Review: Novotel Taipei Taoyuan Airport

We had a fairly short overnight in Taipei before our connecting flight. We were arriving from Los Angeles at around 5PM, and departing the following day to Singapore at 9AM. As much as I love Taipei as a city, Taoyuan Airport is quite a ways from town. ( read original story ...)

Protests in Taiwan as island marks 70 years since massacre

TAIPEI: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Taiwan on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of a massacre by nationalist Chinese troops, calling for justice as the island’s leader vowed to investigate the killings. The 1947 massacre, also known as the ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom signs MOU with Nokia on 5G technology

Taipei, Feb. 27 (CNA) Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on fifth-generation (5G) technology cooperation with Nokia Corp. at the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Monday. CHT Chairman Cheng Yu (鄭優 ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom : Brings Amazing IoT Visions to MWC

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), invited by Taiwan Industrial Development Bureau, attends Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this year to showcase the latest developments in mobile technologies and the internet of things (IoT), and to promote premium ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan marks crackdown anniversary amid tensions with China

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan is marking the 70th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters that is widely seen as a rejection of China's claims to the self-governing island democracy. The protests that began on Feb. 28, 1947, were directed ... ( read original story ...)

Review: EVA Air Business Class 777 Los Angeles To Taipei

This trip report is going to be a bit different than my usual ones. I’ve been on an insane trip the past few weeks for something I’ve been working on, the full details of which I’ll eventually reveal. A lot of this involved flying airlines and ... ( read original story ...)

Excellent Business Class Award Space Open to Taiwan

China Airlines flies nonstop from San Francisco (SFO) and there are four business award seats open on many dates right now. Return space from Taipei back to San Francisco is also excellent for four business class passengers… Over in the Star Alliance ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei third from bottom in global luxury home price growth index

Taipei, Feb. 25 (CNA) The prices of prime residential property in Taipei have fallen faster over the past year than in any major global city with the exception of Tokyo and Moscow, according to real estate market consulting agency Knight Frank. The average ... ( read original story ...)

Will Apple Be Able to Drive Taiwan ETFs Higher?

Taiwan stocks seem to have the wind at their back. The country’s equity market touched the highest level since May 2015 in mid-February. A pickup in economic growth bolstered by higher demand for electronics, Trump’s conformity to ‘One China ... ( read original story ...)

Looking for Taiwan

But you need an itinerary that will show you more of what is Taiwanese Late October 2016, and it is the autumn of the tiger in Taiwan. The heat is scorching, the weather sticky. My umbrella comes out. Oh, the irony! I expected to use it in the event of a ... ( read original ...