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Indeed, a 2015 Google report cited in The Taipei Times reports that 66 percent of the population play games for at least 30 minutes a day, with an almost even balance between male and female gamers. Mobile devices are ubiquitous in Taiwan, and 92 percent ... ( read original story ...)

launched the project, the city has been put under the spotlight after now Premier Lai recently directed Taiwan's Ministry of Education in October to examine the feasibility of expanding the city's policy nationwide. Liu Shih-chung (劉世忠), who until ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Two Chinese airlines have scrapped flights between China and Taiwan, amid a row between Beijing and Taipei over access to air routes. China Eastern and Xiamen Airlines had planned an extra 176 round ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The wife of Taiwan activist Li Ming-che, sentenced to five years in prison by Chinese authorities for subverting state power, was stopped from flying from Taiwan to China on Tuesday to visit him in prison, rights groups said. Li Ming-che ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Tens of thousands of Taiwanese working in China are at risk of being unable to return home for the Lunar New Year in mid-February as a result of an escalating battle over airspace in the Taiwan Strait. On Tuesday, the Chinese carriers ... ( read original story ...)

China Eastern Airlines Corp. and Xiamen Airlines Co. canceled 176 additional flights to Taiwan after failing to gain approval from the island’s authorities amid an escalating dispute between the two governments. The flights are a newest sticking point ... ( read original story ...)

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines said on Tuesday they had canceled 176 round-trip flights to Taiwan that had been added to their schedules to meet demand over the Lunar New Year, amid a row between Beijing and Taiwan over ... ( read original story ...)

A new US$1.1 billion hotel to be built in Taiwan’s capital Taipei will put the focus on user experience as it looks to deal with the growing threat to the traditional hospitality industry from private home rentals by Airbnb and similar platforms ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Jan. 29 (CNA) Two of the five suspects from the Philippines believed to have robbed a Japanese exhibitor in Taipei last year were arrested by authorities at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport early Monday morning. The two suspects were later ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission said on Tuesday U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc will pay its first installment of a fine worth T$390 million ($13.35 million) for anti-trust violations. The commission made the comments at a news conference ... ( read original story ...)

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines said on Tuesday it has been forced to cancel 106 round-trip flights to Taiwan around the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday amid a row between Beijing and Taiwan over flight routes. The carrier said on its official ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei, Jan. 27 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) departed on his tour of Europe and Turkey Saturday morning, highlighting the lessons in democratization these countries can provide for Taiwan. Taiwan has long looked to the United States for ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan is prepared to use military transport planes to fly Taiwanese citizens based in mainland China back to the island for the Lunar New Year holiday next month, a senior official said on Monday, amid a row between Beijing and Taipei over air routes. ( read original story ...)

A blaze set off by an explosion at an oil refinery burned for much of Monday in Taoyuan, in northern Taiwan. HONG KONG — An explosion at an oil refinery in northern Taiwan set off a fire that took hours to extinguish on Monday, the National Fire Agency said. ( read original story ...)

Public discussion of a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan has increased of late. Beijing's launch of a new air corridor over the Taiwan Strait has contributed to those concerns. Experts say the new flights carry defense implications for Taipei. A recent ... ( read original story ...)

If Taiwan goes ahead with the initiative, it could adopt Tainan as a model. When Lai was mayor of Tainan, he launched a 10-year project in 2015 to make English the city's second official language, and Pan said a national program would take even longer. ( read original story ...)