TAIPEI, June 13 (Reuters) - An oil tanker chartered by Taiwan’s state oil refiner CPC Corp to carry fuel from the Middle East was attacked earlier on Thursday, a senior company official said. Oil ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Taiwan’s CPC says naphtha tanker hit by suspected attack in Middle East
TAIPEI, June 13 (Reuters) - An oil tanker carrying fuel from the Middle East for Taiwan’s state oil refiner CPC Corp was suspected to have been attacked earlier on Thursday, the company said. Oil ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan leader Tsai gets party nod to run for reelection
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, a thorn in the side of China's government because of her pro-independence views, sewed up the ruling party's nomination Thursday to seek a second four-year term after a ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Taiwan leader opposes ‘one country, two systems’
Taiwan’s leader says the protests in Hong Kong this week show that the “one country, two systems” framework under which the territory returned to China cannot work. President Tsai Ing-wen told ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s CPC says naphtha tanker hit by suspected attack in Middle East
TAIPEI (Reuters) - An oil tanker carrying fuel from the Middle East for Taiwan’s state oil refiner CPC Corp was suspected to have been attacked earlier on Thursday, the company said. Oil tanker Front ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei 101: Old restaurant standbys can be new for you
Much in the way a new joke is often an old joke you’ve never heard before, a new restaurant could simply be new for you, a proven venue you never knew existed, or perhaps a place you hadn’t yet gotten ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei, New Taipei to standardize bus fare payment from July 1
Taipei, June 13 (CNA) Bus passengers in Taipei and New Taipei will be required to swipe their smart cards on entry and exit, with effect from July 1, as the two cities are moving to regularize the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president wins ruling party’s nomination for 2020 election: media
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday won the ruling party’s hotly contested nomination for the 2020 presidential election, domestic media said, in a boost to her administration ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says Hong Kong’s planned extradition law triggers human rights concerns
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday Hong Kong’s planned extradition law has triggered concern about human rights. Hong Kong has this week been rocked by protests against ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s President Defeats Leadership Rival, Clearing Bid for Second Term
(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s president saw off an unprecedented challenge to her leadership from within her own party, defeating her former premier in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s primary ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Koumintang to send delegation to mainland China forum despite ‘warning’ from Taipei
Taiwan’s main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) will send a delegation to a cross-strait forum in mainland China this weekend despite warnings from the island’s government that it risks being ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Salsa Events list in June
Salsa, Bachata…Events in Taipei, Taiwan. Last Update: 6/6 (edited by Roger Lu) …will keep updating this post until the end of the month… ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong market soars as tech, financials rise
Chinese financials also did well ... Wellington was up more than 1 percent, with Taipei strengthening 0.4 percent and Manila advancing 0.5 percent. Focus is now on the expected face-to-face ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Protests: The View From Taiwan
Han, the mayor of Taiwan’s largest southern city, Kaohsiung, made a controversial business trip to Hong Kong earlier this year, where he met with Beijing’s top representatives in the city. ... ( read original story ...)
A New Generation of Chefs Reframes Taiwanese Cuisine in America
“Taiwan itself is a melting pot,” said the chef Vivian Ku ... he moved to New York after graduation to learn the restaurant business. His mother was not happy, he said. “Instead of working at ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Hong Kong students protest bill in Taiwan
Dozens of people are protesting outside the Hong Kong Consulate in Taiwan to denounce proposed amendments to Hong Kong’s extradition laws. Hong Kong students sitting outside the consulate in Taipei ... ( read original story ...)