Free WiFi spot in TAIPEI 101 Lyndsay Hemphill/Business Insider 8. Taipei was one of the first cities to embrace widespread free internet usage (even for tourists!). You can find free Wi-Fi at all train stations and most major tourist attractions. ( read original story ...)
Comics and animation festival kicks off in Taipei
A woman decorates a toy booth during the Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, Feb 2, 2017. The festival opened on Thursday, and will last until Feb 6. [Photo/Xinhua] ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese toy makers eye business opportunities at Germany trade show
Taipei, Feb. 3 (CNA) The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a government-sponsored trade promotion organization, said on Friday that toy vendors in Taiwan have set their sights on business opportunities in the European market by attending ... ( read original story ...)
Uber is suspending its service in Taiwan because of increased fines
TAIPEI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc said it will ... Taiwan has maintained Uber's business is illegal, and at one point last year even considered ordering it to leave the domestic market. The U.S. company has protested fines against it and ... ( read original story ...)
Review: EVA Business Class Royal Laurel TPE-SGN
This means, all in, Dave and I flew from Indianapolis to Saigon in Business Class, with a 2 night stopover in Taipei at a 5 star hotel, AND THEN to Saigon in EVA Royal Laurel for ~$30 out of pocket and points. On top of that, we caught up with our buddy ... ( read ...
Taiwan’s Leslie Koo: A Business Leader Who Loved to Be Underestimated
Leslie Koo Cheng Yun, one of Taiwan’s top business leaders and chairman of Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC), passed away January 23 in Taipei. He fell down the steps of a hotel while attending a wedding. The son of Koo Chen-fu, a businessman-statesman ... ( read original story ...)
Two Ends of the Celebrity Chef Spectrum in Taiwan
The News Lens has been authorized to repost this article. The piece was first published by Taiwan Business TOPICS. Taiwan Business TOPICS is published monthly by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
A Transpacific Flight Where You Can Get A First Class Seat For Business Class Miles
Specifically, I’m talking about China Airlines’ flight between Vancouver and Taipei, which is their only remaining ... China Airlines’ 747 features 12 first class seats, 49 business class seats, and 314 economy class seats. However, rather than ... ( read original story ...)
Janie Chang: ‘Remember that publishing is a business and not to take things personally’
Chang, who was born in Taiwan, and raised in the Philippines ... Regarding the writing world: to remember that publishing is a business and not to take things personally. This may seem obvious, but books are such a personal endeavour for authors; sometimes ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba to sell part of chip business, first step in offsetting huge charge
Business weekly Toyo Keizai reported that Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer, is interested in either taking a stake in or buying some of Toshiba’s businesses. Foxconn founder Terry Gou wants to build up the company’s ... ( read original story ...)
EU slaps China, Taiwan with steel anti-dumping duties
BRUSSELS - The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on steel products from China and Taiwan to stop them flooding Europe's struggling steel market. The Commission said Friday that an investigation has confirmed that Chinese and Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Visits to B.C. surge, particularly from Taiwan
On June 8, there will be a lot more capacity on the route when Air Canada launches inaugural non-stop daily flights between Taipei and Vancouver. Business in Vancouver explored the growth in non-stop flights between Vancouver and Greater China (Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Visitation to B.C. surges, particularly from Taiwan
On June 8, there will be a lot more capacity on the route when Air Canada launches inaugural non-stop daily flights between Taipei and Vancouver. Business in Vancouver explored the growth in non-stop flights between Vancouver and Greater China (Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to continue to pursue closer ties with regional partners
Taiwan will continue to pursue and strengthen economic cooperation with its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific following U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Presidential Office said Tuesday. Officials ... ( read original story ...)
Tsutaya rental chain opens first ‘book cafe’ in Taiwan
TAIPEI – Tsutaya Co., a major Japanese movie and music rental and bookshop chain, will open its first “book cafe” in Taiwan on Tuesday, company officials said Monday. The Tsutaya Bookstore in Xinyi, Taipei’s newest trend-setting commercial district ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful Taiwan Billionaire Clan Suffers Loss As Leslie Koo Dies In Taipei
Leslie Koo, a leader of one of Taiwan’s most powerful business families and chairman of one of Asia’s largest cement suppliers, has died in Taipei. TCC International, the Hong Kong-listed arm of Koo flagship Taiwan Cement, announced his death in a ... ( read original story ...)