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Where to Watch 2014 World Cup Brazil on Taiwan TV

Where to Watch 2014 World Cup Brazil on Taiwan TV

The 2014 World Cup Brazil (世界盃足球賽) is scheduled to kick off early Friday morning Taipei time, and viewers in Taiwan can follow every match on Elta TV (愛爾達體育台). Elta TV says it will start airing the opening ceremony at 2 a.m. on June 13th and then the first game, Brazil vs. Croatia, immediately afterwards. The...Continue reading
Computex Taipei 2014

Computex Taipei 2014

It’s that time of the year again when journalists from all over the world come to Taipei to cover the latest information and technology trade show, Computex Taipei 2014. At today’s press conference, TAITRA, organizer of Computex, said this year all eyes will be on wearable and handheld devices. 59 exhibitors will showcase their wearable...Continue reading
NTU Professor Liu Ko-qiang on Housing Prices

NTU Professor Liu Ko-qiang on Housing Prices

Professor Liu Ko-qiang, from National Taiwan University’s Building and Planning Research Foundation, talked to me on housing prices today. He agreed that the housing prices in Taipei city are unreasonably high in relation to people’s incomes, and that there are complicated reasons behind this. One major reason is that people here have “overiding aspirations” for owning...Continue reading

An NPM exhibition on nudities

A big exhibition on nudities will be held at the National Palace Museum. It’s considered a break-through for the museum.Continue reading