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2105417http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=1054172016-12-12T05:40:00+08:00http://ttonline@mofa.gov.twTaiwan welcomed its 10 millionth foreign visitor of 2016 Dec. 11 at Taiwa105240http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=1052402016-12-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan moved up nine places to rank fourth in the science category of the 2015 Programme for Interna104482http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=1044822016-12-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan athlete Tommy Chen won this year’s 4 Deserts Race Series championship, one of the world’s mos104481http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=1044812016-11-21T05:40:00+08:00A delegation representing volunteers from five African nations expressed its gratitude for Taiwan’s 104480http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=1044802016-11-16T05:40:00+08:00Participants in the first Taiwan-hosted International Council of Women Executive Committee Meeting r104479http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=1044792016-11-15T05:40:00+08:00The Executive 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opportun21714http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=217142016-07-01T05:40:00+08:00The future of Taipei starts in the old town area because a great city is judged by the depth of its 21713http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=217132016-06-22T05:40:00+08:00James C. 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Ltd. in Japan renewed early May for21701http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=217012016-04-28T05:40:00+08:00Changhua County is the latest municipality in Taiwan offering same-sex couples the right to record t21700http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=217002016-04-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan welcomed 305,045 medical tourists in 2015, up 76 percent from 2012, generating record sector 21699http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216992016-04-19T05:40:00+08:00A training program turning sheltered dogs into therapy canines is underway in Taipei City, reflectin21698http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216982016-04-15T05:40:00+08:00A national musical instrument bank, an innovation by the Ministry of Education, was launched April 121697http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216972016-04-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Dalin, Nanzhuang and Sanyi townships’ commitment to retaining their distinct identities in 21696http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216962016-04-12T05:40:00+08:00The inaugural Calculus World Cup concluded April 8 in Taipei City, with a student team from National21695http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216952016-04-11T05:40:00+08:00Growing public and private sector efforts have seen Taiwan emerge as a significant provider of inter21694http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216942016-04-07T05:40:00+08:00Single malt whiskeys made by Kavalan Distillery in Taiwan’s northeastern Yilan County recently claim21693http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216932016-04-01T05:40:00+08:00Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic tees off April 18 in Daly City, California, giving rising Taiwan talent21692http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216922016-03-31T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Metro celebrated its 20th anniversary March 28, continuing to impress riders with its high st21691http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216912016-03-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan climbed three places to 35th in the latest World Happiness Report released by Sustainable Dev21689http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216892016-03-18T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan artificial intelligence startup founder and CEO was added March 16 to the ranks of Geneva-b21690http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216902016-03-18T05:40:00+08:00The first person from Taiwan to win the Global Pastry Chefs Challenge is blazing a trail for local c21687http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216872016-03-17T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan artificial intelligence star is shining brighter after his jointly developed computer progr21688http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216882016-03-17T05:40:00+08:00More people consider themselves Taiwanese than any time in the past two decades, according to a surv21686http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216862016-03-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s thriving coffee culture is set to take on an added dimension courtesy of the revolutionary 21685http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216852016-03-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s women are making significant socioeconomic gains in education, labor participation and wage21684http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216842016-03-03T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan expert who bred the world’s first pink angelfish continues instilling the local florescent 21683http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216832016-02-25T05:40:00+08:00Enhancing the look and feel of Taipei’s designed urban environment is a top priority for the local g21682http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216822016-02-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s new immigrants are experiencing warmer welcomes and faster integration into society as a re21680http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216802016-02-16T05:40:00+08:00Temples play a key role in the daily lives of many Taiwan people, offering spiritual guidance and se21681http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216812016-02-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s cat population is increasing as shown in the latest statistics by the Council of Agricultur21679http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216792016-02-05T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based Metanaut Limited is winner of the Leap Motion 3-D Jam competition for excellence i21678http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216782016-02-04T05:40:00+08:00Line is the most popular social networking app in Taiwan, according to a survey released Feb. 2 by T21677http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216772016-02-03T05:40:00+08:00A central command center was established by Centers for Disease Control under the ROC Ministry of He21676http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216762016-02-02T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said Feb. 1 that all government agencies are cooperating in reviewing exi21674http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216742016-02-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s nonresident student numbers hit a record 110,182 in 2015, up 17.66 percent from the year be21675http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216752016-02-01T05:40:00+08:00A locally designed, developed and constructed rocket blasted off Jan. 31 in Hsinchu City, signaling 21673http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216732016-01-29T05:40:00+08:00A National Taiwan University of Science and Technology team recently won the 2016 Ansys Hall of Fame21672http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216722016-01-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first information and communications technology-enabled public housing project was launched21671http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216712016-01-15T05:40:00+08:00The annual sky lantern festival in New Taipei City’s Pingxi District is No. 3 on National Geographic21670http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216702016-01-14T05:40:00+08:00Two video clips spotlighting the lives of new immigrants in Taiwan were recently launched by the Min21669http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216692016-01-12T05:40:00+08:00Drivers aged 75 and over in Taiwan are required to take physical and cognitive tests to renew their 21668http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216682016-01-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan saw a record 264 organ and 43 cadaveric skin donation cases last year, indicating a rise in p21667http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216672016-01-07T05:40:00+08:00A 2016-2020 white paper aimed at mapping out a robust food safety inspection system and strengthenin21666http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216662016-01-05T05:40:00+08:00A scientific team from Taiwan recently discovered that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter21665http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216652016-01-04T05:40:00+08:00An academician of Taipei City-based Academia Sinica was recently named a recipient of the prestigiou21664http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216642015-12-30T05:40:00+08:00An increasing number of international students are mulling staying in Taiwan after finishing their s21663http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216632015-12-23T05:40:00+08:00Pan Ting-jung, a deaf painter turned lensman, was awarded a trophy and cash prize of NT$100,000 (US$21662http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216622015-12-22T05:40:00+08:00Winners of this year’s ROC National Professorships were honored Dec. 21 in Taipei City for distingui21661http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216612015-12-21T05:40:00+08:00A Ministry of Education-staged secondary school forum wrapped up Dec. 20 in Taipei City, further exp21660http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216602015-12-18T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou said Dec. 17 that the ROC government is committed to enhancing the well-being21659http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216592015-12-14T05:40:00+08:00A large percentage of primary and secondary schoolers in Taiwan are worried about the quality of