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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Premier William Lai announced plans on Wednesday to eliminate investment obstacles, including tackling the slow completion rate of public construction projects. Lai, who attended a meeting attended by the heads of some state-owned ... ( read original story ...)

For a currency that surged the most in almost a decade in the first quarter of the year, the Taiwan dollar sure has turned boring. Price swings in the exchange rate over the past month are the smallest among the 16 major currencies tracked globally by ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) The former Taipei Universiade mascot "Bravo," which became the city's official mascot earlier this month, was greeted by more than 1,000 enthusiastic fans on Tuesday. The Formosan black bear Bravo arrived at Taipei City Hall in style ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) Taipei experienced a high of 37.1 degrees Celsius at 12:48 p.m. Tuesday, the highest temperature recorded this month in the city and in the whole of the country, according to the Central Weather Bureau. It was also the third-highest ... ( read original story ...)

The world’s busiest international passenger route averages 80 flights a day, or one flight every 18 minutes. In July alone, a total of 451,801 passengers traveled the 802 kilometer route. The route in question which claims the title as the busiest air ... ( read original story ...)

A high-pressure system over the Pacific has continued to bring hot weather to Taiwan on Tuesday, when the mercury reached 37.1 degrees Celsius in Taipei, making it the hottest autumn day in the city so far this year. It was the third highest post-September ... ( read original story ...)

DAVAO CITY, Sept. 20 – Agriculture ... national government agencies to support this project to benefit the local economy. Gov. Bautista was able to bring scientists and professors from the National Taiwan University during the summit, who comprehensively ... ( read original story ...)

Thales has been awarded its third LRT contract in Taiwan by the China Steel Corporation. The Ankeng LRT project is part of the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems transportation expansion plan in the Greater Taipei region that aims to ... ( read original story ...)

Iranian futsal players defeated the Omani squad 4-2 in the title match played at Lingwu Sports Stadium in the northwestern Chinese city of Lingwu on Monday ... Oman, Chinese Taipei and China took part in the 8-day tournament. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan aims to stimulate consumer spending and spur private investment as part of measures to boost its trade-reliant economy, Premier William Lai said on Tuesday. Lai, speaking in Taiwan’s parliament, or Legislative Yuan, for the ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan aims to expand international co-operation and actively participate in regional economic integration, Premier William Lai said on Tuesday. Lai, who took office after a cabinet reshuffle earlier this month and has vowed to boost the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has said the island must find a new way of talking about mainland China and the issues it poses. “Hatred or currying favour with China is not an honest way to respond to the rise of China and its rapid development ... ( read original story ...)

The HSR covers almost the whole island from the capital Taipei to Tainan city. With a starting cost of $14 billion, the service was started in 2007. By 2014, the project was at the edge of bankruptcy with only 50% of the expected passenger traffic. ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) The Taipei segment of an annual training program for young leaders from the Pacific Islands kicked off Monday, with the participation of 27 trainees from 10 countries. Over the next four weeks, the participants will engage in ... ( read original story ...)

Apple Inc.’s latest products are getting a thumbs down, at least by investors in the company’s Asian suppliers. That’s especially bad news for Taiwan equities. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which assembles the iPhone and other Apple devices, has ... ( read original story ...)

Steve Bannon flew to Beijing last week for a secret meeting with the second most powerful Chinese Communist party official, less than a month after the former chief White House strategist declared that America was at “economic war with China”. ( read original story ...)