Taiwan News
Taipei ‘good luck tours’ attracting Japanese tourists
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:50 am
Taipei will see more Japanese tourists making trips to the capital in the coming months as a joint travel campaign launched by the Taipei City Government and EVA Airways gains momentum in Japan.
“We are very surprised but happy to see the campaign has drawn interest [...]
Finland, Russia, Japan, Taiwan grab gold at World Games
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:49 am
Kaohsiung, July 17 (CNA) Minna Kauppi from Finland won the first of about 1,000 medals that will be awarded in the 2009 World Games’ 26 official sports by capturing gold in the women’s [...]
Read More >>EasyCard issues limited editions to raise funds for charity
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:48 am
Taipei, July 18 (CNA) The EasyCard Corporation on Saturday launched three limited editions of its IC smartcard, which is used for public transportation, to raise funds for social welfare groups.
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President pledges to set up agricultural corridor in southern Taiwan
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:47 am
Taipei, July 18 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou unveiled Saturday his administration’s plan to establish a “gold corridor” in the Chiayi and Tainan areas that will be [...]
Read More >>Taiwan students win two golds, two silvers at Biology Olympiad
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:46 am
Tsukuba, Japan, July 18 (CNA) Taiwan students won two gold and two silver medals at the International Biology Olympiad 2009 which concluded here Saturday.
Lee Yi-chun from National Changhua [...]
Taiwan’s interests upheld in World Games: president
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:45 am
Taipei, July 18 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou said Saturday the opening of the World Games 2009 two days ago in Kaohsiung was evidence that his administration has successfully upheld the country’s interests while improving relations with mainland China.
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In Brief
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:44 am
Civil servants study programs expanded
The government is planning to expand an overseas study program for its employees, as part of efforts to enhance the quality and international competitiveness of civil servants, Central Personnel Administration Minister Chen Ching-hsiou said yesterday. The plan will involve increasing overseas [...]
‘Low-carbon community’ planned: Liu
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:43 am
The Cabinet will launch a “low-carbon community” project to promote the government’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said yesterday.
The project will involve the selection of an outlying island that will become a model of a low-carbon lifestyle, with at [...]
Taipei Artist Village to stage modern dance performances
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:42 am
The Taipei Artist Village (TAV), a non-governmental artist community run by the Taipei Culture Foundation, yesterday invited the public to participate in its exploration of contemporary dance concepts at its summer festival this weekend.
The presentation, titled “Hamlet in Seven - collaborative explorations in physical theater,” [...]
Chinese tourists spend US$764m in Taiwan
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:41 am
Chinese tourists have generated US$764 million in revenue for Taiwan in a year, as ties rapidly improve between the formal rivals, a report said yesterday.
Some 370,000 Chinese tourists have visited Taiwan since July 2008, after President Ma Ying-jeou’s Beijing-friendly government trebled the daily quota on [...]
Taipei share prices close up 1.04 percent
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:40 am
Taiwan share prices closed up 1.04 percent yesterday on extended buying after Wall Street posted gains for the fourth consecutive day, dealers said.
The weighted index rose 70.69 points to 6,850.99 on turnover of NT$133.07 billion (US$4.04 billion).
Gainers led losers by 1,554 to 735 with 190 [...]
Summer camp for hearing impaired children kicks off
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:39 am
Taipei, July 18 (CNA) A summer camp for hearing impaired children opened Saturday with the aim of providing a place for the participants to learn music and arts during the school vacation and to make friends.
The Beethoven [...]
Government to launch ‘low-carbon community’ project
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:38 am
Taipei, July 18 (CNA) The Cabinet will launch a “low-carbon community” project to promote the government’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan, Premier [...]
Read More >>Overseas study program for civil servants to be expanded
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:37 am
Taipei, July 18 (CNA) The government is planning to expand an overseas study program for its employees, as part of efforts to enhance the quality and international [...]
Read More >>Russia completes sweep of World Games dragon boat gold
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:36 am
Kaohsiung, July 18 (CNA) Russia completed its sweep of the four dragon boat gold medals up for grabs at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung Saturday, winning both the 500-meter and 1,000-meter finals [...]
Read More >>Proposal to legalize Chinese laborers rejected
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:35 am
Minister of the Cabinet-level Council of Labor Affairs, Wang Ju-hsuan, on Friday rejected Kinmen Magistrate Li Zhu-feng’s proposal that the government legalize Chinese laborers in the outlying island as a pilot program before making it a nationwide policy.
Allowing Chinese people to work in Kinmen would [...]
EasyCard limited editions raise funds for charity
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:34 am
The EasyCard Corporation yesterday launched three limited editions of its IC smartcard, which is used for public transportation, to raise funds for social welfare groups.
A total of 3,600 limited edition EasyCards are being issued in an effort to raise NT$1 million (US$30,428) each for the [...]
President vows to set up agricultural corridor in Taiwan
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:33 am
President Ma Ying-jeou unveiled yesterday his administration’s plan to establish a “gold corridor” in the Chiayi and Tainan areas that will be dedicated to agricultural innovations.
Ma said the project, which will cost tens of billions of New Taiwan dollars, will be part of the government’s [...]
Taiwan Stock Exchange president to visit Silicon Valley
By admin at 19 July, 2009, 12:32 am
Taipei, July 18 (CNA) Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) President Samuel Hsu is scheduled to depart Sunday for the United States on a mission to persuade hi-tech businesses in the Silicon Valley to list [...]
Read More >>U.S. dollar up in early Taipei trading
By admin at 12 July, 2009, 7:24 am
Taipei, July 13 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$33.078 at 9:45 a.m. Monday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange, up NT$0.028 from Friday’s close.
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