Not for the faint-hearted: racing up Taipei 101

The event is co-organised by skyscraper operator Taipei Financial Center Corp. (TFCC) and Austria-headquartered Towerrunning World Association (TWA). In addition to the elite competition, Taipei 101 will also be hosting a public event on the same day for ... ( read original story ...)

Four arrests over Taiwan’s ‘first’ bitcoin robbery

Taiwan police have arrested four men over a bitcoin robbery worth Twd$5 million ($170,000) in what they said was the first case of its kind on the island. Bitcoin is a virtual currency created from computer code that allows anonymous transactions and its ... ( read original story ...)

Air New Zealand takes off to Taipei

Air New Zealand has today announced it will start operating non-stop flights between Auckland and Taipei from November 2018.Air New Zealand has today announced it will start operating non-stop flights between Auckland and Taipei from November 2018. ( read original story ...)

Air NZ launches Taipei-Auckland direct flights

Profit after tax was $232m. The airline also announced a new route - from November it will fly direct to Taipei from Auckland - a surprise as Chicago was widely expected to be the next new route. * Air New Zealand just seems to get things right across the ... ( read original story ...)

TS, Taiwan co ink deal: KTR

Telangana Government today signed a deal with Taoyuan City of Taiwan for a technology partnership. As a part of the closing ceremony, a Technology Partnership MoU was exchanged between officials of the Government of Telangana State and Taoyuan City ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan encourages insurance funds to invest in wind and solar.

Taiwan Life also plans to invest NT$327 million to increase the capitalization of a PV power subsidiary of Gigastorage Corp., which already has over 30MW in PV power capacity. In March 2017, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) began approving – on ... ( read original story ...)

Asia Stocks Rise, Paced by Technology Shares; HK, Taiwan Advance

Asia technology shares led gains while commodity producers paced declines after U.S. equities halted a six-day rally and bond yields rose. Hong Kong’s benchmark climbed while Taiwan stocks, which resumed trading after the Lunar New Year holiday, climbed ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong cosmetics retailer Sa Sa to close all stores in Taiwan

“The group’s performance in Taiwan has been persistently weak, and the possibility of improvement is low into the foreseeable future. Having considered the interests of the group and the shareholders, we decide to close our business in Taiwan so that ... ( read original story ...)

Taichung trying to restore old city charm

But things seem to be changing under a government-led project since 2014 to revitalize ... and compared mud from 13 rivers across Taiwan. (Hsieh and his team collect mud from Lyu-Chuan. Photo courtesy of Taichung City Water Resources Bureau) A New Taipei ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan looks south for Muslim tourist dollars

Mainland tourist numbers have slid dramatically as China relations deteriorate, with speculation authorities there are turning off the taps to pressure Taiwan's Beijing-sceptic government. Taiwan is now looking to boost relations with 16 south and ... ( read original story ...)

Will the U.S. Go to War With China Over Taiwan?

Warnings from Beijing to Tsai and the Taiwanese public came early and often. Zhang Zhijun, the head of the Taiwan Affairs Office, put it bluntly to a visiting Taiwanese business delegation in May 2016, just weeks after Tsai took office: “There is no ... ( read original story ...)

Five Taiwan nationals arrested for telecom fraud in Malaysia

Bangkok, Feb. 20 (CNA) Thai police participated in the arrest of 11 suspects for cross-border telecommunication fraud, including five Taiwan nationals, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday in a joint operation with Malaysian police, a senior Thai tourist ... ( read original story ...)