Foundation focuses on ‘guest workers’
For Southeast Asian workers, free business-management classes, help with everyday life and monthly social events to mingle with young Taiwanese are among the services provided by the One-Forty...
View ArticleKo refuses to step back on Beitou land expropriation issue
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday remained steadfast in his resolve to build roads and excavate sewers to alleviate a flooding problem in the city’s Beitou District (北投), saying that public safety...
View ArticleTaipei Railway Station sign to be removed for good
The distinctive blue sign on the roof the Taipei Railway Station is to be removed to improve Taipei’s “urban aesthetics,” Taipei City Government and Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) officials said....
View ArticleTaipei Leads Asia with Millions of Bike Rentals
Ralph Jennings TAIPEI— Taipei has emerged as a role model for Asian cities, with a public bike rental program that has reached 20 million trips per year because of low rates and an abundance of bikes...
View ArticleReturn of the Bicycle Kingdom? How pavement cycling is transforming Taipei
Taiwan’s capital – notorious for elevated highways and swarms of scooters – is in the early stages of a cycle revolution powered by legalised sidewalk cycling and a bike-share scheme where more than...
View ArticleMa receives warm welcome during stopover in Texas
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) on Sunday was warmly welcomed by US officials during a visit to a Taiwanese ethylene manufacturing plant in Point Comfort, Texas, during a stopover in Houston en route to...
View ArticleAre tech workers priced out of San Francisco?
Techies and startups have long been blamed for helping to push families out of San Francisco, with skyrocketing property values and the highest cost of living in the country. [...] a study released...
View ArticleDeputy Mayor Attends Keelung Spring Lantern Showcase, Invites Keelung...
(Source: Taipei City Government) Deputy Mayor Attends Keelung Spring Lantern Showcase, Invites Keelung Residents to Attend 2017 Taipei Lantern Festival at Beimen Deputy Mayor Chen Chin-jun attended the...
View ArticleKo Wen-je bicycles to be auctioned off
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said that the two high-end sports bicycles he used for his “twin-city” and “twin-tower” trips are to be auctioned with all the proceeds to be donated to groups...
View ArticleApollo Chen urges Ma to give Dalai Lama another visa
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Apollo Chen (陳學聖) yesterday urged President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama so the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could visit before...
View ArticleExhibition about George Kerr marks 228 anniversary
A special exhibition on George Kerr — a US diplomat during the 228 Incident, an academic and supporter of Taiwanese democracy — has been organized by the Taipei Department of Information and Tourism to...
View ArticleA piece of the Silicon Valley in Taipei
About halfway through his two-month stay in Taipei, Internet entrepreneur Stefano Roncari decided to start up his new venture here after being based in Beijing for the past decade. In addition to the...
View Article228 REMEMBERED: Ko cries giving 228 memorial speech
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday gave a an emotional speech in Pingtung County marking the 69th anniversary of the 228 Incident shortly after he completed a 520km bicycle ride from the nation’s...
View ArticleKo to meet with former AIT head during US trip
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday said he had made arrangements to meet with former American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) chairman Raymond Burghardt to discuss the nation’s post-January elections...
View ArticleIllegal parking jams traffic: Ko
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Friday ascribed recent traffic congestion to people parking illegally, adding that he is considering forming a policy that would impose a NT$200 fee on drivers who do...
View ArticleCity Mission to Embark on Visit to US on March 8 (Taipei City Government)
(Source: Taipei City Government) City Mission to Embark on Visit to US on March 8 Mayor Ko Wen-je will be leading a delegation comprising government officials and business representatives on a trip to...
View ArticleTaipei planning to diversify its tourist base, mayor says
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), when asked to comment on rumors that China is planning to reduce its daily number of tourists to Taiwan, said that he hopes China will not “use business to push politics.”...
View ArticleTaipei City Disaster Prevention App Available for Download (Taipei City...
(Source: Taipei City Government) Taipei City Disaster Prevention App Available for Download During a visit to the Fire Safety Museum on March 1, Mayor Ko Wen-je urged the public to download the new...
View ArticleTaipei mayor heads delegation to the US to explore high-tech businesses
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Tuesday next week is scheduled to lead a delegation of business leaders, officials and Taipei City councilors to the US, with Ko’s aides saying that the focus of the...
View ArticleMinistry denies role in Dome probe
Minister of Justice Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪) yesterday at a Legislative Yuan committee inquiry session denied the ministry’s involvement in an ongoing investigation of the Taipei Dome project started when...
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