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Jul 7, 2024 · The railway resumed full operations yesterday, 15 years after typhoons damaged the line’s infrastructure. Photo: Lin Yi-chang, Taipei Times. Travel between Chiayi and Fenqihu stations resumed in 2014, while the rest of the line, originally set to reopen shortly afterward, was delayed again when Typhoon Dujuan struck in 2015.
3 days ago · Chiang Ching-kuo ( / ˈtʃæŋtʃɪŋˈkwəʊ / Jiang Jing Guo, [2] 27 April [note 1] 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China. The eldest and only biological son of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China and ended martial law in 1987. He served as the 3rd ...
2 days ago · Mong-Koo Chung was chairman of Hyundai Motor, South Korea's largest automaker, for more than 20 years before stepping down in March 2020. He was succeeded by his only son Euisun, who is also a ...
4 days ago · Falun Gong is entirely based around the teachings of its autocratic founder and leader: China-born Li Hongzhi. [42] According to NBC News, to his followers, Li is "a God-like figure who can levitate, walk through walls and see into the future. His ultra-conservative and controversial teachings include a rejection of modern science, art and ...
3 days ago · Mun Yongmyŏng. Sun Myung Moon ( Korean : 문선명; Hanja : 文鮮明; born Moon Yong-Myeong; 6 January 1920 – 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. [1] [2] A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification Church, whose members consider ...
3 days ago · Chung Mong-joon is the largest shareholder of shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. He is the sixth son of the late Hyundai group founder Chung Ju-yung, who got his start repairing trucks for the ...
23 hours ago · Nama Tionghoa. Karakter Xìngmíng yang berarti nama dan marga. Nama Tionghoa adalah nama yang diekspresikan dengan karakter Han (Hanzi). Nama ini digunakan secara luas oleh warga negara Republik Rakyat Tiongkok, Republik Tiongkok, Hong Kong, Makau dan keturunan Tionghoa di negara-negara lainnya. Nama Tionghoa biasanya terdiri dari 2 karakter ...
