And now in lighter, but still intriguing news, officials in Taipei are asking Ottawa to help find and deport from Canada a celebrity blogger accused of fleeing Taiwan with millions in stolen funds ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei International Book Exhibition 2019: Take ‘Time for Reading’
This year’s Taipei International Book Exhibition is focused on creating ‘Time for Reading,’ amid what organizers say is a major incursion by digital entertainment media into consumers’ reading time. T... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeks Ottawa’s help deporting three fugitives accused of fraud
Taiwanese officials are seeking assistance from the Canadian government to deport three fugitives who are accused of being involved in a multimillion-dollar fraud case back in their homeland and fleei... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Carrier on Strike During Lunar New Year Travel Rush
BEIJING — Pilots from Taiwan's China Airlines have gone on strike during the Lunar New Year travel rush, forcing the cancellation of 26 flights over coming days. Hundreds of the state-owned carrier's ... ( read original story ...)
China’s competing legacies on show at National Palace Museums in Beijing and Taipei
The Forbidden City is in the midst of a 10-year project to renovate and open more than 95 per cent of the palace to the public by 2025, the centennial of the Palace Museum in Beijing. The Taipei muse... ( read original story ...)
Have a Michelin experience in Taipei
For too long, Taipei has been associated with night markets and street food. But the launch of the inaugural Taipei Michelin Guide last March brought the fine dining scene, hitherto known mostly to tr... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese fugitives enter Canada after fleeing on $42M fraud charges: Taiwan officials
Su Chen Tuan and two other high-profile fugitives from Taiwan are believed to be in Canada, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau (MJIB). According to the Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
How to Get From Taipei Airport (TPE) to Downtown Taipei
Taiwan is an incredibly easy country to navigate with some of the best public transportation options around. The trains and buses are all clean, safe and efficient and all the signs and stops are post... ( read original story ...)
How Matthew Lien took a musical revolution from Yukon to Taiwan—and back
It starts whenever Matthew Lien flies to Taipei. Flight attendants realize who he is and want selfies. Then, at border security, agents tell him they love his music. Meals at restaurants get interrupt... ( read original story ...)
China and Taiwan clash in Lunar New Year military propaganda videos
Beijing and Taipei have marked the Lunar New Year holiday by releasing competing videos of military grandstanding, in the latest rhetorical clash between the two governments. China's People's Liberati... ( read original story ...)
Analysts cut S.Korea, Taiwan firms’ 2019 profit forecasts over the past month
Feb 6 (Reuters) - South Korean and Taiwanese companies led analysts’ earnings downgrades over the past month, Refinitiv data showed, as the two economies are expected to bear the brunt of slowing glob... ( read original story ...)
‘Year of the Pig’ celebrated in Beijing, Taipei
Thousands of people flocked to temples in Beijing, China and Taipei, Taiwan to celebrate the Lunar New Year. ( read original story ...)
China and Taiwan are waging war online with these dueling military propaganda videos
Mainland China made a video of its fighter jets flying around Taiwan, so Taiwan returned fire with a video of its forces preparing to a repel a Chinese invasion. The People's Liberation Army Air Force ... ( read original story ...)
New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival to be Held in Coming Mid-Feb
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival was once voted by TripAdvisor as "the most recommended cultural activity for international ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan takes dig at China’s lack of democracy in new year message
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took a dig at China’s lack of freedom in a message to mark Tuesday’s start of the Lunar New Year, saying she hoped ethnic Chinese all over the world co... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan takes a dig at Chinese democracy in new year message
In a message to mark Tuesday's start of the Lunar New Year, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took a dig at China's lack of freedom. Taiwan is able to maintain cultural traditions and is committed to upho... ( read original story ...)