The section between Yuli and Fuli on the Huadong Line of the Taiwan Railway, which was hit hard by the 918 earthquake, is actively being repaired. The picture shows the Xinxiu Guluanxi Bridge undergoing cable protection works.

(Photo: provided by Taiwan Railways)

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The 918 earthquake broke the Yuli=Fuli section of Huadong Railway, which was completed on December 28 ahead of schedule.

This year's September 18 scale six.

The Huadong Railway was severely damaged by the strong eight earthquakes, and the Yuli-Fuli section was suspended. It was originally scheduled to be completed before the Lunar New Year next year. Due to the change of the construction method, the Ministry of Communications announced yesterday that it will be opened to traffic on December 28 ahead of schedule to join the New Year's Day holiday.

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For details, see the 918 earthquake breaking the Yuli=Fuli section of the Huadong Railway, which was completed on December 28 ahead of schedule.

Tens of billions of huge profits from land changes in Taiwanese folk villages?

Green Questions Changhua County Mayor Wang Huimei's "Turning Earth into Gold"

The Democratic Progressive Party of the Legislative Yuan held a press conference yesterday, pointing out that Changhua County’s Taiwan Folk Village is suspected of being “turned into money”. Landlords and developers are planning to propose land changes to the county government. They want to change the recreational park into industrial land. If the change is successful, they will profit. Ten billion yuan, but the relationship between the landlord, the developer and the county magistrate Wang Huimei, who is seeking re-election, is suspicious. The development area is also less than 30 hectares, which obviously circumvents the central environmental impact assessment review. Wang Huimei was asked to explain.

For details, see Taiwan Folk Village's land change profiteering tens of billions?

Green questioned Wang Huimei, the mayor of Changhua County, for "turning earth into gold".

The Chinese fishing boat crossed the border to fish and the sea patrol chased it back with strong law enforcement for 30 minutes.

The Chinese fishing boat "Minping Yu 61959" crossed the border and was trawling 40 miles west of Taichung Port. The Taichung Coast Guard of the Fleet Branch of the Coast Guard received a notification on the 20th of this month and immediately dispatched ships to the scene. , the coast patrol officers shouted "Stop" through the radio to be inspected, but the other party escaped in a snaking manner. The coast patrol boats started chasing. After catching up, in addition to boarding the ship aggressively to search for arrests, and throwing three tons of fish caught on the ship at sea, the ship took the captain Zhou Hansheng and other 14 people back to Taichung Port for interrogation.

For details, see the 30-minute escort of Chinese fishing boats cross-border fishing and maritime patrols.

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Taiwan and US officials will be on the same stage at the TSMC US Factory Ceremony

Zhang Zhongmou, the founder of TSMC (2330), confirmed at the press conference on the return of APEC leaders yesterday (21) that he and his wife Zhang Shufen will participate in the first tool-in ceremony for TSMC’s new plant in Arizona, USA on December 6. Both President Biden and Secretary of Commerce Raimondo are on the list of invited guests. It is known that Raimondo is sure to attend, but Biden's itinerary for the day is still uncertain.

For details, please refer to TSMC's US Factory Ceremony Taiwan and US officials will be on the same stage.

Indonesia earthquake kills at least 62 and injures 700

A town about 100 kilometers southeast of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter Scale on the 21st, with a focal depth of only 10 kilometers. Local officials said that 62 people were known to have died, 700 were injured, and 5 More than a thousand people were made homeless.

The quake caused the collapse of buildings and landslides in Sianyor, and the shaking was also felt in Jakarta, and people fled to the streets to seek refuge.

For details, see Indonesia earthquake at least 62 dead and 700 injured.

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TSMC's most advanced 3nm will go to the United States to set up a factory

After 5nm, TSMC 3nm will also enter the United States!

TSMC's 5nm plant in Arizona, USA, will hold a ceremony for the arrival of the first batch of equipment on December 6, and mass production is expected to begin in 2024.

Zhang Zhongmou, founder of TSMC, confirmed yesterday that TSMC's 3nm plan is almost finalized and will be set up at the same site in Arizona as the second phase.

For details, see TSMC's most advanced 3nm will go to the United States to set up a factory.

Wang Renxian: The Ministry of Health and Welfare is looking for experts to manipulate data to help high-end make-up exams

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on November 3 that the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for high-end vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration expert meeting has been extended.

However, experts broke the news that the meeting that day was not as the Food and Drug Administration said, and the committee members present passed it with "14 to 0" unanimous objection. In fact, some committee members had opinions on the high-end sample number.

For details, see Wang Renxian: The Ministry of Health and Welfare Finds Experts to Manipulate Data to Help High-End Exams Pass.

Changhua County Taiwan Folk Village's application for land change was suspected of "turning soil into money". The DPP group in the Legislative Yuan questioned the relationship between the landlord, the developer and the county magistrate Wang Huimei, who is seeking re-election. Wang Huimei asked Wang Huimei to explain.

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Chinese fishing boats fished across the border, and the Taichung Coast Guard made strong inspections.

(Picture: Photo by reporter Ou Sumei)