Several landslides occurred yesterday in the central county of Nantou, on a provincial highway and the road around the Sun Moon Lake tourist area, but no casualties were reported.

Illegal immigrants being held at a National Immigration Agency detention center in Nantou County celebrated Mother's Day with a local saxophone band Saturday.

A man has been detained on manslaughter charges in a drunk-driving case in which he hit an elderly motorcyclist and fled, then returned later to run over and kill the victim, prosecutors in Nantou said yesterday.

A foundation will host a series of events in Nantou County around a symbolic Japanese paper dome on Sunday to commemorate the first anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that battered Japan.

For biking fans looking forward to new challenges in Taiwan, here comes the best opportunity; The 8th annual Sun Moon Lake biking event, co-organized by the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration (日月潭風景管理處) and the biking company Merida (美利達自行車), will take place on April 29 in central Taiwan.

Nantou County police yesterday arrested two men suspected of stealing plasma screen TVs and karaoke machines right out of tourist buses parked in the Sun Moon Lake Scenic Area.

A natural gas-gasoline bifuel taxi erupted in fire on Nantou's Chungtou Highway (No. 63) yesterday afternoon, halting traffic for half an hour across three kilometers, and bringing into question the safety of natural gas powered vehicles, though no causalities were reported.

The annual mass swim across Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County took place Sunday in crisp weather and under blue autumn skies.

The former boyfriend of one of four people who died last month of poisoning confessed yesterday to having poisoned her with an agrochemical product, but forensic authorities maintained their assessment that the victims in the mysterious case in Nantou County were killed by naturally-occurring toxic bacteria.

Nantou County's first casualty from an enterovirus occurred yesterday: a seven-month-old baby boy passed away after suffering from cold symptoms. AThe most effective prevention measure against enterovirus infections is washing one's hands with soap, research showed.