This spring, the Michelin Guide will launch its first guide to Taiwan’s capital city Taipei, but if you ask any local where to eat, they’ll point to their night markets as the heart of the city’s food scene. Even at times of economic hardship, Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
China shuts Marriott’s website over Tibet, Taiwan error
The hotel group has apologised for the error and said it did not support separatist movements in China. Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau were listed as individual nations in an online survey sent to customers. Beijing considers self-ruling Taiwan to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan incentivizes mobile payments
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Payments Briefing" subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. The government in Taiwan is planning initiatives to promote adoption of mobile payments ... ( read original story ...)
No ice, no problem for Taiwan luger Lien
TAIPEI (Reuters) - When Lien Te-an sets off on his luge for practice runs there is no biting cold or sound of blades scraping the ice, only a swoosh before he disappears down a steep mountain road into the shimmering heat of eastern Taiwan’s Yilan County. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan plans to invest in advanced arms as China flexes its muscles
TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Taiwan’s ruling party plans to use a long-term increase in defense spending to pursue advanced weapons systems, government officials say, in what is widely seen as growing determination to forge a stronger deterrent against a ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan bought 73,635 tonnes of wheat from U.S. last week
HAMBURG, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Taiwan Flour Millers’ Association last week bought 73,635 tonnes of milling wheat to be sourced from the United States, European traders said on Wednesday. The wheat was bought in two consignments for shipment from the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan calls China’s new aviation routes in Taiwan Strait irresponsible
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s government has called China’s recent unilateral expansion of civil aviation routes in the Taiwan Strait an irresponsible act that threatens regional security, in the latest row between Beijing and the self-ruled island. ( read original story ...)
Taipei Itinerary: What to do And The Best Places to Stay
This will have no extra cost for you. For further info please refer to our Privacy Policy During the Spring and Autumn is the best time to visit Taipei, it’s not too hot neither too cold. From July to August it’s the high season and the city is packed ... ( read original story ...)
For Trump, is Taiwan worth a war with China?
Of all the crazy things going on in the world, all-out war between the United States and China seems a remote threat. Yet that is exactly what a Chinese diplomat says will happen, if President Trump sends a U.S. Navy ship to visit our ally, Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Can China really take over Taiwan?
John Pomfret, a former Washington Post bureau chief in Beijing, is the author of “The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present.” Chinese air force fighters have begun escorting bombers around Taiwan in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Leader Says China’s ‘Destabilizing’ Moves Threaten Region
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned for the second time in a week that China’s escalating efforts to assert its authority over the island risked destabilizing the broader region. In a tweet Friday, Tsai cited Beijing’s approval of commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Jan-Hendrik Meidinger Named General Manager for Grand Hyatt Taipei
Meidinger relocates to the Taiwanese capital with more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry. The 47-year-old was previously the resident manager at Grand Hyatt Taipei from 2006 to 2010. Most recently he was general manager of The ... ( read original story ...)
Urban renewal project in Taipei retains Japanese colonial era features
North Gate Square marks the latest project in the “western gateway” urban renewal ... and passed laws governing land-use and building codes. “By 1920, Taipei looked like a modern city,” said Su Shuo-bian, professor of Taiwanese literature at ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Dollar Problem
Taiwan's chief financial officers have a problem. Their currency is among Asia's top performers, strengthening 8 percent against the dollar over the past 12 months. In July, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., with a 19 percent weight on the benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan investigating man over illegal oil shipments to North Korea
HONG KONG -- Prosecutors in Taiwan said they're investigating a man suspected of involvement in illegal oil sales to North Korea. In a statement late Wednesday, prosecutors said they questioned a man surnamed Chen before releasing him on bail of 1.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan releases man on bail in suspected North Korean oil transfer
TAIPEI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A court in Taiwan has released on bail a man prosecutors allege to have made false declarations in the case of a Hong Kong-flagged tanker suspected of transferring oil to North Korea in violation of international sanctions. ( read original story ...)