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Samaritans in Taiwan turn plastic junk into items for the needy
Some 40 people stand ankle-deep in used plastic bottles in the yard of a recycling station in Taipei, stamping them flat in the first step of a process that will transform the junk into usable goods. At the station operated by Taiwan’s largest charity group Tzu Chi Foundation, hundreds of…
Taiwan confiscates 435 dog penises
Animal disease officials in Taiwan have confiscated more than 400 dried dog penises, testicles and various internal organs in a raid on an illegal slaughterhouse. A total of 435 penises were discovered in a fridge along with the other body parts, while 12 fresh dog corpses were also found in…
Blind pianist beats odds to become Taiwan movie star
Huang Yu-siang was born with a gift and a devastating disability. He has a huge talent for music, but he is blind. His story has become a movie that has captivated audiences in his native Taiwan. The film, “Touch of the Light”, marks a double triumph for the 25-year-old. First…
Butterfly pioneer laments threat to species
Chen Wei-shou, the pioneer of Taiwan butterfly research, remembers being spell-bound when as a boy of six he first saw “a flower that could move”. A life-long obsession had begun. Now aged 81, Chen can look back at a long career which has spanned seven decades, 77 books and has…
Taiwan showgirls strip for the dead
Dressed in mini skirts barely covering their hips, the two girls took to the neon-lit stage and moved vigorously to the loud pumping pop music. Their job: to appease the wandering spirits. As the temple facade in the background changed colour from the fireworks lighting up the Taiwanese night sky,…
iPhone image gets Taiwanese minister in trouble
Taiwan’s government spokesman has drawn fire for posting an image of an iPhone 5 on Facebook, along with an appeal to consume more, with angry members of the public asking why he did not urge people to buy home-grown smartphone HTC instead. Hu Yu-wei, who is also the information minister,…
Taiwan civil servants fall for sex video trap
Nearly 1,000 civil servants in Taiwan must take classes in cyber security after falling for a trap set up by their employer to test Internet safety, an official said on Wednesday. The government of New Taipei City, near capital Taipei, sent out an email last month which claimed to contain…
Earthworms ‘marry’ in Taiwan ceremony
Seventy “lucky earthworms” have been married off in an elaborate wedding ritual in south Taiwan in a bid to raise awareness about the environment and the problem of soil erosion, organisers said Monday. The worms arrived Sunday at Takang Park in Tainan city inside a traditional wedding sedan draped in…
Taiwan to step up cyberwar capabilities: report
Taiwan plans to beef up its cyberwar capabilities to counter a perceived threat from Chinese hackers targeting government and security websites, local media reported Sunday. Taiwan will expand its cyberwar units next year while scaling back military spending due to budget constraints, the Taipei-based Liberty Times reported, citing a 2013…
Female couple becomes Taiwan’s first same-sex Buddhist newlyweds
Two women tied the knot on Saturday in Taiwan’s first same-sex Buddhist wedding, a move rights groups hope will help make the island become the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Fish Huang and her partner You Ya-ting, both wearing traditional white bridal gowns, said “I do” in…
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