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Taiwan is no stranger to panic buying. Taiwanese have lined up for gasoline for fear of price hikes and made a run for fresh produce ahead of rain that was forecast to damage crops and raise prices. They have lived through sudden shortages in milk and ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan, won the Tall Buildings category at MIPIM/The Architectural Review Future Project Awards 2018; while Andrew Bromberg at Aedas-designed Chengdu City Music Hall in Chengdu, China, received a commendation in the Cultural Regeneration category. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s negative real interest rates could affect decision-making on whether to raise interest rates, its newly-appointed governor Yang Chin-long told parliament on Thursday. Yang told parliamentarians the central bank’s rate ... ( read original story ...)

A total of 20 restaurants in Taipei, including five that serve Japanese food, received accolades in the inaugural edition of the Michelin guide for Taipei released on Wednesday. Touting the launch of the guide as a “truly historic event,” Michael Ellis ... ( read original story ...)

The initial project is to put in place a digital identification system based on IOTA’s TangleID technology. As Taipei’s Smart City Living Lab initiative enters its proof-of-concept phase, the city will soon roll out a new identification system—the Di ... ( read original story ...)

Forget steel and intellectual property. The biggest potential flash point between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is an island of 23 million people sitting off China’s coast. Even as global investors shift from worrying ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (AP) — China's move to scrap term limits and allow Xi Jinping to serve as president indefinitely puts him on track to deal with some of the country's weightiest long-term sovereignty challenges, especially the fates of Hong Kong and Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's high court on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of anti-China activists who occupied the island's parliament in 2014, with the judge describing the protests as "an expression of democracy". Jubilant activists praised the decision which they said was a ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING — China’s move to scrap term limits and allow Xi Jinping to serve as president indefinitely puts him on track to deal with some of the country’s weightiest long-term sovereignty challenges, especially the fates of Hong Kong and Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

Taipei, March 12 (CNA) The mayors of Taipei and New Taipei cities on Monday unveiled a monthly pass that will give commuters unlimited use of greater Taipei's public transportation network, including the Mass Rapid Transit system and city buses. The "All ... ( read original story ...)

Experience Taiwan at its finest and make the most of your vacation in this interesting country. Definitely, a rising travel destination these days, this Asian country will bring you an exciting escape. Head to its capital, Taipei, and do plenty of fun ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan will look to its domestic arms industry as well as foreign suppliers to respond to China’s continuing military buildup, but has no interest in engaging in an arms race with its cross-strait rival, the defence ministry said Tuesday. The remarks ... ( read original story ...)

Experience Taiwan at its finest and make the most of your vacation in this interesting country. Definitely, a rising travel destination these days, this Asian country will bring you an exciting escape. Head to its capital, Taipei, and do plenty of fun ... ( read original story ...)

Eliot Shen, project manager for a property developer in Taipei ... A quake two years ago toppled a building and killed 116 people in a populous southern city. In 1999, Taiwan experienced its worst earthquake in recent memory, a magnitude 7.1 event that ... ( read original story ...)

Project Fulfill Art Space, Taipei, celebrates its 10th anniversary with the exhibition featuring Turkish artist Fahrettin Örenli. This exhibition showcases Örenli’s diverse art practice through a range of mediums, including sound and light installation ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - China is rolling out the welcome mat for technology companies - and Taiwan. Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics assembler and key Apple supplier, is set to list a $50 billion-plus subsidiary in Shanghai. ( read original story ...)