President Tsai apologizes to victim’s family, people of Malaysia after student abducted, murdered in Taiwan

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment foreign students, homicide, Tainan City, Tsai Ing-wen

President Tsai Ing-wen today apologized to the family of a Malaysian student who was sexually assaulted and murdered in Tainan City, October 28, and extended apologies to the country and people of Malaysia, adding that the incident did great harm to Taiwan’s international image. The 24-year-old female student surnamed Chung (鍾) was reported missing Thursday, October 29, after failing to return home from the Chang Jung Christian University the previous night. A subsequent police investigation led to the identification of

firefighters rescue student after bicycle accident

Traffic Accidents

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment bicycle accident, exchange students, foreign students, Nantou County, Sun Moon Lake

A female Canadian exchange student was rescued by firefighters after crashing down a 9 meter slope on a mountain road near Sun Moon Lake yesterday, May 9. The 20-year-old woman was riding with friends on rented bikes, when she left the road on a downhill curve and plummeted onto a concrete pump station platform, according to reports in Liberty Times, and United Daily News. Firefighters found the woman to be conscious but covered in bruises and lacerations to her face

Student from Burkino Faso interacts with Taiwanese students at junior high school in Keelung City

Society

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Burkino Faso, foreign students, Keelung, trade and diplomacy

A post-graduate student of Taiwan’s Central Police University met junior high school students in Keelung to say an emotional goodbye, after his country caved into pressure from the People’s Republic of China, and broke diplomatic relations with Taiwan last week. Zhou De-si (Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of: 周德思), went to Keelung’s Cheng Gong Junior High School today to farewell students and staff with whom he had shared the culture and customs of Burkino Faso during his stay in Taiwan. The multi-lingual

Health and Safety

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment building fall, Changhua County, Da-Yeh-University, foreign students

A Malaysian student studying at a university in Changhua County fell from a 5th floor balcony and died this evening, Wednesday, January 3. According to witnesses, the man was taking a selfie while dressed in a Spider-Man suit. Witnesses said that Lee put set his phone in a tripod, then squatted in a Spider-Man pose on the wall of the balcony. He then wobbled and fell. Emergency calls to 119 were received at around 5:40 pm. Emergency workers who rushed

Taiwan police officer tows foreign student to mechanic

Society

October 11, 2017October 12, 2017 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment foreign students, Taiwan police

A Ukrainian student studying at National Chiao Tung University was impressed by the helpfulness of Taiwan police after police officers helped him locate a mechanic and then towed him to the repair shop yesterday, October 10. Mykola was enjoying a trip around Hsinchu County’s Neiwan Scenic Area when his scooter broke down. It was a national holiday and the last day of a four-day long weekend, so most motorcycle repair shops were closed. Two police officers spotted the blond-haired, blue-eyed

Fire

August 10, 2017December 8, 2017 Phillip Charlier 3 Comments foreign students

Two foreign students are believed to have died in a 4th-floor roof-top apartment in Shilin District this evening after a fire broke out around 7:00pm. At 8:20pm, firefighters found the bodies of one male and one female. The apartment owner, who owns the 3rd and 4th floor apartments of the building, said he had rented the residence to two foreign students attending Ming Chuan University. Police and firefighters are investigating and attempting to clarify the identities of the deceased and

foreign students

President Tsai apologizes to victim’s family, people of Malaysia after student abducted, murdered in Taiwan

Canadian student injured in bicycle fall at Sun Moon Lake

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Student in Spiderman Costume Falls to his Death

Cops Help Foreign Student Tow Scooter to Repair Shop

Two Foreign Students Die in Shilin Apartment Fire