National Palace Museum Artifacts Arrive in Japan
Over 200 of artifacts from the National Palace Museum arrived in Japan yesterday for a three-month exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum. The artifacts included many of the National Palace Museum’s most prized pieces, including the famous jade cabbage and meat-shaped stone. The artifacts were driven under police escort to Taoyuan International Airport early yesterday...Continue reading
Happy the Gorilla Dies at the Taipei Zoo
Happy – a gorilla at Taipei Zoo – has died of multiple organ failure. According to the zoo, Happy died Monday at the age of around 49, which is the human equivalent of between 80 and 90 years. Happy was diagnosed with kidney failure during a health examination on June 12th and put in palliative...Continue reading
Celine Dion Could Perform in Taiwan in October
Canadian singer Celine Dion could give her first concert in Taiwan in October. According to organizers of the planned event, the company took part in fierce competition to secure the right to host the 46-year-old’s concert. However, further details have yet to be finalized. The five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and 12-time World Music Award-winner has...Continue reading
Cabinet Seeking to Encourage Pay Raises
The Cabinet has approved an amendment to the Act for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises that will give corporate tax deductions to such businesses that raise salaries for lower-level employees. According to Economics Minister – Chang Jia-zhu – the amendment offers companies a tax credit, and is expected to lead more than 430 000...Continue reading
Exclusive: ICRT Interview with Westlife’s Shane Filan
Former Westlife member Shane Filan gave Taiwanese fans a heartfelt “thank you” on Wednesday for their support, saying that they are the reason he keeps coming back to Taiwan. “I’ve probably been to Taiwan more than any other country,” the Irish singer-songwriter said at a press conference in Taipei. This is his eighth visit to...Continue reading
Tainan Water Shortage Gets Temporary Respite
The Southern Water Resources Office says the threat of water shortages in the Tainan area has been alleviated Water agency officials say that Nanhua Reservoir, which supplies the city’s main industrial and domestic water, is at 80 million metric ton-capacity at present, which is 83 percent of its total storage amount.ted at least temporarily due...Continue reading
A-mei Releases Teaser for Album
A-mei released a teaser clip on her Facebook page Tuesday to promote her latest album. The 20-second video is reportedly for the title track on her 17th album – the name of which is still under wraps. No release date has been announced, but according to the singer’s Facebook page, the album will be available...Continue reading
Apache Tests Completed for April Crash
The Army has completed its report on the April crash of an Apache attack helicopter in northern Taiwan, and military officials said yesterday that the contents will be made public pending approval by the Ministry of National Defense. Defense ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Luo Shou-he says experts from the Cabinet-level Aviation Safety Council, the Civil...Continue reading
Singer-Songwriter David Tao to Marry
Local singer-songwriter David Tao will marry his girlfriend this year. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Tao said he proposed to his girlfriend of over two years in May, and plans to marry her at the end of 2014. The Golden Melody Award winning Tao admitted his marriage proposal was “very unromantic.” Tao rose to fame in...Continue reading
Taipei Metro Seeking Monetary Compensation From Knife Attack Suspect
The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation has filed a request with the New Taipei District Court, seeking compensation for financial losses it says have resulted from reduced ridership since last months deadly knife attack. The transit company is seeking 20 million NT in compensation from 21 year old Cheng Jie. The request states that ridership has...Continue reading
Vigil Held in Taipei to Remember Tiananmen Square Massacre
Over one thousand people joined a candlelight vigil at the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei yesterday evening to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Participants called on the Chinese government to acknowledge the killing of the student protesters in 1989 and release all jailed dissidents. During the vigil, participants, dressed...Continue reading
Flooding Reported in Southwestern Taiwan
Heavy rainfall caused flooding in parts of Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung yesterday. The flooding affected train services, and power supplies, and some roads became impassable. The Taiwan Railway Administration says 11 trains out of Chiayi suffered delays due to flooding and low visibility. Some 2 thousand passengers were affected by those delays. The Chiayi City Fire...Continue reading
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