MOTC Releases Bilingual App for Bike Routes
The Ministry of Transportation and Communication has released a mobile app — in both Chinese and English — that gives detailed information about six favorite bike routes for travelers. The 6 biking tours covers areas that include Taroko-Wuling, Xindian-Wulai, and Chukou-Alishan. Bikers can find information about accommodations, shopping, restaurants, festivals and “special interests” in the...Continue reading
W Taipei Talks Urban Beekeeping
Luxury hotel W Taipei announced yesterday that it has been participating in an urban bee-keeping program since November. General manager Cary Michael Gray says W Taipei has 100-thousand bees in an apiary on its roof, and harvested 3-4 liters of honey earlier this month. The project is part of a program initiated by Syin-Lu Social...Continue reading
Northern Taiwan Gears Up for Wan’an Drill This Afternoon
Defense and disaster prevention drill Wan’an No. 38, will be held in the six cities and counties in northern Taiwan today. After sirens sound at 1:30 p.m. in Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Taoyuan and Hsinchu cities and Hsinchu and Yilan counties, pedestrians and vehicles will have to stay off the road. If you’re going to...Continue reading
Asia’s Largest Stamp Exhibition to Close Tomorrow
One of the largest stamp exhibitions in Asia kicked off Friday in Taipei, showcasing some 1000 frames of stamps from 24 nations with a total value at $1.5 billion NT. The 30th Asian International Stamp Exhibition, also the fifth time the event was held in Taiwan, attracted thousands of passionate philatelists who waited patiently to...Continue reading
Celebrities Speak Out Against Cyberbullying
Several Taiwan celebrities are speaking out against cyberbullying, as the response grows to the death of model and TV personality Cindy Yang. Yang’s brother revealed Thursday, that an apparent suicide note found near Cindy’s body said she had been a victim of cyberbullying. Taiwanese pop diva Jody Chiang says that she was saddened by the...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: April Week 4
Welcome to Taiwan This Week, a roundup of the top news stories from around the island over the past seven days. Listen in every Friday at 8:30pm for the must-know news that is happening in Taiwan now, with our host ICRT’s Keith Menconi, as he sits down with Gavin Phipps and ICRT’s Kaohsiung correspondent Michael...Continue reading
Lisa Ono to Perform in Taipei This Sunday
A popular Japanese-Brazilian bossa nova singer, is scheduled to perform in Taipei this Sunday. Lisa Ono announced yesterday that she is set to perform classical and new songs in the bossa nova style in her concert. The 52-year-old said she feels connected to Taiwan because this is where she gave her first overseas concert in...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: April Week 3
Welcome to Taiwan This Week, a roundup of the top news stories from around the island over the past seven days. Listen in every Friday at 8:30pm for the must-know news that is happening in Taiwan now, with our host ICRT’s Keith Menconi, as he sits down with Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club president Jane Rickards,...Continue reading
Taiwan Researchers Unveil Lab-produced Civet Coffee
A professor and students at the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology have unveiled a civet coffee they developed using bacteria collected from civet feces. The coffee, which took six years to develop, is touted as being rich in texture with 47 different layers of flavor, including caramel, almond, milk and chocolate — 16...Continue reading
Taiwan TV Drama to Air in South America
For the first time, a Taiwanese TV drama will be aired in Latin America The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says “The Fierce Wife” will soon be broadcast on a total of 10 TV channels in 8 different countries. The TV series, a big hit in Taiwan in 2011, stars Sonia Sui, Wen Sheng-hao, Chris Wang...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: April Week 2
Welcome to Taiwan This Week, a roundup of the top news stories from around the island over the past seven days. Listen in every Friday at 8:30pm for the must-know news that is happening in Taiwan now, with our host ICRT’s Keith Menconi, as he sits down with Gavin Phipps and Compass Magazine’s Donovan Smith...Continue reading
Young Art Taipei 2015
Art lovers, rejoice! Mark your calendars for one of the biggest art fairs in Taiwan. Young Art Taipei (YAT) is back in its seventh consecutive year. It’s the leading contemporary hotel art fair in Asia, and every year young artists from around the world who are under the age of 45 show off their work....Continue reading
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