Five people drown in four separate incidents on first day of hot, four-day-long holiday

search and rescue personnel search for missing person suspected drowned

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment dragon-boat-festival, drowning, swimming

Five people are reported to have died by drowning in four separate incidents around Taiwan on the first day of the four-day Dragon Boat Festival long weekend. Drowning incidents occurred in Pingtung County, Miaoli County, Hsinchu County, and New Taipei City, yesterday, June 25. Two high school students drown in Hsinchu County At around 2:00 pm yesterday, four 17-year-old male high school students decided to go for a swim in the Youluo River under Neiwan Bridge in Hengshan Township, Hsinchu

Business and Economy

May 19, 2016May 20, 2016 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment china-airlines, dragon-boat-festival, manpower-shortage, pilot-dispute

A breakdown in negotiations between a pilot’s union and Taiwan-based China Airlines has resulted in pilots threatening to take collective action during the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival Holiday. This year the holiday which falls on June 9, will give Taiwan residents a four day holiday, and many will use the opportunity to fly domestically and abroad. Collective action would come in the form of 800 members of the pilot’s union applying for leave at this time: the same leave that