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Under the planning of the New Taipei City Department of Rapid Transit Systems, the Ankeng LRT project is part of the transportation expansion plan in the Greater Taipei region that aims to reduce travelling time between regions and to alleviate the busy ... ( read original story ...)

Jackson and Hunter Carroll had been to Taiwan together for taekwondo competitions in the past. In 2014, Jackson was one of six Canadians to compete at the Youth Olympic Games in Taipei and a week later Hunter competed in the same city at the junior world ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s new premier, William Lai, vowed on Friday to work towards luring greater investment to the self-ruled island, while sticking to the policies of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. Lai, formerly the mayor of the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's mass manufacturing history dates back to the 1950s, when the government signed a mutual defense treaty with the United States (that agreement expired in 1979 and was partly replaced by the Taiwan Relations Act). Needing a powerful regional ally ... ( read original story ...)

If the project receives EPA approval before October and work starts in November, Yang said he expects it to be completed by 2023 as scheduled. Yang noted that a massive power outage in Taiwan on Aug ... Meanwhile, Taoyuan City government urged the central ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's president on Tuesday appointed a new premier seen as willing to reach out to rival China amid ongoing tense relations between the two sides. President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday named William Lai to head up the government following the resignation ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has appointed as premier William Lai, the mayor of its southern city of Tainan, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, as she moved to shore up declining public support. A reshuffle to replace the premier had been anticipated for ... ( read original story ...)

President Tsai Ing-wen named a popular southern Taiwan mayor to lead her government, as she seeks to rebuild support ahead of next year’s local elections. Tsai on Tuesday appointed Tainan Mayor William Lai to take over as premier, a day after Lin Chuan ... ( read original story ...)

The Taiwan economy is performing respectably this year on the ... The government is currently accepting bids for a new round of smart-city project applications, with the winners to receive government funding for their initiatives. The bidders might ... ( read original story ...)

Students from Taiwan create popsicles out of river water to showcase ... the city is pushing a state bill that would allow it to replace all polluted lines in the city, a $400 million, decade-long project. NPR The following two tabs change content below. ( read original story ...)

If you fancy a chance to explore Taipei, don’t let Taipei’s traffic congestion limit you to the MRT! Check out the city’s boats, buses and bicycles for some awesome places to visit in Taipei City. Escape the traffic: Explore Taipei on its boats ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has accepted the resignation of Premier Lin Chuan, the ruling party said on Monday, a departure that had been widely expected because of declining public support for the president. Taiwan presidents ... ( read original story ...)

“We checked with City Hall and found there’d been no submission to the local authority for a project this size in the area ... Burj Al Khalifa in Dubai, Taipei 101, Eiffel Tower in Paris and Tokyo Tower. Strangely, according to their master plan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is taking steps to beef up its power grid and boost electricity supply, even as investigations continue into an islandwide blackout more than two weeks ago. In his first comments since the Aug 15 outage, the worst in two decades, the energy bureau's ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei has welcomed an invitation to attend an annual Chinese cultural conference in Hong Kong in December, describing the offer as a goodwill gesture from Beijing. But analysts said this did not mean Beijing would resume political exchanges or talks with ... ( read original story ...)

See one of the seven wonders of Asia, the Taroko Gorge, on a full-day tour led by a local guide. Take a train ride on your own to Hualien from Taipei to see ... Travel to the remote mountain town of Pingxi, renowned for its annual Sky Lantern Festival. ( read original story ...)