SPORTS
Bodybuilder Li retains title
Taiwanese athlete Li Yi-ming (李佾明) has successfully defended her title in the women’s 49kg event at the 48th Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship, which was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from Thursday to Sunday last week. Li returned to Taiwan on Monday with the trophy, the second she has won at the annual bodybuilding and fitness championship. Also from Taiwan, Lin Tien-chin (林添進) and Lee Yao-ting (李耀廷) both finished fourth in the men’s 75kg and 55kg bodybuilding events respectively. The athletes, led by coach Liu Chia-tsung (劉嘉聰), were warmly greeted upon their arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport earlier in the day. Liu said it was the best performance Taiwan has achieved at the event in recent years. Li said she was happy to be able to bring honor to her country with the medal.
TOURISM
Tourist EasyCards planned
EasyCard Corp on Monday said that it would cooperate with the Lion Group to launch an EasyCard tailored to foreign tourists by the end of the year. EasyCard Corp chairman Chang Chia-sheng (張家生) and Lion Group chairman Wang Wen-chieh (王文傑) signed a strategic alliance agreement earlier on Monday, with Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) present. Chang said the EasyCard designed for foreign tourists would have different motifs, such as the Formosan black bear, Taipei 101 and Pingsi sky lanterns. However, the company has yet to determine what special functions or benefits the card would offer beyond those found in regular EasyCards. After the launch of the card for foreign visitors, it is to be promoted or sold at 79 Lion Group outlets in the initial stage, Chang said.
Taiwan yesterday expelled four China Coast Guard vessels that entered Taiwan-controlled restricted waters off Lienchiang County (Matsu) shortly after the Chinese People’s Liberation Army announced the start of its “Joint Sword-2024B” drills around Taiwan. The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said in a statement that it had detected two China Coast Guard ships west of Nangan Island (南竿) and another two north of Dongyin Island (東引) at 8am yesterday. After Chinese ships sailed into restricted waters off Matsu shortly afterward, the CGA’s Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch deployed four patrol vessels to shadow and approach the vessels, it said. The incidents pushed up to 44 the number
Renovations on the B3 concourse of Taipei Main Station are to begin on Nov. 1, with travelers advised to use entrances near the Taiwan Railway or high-speed rail platforms or information counter to access the MRT’s Red Line. Construction is to be completed before the end of next year, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp said last week. To reduce the impact on travelers, the NT$95 million (US$2.95 million) project is to be completed in four stages, it said. In the first stage, the hall leading to the Blue Line near the art exhibition area is to be closed from Nov. 1 to the end
Taipei’s Ximending (西門町) shopping area welcomed the most international visitors, followed by Taipei 101, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park and Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山國家公園), a list of the city’s most popular tourist attractions published by the Taipei Department of Information and Tourism showed. As of August, 69.22 million people had visited Taipei’s main tourism spots, a 76 percent increase from 39.33 million in the same period last year, department data showed. Ximending had 20.21 million visitors, followed by Taipei 101 at 8.09 million, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park at 6.28 million, Yangmingshan at 4.51 million and the Red House Theater (西門紅樓) in
The government has issued a deportation order for a Spanish fugitive, ordering him to leave the country within 10 days, as he is wanted by European authorities for allegedly operating a car rental scam. National Immigration Agency (NIA) officials yesterday said Salvador Alejandro Llinas Onate, 48, had been notified that he must leave Taiwan, as he was wanted for committing serious crimes. The Spaniard has been indicted by Italian prosecutors for allegedly leading a 30 million euros (US$32.74 million) car rental scam and setting up a fraudulent company in Trento, Italy. The deportation order is based on Article 18 of
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