Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Taiwan will expand its downtown value-added tax (VAT) refund service for foreign visitors, starting next month, as part its tourism promotion efforts, the Ministry of Finance said Thursday. From Sept. 1, the four VAT refund counters ... ( read original story ...)
World University Games: Halifax’s Black adds gold, bronze to medal haul in Taipei
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Halifax’s Ellie Black won her first gold medal at a World University Games, in 2013. Black is no stranger to earning medals: She took home one of each colour from the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships and the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei asks Manila to deport fugitive Taiwanese investor
He was prosecuted by the Taiwan Taipei District Prosecutors Office on account of fraud ... He needs to find another suitable place/country to repeat his criminal business model and it seems that his new target place is the Philippines. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Saudi Aramco gets bids to expand Hawiyah gas plant – sources
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco (IPO-ARMO.SE) has received bids from international ... Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas, Taiwan's CTCI, Italy's Saipem, Britain's Petrofac, India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T). South Korea's Hyundai Engineering ... ( read original story ...)
Kaohsiung: Taiwan’s blossoming cultural city
Taiwan’s second largest city is reinventing itself from an industrial port to ... taken in by the temple's abbot when the construction project that hired them went awry, leaving them stranded in Taiwan. To thank the monks, the men fashioned this ... ( read original story ...)
Athletes Carry Family Dreams to Taipei’s 2017 Summer Universiade Games
TAIPEI, Taiwan — One attended the University of Pennsylvania, the other Harvard. Both have fenced for their Ivy League schools’ teams, even facing off against each other to break ties in decisive matches. But this time, brothers Jason and Jerry Chang ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Flies South
“The milk tea thing was a no-brainer,” says Cua, who’s ethnically Taiwanese and part of a family business that also includes a bakery. “I go to Taiwan a lot, and I always thought, ‘Filipinos would love this.’ ” That sentiment dovetailed with ... ( read original story ...)
sebastian amorelli puig’s biorefinery project offers solution to barcelona’s sewage system
This beautiful contemporary apartment situated in Hsinchu City, Taiwan, was designed in 2017 by Vattier Interior ... The post sebast ... the project suggests that if dwellings could be disguised as air conditioning infrastructure, thousands of pop-up ... ( read original story ...)
citizenM Taipei North Gate takes brand in Asia for first time
A significant milestone for the young and innovative Dutch hotel brand, the debut Asian property in Taipei is the eleventh citizenM hotel to open worldwide since its 2008 launch. A concept brought to life by award-winning Dutch designers, Concrete ... ( read original story ...)
Where to Stay in Taipei: Taipei’s Coolest Neighborhoods to Stay
Taipei Garden Hotel – With 241 spacious rooms and plenty of amenities, you can survive here without ever leaving the property, especially given the luxury bedding and bathrooms. This 5-star has a bit of business hotel feel, but is in a great location ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch smartphone-based affinity credit card
Taiwan Mobile plans to team up with EasyCard and Taipei Fubon Bank to launch in September ... Following the step of Taiwan Mobile, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications have also said they will accelerate their deployments in the ... ( read original story ...)
Bets on iPhone 8 Turn Taiwan Airline Into a Stock Superstar
If shares of Taiwan’s largest airline are anything to go by, Apple Inc.’s next iPhone will be a runaway success. China Airlines Ltd. has surged more than 30 percent in the past 8 days, adding about $4.1 billion in market value and outperforming almost ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-S&P sees Taiwan’s life insurers facing higher currency hedging risk in 2017
Aug 23 (Reuters) - S&P Global Ratings said on a conference call on Wednesday that: * It sees Taiwan's life insurers facing higher currency hedging risk this year amid stronger Taiwan dollar against the U.S. dollar. * It sees hedging risk facing the sector ... ( read original story ...)
The industrial revolutionary rocking Hong Kong design
a Finnish glassware company that recently opened up a flagship store in Taipei. “The language of design is global,” he says. “It doesn’t matter whether you live in Shanghai, New York, Tokyo or Kathmandu. Anyone who likes design is on the same page.” ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Seen Shunning Change in Search for New Central Banker
Incumbent says he won’t seek new term after 20 years in job As Taiwan searches for a new central bank governor for the first time in two decades, economists see the government choosing more of the same. Deputy central bank governor Yang Chin-long is the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Aramco gets bids to expand Hawiyah gas plant – sources
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco has received bids from international ... Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas, Taiwan's CTCI, Italy's Saipem , Britain's Petrofac, India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T). South Korea's Hyundai ... ( read original story ...)