Map courtesy of Come Back to Me) In Taipei, the city government has also been encouraging urban beekeeping as part of its "garden city" project, which was initiated by Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲). The project included the three-month beekeeping course at ... ( read original story ...)
Presidential Office denies alleged role in Ching Fu case
Taipei ... meeting with Kaohsiung City Marine Bureau head Wang Tuan-jen (王端仁) and Fisheries Agency research fellows on Oct. 7, 2016. Chen was seeking help in obtaining land in a northern Kaohsiung harbor as part of the project, and he apparently ... ( read original story ...)
Smart City Expo World Congress Shatters All Previous Records
The event also hosted representatives from over 700 metropolises such as Atlanta, Berlin, Busan, Casablanca, Dubai, Grenoble, London, Lyon, Montevideo, Moscow, New York City, Puebla, Québec, Taipei ... Arab Emirate of Dubai's project to adopt Blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
With a new leader, Metropolis pushes cities to learn from each other
Among them are explorations of how cities can handle surplus food (New Taipei City leads that project); be more inclusive toward LGBT communities (Montevideo); develop cities more sustainably (Berlin); and understand the socio-economic impact of ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei the 14th most popular destination for overseas visitors
London is Europe's top city, in third place with 19.8 million arrivals ... Forty-one cities made the Top 100 rankings, and travel analysts at the Euromonitor project that this number will reach 47 by 2025. Dhoni should realise his role in the team ... ( read original story ...)
IELTS Reading: Notes Completion: City of Food
“Then later he used cuisine to project things French abroad ... I'm based in Yonghe, New Taipei City — very close to Taipei. I have been teaching for many years and I am good at it. I’m patient and never tire of correcting students’ mistakes. ( read original story ...)
After ditching Taiwan, China says Panama will get the help it needs
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will provide Panama with whatever help it needs after the Central American country ditched long-standing ties with self-ruled Taiwan in June, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday after talks between the two countries ... ( read original story ...)
In Currency Battle Between Asian Export Giants, Taiwan is Winning
There’s always competitive tension between Asia’s export giants -- and at the moment, it’s the won’s surge that has people talking. Analysts at Yuanta Securities Co. in Taipei concluded that policy makers in Seoul have lost their grip on the South ... ( read original story ...)
The Best Way to See Taiwan’s Rugged Coast Is Slowly—and on a Bike
There comes a moment during every great endurance adventure when, no matter how fit you are, no matter how experienced, a simple, penetrating question arises: Why? During a 150-mile bike trip up the rugged east coast of Taiwan, there are times when this ... ( read original story ...)
China says Catalonia situation shows Taiwan independence effort doomed to fail
BEIJING (Reuters) - The failure of Catalonia’s effort to declare independence shows that Taiwan independence is also doomed to fail as national unity is paramount for all countries, a Chinese official said on Wednesday. China takes a dim view of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says shut out of U.N. climate talks due to China pressure
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said its environment minister has been prevented from attending an annual U.N. climate meeting even with credentials as a non-governmental participant due to pressure from China. It represents the latest case of self-ruled Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says it was shut out of U.N. climate talks due to China pressure
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s environment minister was prevented from attending an annual U.N. climate meeting even with credentials as a non-governmental participant because of pressure from China, the island said. It was the latest time self-ruled Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan tells U.S. it does not want to cause trouble in Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has assured the United States it has no intention of causing trouble in the Taiwan Strait, the self-ruled island’s envoy to a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders said on Monday. The comments by James Soong came after he told ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s military says a missing pilot didn’t defect to China, but speculation blooms anyway
A Taiwanese air force jet has been missing for five days, the military says, prompting speculation about what happened — including the possibility that the pilot defected to mainland China. Military search-and-rescue crews, as well as Taiwan’s coast ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan envoy says had good exchanges with Trump, China’s Xi
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - Taiwan’s envoy to the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders said on Saturday he had good exchanges with both U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but did not discuss political issues with Xi. Trump upset ... ( read original story ...)
For China, the most important issue to settle with Trump is still that call from Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Presiden Donald Trump the most important issue between their two countries was the treatment of Taiwan. The Chinse Communist Party defeated the Chinese nationalist movement in 1949, and the nationalists have since ruled ... ( read original story ...)