the21658http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216582015-12-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was best performer at the International Junior Science Olympiad Dec. 2-11 in Daegu, South Kor21657http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216572015-12-08T05:40:00+08:00An international conference on dengue fever prevention and control opened Dec. 7 in Tainan City, mar21656http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216562015-12-04T05:40:00+08:00The winners of this year’s Vivian Wu Journalism Awards were honored at a ceremony Dec. 3 in New Taip21655http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216552015-12-01T05:40:00+08:00The first review of a draft bill amending Taiwan’s School Health Act to prohibit genetically modifie21654http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216542015-11-30T05:40:00+08:00The first soccer competition for foreign workers in Taiwan will take place Dec. 13 in New Taipei Cit21653http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216532015-11-20T05:40:00+08:00A three-year, NT$30 billion (US$921 million) program to boost the development of long-term care serv21652http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216522015-11-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first proton and radiation therapy center was inaugurated Nov. 10 at Chang Gung Memorial Ho21651http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216512015-11-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan moved up one place to 21st in the latest global Prosperity Index released Nov. 2 by London-ba21650http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216502015-10-28T05:40:00+08:00A local research team recently revealed a new method of inducing the maturation of human and mouse s21649http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216492015-10-27T05:40:00+08:00The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association-Asia Regional Conference wi21648http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216482015-10-23T05:40:00+08:00Five Taiwan cities and counties were named Oct. 21 among the Smart21 Communities vying for 2016 Inte21647http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216472015-10-21T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the inaugural Global Youth of the Year Award were honored Oct. 20 in central Taiwan’s Cha21646http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216462015-10-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan retains eighth spot in the latest Expat Explorer report published by HSBC, with respondents n21645http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216452015-10-13T05:40:00+08:00The number of men and women living to or over the age of 100 each year in Taiwan is on the rise, acc21643http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216432015-10-12T05:40:00+08:00An annual festival encouraging seniors to embrace active lifestyles and heighten public awareness of21644http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216442015-10-12T05:40:00+08:00A multilateral initiative advocating equal rights for young women was launched Oct. 10 in Taipei Cit21642http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216422015-10-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is No. 1 in Asia when it comes to providing care for the terminally ill, according to the lat21641http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216412015-10-01T05:40:00+08:00Average life expectancy dropped in Taiwan for 2014, reflecting a decade-high number of deaths, accor21640http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216402015-09-30T05:40:00+08:00A team from Taipei City-based National Chengchi University’s International Master of Business Admini21639http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216392015-09-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s teenagers are exhibiting signs of smartphone addiction, with the risk rising significantly 21638http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216382015-09-17T05:40:00+08:00An urban renewal plan for the northeastern part of Keelung City is drawing upon the creativity of yo21636http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216362015-09-14T05:40:00+08:00The winners of this year’s education devotion award were announced Sept. 11 by the Ministry of Educa21637http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216372015-09-14T05:40:00+08:00A special mouth painting exhibition showcasing a decade of endeavors by disabled members of the comm21635http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216352015-09-11T05:40:00+08:00A charity photography exhibition seeking to raise funds for children’s education in Nepal is underwa21634http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216342015-09-10T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the 2015 Presidential Science Prize were announced Sept. 9 in Taipei City, recognizing th21633http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216332015-09-08T05:40:00+08:00Steps to remove artificial trans fat from Taiwan’s food supply chain are being taken by the Food and21630http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216302015-09-07T05:40:00+08:00An undergraduate from the Department of Architecture of National Cheng Kung University in Tainan Cit21631http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216312015-09-07T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the Presidential Culture Award were announced Sept. 5 in Taipei City, with five groups an21632http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216322015-09-07T05:40:00+08:00A comics talent promotion program overseen by the Ministry of Culture will conclude Sept. 11 in Tain21629http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216292015-09-04T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City and outlying Kinmen County are the happiest localities in Taiwan, according to a nationw21628http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216282015-09-03T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-based artist was named Aug. 31 Grand Prix winner at the 2015 Japan Illustrators’ Associatio21625http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216252015-09-02T05:40:00+08:00A medical support team tasked with controlling the spread of dengue fever in Taiwan was set up by th21626http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216262015-09-02T05:40:00+08:00An academician from Taipei City-based Academia Sinica was recently named recipient of the 2015 Gerar21627http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216272015-09-02T05:40:00+08:00An Internet-based used school bag donation campaign launched by Taiwan missionary siblings is laying21624http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216242015-09-01T05:40:00+08:00A digital arts initiative kicked off Aug. 29 at Taichung City-based National Taiwan Museum of Fine A21621http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216212015-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Daxi Tea Factory renovation project in northern Taiwan’s Taoyuan City was named Aug. 30 winner of th21622http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216222015-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the 2015 Taiwan Music Composition and Songwriting Contest were unveiled Aug. 29 in Taipei21623http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216232015-08-31T05:40:00+08:00A bold experimental theater program by locally based EX-Theater Asia is helping transform Miaoli Cou21619http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216192015-08-28T05:40:00+08:00An academician from Taipei City-based Academia Sinica recently won the prestigious Guinier Prize for21620http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216202015-08-28T05:40:00+08:00An eclectic program of activities and rituals marking the Mid-Summer Ghost Festival is set to wrap u21616http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216162015-08-27T05:40:00+08:00The annual Hacks in Taiwan Conference kicked off Aug. 26 in Taipei City, bringing together designers21617http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216172015-08-27T05:40:00+08:00A school in New Taipei City is raising food awareness among students through a tailored course highl21618http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216182015-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Nominees for the 50th Television Golden Bell Awards were announced by the Bureau of Audiovisual and 21615http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216152015-08-26T05:40:00+08:00The finalists in the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival awards were announced Aug. 15, spotlig21612http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216122015-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Two films spotlighting the respective plight of raptors and lives of traditional fishermen in Taiwan21613http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216132015-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Legend Lin Dance Theater and Taipei Ling-an Club are winners of the 19th Taipei Culture Award, accor21614http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216142015-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung City’s first International Picture Book Center is boosting interest in reading among child21610http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216102015-08-24T05:40:00+08:00A sculpture crafted from Taipei 101’s recycled steel elevator cables was donated Aug. 21 to Karlsruh21611http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216112015-08-24T05:40:00+08:00The inaugural CTBC Arts Festival will kick off Oct. 1 in Kaohsiung City, bringing a wide variety of 21609http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216092015-08-21T05:40:00+08:00A special exhibition showcasing the sacrifices and struggles of people in Taiwan during the Sec21608http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216082015-08-20T05:40:00+08:00A community-focused performing arts initiative is set to get underway Aug. 23 in New Taipei City, un21606http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216062015-08-19T05:40:00+08:00A research team from Taiwan recently made a new discovery relating to the underthrusting of