Ajeetesh Sandhu wins maiden Asian Tour title in Taipei golf

Ajeetesh Sandhu, 29, displayed nerves of steel to clinch his maiden international title on the Asian Tour’s US$500,000 (Rs 3.2 crore aprox) Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taipei on Sunday. Ajeetesh Sandhu (69-69-68-70), a day short of his ... ( read original story ...)

Sister Port MOU signed in Taipei

SOLOMON Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan last month. The MOU was sealed on September 25 by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Solomon Islands Ports Authority ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan President Tsai pledges to defend island’s freedoms

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to defend her island’s freedom and democracy in a speech to mark National Day on Tuesday, her second since taking office in May, 2016, and said Taiwan would not bow to pressure. Cross-straits ... ( read original story ...)

Sri Lanka arrests two over hacking of Taiwan bank accounts

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Two people have been arrested in Sri Lanka for suspected money laundering from a Taiwanese bank whose computer system was hacked to enable illicit transactions abroad, police said on Monday. Police acted after state-owned Bank of Ceylon ... ( read original story ...)

Philippines says sorry to China over wrong Taiwan logo

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine defense department has apologized to China for the "grievous but purely unintentional mistake" of using Taiwan's defense ministry logo during a ceremony where the Chinese ambassador turned over assault rifles to the ... ( read original story ...)

Philippines Apologizes to China Over Wrong Taiwan Logo

Manila, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippine defense department has apologized to China for the "grievous but purely unintentional mistake" of using Taiwan's defense ministry logo during a ceremony where the Chinese ambassador turned over thousands of ... ( read original story ...)

Immigrants in Taiwan welcome Asean languages programme

Yen-che Gu, senior specialist of the New Taipei City Government, where the New Immigrants ... Deng Jin Ti, a Vietnamese woman living in Taiwan, said the government’s Asean-language project had enhanced her status as a teacher of Vietnamese. ( read original story ...)

Six Signature Bakeries in Taipei

A foreigner friend once told me that Taiwanese bread is soft and sweet, slightly out of the ordinary but surprisingly delicious. But in Taiwanese bakeries, you can also find a variety of savory bread — such as scallion and shredded dried pork ... ( read original story ...)

Malindo Air increases Taipei flights in 4Q17

Malindo Air in the 4 th quarter of 2017 is increasing Kuala Lumpur – Taipei Taoyuan route, currently served 7 weekly. From 23NOV17 to 31DEC17, the airline will offer 2 extra weekly flights, departing KLIA on Thursdays and Saturdays, with 737-800 aircraft. ( read original story ...)

Chinese Taipei’s New Boss is an Englishman Who Did It His Way

As Gareth Southgate steered England into the World Cup Finals Thursday night, on the other side of the planet his countryman, Gary White, marked his first game in charge of Chinese Taipei with a 4-2 friendly win over Mongolia. Next up is Bahrain in an ... ( read original story ...)

TWFighter Major 2017 streaming live from Taipei, Taiwan

This weekend is TWFighter Major 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. One of the last remaining events in both the Capcom Pro Tour (as a Premier Event) and the Tekken World Tour (as a Master Event), this is one of the last chances for players of their respective games ... ( read original story ...)