The Taipei Literature Festival this year will feature a number of films adapted from literary works to help audiences rediscover the beauty of words through images, the organizers said recently.

The Changhua county government said yesterday that it will reinforce disinfection and blood tests at poultry farms as precautions in light of reported H7N9 avian influenza cases in China.

Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. and the Taipei City Government unveiled a project Tuesday that will make cloud services accessible to citizens and businesses in Taipei.

The manager of “Murder Cafe” may have killed for her two victims' jewelry, according to Chinese-language media outlets.

A descendant of Japan's imperial family attended the 100th birthday celebration of the Hsinchu Railway Station in Northern Taiwan Sunday and said he hoped that Japan and Taiwan can continue their close friendship.

Welcome Taipei International Club's International Cooking Demonstration Group held their Taiwanese culinary event at Taipei 101's Shin Yeh restaurant recently, sharing local cuisine with foreigners in Taiwan.

Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin said yesterday that he has asked the Taipei Feitsui Reservoir Administration to supplement the water supply to New Taipei City, given the recent water shortage.

After Monday night's meeting with the premier, New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) said a referendum is still the best way to settle the fate of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, while Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) said that the government can seek a more efficient method.

Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) yesterday said that tonight the city government will meet with the Wang family, who have been protesting against the Wenlin Yuan (文林苑) urban renewal project, to listen to their opinions on the project.

A suspect in the recent murders in Tainan's Liuying District (柳營區) was arrested yesterday, according to the police.