Subway seat hogs could face $500 fine in controversial San Francisco proposal
The proposal for Bay Area Rapid Transit (Bart) would penalise riders who occupy multiple seats, and comes as urban transit network grapples with growth...
View ArticleEl sistema LCMS™ de Billion ayuda a la ciudad de Taipei a desarrollar la red ...
TAIPEI, Taiwán--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Billion Electric collaborates with the Taiwanese Ministry of Economy to deploy Smart Street Light System for a freeway project. The nation is to expand the system to...
View ArticleLenovo looking to double its share of nation’s PC market
Lenovo Group Ltd (聯想) aims to double its share of the nation’s consumer PC market this year by taking aggressive measures to boost sales via its e-commerce channel and focusing on the gaming PC sector,...
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Chen Sung-chih (陳松志) has a knack for seeking out disused or recycled items and reassembling them in a way that is dainty and appealing. His previous work focused on old magazine pages from printing...
View ArticleMayor Lee Announces Expanded Temporary Winter Shelters for Expected El Niño...
(Source: City and County of San Francisco, CA) Mayor Lee Announces Expanded Temporary Winter Shelters for Expected El Niño Storms Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced expanded shelter for homeless living...
View ArticleBillion LCMS™ Supports the Taipei City to Develop the Freeway Smart LED...
TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Billion Electric collaborates with the Taiwanese Ministry of Economy to deploy Smart Street Light System for a freeway project. The nation is to expand the system to...
View ArticleMayor Shares Vision on Waterfront City (Taipei City Government)
(Source: Taipei City Government) Mayor Shares Vision on Waterfront City Mayor Ko Wen-je attended the International Forum of Taipei Water Environment on March 7. The event was organized by the Public...
View ArticleCompetitive Cities Create Jobs and Drive Growth (World Bank Group)
(Source: World Bank Group) The rise of cities can play a key part in creating jobs for the millions of youth who enter the work force every year. Nowhere is this more relevant than in East Asia, where...
View Article‘Comfort women’ museum inaugurated
The plaque on a museum dedicated to Taiwanese “comfort women,” who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, was unveiled on Tuesday, International Women’s Day....
View ArticleVatican friendship with Taipei based on shared values: Holy See (Overseas...
(Source: Overseas Community Affairs Council, ROC (Taiwan)) Taipei, March 6 (CNA) Shared convictions about human rights, rule of law, democratic values and world peace provide a solid and enduring basis...
View ArticleSan Francisco mulls state of emergency over homelessness. But will it help?
California city weighs following similar moves by Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle as west coast copes with crisis much worse than the national average...
View ArticleEvent marks Japan’s 2011 dual disaster
Victims of the devastating earthquake that struck off northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, were remembered at an annual memorial in Taipei yesterday, the fifth anniversary of the disaster, during which...
View ArticleProtesters rally against nuclear power
An annual parade launched by a coalition of more than 60 groups opposed to nuclear power was held in Taipei yesterday. Noting the anniversary on Friday of Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster,...
View ArticleConcern for the Southern Taiwan Earthquake ATCC Donates to help with Quake...
(Source: Overseas Community Affairs Council, ROC (Taiwan)) The recent earthquake in southern Taiwan caused serious loss of life and injury in Tainan. Represented by President Chiang Yung-hsing, Asia...
View ArticleTaipei arts center work behind schedule: official
The construction of the Taipei Performing Arts Center is unlikely to meet its completion date, which was deferred to the end of this year, Taipei Deputy Mayor Chen Ching-jun (陳景峻) said. Chen made the...
View ArticleQuality of Taipei’s new bicycle lanes scrutinized
Taipei City Councilor Chen Chien-ming (陳建銘) yesterday questioned the quality of the city’s “three latitudinal, three longitudinal” bicycle lanes, saying that the porous asphalt used to pave the lanes...
View ArticleTaiwan is gateway to Asia, China, Ko tells Silicon Valley
Taiwan’s unmatched understanding of China and a better world view than China’s were among the reasons Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) cited at a forum in Silicon Valley last night to attract investment to...
View ArticleMayor Arrives in the US, Begins Industry Visits (Taipei City Government)
(Source: Taipei City Government) Mayor Arrives in the US, Begins Industry Visits On March 8, Mayor Ko Wen-je arrived in the US for an 11-day-long visit. Leading members from Taipei Investment Business...
View ArticleMayor Visits San Francisco, Explores Benefits of Innovation (Taipei City...
(Source: Taipei City Government) Mayor Visits San Francisco, Explores Benefits of Innovation Mayor Ko Wen-je visited San Francisco City Hall and met with his counterpart Edwin M. Lee on March 9. Ko...
View ArticleTaipei to follow San Francisco
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said in the US that Taipei would model its high-tech sector after that of San Francisco to promote innovation and help the city become the innovation hub of Asia....
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