Taipei – Asia’s popular destination

TAIPEI ― Taipei is a rising tourist destination in Asia. In 2015, the city ranked 10th on the most popular tourist cities by MasterCard. A total of 7.4 million people visited the city, edging over other tourist destinations such as Bali, Shanghai and Sydney. ( read original story ...)

Taipei _ Asia’s popular destination

TAIPEI _ Taipei is a rising tourist destination in Asia. In 2015, the city ranked 10th on the most popular tourist cities by MasterCard. A total of 7.4 million people visited the city, edging over other tourist destinations such as Bali, Shanghai and Sydney. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Bank Deploys Ethereum-Based Blockchain Payments System

The entire project took six months before the bank began integrating ... incoming governor Yang Chin-long said earlier this year while being sworn in. Taipei city authorities have already announced their intention to use blockchain technology in order ... ( read original story ...)

Former Taiwan President Ma Found Guilty of Leaking Information

Ex-Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou was sentenced to four months in jail for leaking details of a criminal investigation while still in office, although the former Kuomintang leader could still avoid jail time by paying a fine or winning on appeal. ( read original story ...)

Isolated and Threatened, Taiwan Boosts Domestic Arms Makers

TAICHUNG, Taiwan — Standing on his company's sprawling campus in central Taiwan, Lin Nan-juh says he's able to make any plane his island's threatened government calls for. "We can do whatever's asked," says Lin, president of Aerospace Industrial ... ( read original story ...)

Flying from Taipei? Ditch your suitcase at in-town check-in

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Taipei Film Commission to launch co-production incentive

The maximum investment for a single production project will be $1m. The application process will ... projects and thereby increase the international visibility of Taipei City.” Earlier this week, TFC signed a memorandum of collaboration with San ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan Takes a Step Back With New Coal Plant

The $100 million Taiwanese project has courted controversy throughout the decision ... the equivalent of the annual emissions of all the 1.6 million cars in Taipei City and New Taipei city combined. Any pollution emitted from the plant will affect the ... ( read original story ...)