Tofu Made of Green Soybeans to Hit Shelves
The Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station says its researchers have developed a new kind of tofu made from green soybeans, which could boost green soybean exports. According to the center, the new tofu has a slight green hue, but maintains the unique flavor of green soybeans not found in traditional tofu, which is...Continue reading
2014 Taipei Dadaocheng Fireworks Festival to Set Chinese Valentine’s Day Aflame
Update — Aug. 1, 10:33 a.m.: The Dadaocheng Fireworks Festival has been canceled in the wake of a series of gas explosions in Kaohsiung. What better way to celebrate love in all its electric forms than a pyrotechnic show? Those looking for a romantic or fun-filled way to spend Chinese Valentine’s Day on August...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Freezing the DPP’s Taiwan Independence Clause
Listen Episode Description Some members of the Democratic Progressive Party are making a push to freeze a portion of the party’s charter known as the Taiwan Independence Clause which calls for the establishment of a Republic of Taiwan. Supporters of the freeze say doing so could help the DPP’s chance to become the ruling party...Continue reading
Survey Finds Lack of Honesty With Partners on Previous Sex Lives
A survey says thirty percent of adults in Taiwan do not reveal anything about their previous sex lives to their partners, or they tend to lie about the facts. The Formosa Cancer Foundation’s survey of over 600 men and women aged 20 to 35, showed that 30 percent of respondents have not told their partners...Continue reading
Taiwan Film Institute Launched
The Taiwan Film Institute, an expansion from the previous Film Data Library, has been officially launched. It will bring together the resources and the various budgets allocated for preserving and restoring valuable old films. It also aims to educate the general public about cinematic art. Culture Minister Lung Yingtai and New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu...Continue reading
Taipei Ranks Best in Taiwan for Quality of Education Survey
Taipei has the best quality of education of any of Taiwan’s 22 cities and counties, according to the results of a biennial survey conducted by a local magazine. Taipei ranked first for the third consecutive time in the survey, first conducted in 2010, and was followed by Hsinchu City and the major metropolitan areas of...Continue reading
Blizzard To Exhibit at Taipei Trade Show For First Time
Blizzard is set to participate in the Taipei Computer Applications Show for the first time this summer. Apparently, Blizzard is going to be a huge presence at the fair, taking up 150 booths, over ten percent of the total 1,100 booths. Blizzard is using the show to highlight its next expansion to World of Warcraft,...Continue reading
TransAsia Airways Plane Crashes in Penghu Off Taiwan
Family members of victims of yesterday evening’s crash of a TransAsia Airways twin-engine turboprop airplane in Penghu arrived on the outlying island earlier this morning – landing at Magong Airport just after 7 o’clock from Kaohsiung. Their arrival coincided with TransAsia confirming that 48 people died and ten others were injured in yesterday’s crash. The...Continue reading
NBA Star LeBron James to Visit Taiwan Thursday and Friday
NBA star LeBron James is scheduled to visit Taiwan tomorrow and Friday as part of a five-day tour of Asia. The Associated Press reports that the tour is sponsored by Nike and will see the Cleveland Cavaliers’ star visit Beijing and Guangzhou in China, Hong Kong and Taipei and Kaohsiung in Taiwan. James began his...Continue reading
Click for Cute (07/23/2014)
Hey guys! Today I present to you an adorable corgi who doesn’t want to go outside, and expresses this in the cutest way possible!Continue reading
Facebook Introduces New Bookmark and Read Later Feature “Save”
The Internet is a vast and wonderful place, and with Facebook fast becoming a source of information much like Twitter, one often stumbles upon articles, music, videos and all sorts of multimedia that one simply does not have the time to explore right away. Going back and finding these posts usually proves to be a...Continue reading
Fewer Taiwan Companies Plan to Give Raises This Year: Poll
A survey released Monday says fewer Taiwan companies are planning to give their employees a raise this year than a year ago despite the improving economy. The survey from Taipei-based 1111 Job Bank found that 55 percent of polled companies plan to give employees raises in 2014. This is 9 percentage points lower than numbers...Continue reading
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