We had a fairly short overnight in Taipei before our connecting flight. We were arriving from Los Angeles at around 5PM, and departing the following day to Singapore at 9AM. As much as I love Taipei as a city, Taoyuan Airport is quite a ways from town. ( read original story ...)
Protests in Taiwan as island marks 70 years since massacre
TAIPEI: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Taiwan on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of a massacre by nationalist Chinese troops, calling for justice as the island’s leader vowed to investigate the killings. The 1947 massacre, also known as the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan marks crackdown anniversary amid tensions with China
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan is marking the 70th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters that is widely seen as a rejection of China's claims to the self-governing island democracy. The protests that began on Feb. 28, 1947, were directed ... ( read original story ...)
World Baseball Classic 2017: Boycott hurts Chinese Taipei's chances
From now until the World Baseball Classic begins on March 6, we’ll be helping you get to know each team involved in baseball’s global tournament. Today’s team: Chinese Taipei. The team from Chinese Taipei had high expectations when they competed in ... ( read original story ...)
AUO installs largest rooftop solar project in Tainan, Taiwan
Vertically-integrated solar PV manufacturer Au Optronics (AUO) has completed a 3.87MW rooftop solar plant in Taiwan, the largest on a high-tech fab in the southwest city of Tainan. The project uses a special mounting rack and is designed to withstand ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Dome project may come to life again: officials
Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) The suspended Taipei Dome project is being revived and may come to life again, city officials said Wednesday, but stressed that it had nothing to do with next year's local government elections. Taipei City Deputy Mayor Chen Chin-jun ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan reduces reliance on mainland Chinese tourists
Beijing's attempt to punish Taiwan by throttling tourism from the mainland hasn't made much impact. Taiwan set a new tourism record last year by successfully courting visitors from the rest of Asia. Tourists bustle on the plaza at the base of "Taipei 101. ( read original story ...)
Apartment V in New Taipei City / Ganna Design
Completed in 2016, Apartment V is a private home located in Xindian, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The project was designed in 2016 by Ganna Design. From the architect: The house owner of this project is a couple. Because the host and hostess are all doctors ... ( read original story ...)
Water project: Work starts on TWC training complex
TAIPEI, Taiwan ... of Tainan City Mayor William Lai, recently conducted an inspection of the construction site, which is located behind Tainan's Xinying railway station. In a briefing to Lin, TWC Chairman Kuo Chun-ming said the project was slated ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei airport rail line ready to roll
On March 2, Taiwan will officially launch a rail service that will allow visitors to travel from its Taoyuan Airport to central Taipei in just 35 minutes, finally catching up with Asian rivals such as Seoul and Hong Kong in offering direct rail links from ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei confirms bird flu in chicken
Taipei, Feb. 17 (CNA) The Taipei City government on Friday said it has detected bird flu in a chicken slaughtered at the city's poultry wholesale market two days ago. The bird was one in a batch of 2,450 chickens from a farm in southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 2017 athletes to be given smart watch during Universiade
Media Tek, Acer and EasyCard have collaborated to produce around 13,000 smart watches that will be distributed to competitors at the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade. In order to "allow competitors from around the world to experience the outstanding ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Seeing Decline in University Students from China
The number of short-term university students from China has declined in Taiwan this academic year in what some fear is retaliation by Beijing against a president who takes a guarded view toward relations. The number of university students from China to ... ( read original story ...)
Smart City Summit and Expo 2017 to open on February 21 in Taiwan
The exhibition will use a total of 900 booths, up 20% from the show in 2016, according to hosts the Taiwan Smart City Solution Alliance. *JCDecaux, as a partner of Panama City's ambitious Smart City project, introduces new connectivity and information ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan not South China Sea could trigger war with China
THE chance of a major war breaking out in the Asian Pacific between the super powers remains a latent possibility. Instead there’s one main trigger point for conflict — Taiwan. Recent strategic shocks in the region show that the chance of military ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan parliamentary delegation visits India, China sees red
NEW DELHI: Two days after a parliamentary delegation from Taiwan visited India, China lodged a diplomatic protest with New Delhi asking it to deal "prudently" with Taipei-related issues so as to maintain sound Sino-Indian ties. That this might happen was ... ( read original story ...)