Apple opens first store in Taiwan

Apple opened a new store in Taipei on 1 July which features its latest store design. The Taipei 101 store brings Apple’s products, services and in-store experiences to customers in Taiwan for the first time. Apple Taipei 101 will host new “Today at ... ( read original story ...)

C.P. councilwoman wants city to grow wings

CROWN POINT — An interactive art project inspired by an artist's vision ... paint wings globally including in Kenya, Australia, Taiwan, France, Cuba and Mexico. But it was the Los Angeles wings City Councilwoman Carol Drasga saw on a trip to the City ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay, Fubon outperform index after going ex-dividend

Taipei, July 3 (CNA) Shares in Cathay Financial Holding Co. (國泰金) and Fubon Financial Holding Co. (富邦金) moved higher, outperforming the broader market on Monday after going ex-dividend, dealers said. The gains posted by the two leading ... ( read original story ...)

Bird fortune telling is a must-do in Taipei

Big Luck Master flits out of his cage toward me so I can lean in to whisper in his ear. I feel ridiculous communicating with a white java sparrow this way. But, if I'm to have my fortune told Taipei-style I have to make a feathered friend. We'd been told ... ( read original story ...

Mainland, Taiwan students share tech smarts at camp

University students from Beijing and Taiwan took part in a weeklong camp titled Intelligence Creates the Future, which was launched at the University of Science and Technology Beijing on June 29. In the ceremony hall, intelligent cars designed by students ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan scrambles as Chinese carrier passes en route to Hong Kong

BEIJING Taiwan military jets scrambled to shadow a Chinese aircraft carrier passing through narrow waters separating the two sides en route to Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary of the former British colony's return to China. The Liaoning fleet will be ... ( read original story ...)

MVRDV’s Tainan Axis Starts Construction in Taiwan

The project engages the area of the city known as the T-axis, with the China-Town plaza on one vertical and Haian Road on its perpendicular. The focus of the design is in the plaza which will turn into a public park featuring a lagoon, dunes, and playgrounds. ( read original story ...)

Commercial property sales plunge in H1: advisory firm

Taipei, July 1 (CNA) Commercial property sales in Taiwan for the first half of this year plunged almost 60 percent from a year earlier, according to a report released Saturday by commercial real estate advisory firm Colliers International. The steep ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei mayor: Taipei, Shanghai be cross-strait exchange conduit

Ying welcomed Ko's delegation, which includes 58 city officials and 10 Taipei City councilors. He introduced the development of his city in finance, shipping, tourism, ecology and culture, saying that he looks forward to exchanges and cooperation between ... ( read original story ...)