continen21607http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216072015-08-19T05:40:00+08:00The third edition of Taipei Documentary Film Festival kicks off Sept. 18 at Huashan Spot Theater, sh21603http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216032015-08-18T05:40:00+08:00Nine projects from Taiwan scholars were recently awarded Jean Monnet Actions grants under the Europe21604http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216042015-08-18T05:40:00+08:00Expanded i-bon kiosk system functions are making daily living in Taiwan more convenient, according t21605http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216052015-08-18T05:40:00+08:00A special ceremony commemorating National Taiwan Museum’s 100th anniversary and the launch of a seri21602http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216022015-08-17T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition highlighting over 65 years of foster care and family support development in Taiwan is 21600http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216002015-08-14T05:40:00+08:00A research team from Taipei City-based Academia Sinica recently discovered a special protein capable21601http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=216012015-08-14T05:40:00+08:00An art education program helping schoolchildren around Taiwan identify with local culture and the en21598http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215982015-08-13T05:40:00+08:00Around 82 percent of people in Taiwan are happy with their overall quality of life, the highest leve21599http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215992015-08-13T05:40:00+08:00An acrobatic performance group is set to promote Taiwan’s folk culture and soft power during a tour 21596http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215962015-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Three high school students from Taipei City are among the 20 global finalists of 2015 Google Science21597http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215972015-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School’s marching band recently won two awards at U.S.-based Drum Corp21594http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215942015-08-11T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the 2015 Tseng Hsu-pai Journalism Award were recognized Aug. 10 in Taipei City, spotlight21595http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215952015-08-11T05:40:00+08:00A mime festival showcasing the therapeutic power of performance art is underway at Huashan 1914 Crea21592http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215922015-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students performed with aplomb at the inaugural Asian High School Mandarin Chinese Debate Cha21593http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215932015-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Cross-sector efforts are underway to assist those regions of Taiwan affected by Typhoon Soudelor, wh21591http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215912015-08-07T05:40:00+08:002015 Comic Exhibition kicked off Aug. 6 in Taipei City, attracting a record 106,000 showgoers, accor21589http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215892015-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Fathers in Taiwan should dedicate more time to raising their children, according to a recent survey 21590http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215902015-08-06T05:40:00+08:00A cross-strait seminar on the preservation and restoration of ancient books kicked off Aug. 4 at Nat21588http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215882015-08-05T05:40:00+08:00A caregiver from Indonesia won the 2015 Taiwan Literature Award for Migrants Aug. 1, earning a cash 21586http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215862015-08-04T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition documenting the history of Taiwan tourism is underway at Nishi Honganji Square in Taip21587http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215872015-08-04T05:40:00+08:00Restoration of a replica Ming dynasty (1368-1644) wooden junk from the era of Zheng Cheng-gong, aka 21584http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215842015-08-03T05:40:00+08:00Sanyi International Wood Carving Art Festival kicked off Aug. 1 in northern Taiwan’s Miaoli County, 21585http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215852015-08-03T05:40:00+08:00The 26th Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music took place Aug. 1 in Taipei City, spotl21581http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215812015-07-31T05:40:00+08:00The ROC air force’s top fighter pilots will feature in a National Geographic Channel series set to a21582http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215822015-07-31T05:40:00+08:00The annual Summer Jazz Party is set to kick off Sept. 18 in Taipei City with an open-air concert at 21583http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215832015-07-31T05:40:00+08:00A historical whodunit-cum-stage production is set for premiere Aug. 29 in Taipei City, shedding new 21580http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215802015-07-30T05:40:00+08:00A website promoting the sharing of books in Taiwan is generating increasing public interest, with mo21577http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215772015-07-29T05:40:00+08:00An asteroid discovered by Taoyuan City-based National Central University was named Taichung in tribu21578http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215782015-07-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students bagged four golds at the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad July 28 in Baku, Azer21579http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215792015-07-29T05:40:00+08:00Two Taiwan animated shorts were selected for worldwide screening during U.S.-based SIGGRAPH Computer21576http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215762015-07-28T05:40:00+08:00A new labeling system making prescription drug and container information accessible to the visually 21574http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215742015-07-27T05:40:00+08:00The main cultural showpiece of New Taipei Children’s Art Festival opened July 25 at Banqiao 435 Art 21575http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215752015-07-27T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Arts Festival gets underway July 31, serving up a wide variety of dance and theater performan21572http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215722015-07-24T05:40:00+08:00Discovery of a Neolithic cultural layer at Hanben archaeological site in Yilan County, eastern Taiwa21573http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215732015-07-24T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition spotlighting contemporary pieces created by 25 teams of artists from home and abroad i21570http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215702015-07-23T05:40:00+08:00National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County was recently nam21571http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215712015-07-23T05:40:00+08:00An annual round-Taiwan tour aimed at fostering greater appreciation for local literature among the p21567http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215672015-07-22T05:40:00+08:00Two book exhibitions organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Hualien County Government are boost21568http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215682015-07-22T05:40:00+08:00A team from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology is a grand prize winner at Internat21569http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215692015-07-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s smartphone or tablet PC user numbers reached 16.04 million for the first half of 2015, up 121564http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215642015-07-21T05:40:00+08:00An album paying tribute to efforts in protecting the land of Taiwan recently won in the World Tradit21565http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215652015-07-21T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei Children’s Art Festival got underway July 20 at Banqiao 435 Art Zone, offering a fantasy 21566http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215662015-07-21T05:40:00+08:00An outlet retailing premium Taiwan agricultural products recently opened in Taipei City, offering co21562http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215622015-07-20T05:40:00+08:00Television continues to be the most popular form of media in Taiwan, according to a survey recently 21563http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215632015-07-20T05:40:00+08:00A record 50,000-plus participants took part in the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr marking the end of th21559http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215592015-07-17T05:40:00+08:00One of Taiwan’s hottest violin prospects is set to continue developing as a world-class talent court21560http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215602015-07-17T05:40:00+08:00A quiet, sleepy block at the heart of Tainan City’s old downtown has become a hip and happening neig21561http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215612015-07-17T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-born novelist was named July 16 in Tokyo winner of the 153rd edition of the biannual Japane21557http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215572015-07-16T05:40:00+08:00A child-friendly design exhibition showcasing iconic pieces by renowned international artists is und21558http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215582015-07-16T05:40:00+08:00Memorials marking the 28th anniversary of the lifting of martial law in the ROC were held by the Nat21556http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215562015-07-15T05:40:00+08:00A video competition aimed at boosting Taiwan’s tourism credentials is generating widespread publicit21554http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215542015-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan athletes won six golds, 12 silvers and 18 bronzes at the Summer Universiade July 3-14 in Gwan21555http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215552015-07-14T05:40:00+08:00An