TAIPEI Taiwan scrambled jets and navy ships on Wednesday as a group of Chinese warships, led by its sole aircraft carrier, sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the latest sign of heightened tension between Beijing and the self-ruled island. China's Soviet ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Review: Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei
Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei is a luxury city centre hotel in Taipei. As the tallest hotel in the city this family hotel in Taipei offers unparalleled views over the city, including wonderful views of the famous Taipei 101 tower. ( read original story ...)
The story of smartphones has a lesson for Taiwan
On Jan. 10, 2007, President Chen Shui-bian attended the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega during his Central America visit. Exactly 10 years later, it was again Ortega who hosted the R.O.C. head of state — President Tsai Ing-wen — in ... ( read original story ...)
Camping@Home
Original House Situation Located in the suburb of Taipei city, the house of this project has green window view, with plenty of natural light. The quiet and undisturbed environment inspires the designer to design this project. Advantages： It’s a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks down; strong Dec exports data caps losses
The electronics subindex climbed as much as 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex dropped up to 0.6 percent. Government issued data on Monday that showed Taiwan's exports in December had bounced to their highest in four years, fuelling hopes that ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan stocks down on profit-taking; ahead of data, earnings
The electronics subindex sank as much as 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex lost up to 0.2 percent. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker and big-capped share, remained unchanged. It is due to issue its ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s smog-eating twisting tower will feature luxury apartments — take a look inside
The Tao Zhu Yin Yuan Tower by Vincent Callebut Architectures in Taipei, Taiwan. A twisting, smog-eating tower is going up in Taipei, Taiwan. On the outside, 23,000 trees and shrubs — nearly the same amount found in New York’s Central Park — will ... ( read original story ...)
Photo review of Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Taipei in Business
Following my trip to Bangkok over Xmas, I made another trip over the New Year holidays, to Taipei to witness the Taipei 101 New Year Fireworks. This was of course coupled with some shopping as well as eating. Having checked-in online earlier, we proceeded ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Transition: Taiwan, Cabinet, Inauguration
Jan.09 -- Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli recaps this weekend's latest news related to President-elect Donald Trump less than two weeks before his inauguration. Bloomberg's Kevin Cirilli reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance." ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s President Meets With Ted Cruz in the U.S., and China Objects
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan met with Senator Ted Cruz of Texas in Houston and then flew off to visit leaders in Latin America, seeking to promote her island’s cause as it gets positive signals from President-elect Donald J. ( read original story ...)
ODOT Hopes Drivers Avoid Driving Through Off-Broadway Project
If you travel Broadway Extension, you’ve definitely noticed of a slow down with the biggest project in Department of Transportation history underway. China has reiterated its opposition to any contacts between U.S. officials and Taiwan's government ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland mobile payment services expand rapidly in Taiwan
Currently, WeChat's payment service is unavailable to Taiwan residents. Mobile payment services, including WeChat payment, are cooperating with local banks for cross-border payment business certifications. "Based on the sellers' feedback, WeChat payment ... ( read original story ...)
China warns after Cruz, Abbot, meet Taiwan's president
BEIJING, China - China has reiterated its opposition to any contacts between U.S. officials and Taiwan's government following a meeting between Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott and the self-governing island's President Tsai Ing-wen. Cruz and Abbot ... ( read original story ...)
POP Post: Grand Hyatt Taipei
Let’s be honest. Sometimes you don’t want to read a whole review. So we’ve created a new series called POP post: Pictures Only Post. Posts in this series will feature the product, minimal description, and focus on 5-10 Pics. A more detailed review ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rebel lawmakers met with protests in Taiwan
China's Taiwan Affairs Office last month denounced this weekend's ... Related Hong Kong Legal Notice: Copyright, trade marks and other intellectual property rights in this website can not be reproduced without the prior permission. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan leader heads to Americas; US stops set to irk China
"It should not surprise anyone if the incoming president's advisers who will be working on Asia policy meet with President Tsai," said Ross Feingold, a Taipei-based senior adviser at D.C. International Advisory, a consulting firm whose chief executive has ... ( read original story ...)