All old tourist buses with heavy exhaust emissions exceeding air pollution standards will continue to face fines when traveling in the Alishan (Mt. Ali) scenic area in southwestern Chiayi County, officials warned.

Japanese multinational imaging and optical giant Canon inaugurated yesterday a new two-floor production plant in Taiwan's Chiayi County (嘉義縣), marking a new step forward for Canon Inc., Taiwan, but also presenting a golden opportunity for a region located in southwestern Taiwan.

The decreasing rainfall has led to the reopening of the highway in Alishan and the popular Alishan National Forest Recreation Area in Chiayi County, southern Taiwan yesterday.

Police have broken up an underground bookmaking ring in Chiayi that was taking bets on the outcome of the Jan. 14 presidential and legislative elections.

A Vietnamese woman yesterday was sentenced to one year imprisonment, but with two year-probation, for attempting to castrating his boyfriend, but was put on probation for three years, according to a ruling made yesterday by the Chiayi District Court.

Police from the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB, 警政署刑事警察局) and local agencies have arrested two men who are suspected of an armed, home invasion robbery in Chiayi City (嘉義市).

Nestled against the Alishan mountains, Guanghua in Chiayi County (嘉義縣) is one of the few places remaining in Taiwan where fireflies still light up at night.

A village head in southern Taiwan's Chiayi County allegedly killed a female former secretary of his at the latter's bedroom before committing suicide, the police authorities said yesterday.

Japan-based Canon Inc. broke ground on its new manufacturing complex in Chiayi County Monday, a project that is expected to bring 4,000 new jobs to the primarily agricultural county and give local residents reason to seek work near home.

A wall painted for lovers in Dalin Township in Chiayi County was unveiled yesterday as part of an initiative to build the township into a destination for those in love, township officials said.