Exploring Taipei’s Speakeasies

The drink of choice is usually Japanese whiskey, sometimes in innovative cocktails. Listen Nestled deep in the labyrinthine lanes east of AnHe Road, a luminescent sign in the shape of a target glows red, white, and blue. Look closer and you’ll see that ... ( read original story ...)

Paradise found in New Taipei

In the fastest growing area of Xinbei Shi (“New Taipei City”, formerly Taipei County) in Taiwan, there’s an area of natural beauty that welcomes wildlife and people alike. Along the banks near the mouth of the Danshui (a.k.a. Tamsui) River, an ... ( read original story ...)

Delta Air Lines to pull out of Taiwan in May

(Photo: Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY) Delta Air Lines will drop its route to Taipei, effectively ending all of the carrier’s service to Taiwan. Currently, Delta flies to the Taoyuan International Airport near the capital city of Taipei with daily ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-Taiwan defence ties ‘to fall over time’

Military exchanges between Taiwan and Singapore are likely to fall over time, but this is more due to the city-state needing more training areas overseas provided by other allies than pressure from China, according to analysts. Hong Kong’s decision to ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan: Back to the Homeland

Taiwan, that small island east of China where stuff used to be made, was the first - and only - Asian country I'd ever visited. As a child, I'd pored over photos of Mum's trip to Beijing in the early 1990s, but as a young adult the idea of backpacking ... ( read original story ...

Taiwan ATM hack: Three jailed over $2.6m theft

Three Eastern European men have been jailed in Taiwan over the theft of $2.6m (£2.1m) from cash machines around the country. They are part of a network of criminals who used malware to hack into 41 First Commercial Bank machines in three different cities ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan looks forward to advancing cooperation with U.K.

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Tuesday that Taiwan has launched a series of initiatives to promote emerging economic sectors and looks forward to cooperating with the United Kingdom in those areas. During a meeting with the U.K ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's president tweets congratulations to Trump

TAIPEI Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took to Twitter on Saturday to congratulate U.S. President Donald Trump on his inauguration in a move likely to draw objections from China, already angry with a protocol-breaking phone call a month ago between the ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei launches double-decker bus to promote tourism

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A "hop-on, hop-off" double-decker bus service, the first of its kind in Taiwan, hit the road in Taipei Wednesday, allowing tourists to visit major tourist spots in the capital in four hours for NT$300 (US$9.50). The bus, painted bright ... ( read original story ...)

All aboard! Taipei's new sightseeing buses offer double the fun

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A fleet of double-decker buses hit the roads of Taipei Wednesday, offering visitors to city a chance to take in open-topped guided tours in four different languages. The hop-on, hop-off bus service was officially launched at a ceremony at ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan ex-premier heading delegation to Trump inauguration

BEIJING -- A former Taiwanese premier will represent the island at Donald Trump's inauguration Friday, highlighting the island's unusually high profile during the presidential transition process. Yu Shyi-kun will be joined by lawmakers and local government ... ( read original story ...)

Trump, using Taiwan as bargaining chip, sparks outcry in China

Donald Trump’s use of Taiwan as a bargaining chip has provoked a furious outcry inside China, where it has fanned new flames of nationalism and unleashed calls for China to invade Taiwan. A week from his inauguration, Mr. Trump said in a Wall Street ... ( read original story ...)

Review: Grand Hyatt Taipei, Grand Club Deluxe Twin

After a great flight on China Airlines Business Class and a quick 6 hours nap (oops) we were ready to hit the ground running in Taipei. I had no idea what to expect with the Grand Hyatt Taipei, but I was really excited to check it out. I knew it was in an ... ( read ...