Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan gained more than 1 percent to close above 10,700 points Tuesday as the financial sector, a long term market laggard, attracted bargain-hunting buying that led the broader market to post significant gains, dealers said. ( read original story ...)
Taipei ranks 12th among 52 must-go destinations worldwide
London, Nov. 20 (CNA) Taipei has been named one of the 52 must-go destinations in the world by Fodor's Travel Guide, the world's largest publisher of English language travel and tourism information. On Fodor's "2018 Go List," Taipei was ranked 12th and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan records net financial outflow for 29th consecutive quarter
Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) Taiwan recorded a net outflow of funds in the third quarter of the year, marking its 29th straight quarterly outflow and the longest run in its history, according to the central bank. In a statement on Monday, the central bank said ... ( read original story ...)
Abroad, intellectual property rights are under assault
Even Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs recognized the danger ... American companies raises serious concerns and threaten to undermine the intellectual property rights of American companies. The Trump administration must take appropriate action ... ( read original story ...)
Regional startups urged to collaborate, build networks
Only a few could survive and they need support to expand their growth. Business Next Media Corp is the organiser of "Meet Taipei 2017", which hosted 358 local startups as well as entrants from 14 countries in an event that aimed to strengthen the regional ... ( read original story ...)
Has Taiwan’s ESL Market Hit a Tipping Point?
“Business in the ESL market hasn’t been the same since the global financial crisis,” says Bryan Gacha, a director at David’s English Center, which was established in Zhongli in 1987 and now has 10 branches throughout Taiwan. The company, which ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stocks May See Renewed Support
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market turned lower again on Monday, one session after it had snapped the two-day losing streak in which it had given away more than 60 points or 0.6 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 10,660-point ... ( read original story ...)
Panama’s switch from Taipei to Beijing could be a model for others, president says
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela said his country’s decision to shift diplomatic ties from Taipei to Beijing could be a model for other countries but would not affect its relations with Washington. In Beijing on a week-long trip to foster Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s ‘goddess of supercars’ who shot to fame by flaunting her wealth on social media is jailed after swindling friends and relatives out of £1.6 million
According to Apple Daily Taiwan, the 37-year-old Ms Lin started a so-called 'money loaning service' to newly registered business in 2010. She targeted at her relatives and friends and asked them to invest money in her. She claimed that they could not only ... ( read original story ...)
Backlight Apartment
Backlight Apartment is a minimalist apartment located in Taipei, Taiwan, designed by two books design. The project is a very common type of apartment in Taiwan, the client wanted a solution for the darkness within the interior space, and to provide enough ... ( read original story ...)
Lasblockey your Arduino and LEGO
Thank you for your help! The Kicktraq gnomes will get to work on your suggestions very soon. Please keep in mind not all suggestions may be used, and repeated re-submissions may result in being rejected automatically (and we don't want that to happen ... ( read original story ...)
Urban beekeeping creating a buzz around Taipei
Map courtesy of Come Back to Me) In Taipei, the city government has also been encouraging urban beekeeping as part of its "garden city" project, which was initiated by Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲). The project included the three-month beekeeping course at ... ( read original story ...)
Presidential Office denies alleged role in Ching Fu case
Taipei ... meeting with Kaohsiung City Marine Bureau head Wang Tuan-jen (王端仁) and Fisheries Agency research fellows on Oct. 7, 2016. Chen was seeking help in obtaining land in a northern Kaohsiung harbor as part of the project, and he apparently ... ( read original story ...)
Smart City Expo World Congress Shatters All Previous Records
The event also hosted representatives from over 700 metropolises such as Atlanta, Berlin, Busan, Casablanca, Dubai, Grenoble, London, Lyon, Montevideo, Moscow, New York City, Puebla, Québec, Taipei ... Arab Emirate of Dubai's project to adopt Blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
With a new leader, Metropolis pushes cities to learn from each other
Among them are explorations of how cities can handle surplus food (New Taipei City leads that project); be more inclusive toward LGBT communities (Montevideo); develop cities more sustainably (Berlin); and understand the socio-economic impact of ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei the 14th most popular destination for overseas visitors
London is Europe's top city, in third place with 19.8 million arrivals ... Forty-one cities made the Top 100 rankings, and travel analysts at the Euromonitor project that this number will reach 47 by 2025. Dhoni should realise his role in the team ... ( read original story ...)