Taiwan working with India to promote tourism back home

"Taiwan had witnessed an exponential growth of Indian tourists in the year 2016," a statement by Taiwan Tourism department said. MUMBAI: Taiwan is working with the Indian travel industry to bolster tourism between the two countries, its tourism department ... ( read original story ...)

Israel uses early outburst to crush Chinese Taipei at WBC

Team Israel scored early and often en route to an overwhelming 15-7 victory over Chinese Taipei at the World Baseball Classic. Nate Freiman led the way with four RBI for Israel, which ran out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Tyler Krieger drove in three ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese Taipei pitcher commits embarrassing error vs. Israel

A Chinese Taipei pitcher committed an embarrassing blooper on Monday during a first round game against Israel in the World Baseball Classic. With Israel ahead 8-3 in the top of the seventh and the bases load, Chinese Taipei brought in Chen-Hua Lin out of ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese official urges more contacts with Taiwan politicians

A top Chinese official called for more contacts between politicians in mainland China and Taiwan despite Beijing's ongoing refusal to engage with the self-governing island's president. The head of China's legislative advisory body, Yu Zhengsheng, said ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan urges reconciliation as China butts in on memorial

TAIPEI Taiwan's president urged truthful reconciliation on Tuesday on the 70th anniversary of an uprising against Nationalist troops that has galvanised independence supporters, an event China is seeking to co-opt to oppose independence. The "228 Incident ... ( read original story ...)

Review: Novotel Taipei Taoyuan Airport

We had a fairly short overnight in Taipei before our connecting flight. We were arriving from Los Angeles at around 5PM, and departing the following day to Singapore at 9AM. As much as I love Taipei as a city, Taoyuan Airport is quite a ways from town. ( read original story ...)

Protests in Taiwan as island marks 70 years since massacre

TAIPEI: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Taiwan on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of a massacre by nationalist Chinese troops, calling for justice as the island’s leader vowed to investigate the killings. The 1947 massacre, also known as the ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan marks crackdown anniversary amid tensions with China

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan is marking the 70th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters that is widely seen as a rejection of China's claims to the self-governing island democracy. The protests that began on Feb. 28, 1947, were directed ... ( read original story ...)

AUO installs largest rooftop solar project in Tainan, Taiwan

Vertically-integrated solar PV manufacturer Au Optronics (AUO) has completed a 3.87MW rooftop solar plant in Taiwan, the largest on a high-tech fab in the southwest city of Tainan. The project uses a special mounting rack and is designed to withstand ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei Dome project may come to life again: officials

Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) The suspended Taipei Dome project is being revived and may come to life again, city officials said Wednesday, but stressed that it had nothing to do with next year's local government elections. Taipei City Deputy Mayor Chen Chin-jun ... ( read original story ...)