Taipei Metro Set to Launch App
The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation has launched a mobile app to allow users to check the arrival times of Taipei Metro trains. The app also shows the location of YouBike stations and parking lots near Metro station and gives bus transfer information. It also indicates which MRT exits have elevators, escalators or just staircases....Continue reading
New Humanoid Robot Set for Re-release
A new humanoid robot is set to be released on to markets once again after a strong initial release. After the first 1,000 sold out within one minute two weeks ago, another 1,000 updated robots will be coming out later this month. The robot, developed by Japanese telecom giant SoftBank and Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision...Continue reading
Violinist Wins Silver in Tchaikovsky Competition
Taiwanese violinist Zeng Yu-qian (曾宇謙) has been awarded the silver medal in the violin category of the 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. No one won the gold medal in the prestigious competition this year. Twenty-year-old Zeng beat contestants from Russia, Moldova, South Korea and Germany to achieve the best-ever performance for Taiwan in the...Continue reading
World’s largest vertical garden built in Gaoxiong
The world’s largest vertical garden has been built in Gaoxiong’s Gangshan District. The garden forms part of the fence of Cleanaway and is 2,594 square meters in size. It beat the former world record which was set by the green wall of Singapore’s C-D-L Tree House by some 300 square meters. Construction of the...Continue reading
Celebrities Rally to Encourage Injured After Formosa Fun Coast Fire
Celebrities are coming forward to help and encourage those injured in Saturday (6/27) night’s party at the Formosa Fun Coast Water Park accident. Pop singer Show Lo has sent a personal message to Chang Yen-cheng – who suffered second-to third-degree burns over 70-per cent of her body. Jolin Tsai has recorded her voice for Liu Chih-wei...Continue reading
Watermelon Toast Makes Global Tabloids
A new type of toast from a bakery in Yi-Lan County is making international news. Watermelon Toast – as its known – may taste nothing like the fruit from which it draws its name – but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming new trend here in Taiwan and photos of the green and pink, or green...Continue reading
New Library Focusing on Works for Aboriginal Children Opens
Taiwan’s first library dedicated to Aboriginal children opened in Pingtung. Organizers say The Vusam Children’s Library hopes to provide more resources and time to Aboriginal children’s education. According to Vusam organization founder Liang Ming-hui, aboriginal children often lack a place to study outside of the classroom. The organization has established extracurricular classes using volunteer teachers...Continue reading
Consumers’ Foundation Urges University English Improvement
The Consumers’ Foundation is calling on universities to take responsibility for improving the English-language abilities of their students. According to the foundation, 90 per cent of the nation’s universities require students to provide proof of some level of English-language ability before they can graduate. The foundation is urging universities to offer opportunities for their students...Continue reading
“Sylvia” Heads Into Final Weekend
The English production of “Sylvia” by AR Gurney is heading into its final run of shows this weekend at The LAB Space in Beitou. The comedy starring ICRT’s own Tiffany Tsai in the title role of street-smart stray Sylvia examines the bond that grows between her and the middle-aged man that brought her home. In...Continue reading
“Comfort Women” Museum To Open in Taipei By Year-end
A museum dedicated to the history of “comfort women” and women’s rights is set to open in Taipei by the end of this year. The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation said the museum will display historical documents on Taiwanese women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War. This will...Continue reading
Taichung Night Market Tops Online Search List
A new online data states the Fengjia Night Market in Taichung has drawn more interest online than any other searches in Taiwan. The DailyView Online Thermometer reports that the Fengjia Night Market has been dubbed as one of the largest of its kind in Taiwan and the night market is recognized as the origin of Taiwan’s...Continue reading
Nantou Township Recruiting Tree Care Volunteers
A township office in the central county of Nantou announced its plan Wednesday to recruit volunteers to help carry out surveys and take care of trees in the township during summer. Organizers say those interested in the project are required to join a three-day training camp from June 24-26 to learn how to care for...Continue reading
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