Students use BB guns to fend off thieving monkeys on university campus

student armed with BB gun watches out for monkeys as she prepares to take food delivery

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment formosan macaque, Kaohsiung City, monkeys, Sun Yat-sen University

The Kaohsiung City Agriculture Bureau said that it is not illegal for students to use BB guns to protect themselves from monkeys, after a video was shared showing a female student carrying a BB gun to take a food delivery at Sun Yat-sen University. A driver for the popular food delivery service, Foodpanda, uploaded a video to social media showing a customer coming out of the female dormitory to take delivery of her meal armed with a BB pistol. The

Aviation

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Starlux Airlines

Starlux Airlines announced that it was seeking 127 recruits for flight crew and ground service personnel starting today, March 31. The positions are to fill manpower demand for new aircraft delivered, and flight routes opening in the second half of 2021, the airline said. Vacancies include cabin crew, maintenance, sales, customer service, airport operations and internal administration jobs. Starlux Airlines CEO Glenn Chai said that the global aviation industry has been hit hard by the epidemic in the past year,

home made boat that landed on Wuqiu Island, Kinmen County

Society

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment illegal immigration, Kinmen, Taiwan Coast Guard

A man was arrested in Wuqiu Township, Kinmen County March 27, after sailing from Fujian Province, China, in a home made boat, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) revealed today, March 30. The 37-year-old man named Li sailed the rudimentary craft, made from steel bars, Styrofoam, wooden boards, and powered with an outboard motor from his home on Meizhou Island. The CGA said that Li had departed from Meizhou Island in the daytime of March 27, and landed on the coast

Crime and Criminals

March 28, 2021April 1, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gangsters, organized crime, Tainan City

Police in Tainan City are preparing to deploy more than 500 officers in what may be the largest deployment of police for a gang-boss’ funeral, but one officer today faced criticism for a post he made to Facebook that appeared a little too friendly toward the deceased. Chen Jianwen, 51, was gunned down in an execution-style killing by a former junior associate February 23 in what Tainan Police Department Commissioner Fang Yeang-ning (方仰寧) said was a result of infighting among

Marine and Fisheries

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment fishing industry, Port of Kaohsiung, shipping accident

A ship suddenly tilted over precariously as soon as it hit the water during a launching ceremony at a shipyard in Kaohsiung Harbor this morning, March 27. Kaohsiung Harbor Police said that the 700-ton ocean-going fishing vessel “Shengfan 188” suddenly tilted over to a 45 degree angle when it was launched at the Sanyang Shipyard in Qijin District at around 11:00 am. Water almost reached the gunwales, and the ship was in danger of sinking. Two nearby tugboats immediately went

truck carrying Evergreen container across freeway

Traffic Accidents

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Phillip Charlier 3 Comments China, Evergreen

A truck carrying an Evergreen shipping container crashed and caused a traffic jam on a freeway in China this morning, and pictures of the incident went viral on Chinese social media platforms. According to information from the traffic monitor footage, the accident occurred shortly before 9:55 am today on the Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway in Nanjing. Following the accident, the truck was left askew across the road, almost completely blocking traffic, leading to comparisons with the Evergreen container ship currently blocking the

Disney characters on show at Tokyo Disneyland

Society

March 27, 2021March 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments gender equality, Japan

The traditional English language expression “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” is being replaced by “Hello, everyone” at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Resort in the interests of gender inclusiveness, according to Kyodo and other Japanese media agencies. Tokyo Disneyland and the resort have been “transitioning” the welcome announcements to be more accommodating to all guests with a more inclusive message that applies to people of all genders, Disney watchers and insiders, Inside The Magic reported. “Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo

Business and Economy

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Phillip Charlier 3 Comments Evergreen

Taiwan’s global shipping giant Evergreen Marine Corp (TWSE: 2603) has commissioned Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries to build 20 new 15,000 TEU container ships, the company announced today, March 25. Evergreen Marine’s board of directors recently approved the construction of 20 new 15,000 TEU ships due to a rise in global demand. Each ship will be constructed at a price of US$115-130 million, with a total transaction value of US$2.3-2.6 billion, according to today’s press release.

Entertainment

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment history of Taiwan, Seqalu, Taiwan films and movies

A 12-part docudrama based on a novel set around real historical events involving an American punitive expedition in Taiwan in the mid-19th century will go to air on PTS August 14. The TV drama produced by Taiwan Public Television Service (PTS) took 3 years to make with 135 days of filming on location in Pingtung County, and other areas of Taiwan. PTS chose March 12 to make the announcement on screening dates as the day marked the 154th anniversary of

International

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment Australia, censorship, information warfare

Three art works among an exhibition featuring images from dozens of countries were withdrawn from an art gallery on the campus of the Australian National University after Chinese students complained about “racial discrimination” and “humiliation of China.” Three works by artist Luke Cornish featuring Chinese currency bearing the altered images of Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping were removed from the exhibition following the complaints. The exhibition “Don’t Shoot the Messenger” by Luke Cornish, running from March 12 to April 15

Health and Safety

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment industrial-accident, Kaohsiung City, workplace-safety

A worker fell to his death on a demolition site in Kaohsiung City after the excavator he was operating on the 14th floor, overturned, and fell to the 13th floor, where it remained suspended upside down. The 30-year-old operator, named Hsu fell out of the excavator’s cab, plummeting 13 floors to the ground. An ambulance was dispatched to the site, but paramedics found that Hsu was obviously dead, and did not send him to hospital. The Kaohsiung City Labor Bureau

Students use BB guns to fend off thieving monkeys on university campus

Starlux Airlines opens recruiting for 127 personnel: expecting recovery of aviation tourism industry

Yearning for Taiwan’s democracy and freedom, Chinese man sails to Kinmen County in home made boat

Police prepare for massive gangster funeral: officer criticized for mobster-friendly Facebook post

Ship launch doesn’t quite go to plan at Port of Kaohsiung

Truck carrying Evergreen container causes traffic jam in China: picture goes viral

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” banned at Tokyo Disneyland to promote “gender inclusiveness”

Evergreen commissions build of 20 new 15,000 TEU container ships

Seqalu: Formosa 1867, docudrama on American expedition to Taiwan to begin screening August 14

Art works featuring Batman and Winnie the Pooh censored from Australian university art gallery upon Chinese complaints

Man falls 13 floors to his death from overturned excavator on demolition site