international double bass summer camp is set to kick off July 17 in Yilan County, eastern Taiwan,21551http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215512015-07-13T05:40:00+08:00A choral group comprising 28 indigenous teachers from Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, won two golds21552http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215522015-07-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students bagged four golds and one silver at the 46th International Physics Olympiad, continu21553http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215532015-07-13T05:40:00+08:00A southern Taiwan forestry expert is looking to establish a seed museum and help educate the public 21549http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215492015-07-09T05:40:00+08:00A tourism campaign promoting the rich geological resources of the three eastern Taiwan counties of H21550http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215502015-07-09T05:40:00+08:00A colony of over 200,000 bent-winged bats is seeing steady revival in Ruifang District, New Taipei C21546http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215462015-07-08T05:40:00+08:00An early intervention and integrated education center for young children with development problems b21547http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215472015-07-08T05:40:00+08:00U-Theater is set to continue sparkling as one of Taiwan’s top drumming group after relocating to its21548http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215482015-07-08T05:40:00+08:00A total of 20 Taiwan restaurants earned a nod of approval as go-to places for fine dining in the lat21544http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215442015-07-07T05:40:00+08:00A recently released glove puppetry indie film is generating widespread public interest in the tradit21545http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215452015-07-07T05:40:00+08:00Two exhibitions documenting the lives of ROC nationals in mainland China and Taiwan during the Secon21543http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215432015-07-06T05:40:00+08:00Inventors from Taiwan won 17 golds, 17 silvers, eight bronzes and three special awards at the Macau 21540http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215402015-07-03T05:40:00+08:00National Taichung First Senior High School is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, affording21541http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215412015-07-03T05:40:00+08:00The Factual Data Report of TransAsia Airways Flight 235 was released July 2 by the Aviation Safety C21542http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215422015-07-03T05:40:00+08:00A prehistoric jade exhibition kicked off July 1 at Taiwan Power Co.’s main hall in Taipei City, high21538http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215382015-07-02T05:40:00+08:00A Taipei City-based juvenile services organization is making a significant difference to the lives o21539http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215392015-07-02T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan violinist was top place-getter at International Tchaikovsky Competition July 1 in Moscow, e21537http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215372015-07-01T05:40:00+08:00The interplay of indigenous, Western and mainland Chinese civilizations in 19th century Taiwan and i21536http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215362015-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s public-private sector resources are being mobilized in support of those injured during a fl21534http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215342015-06-29T05:40:00+08:00Four artists from Taiwan finished among the top three place-getters in the jewelry and objects categ21535http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215352015-06-29T05:40:00+08:00The victims of a flash-fire that swept through an after-dark water park dance party June 27 in New T21533http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215332015-06-26T05:40:00+08:00A group of indigenous Bunun alumni and teachers from Nantou County’s Dili Elementary School reunited21531http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215312015-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s distinctive gourmet culture is the subject of an Israeli variety show set for release next 21532http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215322015-06-25T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition detailing the development of Taiwan from the 19th to mid-20th century and the role of 21530http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215302015-06-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will take part in next month’s Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, despite concerns o21528http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215282015-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Municipal Stadium is to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2017 Summer Universiad21529http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215292015-06-23T05:40:00+08:00A guided reading approach aimed at fostering advanced learning is earning academic accolades at home21526http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215262015-06-22T05:40:00+08:00The second conference of U.S.-based Association for Asian Studies kicked off June 22 at Academia Sin21527http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215272015-06-22T05:40:00+08:00A wooden building utilizing cross-laminated timber technology in Taichung City, central Taiwan, is p21523http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215232015-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s EVA Airways Corp. climbed three places to ninth worldwide in the latest airline rankings re21524http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215242015-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Same-sex couples can record their partnerships at household registration offices in Taipei following21525http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215252015-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Cancer remains the No. 1 cause of death in Taiwan, claiming 46,094 lives last year, or 28.3 percent 21522http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215222015-06-17T05:40:00+08:00Xiaoliuqiu Island in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County is experiencing a surge in tourism on the bac21519http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215192015-06-16T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Children’s Arts Festival kicks off July 1 in northern Taiwan, offering a smorgasbord of enter21520http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215202015-06-16T05:40:00+08:00A 730-hectare coastal zone in Keelung was incorporated June 15 into the North Coast and Guanyinshan 21521http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215212015-06-16T05:40:00+08:00An innovative audio exhibition documenting Taiwan’s diverse sounds within a historical framework was21517http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215172015-06-12T05:40:00+08:00A comprehensive promotion campaign aimed at convincing residents of the merits of attaining fair tra21518http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215182015-06-12T05:40:00+08:00Stunning scenery, fabulous food, and warm and friendly people are just some of the reasons for Taiwa21515http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215152015-06-11T05:40:00+08:00A student from Taipei City-based Shih Chien University is winner of the international award at recen21516http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215162015-06-11T05:40:00+08:00An Internet-based campaign naming Taiwan’s top 10 bikeways was launched June 10 by the Sports Admini21514http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215142015-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Railways Administration’s Keelung Station is on track for inauguration June 29, according to 21512http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215122015-06-09T05:40:00+08:00A pair of 70-year-old foreign priests was awarded the ROC Permanent Resident Certificate June 8 by t21513http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215132015-06-09T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City is set to host for the first time in Asia the 2016 Velo-City Global Conference, undersco21509http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215092015-06-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan student teams collected gold, silver and bronze medals at this year’s International Environme21510http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215102015-06-08T05:40:00+08:00An assisted orientation system for the visually impaired created by a team of students from Taipei C21511http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215112015-06-08T05:40:00+08:00A 10-year coral rehabilitation project proposed by a team based in New Taipei City’s eastern Gonglia21507http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215072015-06-05T05:40:00+08:00A long-term care insurance bill expanding Taiwan’s social welfare net was approved June 4 by the Cab21508http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215082015-06-05T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City-based contemporary theater company Performance Workshop is holding a 30th anniversar21505http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215052015-06-04T05:40:00+08:00Efforts are underway in Taiwan to prepare for a possible outbreak of the Middle East respiratory syn21506http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215062015-06-04T05:40:00+08:00The historic documents and records of the ROC are set for preservation and restoration through a pro21504http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215042015-06-03T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition drawing from Taipei Fine Arts Museum’s Japanese colonial-era (1895-1945) collection is21502http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215022015-06-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won three golds and two silvers at the FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards May 30, highligh21503http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215032015-06-02T05:40:00+08:00The head of an educational organization in Taitung County is creating development opportunities for 21501http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215012015-06-01T05:40:00+08:00A species conservation and research center opened May 28 at National Tsing-Hua University in Hsinchu21498http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214982015-05-29T05:40:00+08:00A senior from Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School recently made headlines for his role in a protein21499http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214992015-05-29T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Public Library’s Beitou Branch is one of the 10 coolest green buildings in the world as asses21500http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=215002015-05-29T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan Museum is set to inaugurate a tour guide program providing better services for immig21497http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214972015-05-27T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition marking the 120th anniversary of the Japanese Invasion of Taiwan is running until Dec.21496http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214962015-05-26T05:40:00+08:00A plan to strengthen iconic Queen’s Head rock remains on track despite mixed results from a series o21494http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214942015-05-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Hou Hsiao-hsien collected best director award for his martial arts epic “The Assassin” at t21495http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214952015-05-25T05:40:00+08:00Two historic sculptures from indigenous Paiwan communities in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, were21493http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214932015-05-22T05:40:00+08:00Students at vocational and technical colleges in northern Taiwan are starting on-campus businesses i21490http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214902015-05-21T05:40:00+08:00A research team led by Taipei City-based Academia Sinica recently made a breakthrough in astrophysic21491http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214912015-05-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is playing a key role in combating infectious diseases and is ready, willing and able to shar21492http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214922015-05-21T05:40:00+08:00A Taipei City exhibition on pop music in Taiwan over the last century is set to take visitors on a s21487http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214872015-05-20T05:40:00+08:00The people of Taiwan are increasingly satisfied with the country’s public safety and police services21488http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214882015-05-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s top tertiary education institutions generated intellectual property applications of NT$706 21489http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214892015-05-20T05:40:00+08:00A large-scale urban renewal plan encompassing 285 hectares in northern Shilin District of Taipei Cit21485http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214852015-05-19T05:40:00+08:00A TV program catering to Taiwan’s Southeast Asian immigrants will debut May 24 on all cable services21486http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214862015-05-19T05:40:00+08:00Dingpu Station on the western end of Taipei metro’s Bannan Line is scheduled to commence operations 21484http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214842015-05-18T05:40:00+08:00Major metropolises throughout Taiwan are seeing the emergence of a new generation of public librarie21482http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214822015-05-15T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan white wine won a gold medal at the recently concluded International Wine Challenge in Londo21483http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214832015-05-15T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan launch of a short story collection in Mandarin by Belize Governor General Colville Young 21479http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214792015-05-14T05:40:00+08:00An illustration artist is bringing aspects of Taiwan’s railway history back to life with creative wo21480http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214802015-05-14T05:40:00+08:00The fourth HTAsiaLink Annual Conference kicked off May 13 in Taipei City, bringing together represen21481http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214812015-05-14T05:40:00+08:00Researchers from Taiwan’s National Sun Yat-sen University and National Taiwan University recently pa21478http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214782015-05-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has developed its first homegrown optical remote sensing payload for the Formosat-5 satellite21477http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214772015-05-12T05:40:00+08:00The death of Taiwan composer Ma Shui-long May 2 at age 76 is a great loss to the country’s music ind21474http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214742015-05-11T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City Library’s main building commenced operations May 10, offering lovers of literature i21475http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214752015-05-11T05:40:00+08:00A plan incorporating smart technology into the ROC’s seventh-generation identification cards by 201721476http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214762015-05-11T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said May 8 that he expects Taiwan to transform into a hub for higher educ21471http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214712015-05-08T05:40:00+08:00A research team from National Taiwan University has successfully created artificial muscle using oni21472http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214722015-05-08T05:40:00+08:00A rsearch team from Taichung City-based National Chung Hsing University has unlocked the perianth co21473http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214732015-05-08T05:40:00+08:00Six traditional art and craft masters were recently honored by the Ministry of Culture as living nat21469http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214692015-05-07T05:40:00+08:00The president of Taipei City-based Academia Sinica was named May 6 winner of the 2015 Robert Robinso21470http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214702015-05-07T05:40:00+08:00A 30-year custodian at Hualien County’s Jiamin Elementary School was recently commended by the Minis21467http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214672015-05-06T05:40:00+08:00A total of 87 outstanding and veteran nurses working in 26 state-sponsored medical institutions in T21468http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214682015-05-06T05:40:00+08:00An eye-catching fine arts museum set for opening in 2019 will be the centerpiece of New Taipei City 21465http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214652015-05-05T05:40:00+08:00A special exhibition showcasing artistic creations fashioned from Taiwan-sourced materials is underw21466http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214662015-05-05T05:40:00+08:00Southern Taiwan’s Alangyi Ancient Trail and Xiaoliuqiu Island are witnessing robust Tourism growth d21462http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214622015-05-04T05:40:00+08:00An ROC national won the Malko Competition May 1 in Copenhagen, a triennial competition widely billed21463http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214632015-05-04T05:40:00+08:00Over 4,500 professional and amateur athletes from 38 countries and territories worldwide contested t21464http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214642015-05-04T05:40:00+08:00Cheng-long Wetlands International Art Project wrapped up May 4 in Kouhu Township, Yunlin County, suc21461http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214612015-05-01T05:40:00+08:00A solar energy project started by Tainan Community University is delivering electricity to Datong Vi21460http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214602015-04-30T05:40:00+08:00A website dedicated to Taiwan’s centennial recording history was recently launched by Tainan City-ba21458http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214582015-04-29T05:40:00+08:00A group of students from National Changhua Senior High School in central Taiwan has helped bring hom21459http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214592015-04-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s food safety monitoring procedures will be tightened and violators severely punished as part21457http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214572015-04-28T05:40:00+08:00An Internet-based used shoe donation campaign initiated by a Taiwan missionary couple is helping the21454http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214542015-04-27T05:40:00+08:00A pair of Taiwan firms recently bagged gold at the prestigious U.S.