Air France to reopen Taipei-Paris route

The return flight will leave Taipei at 10:25 a.m. and arrive in Paris at 6:20 p.m. the same day. There will be 280 seats on the flights, including 40 business class and 24 premium economy class seats, it said. ( read original story ...)

Gatwick launches UK’s only direct flight to Taipei

“As the only non-stop service between the two countries, we want to highlight to travellers the benefits to travelling to Taipei, for business or leisure purposes. In addition, our extensive route network offers destinations throughout Asia and onward to ... ( read original story ...)

Popular Taipei Walking Tours

See the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial ... Wanhua is the first developed district in Taipei back to 16th century. From 16th century to the middle of 19th century, Wanhua was the busiest business ( read original story ...)

China Airlines starts nonstop Taipei – London Gatwick flights

The China Airlines CI069/CI070 Taipei-London service departs every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday on the latest A350-900 aircraft, which are equipped with 32 Premium Business Class, 31 Premium Economy Class and 243 Economy Class seats. Passengers ... ( read original story ...)

UK-Taiwan trade talks boost agriculture, energy and pharma

They also signed an agreement to make it easier for UK specialist medicines to be used in Taiwan, and agree to build on the UK’s £176 million of financial services exports to Taiwan last year. The talks come on the same day that Taiwan’s China ... ( read original story ...)

Lè Architecture in Taipei, Taiwan

6th December 2017 – At this year?s International Property Awards held in London, UK, Aedas-designed Lè Architecture in Taipei, Taiwan, first beat other office projects in Asia Pacific to become the Best Office Architecture Asia Pacific, and later topped ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan-built facial detection camera debuts at IT Month show

Taipei, Dec. 6 (CNA) A new facial recognition system for surveillance cameras developed by Taiwan-based AndroVideo Inc. that could make security systems more responsive made its debut at the 2017 Information Technology Month exhibition that opened Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Technology ministry working with Microsoft on AI development

Meanwhile, Microsoft will partner with the MOST to hold workshops and competitions on AI in a bid to further expand Taiwan's talent pool, NARLabs said. During the signing ceremony, Science and Technology Minister Chen Liang-gee (陳良基) said that ... ( read original story ...)

Vivo enters Taiwan, aims for 5% market share

To that end, the company has teamed up with Taiwan Mobile Co. and Synnex Technology International Corp. to establish a marketing and sales network, Wei said. A Vivo maintenance and repair center in Taipei's Neihu district is set to open later this month ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan county gives pedestrian traffic light men a girlfriend

A county in southern Taiwan has pledged to give its lonely traffic light men a girlfriend to cross the road with, and even propose to. Pingtung county police bureau have announced that they will introduce an additional female figure to pedestrian traffic ... ( read original story ...)

Could a Fukushima-style Nuclear Accident Happen in Taiwan?

There are two stations in New Taipei City – Kuosheng and Chinshan and one ... Director of the Nuclear Safety Project with the Union of Concerned Scientists says Taiwan’s nuclear power stations use the same or similar technology used in the U.S ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan moves to erase authoritarian legacy with new laws

Tributes to Taiwan's former dictator Chiang Kai-shek will be removed across the island after lawmakers voted in favour of the mandatory axing of symbols of its authoritarian past. The so-called "transitional justice" bill, which was passed late Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)