TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is signaling she needs more give and take from China to rein in hardliners on an island China considers its own, officials say, but Beijing is unlikely to budge months before its five-yearly Communist Party Congress. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Failure to Face the Threat From China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s aggression in the Asia-Pacific region has been met with little tangible response from the United States and other countries. China’s neighbors have acquiesced to Beijing’s claims to the airspace above the East China Sea and ... ( read original story ...)
Turnbull government backs Taiwan in WHO spat with China
Beijing: The Australian government is backing the right of Taiwan to attend a global health summit in Geneva next week, after China blocked Taiwan's invitation. Taiwan's annual participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) has been its most ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Univesity Library | LIAO Architect & Associates
National Taipei University Library is located in sanxia district, New Taipei City, embracing the local culture of sanxia ... What we tried to do in this project is opening up a library and making the pleasant reading experience. People visit here not ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan sees fewer tourists as Chinese stay away
The number of Chinese tourists to the island has dropped since Beijing-sceptic President Tsai Ing-wen took office last May, with speculation China is turning off the taps as a pressure tactic. Beijing -- which sees self-ruled Taiwan as still part of its ... ( read original story ...)
Rough Landing: Time to Close Taipei's Songshan Airport?
Given the downtown airport’s ownership structure and importance in serving Taiwan’s outlying islands, closing it would be problematic. Originally from Xindian, Alex Tsai is the manager of a bed and breakfast in the offshore island-county of Penghu and ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei deploys Perry-class frigates to monitor Taiwan Strait
An exclusive report putting perspective on the week's most important developments. May 15 (UPI) --Taiwan has deployed two retired Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided missile frigates as it militarizes an island in the South China Sea. The latest measure is ... ( read original story ...)
On a mission: Taiwan central bank chief's bid to escape U.S. currency glare
TAIPEI As he counts down his final months at the helm of Taiwan's central bank, Governor Perng Fai-nan has made it his mission to get Taiwan off the U.S. government's list of possible currency manipulators by turning on its head a decades-old policy of ... ( read original story ...)
The dream town
Taiwan will help India in its smart city project and showcased its digital management technology at Pragati Maidan. By Team Viva Changhua city in Taiwan literally doesn’t generate paper waste. Its senior citizens operate their lives on a digital platform ... ( read original story ...)
The Kitchen Table W Taipei – Sparkling Buffet Brunch
The Kitchen Table at the W Hotel Taipei is one of my favorite buffet restaurants in Taipei. We’ve been to many hotel buffets in the past 11 years that we’ve lived in Taiwan, but this one is outstanding for many reasons. My husband argues for the Grand ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei announces new rules for cram schools after novelist's suicide
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- In the wake of a young novelist's suicide, which has triggered calls for tighter regulation on cram schools, Taipei City announced Friday that cram schools within its jurisdiction must reveal the full names of their instructors. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan child killer escapes death penalty
A Taiwanese man who decapitated a three-year-old girl in public on a busy Taipei street escaped the death penalty Friday as he was sentenced to life in prison. Wang Ching-yu, 34, had pleaded guilty to killing the child in a crime that shocked the generally ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Double-Decker Sightseeing Bus Tour
My family and I have sojourned sever weeks in Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. One of the most unforgettable memory that is worth sharing with you all is that the experience of taking a ride of Taipei double decker tour bus last week. As the first-time ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to continue buying arms from United States, boosting U.S. jobs
TAIPEI Taiwan will continue to buy arms from the United States with its purchases boosting employment in at least six U.S. states and narrowing the bilateral trade gap, the government has told the United States, in rare public comment sure to anger China ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines ‘invades’ Taipei
Manila Economic and Cultural Office resident representative Angelito Banayo said the bus advertisement project in Taipei launched last ... “As iconic as the taxis in London, we believe that the city buses in Taipei are effective advertisement tools ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan blames China for WHO invite snub
Taiwan said Tuesday it had been excluded from a major World Health Organisation meeting for the first time in eight years, blaming rival China for the snub as relations worsen. Delegates attending the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva later this month ... ( read original story ...)