A Spanish vessel that made an emergency stop Friday at Keelung Port in northern Taiwan because of the approach of Typhoon Fanapi was set to depart Monday for the northeastern county of Yilan for a two-day exhibition in Wushi Harbor scheduled to open Sept. 21.

A kumquat “snow-skin” mooncake, touted as the largest mooncake ever made in Taiwan, was unveiled in eastern Taiwan's Yilan County on Saturday.

Two modular Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) units are going to be installed in Yilan County with the capacity to generate up to 500 kW of geothermal power, the Pratt & Whitney company said.

The Summer Paradise of Yilan 2010 activities organized by the Yilan County Government received great responses from tourists since its inauguration July 3.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) and Yilan Police on Monday arrested three men in Yilan County for vandalizing properties, robbery and other crimes in two hostess bars in Japan, stated a CIB press release yesterday.

The northeastern county of Yilan experienced the day's second earthquake of over 5 in magnitude yesterday, with the latest one reaching 5.8 on the open-ended Richter scale, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) reported later that day.

A famous Taiwanese children's festival has begun, after a two-year hiatus.

An eight-year-old boy from Argentina wearing a traditional costume of black hat and boots performs with other young dancers with swift steps and strong rhythm. A few minutes later, a dance featuring South Pacific passion is presented by young performers from Fiji.

The Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival will reopen at the Chinshui Park in the northeastern county July 3 following a two-year hiatus, the county magistrate announced yesterday in Taipei.

Yilan City is to hold five complimentary events where foreign teachers will tell stories in English to help build up local residents' language skills through the interactive activities, local media reported yesterday.