-based Edison Awards, highlightin21455http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214552015-04-27T05:40:00+08:00Team Taiwan turned in a top performance at the 2015 ICU World Cheerleading Championships April 24 in21456http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214562015-04-27T05:40:00+08:00A journal published by National Taichung First Senior High School in central Taiwan is capitalizing 21452http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214522015-04-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s average retirement age for men and women is on the rise but remains below those in most mem21453http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214532015-04-24T05:40:00+08:00Creative Expo Taiwan is set to kick off April 29 in Taipei City, featuring 600 exhibitors from aroun21451http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214512015-04-23T05:40:00+08:00The winners of the 39th Golden Tripod Awards for Publications were announced April 22 in Taipei City21449http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214492015-04-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s major ports of Hualien, Kaohsiung and Keelung are three of the world’s top cruise destinati21450http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214502015-04-22T05:40:00+08:00Around 76 percent of all ROC nationals aged 15 and above do not have enough physical activity on a w21446http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214462015-04-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-made movie “Design 7 Love” won the Grand Remi Award for best feature at the 48th WorldFest-Ho21447http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214472015-04-21T05:40:00+08:00Young inventors from Taiwan won seven golds, six silvers and three special awards at the Internation21448http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214482015-04-21T05:40:00+08:00The 30th Asian International Stamp Exhibition is set to kick off April 24 at Taipei World Trade Cent21444http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214442015-04-20T05:40:00+08:00The headquarters for Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan opened April 19 in Tamsui District, New Taip21445http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214452015-04-20T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of signature pieces from the Liechtenstein royal collection opened for the first time 21442http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214422015-04-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s credentials as a world-class destination for bird-watching were celebrated in the March iss21443http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214432015-04-17T05:40:00+08:00A mobile lab from New Taipei City-based Tamkang University is readying to host its 200th chemistry r21440http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214402015-04-16T05:40:00+08:00An unorthodox educator is helping Taiwan’s traumatized youths back on track through an alternative l21441http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214412015-04-16T05:40:00+08:00The main display of the 2013 Taiwan Lantern Festival in northern Taiwan’s Hsinchu County was named a21438http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214382015-04-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan reported 96,695 new cancer cases in 2012, averaging one every 233 people, according to the la21439http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214392015-04-15T05:40:00+08:00A magazine produced by the student body of National Wuling Senior High School in Taoyuan City remain21435http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214352015-04-14T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based National Palace Museum hosted the world’s three most popular exhibitions in 2014, 21436http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214362015-04-14T05:40:00+08:00The colorful Taiwan barbet, an insect-eating bird with embroidered plumage endemic to the island, is21437http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214372015-04-14T05:40:00+08:00National Heritage-listed Keelung Harbor Building possesses an array of architectural features design21433http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214332015-04-13T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan TV drama is set to screen for the first time in Latin America later this month, helping spo21434http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214342015-04-13T05:40:00+08:00A National Taiwan Normal University team announced April 10 the discovery of Pareas atayal, the firs21431http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214312015-04-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan International Documentary Festival on Tour kicks off April 11 in Taichung City, underscoring 21432http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214322015-04-10T05:40:00+08:00An ultrafast rechargeable aluminum-ion battery cell has been produced by Taiwan’s Industrial Technol21429http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214292015-04-09T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies was launched April 7 at Oxford University, paving the w21430http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214302015-04-09T05:40:00+08:00Cheng Huang Temple in southern Taiwan’s Chiayi City was recently listed as a national historical sit21428http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214282015-04-08T05:40:00+08:00A school-based project assisting the children of new immigrants learn the languages of their foreign21426http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214262015-04-07T05:40:00+08:00A research team from Taiwan recently introduced a low-risk blood screening technique capable of dete21427http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214272015-04-07T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan Museum launched a book collection campaign April 2, the first facility of its kind t21424http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214242015-04-02T05:40:00+08:00A special exhibition featuring cemeteries from around the world is set to kick off April 3 in New Ta21425http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214252015-04-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Tang Prize Foundation signed a cooperative agreement with U.S.-based Experimental Biology M21422http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214222015-04-01T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition on the life of Taiwan’s plains aborigines during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) is under21423http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214232015-04-01T05:40:00+08:00The annual lantern festival of Treasure Hill Artist Village is being staged in Zhongzheng District, 21420http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214202015-03-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first Southeast Asia-themed private library commenced operations March 30 in Taoyuan City, 21421http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214212015-03-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s rural populations tend to be more overweight and at risk of obesity than their counterparts21417http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214172015-03-27T05:40:00+08:00An artist residency project kicked off March 26 in Kaohsiung City’s Whampoa New Village, offering a 21418http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214182015-03-27T05:40:00+08:00A book on the history of the Atayal indigenous group in the mountainous region of Yilan, as well as 21419http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214192015-03-27T05:40:00+08:00The finalists of the New Taipei City Documentary Awards were honored March 26 at a ceremony in the n21415http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214152015-03-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan hacker group 217 beat out 1,770 teams from 89 countries and territories to win the Blue-Lotus21416http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214162015-03-26T05:40:00+08:00A TV drama series based on classic Taiwan novels was launched March 25 by the Ministry of Culture, u21413http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214132015-03-25T05:40:00+08:00The 17 winners of the annual Kaohsiung Awards were recently unveiled in the southern Taiwan port cit21414http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214142015-03-25T05:40:00+08:00A delegation of six ROC illustrators and 50-plus publishing firm representatives will take part in B21412http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214122015-03-24T05:40:00+08:00The former homes of three late Tainan residents were adorned March 22 with plaques commemorating the21410http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214102015-03-23T05:40:00+08:00The operators of convenience stores across Taiwan are ramping up online and offline retailing strate21411http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214112015-03-23T05:40:00+08:00Kenyan runners dominated the winner’s podium at the 2015 New Taipei City Wanjinshi International Mar21408http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214082015-03-20T05:40:00+08:00A road in Tainan City’s Baihe district was recently named one of the world’s 15 most magical streets21409http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214092015-03-20T05:40:00+08:00A 1,005-kilometer round-Taiwan bike network will open by the end of the year, underscoring ROC gover21406http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214062015-03-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is the 10th best destination for Muslim travelers outside Organization of Islamic Cooperation21407http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214072015-03-19T05:40:00+08:00An app enabling bird-watchers to easily identify their observations was recently launched by a Natio21405http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214052015-03-18T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of signature pieces from the collection of the prince of Liechtenstein is to open next21402http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214022015-03-17T05:40:00+08:00An Apple Inc. MFi-certified multimedia storage device created by a New Taipei City tech startup with21403http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214032015-03-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University and Tamkang University achieved the best internationalizatio21404http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214042015-03-17T05:40:00+08:00A group of National Taiwan University researchers using high-precision radiometric dating techniques21400http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214002015-03-16T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Railway Workshop was named a national historic site by the Ministry of Culture March 15, unde21401http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=214012015-03-16T05:40:00+08:00The 2015 Taiwan Lantern Festival drew to a close March 15 in Taichung City, generating a record 13 m21398http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213982015-03-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is the winner of the inaugural World’s Best Airport