Truck plunges off elevated road after crashing into car

truck after falling from elevated expressway

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment freeway accident, Taichung City

Two people were injured on National Highway 4 after a truck slammed into a broken down car then crashed through the guardrail, falling 10 meters from the elevated road section. Taichung City Fire Department dispatched six firetrucks, two ambulances, and 24 personnel to the scene of the accident after receiving reports at 10:14 am. Firefighters arrived to find the 50-year-old truck driver conscious but trapped in the vehicle. The truck driver was rushed to Tzu Chi Hospital with injuries described

Society

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bananas, COVID-19

A message circulating on social media claiming that bent bananas are sweeter and more nutritious than their straight counterparts is fake news, the Taiwan Fact Check Center insists. The idea that washing the banana skin, or wrapping foil around the stem will prolong the shelf life of the popular yellow fruit is also false, the official fact-checkers added. The Fact Check Report issued by Taiwan’s version of George Orwell’s Ministry of Truth, issued on September 15, refuted the rumor that

Crime and Criminals

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment armed-robbery, Tainan City

Police in Tainan City arrested a man today, September 15, in connection with an armed robbery in 2009 which went down in history as the largest cash theft case in Taiwan’s history. On November 23, 2009, Huang Jiangzheng and five other men intercepted a gold dealer, named Tsai, outside a watch and jewelry store at the intersection of Jiankang Road and Ximen Road in Tainan City. Huang and his accomplices robbed Tsai of NT$77.36 million in cash that Tsai had

Society

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Hsinchu County, search and rescue

Friends and colleagues of a man who has been missing in a mountain district of Hsinchu County since Saturday have raised money to offer as a reward to anybody who finds him. The 30-year-old man named Qi disappeared after becoming separated from friends while they were riding off-road motorcycles in Jianshi Township in the afternoon of September 11. According to reports, Qi and friends met to ride on trails at Gaotai Mountain at around 9:30 am Saturday. At around 1:00

Regional

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Japan

Japanese company Nissin Foods is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its popular instant noodle brand by launching a drinkable version in the form of instant noodle flavored sodas. Japan’s Mainichi News reports that Nissin has reproduced four of its most popular instant noodle flavors as soda drinks, including Nissin cup noodle, Seafood, curry, and spicy tomato instant noodle flavors. Nissin Foods took to Twitter to say that the sodas faithfully reproduce the authentic taste of instant noodles. “It’s up to

Animals

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi County, snakes

A two-headed wolf snake was found by students at an elementary school in Chiayi County this morning, and it was sent to a research center for study despite a possible market value of up to a million Taiwan dollars. The Chiayi County Department of Agriculture dispatched a snake catcher to the school after receiving a report from school administrators. Students found the tiny snake while on cleaning duties at around 7:30 am on campus of Dayou Elementary School in rural

Typhoon

September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment typhoon chanthu

Only minor damage and casualties were reported after Typhoon Chanthu skirted Taiwan’s east coast before heading toward China today, Sunday, September 12. The Central Weather Bureau lifted the land-based alert for Typhoon Chanthu at 8:30 pm and is expected to lift the sea warning at midnight if the storm maintains its current trajectory and speed. At the time the alert was lifted Typhoon Chanthu was located 190 kilometers east-northeast of Taipei moving north-northwest at a speed of 8 kilometers per

International Relations

September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment China expansionism, Chinese Communist Party, United Nations

A high school in Colorado changed references to Taiwan on its website after a UN committee said it was a “hiccup” in an application for students to participate in a UN teen advisory board. “Trying to give some students a taste of foreign affairs, Colorado’s Regis Jesuit High School applied for credentials to attend the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women,” The Wall Street Journal reported September 10. However, the UN emailed the school informing them of a

crane after rolling off cross-island highway

Traffic Accidents

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment cross-island highway, Hualien County, industrial-accident

Two women died after a crane employed on a slope repair project on the Central Cross-Island Highway in Hualien County rolled into vehicles at around noon today, September 10. Police from Xincheng sub-bureau say that vehicles were stopped at the roadworks section at the 117 kilometer mark of Provincial Highway 8 when the crane hit the cars before crashing through a guardrail and rolling off the road. According to reports this afternoon, the driver was not in the crane at

man arrested at Taipei National University of the Arts

Stupid Criminals

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Taipei City, Taipei National University of the Arts

A university employee drank whiskey and smoked marijuana before attempting to drive his car into the administration center of Taipei National University of the Arts, yesterday, September 9. According to the police investigation, the 57-year-old man, named Lee, worked as a housekeeper and administrator at a university dormitory. Lee became disgruntled after he was called in for an interview during which his work performance was criticized. In response, Lee, who is said to come from a well-off family, drove his

Traffic Accidents

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment high-speed crash, Miaoli County

A woman died and a man was left critically injured after both were thrown out of a car that crashed into a utility pole in Miaoli County this morning, September 10. Emergency services responded to reports of a crash at the intersection of Miaoli County #43 and Dexing Road in Yuanli Township at around 6:40 am. Police and firefighters found a car that had been torn in half by the impact of the crash, with both occupants thrown out of

Truck plunges off elevated road after crashing into car

Taiwan’s Ministry of Truth calls bent-banana theory fake news

Suspect in biggest cash heist in Taiwan history arrested after 12 years on the run

Reward offered for finding motorcyclist missing in mountains

Japanese company launches instant noodle flavored soda

Two-headed snake caught on school campus

Typhoon alert lifted: Chanthu leaves Taiwan relatively unscathed

United Nations helps Chinese Communist Party make American high schoolers say Taiwan part of China

Runaway crane on Cross-Island Highway kills two

Employee launches unsuccessful car attack on uni admin center after work performance criticized

High-speed single-vehicle crash leaves one dead, one seriously injured