joint venture between Tangrong Advanced Vehicles (TAV) and Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has launched a new electric bus for the domestic and international market. The “Alighter” brand electric bus was unveiled at the Alighter Taiwan Electric Bus First Global Presentation at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall, yesterday, January 5. TAV boasts that the new bus pioneers several unique bests, including the most lightweight aluminum alloy body, the most user-friendly low floor, the most advanced battery liquid cooling system,

a firefighter in the foreground and accident site in the background

Traffic Accidents

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gravel-truck, Kaohsiung City, scooter-accident

Two women traveling on a motor scooter in Kaohsiung City died at the scene of the accident, after being run over by a gravel truck today, December 5. At 11:10 am, a 52-year-old woman, named Yang, and a 68-year-old woman, named Yao, were riding parallel to a gravel truck near the intersection of Renlin Road and Linsen Lane in Renwu District when they fell into the path of the truck on the narrow road. The 59-year-old truck driver, named Yu,

kindergarten staff with baby found abandoned

Society

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment abandoned baby, Yunlin County

Police and social workers in Yunlin County are searching for the parents of a two-month-old baby, after it was found abandoned in the courtyard of a kindergarten in Dayi Township. A member of staff at the kindergarten was alerted by the sound of the infant’s faint cries when she stepped out of the front door at around 5:00 pm, yesterday, Tuesday, December 4. The baby was dressed in thin clothing, and wrapped in a bath towel. A medical examination at

2021 fault line map of the central geological survey Taiwan

Environment

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment geology

Three new active geological faults have been identified in central and southern Taiwan, the Central Geological Survey of the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced yesterday, January 4. The Chuxiang Fault, Kouxiaoli Fault and Chegualin Fault, are located in Nantou County, Tainan City, and Kaohsiung City, and bring the total number of active fault lines identified in Taiwan to 36, the CGS said. The definition of “active faults,” according to the CGS, are “faults that have been active since the late

garbage truck and gas canisters composite image

Health and Safety

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment garbage truck, industrial-accident, New Taipei City, workplace-safety

Two men working on a garbage truck in New Taipei City were injured when a gas cylinder tossed out with general trash exploded in the back of the truck this afternoon. New Taipei City Fire Department said that it received a report of an explosion and fire in the back of a garbage truck on Yongfeng Road in Tucheng District at around 3:00 pm. According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, the two workers, named Lin and Yang, helped a resident

composite image showing police chasing vehicle on foot

Crime and Criminals

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Banciao, New Taipei City, police-chase

Police officers fired six shots at the tires of a vehicle after a suspect drove at them and escaped from a traffic stop in Banciao District, New Taipei City, yesterday, December 3. Police officers from the Jiangcui Police Station approached the driver of a vehicle that was illegally stopped in a no standing zone on Wenhua Road at around 4:00 pm. However, when police asked the driver to show his ID, he stepped on the gas and sped away. Police

Chen Shizhong, Minister of Health and Welfare

Health and Safety

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment COVID-19, Ministry of Health and Welfare, vaccine

The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced today that a resident of Taitung County will receive a compensation payment of NT$1.2 million, the highest on record for a suspected COVID vaccine injury, after a determination at the committee’s most recent meeting, December 16. According to a report by Taiwan’s Central News Agency, the Taiwanese citizen, who is unnamed in the announcement, developed Guillain–Barré syndrome, suspected thrombosis, and thrombocytopenia after being administered the AstraZeneca vaccine

Earthquakes

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment earthquake, Hualien County, New Taipei City, Taipei City

Rockfalls, minor damage to some buildings, and power and water cuts were reported after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the coast of Hualien County this evening, Monday, January 3. The tremblor struck at 5:46 pm, 56.7 kilometers east of Hualien County Hall at a depth of 19.4 kilometers, according to Earthquake Report 001 of the Central Weather Bureau, marking the first recorded earthquake for 2022. With a magnitude of 6 at the epicenter, the strongest level felt on land

Kane Tanaka at age 20 and 119 composite image

Regional

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Japan

The oldest living person in the world, Kane Tanaka, celebrated her 119th birthday in Fukuoka, Japan today January 2; and a member of her family revealed that Tanaka’s birthday wish is to celebrate her 120th birthday next year, according to the The Sankei News. Tanaka was born in 1903, the year the Wright brothers made the first successful powered flight. Notable people born in 1903 included George Orwell, Anaïs Nin, and John Dillinger, but Kane Tanaka has far outlived her peers

Fire

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gas explosion, Taichung City

A braised foods vendor was injured when a gas explosion destroyed her store in Taichung City’s North District this morning, January 2. The 43-year-old woman, named Ni, was preparing to open her store on Meiting Street when the explosion occurred at around 8:00 am. According to a preliminary investigation, an improperly closed gas cylinder caused an accumulation of gas in the store. When Ni lit a stove, the gas was ignited. Ni was knocked over as windows shattered on the

composite image of taxi falling and aftermath of crash

Regional

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments South Korea

A bizarre car accident left one dead and five injured, after a taxi crashed through a wall and fell 5 floors onto a roadway below in Busan, South Korea, yesterday, December 30. According to Korean news agencies, a 70-year-old driver apparently missed a turn, and drove straight into a wall marked with the word “exit” on the 5th floor of a carpark at the Homeplus store in Yeonje District at around 12:30 pm, Thursday. The taxi crashed through the wall

Joint venture launches made in Taiwan electric buses for global market

2 dead after motor scooter run over by gravel truck in Kaohsiung City

Baby found abandoned at school gate in Yunlin County

3 new active geological faults identified in Taiwan, bringing total to 36

Two sanitation workers injured by exploding gas canister in New Taipei City

Police fire 6 shots in pursuit of suspect in New Taipei City

Record COVID vaccine injury payout approved for patient who suffered Guillain–Barré syndrome, thrombosis, and thrombocytopenia

Taiwan’s first earthquake for 2022 a magnitude 6: some minor damage, no casualties reported

World’s oldest living person celebrates her 119th birthday in Fukuoka, Japan

Gas explosion injures 1, destroys shop in Taichung City

Taxi in Korea plunges from 5th floor, killing 1, injuring 8