Staff Servi21399http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213992015-03-13T05:40:00+08:00The first documentary on Taiwan’s Tropic of Cancer attractions produced by the Ministry of Transport21395http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213952015-03-12T05:40:00+08:00Hsinchu County-based Industrial Technology Research Institute recently won a Best Practices New Prod21396http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213962015-03-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s outlying Penghu County is among the hottest emerging vacation destinations in Asia, accordi21397http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213972015-03-12T05:40:00+08:00A book collection campaign launched by an ROC national with a genuine interest in improving the live21393http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213932015-03-11T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan research team has discovered a protein strongly associated with the migration of pancreatic21394http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213942015-03-11T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan New Year Bird Count identified 319 species, including all 25 indigenous varieties, accord21391http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213912015-03-10T05:40:00+08:00The first cross-strait exhibition on tricolor glazed pottery from the Tang dynasty (618-907) is gett21392http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213922015-03-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan artist Chen Chih-yuan is winner of this year’s Peter Pan Prize organized by the Swedish chapt21389http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213892015-03-09T05:40:00+08:00Stronger private and public sector support for undersea cultural exploration in Taiwan is a must if 21390http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213902015-03-09T05:40:00+08:00A photo exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Dachen Evacuation was launched March 7 21387http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213872015-03-05T05:40:00+08:00An assortment of relics recovered from an expressway construction site in northern Taiwan’s Miaoli C21388http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213882015-03-05T05:40:00+08:00A total of 53 senior high schoolers with special talents or skills are set to begin studies at 12 un21386http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213862015-03-03T05:40:00+08:00Hacks in Taiwan (Hitcon) claimed second in the Boston Key Party Capture the Flag competition March 121385http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213852015-03-02T05:40:00+08:00The first ever TV program documenting the lives of new Taiwan residents is set to air in June on Tai21383http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213832015-02-26T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Literature Festival is set to kick off March 1 with the theme of memory and craftsmanship tak21384http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213842015-02-26T05:40:00+08:00Celebrated Taiwan choreographer Bulareyaung Pagarlava will inaugurate the base for his dance company21381http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213812015-02-25T05:40:00+08:00Digitized images and texts from ancient Chinese books held by University of Toronto Libraries will b21382http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213822015-02-25T05:40:00+08:00An Executive Yuan museum was recently inaugurated in Taipei City, spotlighting the functions of the 21378http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213782015-02-24T05:40:00+08:00A Holo-Mandarin dictionary hailed as the most comprehensive lexicon of the language since the end of21379http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213792015-02-24T05:40:00+08:00A 59-year-old former transportation company CEO from Taichung City is working to reforest Taiwan, pl21380http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213802015-02-24T05:40:00+08:00An ROC national won second place at the biannual Sir Georg Solti International Conductors’ Competiti21376http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213762015-02-17T05:40:00+08:00A research team from Taipei City-based Academia Sinica recently confirmed that circulating blood cel21377http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213772015-02-17T05:40:00+08:00Central Bookstore in Taichung City is expected to once again welcome lovers of literature from July 21375http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213752015-02-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was ranked the second safest country in the world in 2015, according to a survey released ear21372http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213722015-02-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was rated the top Asian nation for the fourth straight year in the latest World Press Freedom21373http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213732015-02-13T05:40:00+08:00Feng Chia, Asia and National Taiwan universities are the ROC’s top three tertiary institutions in th21374http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213742015-02-13T05:40:00+08:00Recipients of the 2014 National Cultural Award were honored in a ceremony Feb. 12 for their lifelong21370http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213702015-02-12T05:40:00+08:00An academician from Taipei City-based Academia Sinica recently won a prestigious Khwarizmi Internati21371http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213712015-02-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s ethnic Chinese and indigenous literature is set for cutting-edge multimedia promotion durin21367http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213672015-02-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Railways Administration’s Hsinchu Station is set to conclude a twinning agreement with Tokyo 21368http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213682015-02-11T05:40:00+08:00The winners of a competition to design a 44,000-square-meter fine arts museum in New Taipei City wer21369http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213692015-02-11T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei International Book Exhibition was launched Feb. 11, spotlighting Taiwan’s cultural divers21365http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213652015-02-10T05:40:00+08:00A book on Tainan’s literary heritage was recently published in Taiwan, underscoring the importance o21366http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213662015-02-10T05:40:00+08:00The oldest indigenous Paiwan with a hand tattoo died Feb. 6 aged 102 in Taitung County’s Chenghsing 21363http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213632015-02-09T05:40:00+08:00A team of hackers from Taiwan claimed second at Japan’s biggest hacking contest Feb. 8 in Tokyo, und21364http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213642015-02-09T05:40:00+08:00A groundbreaking ceremony for the largest aquarium in Asia was staged at National Museum of Marine S21361http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213612015-02-06T05:40:00+08:00The winners of Uneec Applied Design Award organized by local IT firm Chenming Mold Ind. Corp. were r21362http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213622015-02-06T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of works by Chen Long-bin is set to open Feb. 7 at Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art, 21358http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213582015-02-05T05:40:00+08:00Recovery operations following the crash of TransAsia Airways Flight 235 are continuing apace in Taip21359http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213592015-02-05T05:40:00+08:00Five Taiwan artists were selected for the illustrator exhibition at the annual Bologna Children’s Bo21360http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213602015-02-05T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City’s Ruifang District in northern Taiwan is set to host filming for “Silence,” the late21356http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213562015-02-04T05:40:00+08:00The winners of the inaugural UDN Design Award were unveiled Feb. 3 in Taipei City, highlighting the 21357http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213572015-02-04T05:40:00+08:00A scholastic cooperation plan aimed at building Keelung city into a design hub for the 21st century 21354http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213542015-02-03T05:40:00+08:00A bill designed to maintain the biodiversity and sustainability of Taiwan’s wetlands took effect Feb21355http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213552015-02-03T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan retrospective exhibition of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama opens Feb. 7 at Kaohsiung Museum o21352http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213522015-02-02T05:40:00+08:00The lighthouses on Qimei Islet of Taiwan’s outlying Penghu Islands and Fuguei Cape in New Taipei Cit21353http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213532015-02-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s spectacular scenery and rich cultural heritage are being introduced abroad through a range 21350http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213502015-01-30T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan office of Facebook Inc. opened Jan. 29 in Taipei City, reaffirming the U.S.