One of the finest museums in the world lies just 20 minutes outside Taipei: The National Palace Museum. This building holds the best of Chinese art, most of which was carried to the island when the Nationalists fled the mainland in the late 1940s. The collection includes objects dating back more than 4,000 years.
Taiwan exports 14.2% more machine tools in first 10 months of 2008 Taiwan Headlines Taiwanese exported US$3.23 billion worth of machine tools in the first 10 months of 2008, a moderate 14.2% year-on-year growth, said the non-profit Taiwan Machine Tool Foundation. Of the two...
Public construction by private sector may create US$19.77b in business Taiwan Headlines The Public Construction Commission under the Cabinet recently declared that public construction projects involving the private sector within four years may generate business valued at NT$632.7...
Central Taiwan travel fair to be held in Hong Kong, Macau Taiwan Headlines Taichung, Jan. 6 Four local government heads from central Taiwan will leave for Hong Kong and Macau Wednesday to promote central Taiwan tourism and sales of the area's native products. Taichung...
Evergreen unveils mega shipbuilding project Taiwan Headlines Evergreen Marine has decided to spend US$5.5 billion building 100 container ships before the anticipated recovery of the global economy in 2012, thereby becoming the world's third largest container...
Taiwan businesses urged to explore opportunities in Africa Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Jan. 6 A local business association leader suggested Tuesday that Taiwan enterprises explore business opportunities in Africa, a market that he said has great potential and bright...
Historical, attached to its ways, and Taiwanese Taiwan Headlines Founded in the early eighteenth century, Lugang was once one of Taiwan's busiest ports. Along with Tainan and Manka (Mengjia, today's Wanhua District of Taipei), Lugang was considered one of Taiwan's...
Taiwan-Japan aviation talks to be held in late Feb. in Tokyo Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Jan. 6 Taiwan-Japan aviation consultation talks are slated to be held in Tokyo in late February, with the two sides set to discuss a proposed increase in the number of two-way flights...
Yiin Chii-ming says 2 percent growth Taiwan Headlines Minister of Economic Affairs Yiin Chii-ming (尹啟銘) said on Monday that he believed economic growth of more than 2 percent this year was a "reasonable goal to pursue." Yiin said at a news...
Tourism Bureau may stop hosting Lantern Festival Taiwan Headlines The annual Lantern Festival will continue, but the central government is considering whether the festival should be hosted by the Tourism Bureau or by county governments, the bureau said in a...
Taiwan-Japan fishery meeting slated for February in Taipei Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Jan. 6 Taiwan and Japan are slated to hold their 16th round of fisheries meeting in mid-February in Taipei, in a bid to find a workable solution concerning fishing in disputed waters...
SEF chairman to meet with Taiwanese investors in China Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Jan. 6 Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung will head for China Wednesday to meet with Taiwanese businessmen operating there, with the aim of helping them cope...
Alvarion in Taiwan mobile WiMAX deal Globes Alvr ), and today the company announced a deal with a Taiwanese telecommunications firm. Alvarion reported that it signed a contract with VMAX Telecom to deploy Mobile WiMAX in Taiwan, beginning in...
Shoppers flock to Taiwan Taiwan Headlines Have you ever been too tired to walk any longer and had to take a rest before continuing your shopping in a night market? The Tainan Flowers Night Market, or "Huayuan Yeshi" in Chinese, will do that...
Taiwan passenger detained over luggage bomb hoax Earth Times Taipei - Police detained a Taiwan woman Tuesday for joking that there was a bomb in her hand luggage. The woman, identified only by her surname Wu, was preparing to fly from Tuesday afternoon Taipei...
Taiwan stocks end 0.61% higher Eview Week Taiwan stocks closed modestly higher on Tuesday with heavier turnover, according to media reports reaching here from Taipei. The benchmark-weighted index opened at...
Hon Hai Precision wins Apple franchise in mainland China Taiwan Headlines Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. has won the Apple franchise in China and will begin to expand distribution network this year. The company, currently Taiwan's No.1 manufacturing conglomerate by...
Computer glitch causes chaos at Taiwan airport - Summary Earth Times Taipei - A computer breakdown at Taipei's international airport that caused chaos and forced immigration officials to hand-record departing passengers' data and passengers to form long queues was...
Taiwan Banks Need To Strengthen Capital Adequacy - UBS Executive Morning Star The average capital adequacy ratio of the island's banks is between 7% and 8%, below the 10%-11% range of their foreign rivals, Guo said during UBS's new-year press conference...
Yunlin oranges directly shipped from Taichung to Xiamen Taiwan Headlines ... metric tons of oranges grown in Yunlin County were shipped directly from Taichung Harbor to Xiamen Port in China's Fujian Province Tuesday, marking the first shipment of...
Prices higher on Taipei bourse Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Jan. 6 Taiwan's share prices finished higher Tuesday, with the weighted index, the market's key barometer, moving up 28.95 points, or 0.61 percent, to close at 4,727.26. Finishing...
Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan The China Post Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with...
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