I had never seen a man selling fried eggs on a stick before – but then I had never been to Taiwan. Taipei, the capital, is positively seething with food stalls and produce in what has become the world’s trendiest destination for foodies. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president joins naval drill a day after huge China exercise
SUAO, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen presided over a military drill by the self-ruled island’s navy on Friday for the first time since she took office in 2016, a day after diplomatic rival China held a large-scale naval display. ( read original story ...)
5 Taipei Cafes With Aesthetics Worth Hitting Pause On Your Street Food Rampage For
We all know that Taipei is famous for its iconic toilet-themed restaurant. But beyond the poop-shaped ice-cream and toilet bowl hot pots are many other yummy dishes waiting to be devoured in the Taiwanese city. Night markets are great for affordable local ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei Biennial 2018 announces title and curatorial statement
The 11th Taipei Biennial takes the title of “Post-Nature—A Museum as an Ecosystem”. The Taipei Biennial 2018, opening on 17 November, will explore the ever-changing nature of an ecosystem and how this is reflected in artistic and institutional practice. ( read original story ...)
Taipei offers scholarships to Indian, Malaysian postgrad students
Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Taipei City government has teamed up with local universities and businesses to offer an NT$116,000 (US$3,959) annual scholarship to Indian and Malaysian master's and PhD students studying information communications technology (ICT ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan president attends military drill off east coast
SUAO, TAIWAN (Reuters) - At a time of rising tension with Beijing, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday presided over a military drill by the self-ruled island’s navy for the first time since she took office in 2016. The exercise, which involved no ... ( read original story ...)
5 Highly Aesthetic Taipei Cafes For Breaks In Between Your Street Food Rampage
We all know that Taipei is famous for its iconic toilet-themed restaurant. But beyond the poop-shaped ice-cream and toilet bowl hot pots are many other yummy dishes waiting to be devoured in the Taiwanese city. Night markets are great for affordable local ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Shows Off China’s Naval Power With Fleet Review, Taiwan Drills
President Xi Jinping presided over the biggest naval fleet review since 1949 in the South China Sea and called on his nation to build a world-class navy, while the government scheduled a live-fire military drill in the Taiwan Straits for next week. ( read original story ...)
Xi Flashes China’s Naval Might With Fleet Review, Taiwan Drills
President Xi Jinping presided over the biggest naval fleet review since 1949 in the South China Sea and called on his nation to build a world-class navy, while the government scheduled a live-fire military drill in the Taiwan Straits for next week. ( read original story ...)
State-Run Dating Service Is Taiwan’s Solution to Aging Society
Taiwan hopes to tackle the most pressing of first-world problems through increased government intervention in people’s love lives. The interior ministry says it will organize more official match-making events in 2018 as part of a push to reverse a rapid ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan leader appoints key ally to head presidential office
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday named a key ally to head her office and lead communications efforts aimed at shoring up her wilting approval ratings in the runup to local elections this year. The appointment comes a day after ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan wants to share its success on providing universal health care
With the World Health Organization’s declaration of achieving universal health care around the world as its top priority, we share Drs. P.G. Forest and Danielle Martin’s observation that any health-care reform must have people at the centre. Everyone ... ( read original story ...)
How to Eat like a Local in Taipei
From tangy pineapple cakes to tea-infused cuisine, here are seven Taiwanese specialties to keep you fuelled beyond the city’s night markets. Make the trip to scenic Maokong – Taipei’s former largest tea-growing region – to partake in a traditional ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi urges Taiwan business community to shun independence
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Taiwan’s business community on Tuesday to shun any idea of independence for their island and to promote peace and stable ties with the mainland, state media reported. Ties between Beijing and ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Taiwan’s exports rebound in March, hit record high
TAIPEI, April 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan’s exports rebounded in March to a record high in value terms, but escalating China-U.S. trade tensions pose a new risk to the island’s key technology sector. Taiwan’s factories are a key part of the global supply ... ( read original story ...)
IOTA starts testing digital IDs in Taipei
planned for Taipei citizens in a combined effort between IOTA (MIOTA), and the Taiwan-based start-up BiiLabs, tailored to upscale the South-eastern capital into a modern smart-city. The innovative project relies not on blockchain- technology but on a ... ( read original story ...)