Indian-American student drowns while swimming at beach in southern Taiwan

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment drowning, foreign students, Hengchun, Kenting National Park, Pingtung County

An Indian-American man studying at Taiwan’s Tsinghua University was declared dead at the hospital after a drowning incident at a popular tourist beach in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County, yesterday, June 24. Pingtung County Fire Department said they received a report that two people had been swept away by a rip current near Sail Rock in Kenting National Park in Hengchun Township at around 1:10 pm. When firefighters and paramedics arrived at the scene, two people had already been plucked out

Typhoon

October 5, 2023October 5, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Hengchun, Orchid-Island, typhoon, Typhoon Koinu

Typhoon Koinu caused devastating damage on Orchid Island last night, before making landfall on the Hengchun Peninsula at 8:20 am this morning, Thursday, October 5. Orchid Island, situated 90 kilometers off the east coast, was the first place in Taiwan to bear the brunt of the typhoon when the eye passed over the island last night. Communications with the island remained cut off this morning. Former legislator Lai Kuncheng said that out of dozens of calls, he managed to make

Traffic Accidents

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drunk-driver, Hengchun, Pingtung County

One man died and another was left in a critical condition after a single-vehicle crash in Checheng Township, Pingtung County yesterday, August 15, but the car was so badly damaged that police do not know which man was the driver. Traffic monitor footage of the incident shows that at 5:36 am Sunday, a black car drifted across the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Tainzhong Road at high speed before slamming into the safety island. Two men were rushed to Hengchun

Culture

March 30, 2016July 10, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment 3000 Brewseum, Beer, Beer Museum, Hengchun

A brewery and museum dedicated to beer has opened in Hengchun in on Taiwan’s south coast. The 3000 Brewseum boasts 3000 beer glasses from breweries around the world, and a large portrait of Mona Lisa made with 8,400 beer labels. Visitors can learn about the history and science of brewing and enjoy drinking craft beers at the bar afterwards. The collection includes more than 80 year old Krueger’s Cream Ale and Krueger’s Finest Beer cans that are claimed to be

Hengchun

Indian-American student drowns while swimming at beach in southern Taiwan

Typhoon Koinu devastates Orchid Island before making landfall on southern tip of Taiwan: record wind gusts recorded before anemometer destroyed

Fatal high-speed drunk driving crash in Pingtung County: car disintegrated on impact

Taiwan’s First Beer Museum Launched Near Kenting