Asia Taiwan Compulsory military service, mandatory for male citizens over 18, will be extended from four months to a year starting in 2024
Asia Taiwan Taiwan Lantern Festival has officially kicked off Sunday in Taipei, returning to the capital for the first time in 23 years with hundreds of lantern installations in the city's most fashionable districts
Asia Taiwan A group of 200-300 dolphins made their way into Taichung Harbor on Lunar New Year's Eve, swimming in the protected waters for over an hour; the very rare episode did not disrupt port traffic, authorities underline
Asia Taiwan The Taiwan Army has announced it will soon allow reservists to voluntarily enrol in reservist training, also open to women; it will be the first time the Taiwan Army will include discharged female military personnel in its reservist training programme
Asia Taiwan Restaurant chain operator Wowprime Corp., which owns the Wang Steak, Tasty and Tokiya brands, announced that it will distribute year-end bonuses equivalent to 1,5 months' salary to its employees