TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taipei city is holding the 2013 Design & City Exhibition (???????) from Sept. 8 to Sept. 29, showcasing its "Design is People" focus and demonstrating how design guides municipal policy and how people in the private sector are energetically taking the initiative with their own projects, in the quest for World Design Capital laurels this November, according to the ...
New regulations and fares for YouBikes to begin Oct.
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- New regulations for YouBikes, a public bicycle hiring system for Taipei City residents, will be implemented in October, Taipei City's Department of Transportation (DOT) said ...
50 of shops sell minors cigarettes Taipei City DOH
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Nearly 50 percent of shops failed inspections regarding the sale of cigarettes to minors, Taipei's Department of Health (DOH) announced ...
Land value increment tax increases 40
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The government collected a total of NT$7.6 billion in land value increment tax in August, which was a 40 percent increase from a year ago, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said ...
Weather radar helps track migration of eagles
TAIPEI -- A creative application of weather radar will give bird watchers an important tool to help track grey-faced buzzard eagles, which migrate through Southern Taiwan every autumn, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said ...
More Chinese tourists apply to visit Taiwan
TAIPEI -- The number of Chinese tourists applying to visit Taiwan has risen significantly since Sept. 10 because of major holidays on the horizon and a new tourism law in China that could make tours more expensive, Taiwan immigration officials said ...
Freeway traffic expected to hike on Mid-Autumn holiday
TAIPEI -- Holiday travelers should brace themselves for serious traffic congestion Sept. 19-22, as up to 2.4 million motorists are expected to take to the nation's freeways during the Mid Autumn Festival long weekend, traffic authorities said ...
High court orders job bank to pay additional reparations
The Taiwan High Court yesterday delivered a second trial ruling concerning a 2002 data theft case involving two leading employment websites, with 1111 Job Bank ordered to pay additional reparations of NT$2.1178 million to 104 ...
Candy Crushs popularity in Taiwan surprises maker
Speaking at the Taipei International Digital Content Summit and Fair (Digital Taipei), Tommy Palm, dubbed the "Games Guru" at the social games company King, said that some 3 million people in Taiwan play the puzzle game, which first launched as a Facebook app before being ported to mobile phones in late 2012. He said he was excited when he saw people playing his game as he arrived in ...
Nearly a million a ping Apartments near SYS station the priciest of all
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The unit price of apartment complexes near Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall MRT Station came in at NT$986,900 per ping (3.3 square meters) in July, topping all others located near metro stations at NT$986,900 per ...
Taiwan designers spacesuits win high praise in London
LONDON--A Taiwanese college graduate's spacesuit-inspired outfits won high praise Sunday at London Fashion Week, with his designs lauded for their trendsetting creativity and ...
Taiwan China Cambodia join up to crack fraud ring
TAIPEI -- Police in Taiwan, China and Cambodia have together busted a multinational telecom fraud ring with the arrest of 64 suspects, including 11 Taiwanese nationals, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said ...
Industry heavyweights hit up Digital Taipei
TAIPEI--Nearly 60 digital content companies from around 20 countries gathered in Taipei Monday for two days of exchanges on the future of games, e-books, mobile applications and more at the 2013 Taipei International Digital Content Summit and Fair (Digital ...
Taipei team takes 2nd at intl ice hockey tourney
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Taipei Black smashed their way to take second in the 2013 HKAHC International Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament on Sunday, not losing a game until the final against ...
Historic exhibition on Taiwan-US ties opens
TAIPEI -- Historic photos and documents that trace key events in the relationship between Taiwan and the United States are now on display at an exhibition that opened Monday in ...
1532 people nationwide forced to take unpaid leave
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A total of 1,532 employees from 31 companies in the country have been forced to take unpaid leave in the period between Sept. 2 and Sept. 15, according to a report released by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) ...
Political turmoil doesnt stop market going higher
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan shares on Monday closed up 112.86 points despite local political turbulence, with the regulatory agency chief noting that political uncertainty will be short-term and that a second stock stimulus measure will be unveiled ...
Market rally spurs local currency to new height
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Taiwan Stock Exchange yesterday mounted a spirited rally, propelling the strength of the New Taiwan Dollar to new heights, trading at NT$29.721 against the dollar, gaining NT$0.121, or 0.41 ...
Taiwanese-American gets 2nd spot in Miss America
LOS ANGELES -- Taiwanese-American pageant veteran Crystal Lee missed the title of 2014 Miss America but managed to land first runner up in the state of New Jersey on ...
Art exhibitions to feature in HKs Taiwan Month
The "Taiwan Month," to begin Nov. 1, will feature 31 performances and talks by 10 groups, according to the Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre, Taiwan's cultural office in Hong Kong and organizer of the event. Among them are performances by Cloud Gate 2 -- the youth and outreach wing of the renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre -- the Ju Percussion Group, the Paper Windmill ...
Taiwanese agriculture officials tour Howell Township farm
Howell Township farmer Rick Van Gilder (right) shows Wen-Deh Chen the workings in the cab of one of Van Gilder's farm machines as members of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission visited his farm. / Photo by GILLIS BENEDICT/DAILY PRESS & ...
Mainland tourists allegedly attack Taiwan man
/enpproperty--> A Taiwan man claims he was attacked by three mainland travelers after criticizing them for spitting at a scenic spot last week. Chen Li-lun, 28, of Taipei told local police that he was beaten after he tried to stop several mainland tourists at Ali Mountain from spitting on Sept 9, the Apple Daily reported. Chen claimed he was attacked in the head, chest and back, and some ...
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