Taipei Zoo Celebrates Panda Pair’s 11th Birthday
Yuan Yuan and Tuan Tuan, celebrated their 11th birthday with cakes decorated by animal care workers at the Taipei Zoo. The pair each had one birthday cake specially made for them. Zoo officials say Yuan Yuan’s frozen cake consisted largely of ice blocks topped with two large heart-shaped ice cubes made of carrot juice, and...Continue reading
Post Office to Release Postcards of ‘Storm Bent Mailboxes’
The Chunghwa Post Office is set to launch a set of commemorative postcards featuring two mailboxes that were bent out of shape during Typhoon Soudelor earlier this month. The set of four postcards were chosen out of 132 submissions from members of the public as part of a campaign to play on the sudden fame...Continue reading
iPass to be Accepted on Taipei MRT
Taipei’s subway system will begin accepting Kaoxiong’s iPass smartcards in September. However, EasyCard holders will have to wait until next year to enjoy cashless travel on Gaoxiong metro system. Easycard Investment Holdings Chairman Kenneth Lin says company’s stored value EasyCard will be accepted by Gaoxiong’s metro system next March at the earliest. The Gaoxiong Rapid...Continue reading
Taiwan beat Uganda in LLWS
Taiwan’s Little League World Series beat a team from Uganda 5-nothing Monday evening in South Williamsport Chou Wei-hong pitched a one-hit shutout as Taipei eliminated the team from Kampala. He struck out 14 and walked none, including a stretch of eight consecutive strikeouts from the first through third innings. Chou finished at 80 pitches and...Continue reading
Taiwan Woman Triathlete Wins Ironman Japan Hokkaido
Taiwan’s Li Shiao-yu defend her title at the 226-kilometer Ironman Japan Hokkaido women’s division Sunday. Li finished the 3.8-km swim in with 1:12 the 180-km bike leg in 5:54 and the 42-km road run with a time of 3:08 to beat a field of 220 competitors. This was her third consecutive win at the triathlon...Continue reading
One-day Salary Donation Event to Help Underprivileged
The United Way of Taiwan kicked off its annual “One-day Salary Donation” fundraising event Thursday to help improve the lives of the disadvantaged and promote social equality. According to foundation secretary general Chu Tzu-pi, since it began in 1992, this campaign has helped more than 1-million underprivileged and over 800,000 disadvantaged families each year. Chu...Continue reading
English in the News: Going through the Motions
Going through the Motions 敷衍了事 This is Bill Quinn with English in the News. Today’s key phrase is “going through the motions”. Have you ever had a time in life, maybe at work or school, when you weren’t excited about what you were doing? Maybe you just showed up for work or school, but your...Continue reading
Convenience Stores Still on the Rise
The Fair Trade Commission says the number of convenience stores here in Taiwan rose again in 2014 as operators broadened their product lines and service coverage. According to commission, a of the end of 2014, the number of outlets run by Taiwan’s five major convenience store chains rose 1.4-per cent from the previous year to...Continue reading
Taipei 101 to Ring in 2016 with Longer Fireworks Display
The Taipei 101’s New Year’s eve fireworks display will be longer than the previous year and focuses on the theme of nature. According to Taipei 101 spokesman Michael Liu, the display is expected to be 20 to 50 seconds longer than the 218-second show in 2015. Liu says the fireworks show is estimated to cost...Continue reading
Award Winning Violinist to Perform with Munich Philharmonic
Twenty-year-old violinist Tseng Yu-chien will perform with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra when in Taipei in November. Tseng shot to fame after winning the silver medal in the violin category of the 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow last month. He will be the soloist at the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra’s concerts. photo creditContinue reading
Bon Jovi to Rock Taipei in September
The American band Bon Jovi is coming back to rock Taipei! Bon Jovi is heading to Taiwan for the third time, since their last performance in 1995. The concert will be on September 9-th, at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall, starting from 8 pm. Classic songs such as “Living On a Prayer”,”You Give a Love a...Continue reading
Taiwan’s Women’s Doubles Tennis Advances at Rogers Cup
A Taiwanese women’s doubles tennis team has advanced to the second round at the Rogers Cup. Sister Zhan Yong-ran and Zhan Hao-qing beat the Czech team of Andrea Hala-vikova and Lucie Hedra-dika. The Zhan sisters slammed down a 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 match to beat their opponent. Another Taiwanese competitor, Zhuang Jia-rong, who teamed up with...Continue reading
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