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 ...)
Mayor Ko heading to Turkey to discuss mosque construction in Taipei
... in making a donation for the construction of a mosque in Taipei City, according to Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) who will visit the country in a few weeks to discuss the project. Ko said during a press conference on Thursday that Turkey has ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan investigates man over illegal North Korean oil sales
HONG KONG (AP) — 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 dentist ordered to pay mother, who financed his education, nearly $1 million
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It is an age-old arrangement, and one that is usually implicit: Parents pay for their children’s educations, and hope that in their old age the children will support them. But in a case that made its way to Taiwan’s highest court, a ... ( read original story ...)
Lineage M and Taipei 101 Launch The World’s Premier of Mysterious Code mission in Counting Down to the New Year
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Netizens in Taiwan are abuzz with excitement at the hidden message contained within the 60-second countdown video shown on the Taipei 101 T-Pad at New Year's Eve. This was the creative collaboration between ... ( read original story ...)
Urban renewal breathes new life into Taipei’s old city
After nearly 20 months of work, city officials unveiled the newly restored Qing ... Ko might also have pointed out that the North Gate marks the site of Taipei's first urban renewal project, which began in 1895 when the Japanese arrived and began ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan dentist must repay mother for training fees
Taiwan's top court has ordered a man to pay his mother almost $1m (£710,000) for raising him and funding his dentistry training. The mother signed a contract with her son in 1997, when he was 20 years old, stating he would pay her 60% of his monthly ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding says unit receives penalty decision from Financial Supervisory Commission
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co Ltd : * Says co’s unit Taiwan Cooperative Bank is imposed fine of T$2 million by Financial Supervisory Commission due to lack of prudent assess of the credit business conditions in a loan case ( read original story ...)