City to Implement Integrated Cancer Screening Network (Taipei City Government)
(Source: Taipei City Government) City to Implement Integrated Cancer Screening Network On March 7, Mayor Ko Wen-je kicked off the 'Taipei Cancer Screening Network' at city hall with a view to...
View ArticleTaiwan Dollar Rises for Sixth Day on Inflows Amid Emerging Rally
Taiwan’s dollar strengthened for a sixth day, the longest run in almost a year, as the central bank appeared more tolerant of gains amid stock inflows and a rally in emerging-market assets. The...
View ArticleMayor: Securing Taiwan’s Position in Global Biotech Industry (Taipei City...
(Source: Taipei City Government) Mayor: Securing Taiwan's Position in Global Biotech Industry Mayor Ko Wen-je attended the 'Taipei-Stanford Medical/Bio/Social Entrepreneurship' forum at Stanford...
View ArticleSan Francisco: Tent city deadline to vacate came and went, but homeless remain
Homeless “tent city” dwellers in San Francisco were ordered to pack up their tents and vacate city property by 5:00 p.m. Friday evening. The deadline to depart the encampment came and went, and while...
View ArticleDOT: Parking Queue No Longer Tolerated for Roads Surrounding Neihu Costco...
(Source: Taipei City Government) DOT: Parking Queue No Longer Tolerated for Roads Surrounding Neihu Costco To tackle traffic congestion issue for roads in the vicinity of Costco Neihu Store, the...
View ArticleHimax Technologies, Inc. to Attend Nomura Asia Tech Tour in Taipei on March...
(Source: Himax Technologies Inc) Microsoft Word - 02232016_HIMX_Nomura Asia Tech Tour PR Himax Technologies, Inc. to Attend Nomura Asia Tech Tour in Taipei on March 1st, 2016 TAINAN, Taiwan - February...
View ArticleWhite Terror victims plan feast for Taipei’s homeless
A group of former political prisoners from the White Terror era is calling on the public for donations so that they can host a banquet for Taipei’s homeless on Monday next week. Organizers of the...
View ArticleKo Wen-je is conflicted over his defense of dictator Chiang Kai-shek
The mayor of Taipei, Ko Wen-je, has suddenly found himself in a one-man morality play on an international stage. The unexpected drama the popular, independent politican finds himself cast in has Ko...
View ArticleAlways Open E-Library—Sign up to Learn More about TPL Online Resources...
(Source: Taipei City Government) Always Open E-Library-Sign up to Learn More about TPL Online Resources With the growing popularity of digital reading habits, Taipei Public Library (TPL) is embracing...
View ArticleRepresentative Ta-Tung J. Chang Attends 2016 Chinese New Year Gathering...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)) At the invitation of Mr. Chen Cheng-min, President of the Taipei Business Association in Singapore (TBA SG), Representative and...
View ArticleTransportation minister grilled over proposed Beijing-Taipei railway link
Taiwan and China have yet to communicate over the construction of the high-speed rail system connecting Beijing and Taipei, Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Jian-yu (陳建宇) said...
View ArticleTaipei City Hall to ban disposable tableware use
The use of disposable tableware and food containers made of melamine resin are to be completely prohibited at the cafeteria and convenience store in Taipei City Hall from April 1, according to the...
View ArticleIn San Francisco and rooting for a tech slowdown
These are anxious days in the land of startups. Another few months of tight money and the entrepreneurs and venture capitalists will be feeling real pain. The sooner the better, some people here say....
View ArticleTaipei high-rise used slag in its concrete: builder
Parts of the Taipei New Horizon (臺北文創) complex’s walls are made with adulterated concrete that contained untreated slag from steel foundries, its management said in a news conference yesterday....
View Article6 Social Design Projects Set to Revolutionize Food Production, Product...
TAIPEI, March 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- World Design Capital® (WDC) Taipei 2016's Open Call initiative will see innovative international organizations and groups like CONTINUUM (USA, Italy, Korea, and...
View ArticleCinephilia lives on in Taipei’s cafes
Toward the end of Tsai Ming-liang’s (蔡明亮) Goodbye Dragon Inn (不散), an aged film star half whispers to another: “No one goes to the movies anymore. And no one remembers us anymore.” Tsai’s 2003 film,...
View ArticleMassacre anniversary is wound that does not heal under Republic of China regime
Each year, the anniversary on Feb. 28 of the infamous 228 Massacre opens briefly a window on Taiwan's tragic past exposing the exiled Republic of China ruling the island as an imposed regime. Chiang...
View ArticleWater prices go up 28% in Taipei, New Taipei City
An increase of an average of 28 percent in water prices in Taipei and New Taipei City went into effect yesterday, with the Taipei Water Department saying that the price increase would affect about 38...
View ArticleUS wants to develop Vizag into another San Francisco
Visakhapatnam: If everything goes according to the plans of the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and the AP government, Visakhapatnam will emerge as another San Francisco on the globe. A team...
View ArticleTaichung City ranked No.1 in the Country in Terms of the Number of Awards in...
(Source: Taichung City Government) To encourage continued operation of self-directed flood disaster prevention communities, the Water Resources Agency, MOEA rewards the premium communities through...
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