Critically endangered Formosan landlocked salmon has reached a record population of 15.000, an annual survey by Shei-Pa National Park showed; the fish, nearly extinct in 1995 with only 200 left, is a glacial relict of the last ice age living in freshwater

Environmental groups presented four proposals for Taiwan's carbon pricing strategy, including a carbon tax collection system to discourage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Still 38 are missing from the 7,2 magnitude earthquake that claimed 10 lives, the strongest earthquake to hit Taiwan in nearly 25 years

A special exhibition was opened at the Taipei Museum of Fine Arts to show changes in architectural styles in Taiwan, reflecting the country's political, social and economic developments from 1949 to 1983 by tracing the country's transformation