Category: NEWS

Taipei, Aug. 8 (CNA) Two Taiwanese volunteer groups in the Philippines and Myanmar have been infected with dengue fever, CDC Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said Tuesday in Taipei. The group in the Philippines was hardest hit ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Aug. 8 (CNA) Chunghwa Post Co., Taiwan's official postal service, said on Tuesday it will provide a wide range of products and services based on the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade which runs from Aug. 19-30. The company will issue commemorative ... ( read original story ...)

Did we just said that you can order good food direct to your doorstep and stand a chance to win return flight tickets worth hundreds of dollars? I think we did. And it’s only during the month of National Day can you get such good deals in Singapore. ( read original story ...)

Accelerator network SparkLabs Global Ventures is launching its Taipei program today, with Hong Kong next on its list. The network’s first accelerator set up shop in Seoul back in 2012, later expanding to the Songdo International Business District in ... ( read original story ...)

Taoyuan City is one of the main partners of Taipei Universiade 21 sports, nine will take place in the city, namely taekwondo at Taoyuan Arena, archery, swimming and water polo at National Taiwan Sport University, football at Chang Gung University ... ( read original story ...)

SparkLabs, a network of accelerators in Asia, is launching in Taipei after recently launching in Beijing. The first accelerator was launched in Seoul in 2012 with 79% of its 74 graduates receiving follow on funding and over $195 million in venture capital. ( read original story ...)

Unplanned power outages have been reported in Northern Taiwan, most recently this morning at an Executive Yuan office building in New Taipei City. The power went out for five minutes at the Executive Yuan's Xin Zhuang United Office Building at 11:09 ... ( read original story ...)

“He radiates this warmth that makes you want to touch him and hold him. He appears to be the kind of guy a woman can trust. He gives people a sense of security, which is something most Hong Kong men cannot offer,” the 32-year-old marketing executive said. ( read original story ...)

There is a place in Asia that will soon host the Summer Universiade, a sporting competition attracting university student athletes from around the world. According to the event’s official media guide (pdf), the place is a “long and narrow” island ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Aug. 8 (CNA) Beijing should listen more carefully to what President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has said in her policy toward China and be more creative and flexible in its relations with Taiwan, a visiting American scholar said Tuesday in Taipei. ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Aug. 8 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Tuesday Taiwan is committed to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and must play a "more proactive" role there. In an interconnected world, "Taiwan must play an even more proactive ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese who wish to take part in international organizations face an enormous hurdle called the One-China Policy, which China uses to prevent their participation. So what is it exactly? In short, the One-China Policy means there is only one state ... ( read original story ...)

HAMBURG, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's MFIG purchasing group issued an international tender to buy up to 130,000 tonnes of corn, European traders said on Tuesday. The tender closes on Wednesday, Aug. 9, they said. It seeks shipment of 40,000 to 65,000 tonnes ... ( read original story ...)

Major Taiwan-based passive component makers including Yageo, Walsin Technology and Chilisin Electronics have reported record-high revenues for July 2017, thanks to a pick-up in customer demand and rising ASPs of certain products such as MLCCs. Yageo posted ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwanese lawmakers visiting the US last week reached a deal to buy jet engines from Honeywell. The Legislative Yuan Foreign and National Defense Committee’s bipartisan delegation visited International Turbine Engine Co (ITEC) to discuss the purchase of ... ( read original story ...)

Accelerator network SparkLabs launches its newest program today in Taipei. Headed by managing partner Edgar Chiu (pictured above), SparkLabs Taipei will focus on preparing Taiwanese startups to enter other countries. Chiu was COO of Taipei-based app ... ( read original story ...)