Hold the Moon in the Palm of Your Hands With Luna
Look up in the night sky and you’ll see a familiar face–the moon. With Luna, you can now bring the moon into your living room, bedroom or any place you wish! Taiwanese-based design firm ACORN Studio specializes in unique home decor. Their recent project, Luna, has been one of the biggest buzzes of the week...Continue reading
Fair Weather Expected in Center and South for Mid-Autumn Festival
The Central Weather Bureau says fair weather can be expected in the center and south for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. According to to the weather bureau, clear skies that should be ideal for moon-gazing can be expected for the September 27-th holiday. However, residents in northern and eastern parts of the island might not be...Continue reading
Taiwanese Opera Troupe Performs in North America
Taiwanese opera troupe Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group gave its first performance in Los Angeles on Saturday to an audience of over 1,000. Ming Hwa Yuan performed two pieces — “Lovebird Spears” and “General of the Empire”– during its show at the East Los Angeles College. Established in 1929, Ming Hwa Yuan blends...Continue reading
Running Wild at the New Balance Happy Zoo Run
The Taipei Zoo will see more than just its resident animals running wild this weekend, for the New Balance Happy Zoo Run. The run, now in its sixth year, offers the unique experience of seeing zoo animals early in the morning, before the zoo usually opens to the public. This Sunday, the 4km run will...Continue reading
NASA Exhibition Coming to Taiwan
The NASA — A Human Adventure exhibition will be held in Taiwan in May 2016 to present 300 space objects, including moon landers and equipment used during the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. Taiwan is the eighth stop of the exhibition around the world and the fourth in Asia. The show is expected to be...Continue reading
Does Your Star Sign Make You More Likely to Break Traffic Laws?
Does your zodiac sign make you more likely to break traffic laws? According to the Taipei Times….. Numbers from the Taipei City Motor Vehicles Office show that Scorpios and Capricorns were at the top of the list of traffic offenders in the capital. Of a total of 13,923 red light-running scooter riders, 9.2 percent were Scorpios, and...Continue reading
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
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