“Youth Banana” is a Taiwanese rock band whose very name bespeaks the younger generation’s creativity and sense of the absurd. Its four members—leader, keyboardist and lead singer Wang Kiwei (known as “Lao Wang” or “Old Wang”), bassist Jiang Wang, drummer Huang Tang Hsuan, and guitarist Zack Guo—all grew up in the little town of Qishan in Kaohsiung.
Taiwan's foreign ministry said Sunday that discussions on a donation of surgical face to Singapore are still in progress between the two countries, despite the apparent reservations expressed by Singapore's first lady. The personal views of an individual will not affect the ongoing talks between Taiwan and Singapore on the mask donation to help the city state in its fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.
The tree-shaded Minsheng Community in the Songshan District of Taipei City is home to an unusual, fashionable restaurant located in a spacious former home in a parkside apartment building.As night falls and the restaurant’s goose-yellow lights come on, the scent of cooking food causes passersby to pause. But this is no ordinary restaurant. A meal here throws open the halls of memory and transports you back to your childhood….
The government will allocate an additional NT$2 billion (US$66.46 million) to help the agricultural sector cope with disruptions from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic, bringing the total to NT$8.8 billion. Council of Agriculture head Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) said Monday that NT$4.07 billion of the original NT$6.8 billion in funding has already been allocated in soft loans to agricultural businesses, and it was apparent that more would be needed.
Staffers from National Cheng Kung University Hospital hosted a videoconference to share their front-line experiences combating coronavirus with 5,000 doctors and public health academics across India April 14 in southern Taiwan’s Tainan City.
