The entire Alishan Forest Railway will be opened and operational on July 1, after 15 years of track work and tunnel repairs, announced Taiwan's Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency

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

One project to build a "Round-the-Island" high-speed rail network and another one to extend National Freeway 6 to Hualien have been proposed