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Taiwan beat Uganda in LLWS

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 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

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
Convenience Stores Still on the Rise

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

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
Bon Jovi to Rock Taipei in September

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

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
Typhoon Aftermath: The Leaning Pisas of Taipei

Typhoon Aftermath: The Leaning Pisas of Taipei

Category 5 Typhoon Soudelor that hit Taiwan left locals with an unlikely tourist attraction late last week. The two postboxes, “little red” and “little green”, have gone viral after post uploaded by a Facebook user. Little Red and Little Green now lean to a side, resembling the Tower of Pisa in Italy. Tourists and locals...Continue reading
Group Seeks Aid for Cats and Dogs Affected by Typhoon

Group Seeks Aid for Cats and Dogs Affected by Typhoon

The Animal Rescue Team Taiwan is launching a group purchasing campaign to help procure food for an estimated 15,000 cats and dogs displaced by Typhoon Soudelor. The organization says The animals that had been kept in shelters in areas near mountains and rivers, face an imminent food shortage after their homes were devastated by the...Continue reading
YouBike Returns Getting More Convenient

YouBike Returns Getting More Convenient

Taipei’s Youbike system is trying out some new equipment to make returning rented bicycles more convenient. New bike-return grooves have been added to the rental stations at the Taipei Medical University and Gongguan MRT YouBike stations in the first phase of the trial. They’ll be in use for a month, after which Youbike officials will...Continue reading
Comic Fair to Feature 50 Artists

Comic Fair to Feature 50 Artists

Organizers of the 2015 Comic Exhibition say this year’s event will feature appearances by 50 graphic artists, authors, voice actors and animation producers from Taiwan and Japan. According to the Chinese Animation and Comic Publishers Association, the artists will hold 34 book-signings and other events at the fair, when it opens Thursday. A Japanese pavilion...Continue reading
Students Complete 1000km Run Around Taiwan

Students Complete 1000km Run Around Taiwan

  Four students from Far East University took on an ambitious 1000 km run around Taiwan. The students, who are all members of a track and field team, started off their journey on July 1st from their university in southern Taiwan’s Tainan and ran counter-clockwise around the country before returning to their starting point in...Continue reading