Inspired by the French movement, Taiwan's own "yellow vest" protests are expected to continue on Saturday, with anti-tax demonstrators preparing to take to the streets again. Supporters of the Taiwane... ( read original story ...)
Taipei sees the light
45 high-end projectors are being used to project 3D mapping light shows to a total area of about the size of 17.6 basketball courts, including the Christmas trees and the New Taipei City Hall. Some 90... ( read original story ...)
Taipei-Shanghai Forum Puts Ko Wen-je’s China Views Into Focus
A 135-member delegation from Shanghai helmed by Executive Vice Mayor Zhou Bo has arrived in Taipei to participate in a twin-city forum from December 19 to 21. The Taipei-Shanghai twin-city forum ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan public helps pay £300,000 repair bill after driver crashes into four Ferraris
A Taiwanese man who drove a delivery van into a row of four parked Ferraris has had some of the repair bill paid by members of the public. Lin Chin-hsiang, 20, who had been working all night, fell ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan helps man who ploughed into Ferraris
New Taipei City Police Department Yellow Ferrari The damages are not covered by Lin Chin-hsiang's car insurance policy 1 A young Taiwanese man who dozed off in his car and crashed into three Ferraris ... ( read original story ...)
Sympathy for overworked Taiwan man who ploughed into Ferraris
A young Taiwanese man who dozed off in his car and crashed into three Ferraris got the shock of his life when he was told it would cost 12 million Taiwan dollars ($390,000; £310,000) to pay for the re... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seen leaving rates unchanged as trade war concerns remain: Reuters Poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s central bank is expected to leave its policy rate steady for the tenth straight quarter on Thursday, a Reuters poll of analysts showed, amid worries that global trade frict... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai and Taipei rebuild city-to-city cross-strait ties after Taiwan’s local elections
Mainland China is sending its largest delegation in two years to the self-ruled island of Taiwan for a city-to-city forum which has been rejuvenated after a period of rising cross-strait tensions. A r... ( read original story ...)
Everyone’s a winner: Taiwan’s claw crane craze
As Taiwan's economy stagnates, claw crane arcades where customers lower a grabber to try to pick up a prize from a glass box are booming as affordable entertainment, while operators see them as a way ... ( read original story ...)
China’s hybrid warfare against Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Taiwanese military experts describe how their forces could punish a Chinese invasion of the island, they might almost be describing D-Day in 1944: amphibious landings, fighter plan... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 101 land price highest in capital city
Taipei, Dec. 14 (CNA) The land price of Taipei 101, was the highest in the capital city for the sixth consecutive year, the Department of Land Administration of Taipei City Government said Friday. ( read original story ...)
China Debt Scrutinized More by Taiwan Banks Eyeing Trade War
(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s banks, voracious lenders to Chinese companies in recent years, are starting to cool their appetite as they contemplate the longer-term consequences of the U.S.-China trade war. ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan gives funds to Belmopan City Council for a vehicle
The Taiwan government has assisted the Belmopan City Council in its project to equip the Transport Department with a new vehicle to address the dispatching issue of traffic wardens to heavy traffic ju... ( read original story ...)
President, mayor address Taipei’s needs in high-profile meeting
Tsai received a presentation about the city government-led urban renewal project, known as West District Gateway Project, at the North Gate plaza, before relocating to Taipei Post Office for a ... ( read original story ...)
How murals are lifting Taiwan villages from economic decline
“Not every villager supported this art project at first, but as people started to come ... The mural trend started on the outskirts of the central Taiwan city of Taichung in 2008. Resident Huang Yung- ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei mayor retains post following vote recount
Taipei, Dec. 13 (CNA) Incumbent Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) has retained his mayoral post, following a vote recount requested by the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidate, the Taipei ... ( read original story ...)