SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Tuesday it had amended its website to no longer refer to Taiwan and Hong Kong as countries, rather than Chinese territories, after China issued a warning to foreign airlines last week. China has ... ( read original story ...)
China shuts Marriott’s website over Tibet and Taiwan error
The hotel group has apologised for the error and said it did not support separatist movements in China. Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau were listed as individual nations in an online survey sent to customers. Beijing considers self-ruling Taiwan to be a ... ( read original story ...)
China demands public apology from Delta for listing Taiwan, Tibet as countries
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's aviation authority on Friday said it had asked Delta Air Lines to investigate why Taiwan and Tibet were listed as countries on its website, and demanded an "immediate and public" apology, Civil Aviation Administration of China ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Sky Tower to open as the new landmark of Taipei, housing two Hyatt hotels
COMMUNE A7, located next to Taipei 101 in Taipei's prime Xinyi District, an urban community space designed as a food market and event space will soon be transformed into Taipei's most anticipated development, Taipei Sky Tower, which will house two hotels ... ( read original story ...)
The 8 Best Foods at Taipei’s Night Markets
This spring, the Michelin Guide will launch its first guide to Taiwan’s capital city Taipei, but if you ask any local where to eat, they’ll point to their night markets as the heart of the city’s food scene. Even at times of economic hardship, Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
China shuts Marriott’s website over Tibet, Taiwan error
The hotel group has apologised for the error and said it did not support separatist movements in China. Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau were listed as individual nations in an online survey sent to customers. Beijing considers self-ruling Taiwan to be a ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan incentivizes mobile payments
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Payments Briefing" subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here. The government in Taiwan is planning initiatives to promote adoption of mobile payments ... ( read original story ...)
No ice, no problem for Taiwan luger Lien
TAIPEI (Reuters) - When Lien Te-an sets off on his luge for practice runs there is no biting cold or sound of blades scraping the ice, only a swoosh before he disappears down a steep mountain road into the shimmering heat of eastern Taiwan’s Yilan County. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan plans to invest in advanced arms as China flexes its muscles
TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Taiwan’s ruling party plans to use a long-term increase in defense spending to pursue advanced weapons systems, government officials say, in what is widely seen as growing determination to forge a stronger deterrent against a ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Taiwan bought 73,635 tonnes of wheat from U.S. last week
HAMBURG, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Taiwan Flour Millers’ Association last week bought 73,635 tonnes of milling wheat to be sourced from the United States, European traders said on Wednesday. The wheat was bought in two consignments for shipment from the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan calls China’s new aviation routes in Taiwan Strait irresponsible
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s government has called China’s recent unilateral expansion of civil aviation routes in the Taiwan Strait an irresponsible act that threatens regional security, in the latest row between Beijing and the self-ruled island. ( read original story ...)
Taipei Itinerary: What to do And The Best Places to Stay
This will have no extra cost for you. For further info please refer to our Privacy Policy During the Spring and Autumn is the best time to visit Taipei, it’s not too hot neither too cold. From July to August it’s the high season and the city is packed ... ( read original story ...)
For Trump, is Taiwan worth a war with China?
Of all the crazy things going on in the world, all-out war between the United States and China seems a remote threat. Yet that is exactly what a Chinese diplomat says will happen, if President Trump sends a U.S. Navy ship to visit our ally, Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Can China really take over Taiwan?
John Pomfret, a former Washington Post bureau chief in Beijing, is the author of “The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom: America and China, 1776 to the Present.” Chinese air force fighters have begun escorting bombers around Taiwan in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Leader Says China’s ‘Destabilizing’ Moves Threaten Region
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned for the second time in a week that China’s escalating efforts to assert its authority over the island risked destabilizing the broader region. In a tweet Friday, Tsai cited Beijing’s approval of commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Jan-Hendrik Meidinger Named General Manager for Grand Hyatt Taipei
Meidinger relocates to the Taiwanese capital with more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry. The 47-year-old was previously the resident manager at Grand Hyatt Taipei from 2006 to 2010. Most recently he was general manager of The ... ( read original story ...)