Taiwan’s police recently recruited puppies and won’t stop posting cute photos of their K-9s on Facebook. Without a doubt, this police department’s Facebook page is definitely one you would not mind following. In Taipei, Taiwan’s capital city, the ... ( read original story ...)
ASUS official ZenFone 4 reveal would be in Taiwan on the 17 of August
If you recall, couple days earlier we had reported that ASUS had planned a reveal event in Pasay, the Philippines on the 19th August. Although there was not much information apart from this, it was speculated that the company was going to unveil its latest ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Gift For Canada 150 Project Not What It Seems, Expert Says
OTTAWA — Canadian agencies showed naiveté in dealing with China as it inserted itself into a Canada 150 project, says a Canada-China expert ... about 15 trips a year for Americans. The Forbidden City is unbelievably inviting. Layers of history and ... ( read original story ...)
Alstom delivers world’s first Citadis X05 Light Rail Vehicle to Sydney, Australia
Alstom has delivered the first of 60 Citadis X05 light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) in Sydney, Australia, as part of the CBD and South East Light Rail project. Sydney is the first city in the world to receive the Citadis ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Nanya Technology to invest $1.85 bln to boost memory chip output
TAIPEI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan chipmaker Nanya Technology Corp said on Tuesday it will invest $1.85 billion to boost its share in the memory chip market, joining a flurry of rivals boosting capital expenditure to cash in strong global demand for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan High Speed Rail : Train services in Taiwan will restart on Sunday afternoon
The Bureau warned about heavy rain in the southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County from Saturday to ... 06/15 TAIWAN HIGH SPEED RAIL: Sugar railway extension project in southern Taiwan gets.. 06/15 TAIWAN HIGH SPEED RAIL: Sugar railway ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Flags to be Permitted at Summer Universiade
Taipei 2017 will launch a promotional campaign to boost sales for the Closing Ceremony. Photo: Taipei 2017 Taiwan flags will be allowed at next month’s Summer Universiade in Taipei, organizers have confirmed. The host nation will welcome the world’s ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan starts storms cleanup
Financial markets and businesses opened in Taipei yesterday as the capital returned to normal. But the second- largest city of Kaohsiung, on the southern coast, remained shut with the second storm, Typhoon Hait... One person was missing in Taiwan yesterday ... ( read original story ...)
China’s military confident, prepared to safeguard sovereignty: paper
Adherence to the "1992 consensus" between Beijing and Taipei and opposition to Taiwan independence are the "political foundation of peace and development of cross-Straits relations", Chang said, according to the newspaper. The "1992 consensus" acknowledges ... ( read original story ...)
Apologizing mayors hit the circuit
The mayors of Tainan and Taipei found themselves apologizing for opposite reasons in the wake of twin storms. Tainan's mayor issued a public apology Monday for misjudging the severity of Typhoon Haitang and for announcing a very last-minute typhoon holiday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s temples smoke out joss sticks
TAIPEI: The bearded deity Guan Yu, flanked by other deities who represent righteousness, brotherhood and victory in war, presides over worshippers who kneel before his altar at the Xingtian Temple. But devotees at the prayer grounds in the heart of Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
One missing after second typhoon batters Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - One person was missing in Taiwan on Monday after the island's second typhoon in 24 hours battered southern and central regions, taking injuries from both storms to 131, the government said. Financial markets and businesses opened in ... ( read original story ...)
On Heels of Typhoon Nesat, a Second Storm Hits Taiwan
HONG KONG — Taiwan was battered Monday by the second large storm in days, in the wake of a typhoon that flooded streets, injured scores of people and forced more than 10,000 to flee their homes. Tropical Storm Haitang struck Monday on the heels of ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon injures over 80 in Taiwan, traps dozens
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A strong typhoon swept across Taiwan on Sunday, injuring more than 80 people, forcing the capital to shut down essential services and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Forty people were trapped in the southern parts ... ( read original story ...)
Second typhoon batters Taiwan; financial markets open on Monday;
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The second storm to hit Taiwan in 24 hours battered southern and central parts of the island on Monday after Typhoon Nesat injured more than 100 people and shut businesses at the weekend. Financial markets and businesses will be open in ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon injures more than 80 people in Taiwan as another storm approaches
Taiwan's first typhoon of the year left 81 people injured and coastal towns flooded as the island braces for a second tropical storm. Much of Taiwan came to a standstill after Typhoon Nesat made landfall in eastern Yilan county, whipping up massive waves ... ( read original story ...)