Taiwan listed on Business Insider’s 2016 Top Emerging Travel Destinations
An American news website has listed Taiwan as one of its 12 emerging travel destinations for 2016. Business Insider points to Taiwan’s lush mountain scenery, spring cherry blossoms, and famed nightmarkets as a part of its charm. The website also lauded Taiwan as a progressive nation, where “beliefs and cultures co-exist in harmony”. Business Insider...Continue reading
Facebook’s 2015 Most Popular Places to Check-in in Taiwan
Facebook has released its 2015 list for most popular places to check-in, and Taiwan’s top 3 are arts and culture hotpots. According to Facebook statistics, Tainan’s Chimei Musem takes number one this year, followed by Taipei’s Huashan 1914 Creative Park, and Songshan Cultural and Creative Park respectively. The most popular places to check-in worldwide, are...Continue reading
First Snow of Season May Fall on High Altitudes
First snow of the season may fall tonight or tomorrow morning on high altitudes. The Central Weather Bureau says a frontal system is approaching northern Taiwan, bringing plenty of moisture. The CWB has issued a heavy rain alert for the Yi-lan area. Forecasters say chances of rain are high in the north, northeast, and east...Continue reading
Puff Guo Remains Tight-lipped on “Dream Girls” Discord
Singer Puff Guo (right) of Taiwan Girl Group “Dream Girls” remains tight-lipped on the rumours of discord between bandmate Emily Song (middle) and the group’s former handler. Earlier this week, Song took to Facebook and revealed that there was conflict between her and the group’s former manager “Elsa”. Song also discounted long-running reports of friction...Continue reading
Actress Zhang Ziyi Loses Appeal in Case Against Next Magazine
Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi’s appeal of her aggravated defamation case against a tabloid has been rejected by the Taiwan High Court. The High Court upheld a lower court’s acquittal of the three defendants, two of whom were reporters for the Next Magazine, and another, the editor of the magazine. The tabloid published a report...Continue reading
Taiwan’s First Sunrise of 2016 in Kenting and Taitung
If you want to catch the first sunrise of 2016 on the Taiwan island, you’d better head to Kenting or Taitung. According to the Central Weather Bureau, at 6:35 in the morning, the first sunrise of 2016 on the island will illuminate the skies of Kenting’s Longkeng (龍坑) and Taitung’s San Xiantai (三仙台). The CWB...Continue reading
Taipei to Introduce MRT Coding System
The Taipei City government is proposing a coding system for metro stations – and it is expected to be implemented before the 2017 Summer Universiade. The proposed coding system has been posted on one of the city government’s Facebook pages for a two-month public consultation. According to the proposed rules, each station will be coded...Continue reading
2015 Taiwan Open of Surfing Kicks Off in Taitung
Taitung County launched a four-day surfing competition on Wednesday, with more than 70 surfers, including world champions Taylor Jensen and Chelsea Williams, competing at Jinzun beach. Dubbed the biggest surfing event in Taiwan, the 2015 Taiwan Open of Surfing, which carries a purse of $2 million NT, is a recognized WSF QS1500 event. As Taiwan’s...Continue reading
Five More Taipei MRT Stations to Have Storage Lockers
The Taipei Metro company says they will be introducing storage lockers at 5 additional MRT stations. Since the roll-out of lockers at the Danshui, Taipei Main and Zhongshan MRT station, usage has seen anywhere from 70 to 100 percent full occupancy. The lockers will roll out in Sanchong, Beimin, Ximen, Dongmen and the Taipei...Continue reading
Season’s First Cold Air Mass On Its Way
Residents in the north will finally get a taste of winter later this week as the first cold air mass of the season arrives. The Central Weather Bureau says mercury along northern coastal areas is expected to drop to 13 degrees Celsius from Thursday night till Friday morning, and in Taipei city, the lows can...Continue reading
Yushan National Park to be Closed for One Month in January
Yushan National Park will be closed throughout January next year to allow the natural ecology and wildlife to recover from the impact of tourism. According to the national park’s administration office, the timing is also based on the fact that winter is an unsuitable time for hiking on the 3,952-meter high peak, also called Jade...Continue reading
Study: 43% Of Taiwan Overweight
A new study finds that a good portion of Taiwan’s population is overweight. According to figures published by the Health Promotion Agency, 43 percent of Taiwan citizens are either overweight or obese. That figure has remained stable from about a decade ago. During that same period, the number of people who exercise regularly has gone...Continue reading
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