-based social 21351http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213512015-01-30T05:40:00+08:00Keelung City boasts a diverse array of butterflies and has its sights firmly set on becoming a leadi21347http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213472015-01-29T05:40:00+08:00The fifth season of “Taiwan to the World,” a documentary series produced by the Ministry of Foreign 21348http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213482015-01-29T05:40:00+08:00The majority of immigrant spouses married to ROC nationals are satisfied with their lives in Taiwan,21349http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213492015-01-29T05:40:00+08:00A Muslim prayer room opened Jan. 27 at Taipei Main Station, the first facility of its kind in a dome21345http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213452015-01-28T05:40:00+08:00A new scientific probe designed by Taiwan scientists is set to boost global ionospheric research whi21346http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213462015-01-28T05:40:00+08:00The discovery of the first and oldest Homo erectus fossil in Taiwan was reported Jan. 27 in U.S. sci21344http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213442015-01-27T05:40:00+08:00A sci-fi-themed tourist train was launched by Taiwan Railways Administration Jan. 26 in Taipei City,21342http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213422015-01-26T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou said Jan. 25 that the first synchrotron light generated by Taiwan Photon Sour21343http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213432015-01-26T05:40:00+08:00The winners of the annual Life Map Art Competition were unveiled Jan. 23 in Taipei City, highlightin21341http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213412015-01-22T05:40:00+08:00The discovery of a new species of darkling beetle in Kenting was recently reported in a leading Japa21339http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213392015-01-21T05:40:00+08:00The first synchrotron light generated by Taiwan Photon Source was observed recently in Hsinchu City,21340http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213402015-01-21T05:40:00+08:00The first graduation exhibition of National Taipei University of Technology’s Department of Cultural21336http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213362015-01-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s EVA Airways Corp. is the third safest carrier worldwide, according to Germany-based aviatio21337http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213372015-01-20T05:40:00+08:00A world premiere concert will be staged by National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Jan. 23 in Taichung Ci21338http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213382015-01-20T05:40:00+08:00The 10 most popular Taiwan photographs on Flickr for 2014 were named Jan. 19 by the U.S.-based image21332http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213322015-01-19T05:40:00+08:00A program upgrading the area neighboring Taipei Main Station is underway as part of local government21333http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213332015-01-19T05:40:00+08:00An eco-friendly urban architecture design from National United University in Miaoli County was short21334http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213342015-01-19T05:40:00+08:00A once-abandoned 84-year-old historic building in Keelung is living life anew as a center for cultur21335http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213352015-01-19T05:40:00+08:00A comic book detailing the history of Taiwan was recently unveiled in Taipei City, offering young re21330http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213302015-01-16T05:40:00+08:00The winners of this year’s Taipei International Book Exhibition Book Prize were named Jan. 14 in Tai21331http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213312015-01-16T05:40:00+08:00The discovery of a new species of terrestrial microsnail in Kenting National Park has spotlighted Ta21328http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213282015-01-15T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of prints marking the upcoming Year of the Sheep was recently launched by Taichung Cit21329http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213292015-01-15T05:40:00+08:00A bird flu emergency operations center tasked with managing an outbreak caused by new virus strains 21326http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213262015-01-14T05:40:00+08:00A range of innovative cultural and creative products inspired by artifacts contained in Academia Sin21327http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213272015-01-14T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of paintings produced by a 12-year-old foot painter is underway in Taiwan’s outlying P21323http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213232015-01-13T05:40:00+08:00A book featuring 100 cross-strait masters over the past century was recently unveiled in Taipei City21324http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213242015-01-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame Association inducted Jan. 12 Taiwan-Japan legend Wang Chen-chih, recogn21325http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213252015-01-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is ramping up efforts to contain a potential outbreak of bird flu following the discovery of 21320http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213202015-01-12T05:40:00+08:00Violence against women is a global scourge that can only be defeated through the participation of al21321http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213212015-01-12T05:40:00+08:00Indigenous Atayal students from Hsinkuang Elementary School’s experimental class in Hsinchu County r21322http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213222015-01-12T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan-France Coproduction Workshop will kick off Jan. 15 at National Cinema and Animation Cente21318http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213182015-01-09T05:40:00+08:00Two manuscripts by late Taiwan literary legend Yang Chih-chang were donated Jan. 3 by a retired Japa21319http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213192015-01-09T05:40:00+08:00A total of NT$273 million (US$8.54 million) was raised for Taiwan’s needy senior citizens in 2014 by21315http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213152015-01-08T05:40:00+08:00A series of eye-catching maps drafted by undergraduate students from National Taipei University of T21316http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213162015-01-08T05:40:00+08:00A study on the extinction of passenger pigeons by researchers from Taiwan and the U.S. was the subje21317http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213172015-01-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan carrier EVA Airways Corp. was listed among the top 10 safest full-service airlines worldwide 21312http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213122015-01-07T05:40:00+08:00A youth team from Taiwan has shed new light on ozone research by providing important information abo21313http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213132015-01-07T05:40:00+08:00A human library was recently launched by Shih Hsin University, a move expected to better utilize the21314http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213142015-01-07T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou said Jan. 6 that no stone will be left unturned in supporting Taiwan’s tradit21310http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213102015-01-06T05:40:00+08:00Refurbishment of Keelung’s Nuanjang Bridge is on track for completion by the end of January, with th21311http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213112015-01-06T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou said Jan. 5 that the new National Sports Training Center campus in Kaohsiung 21308http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213082015-01-05T05:40:00+08:00A refurbished traditional Japanese-style building recently opened in downtown Taipei, underscoring t21309http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213092015-01-05T05:40:00+08:00Chimei Museum was inaugurated Jan. 3 at Tainan Metropolitan Park, reaffirming the growing reputation21307http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213072015-01-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s landmark Taipei 101 hosted its annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show, attracting more than a21305http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213052014-12-31T05:40:00+08:00A recently published book is rekindling interest in one of Taiwan’s most important irrigation canals21306http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213062014-12-31T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan independent bookstore cooperative was officially launched Dec. 29 in Taipei City, providing21302http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213022014-12-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s landmark Taipei 101 is set to once again host its annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show, ush21303http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213032014-12-30T05:40:00+08:00A drawing exhibition by an autistic artist recently opened at National Museum of Taiwan History in T21304http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213042014-12-30T05:40:00+08:00The biennial Kaohsiung International Steel and Iron Sculpture Festival, featuring six world-renowned21300http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213002014-12-29T05:40:00+08:00The astronomy program of Taichung Municipal Hui-Wen High School was recently honored by the Ministry21301http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=213012014-12-29T05:40:00+08:00The new city seal and official symbols of Tainan were unveiled Dec. 23 by the local government, emph21298http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212982014-12-26T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City has recently been ranked by global hotel booking website Agoda among the top 10 choices 21299http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212992014-12-26T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Science and Technology proposed a plan Dec. 24 to build a dedicated marine science r21295http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212952014-12-25T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica Academician Chuong Cheng-ming was recently named a fellow of the American Associatio21296http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212962014-12-25T05:40:00+08:00A theme exhibition of comic pictures depicting local indigenous cultures will be featured for the fi21297http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212972014-12-25T05:40:00+08:00Forty physically challenged students in Taipei City were honored with Education Care Awards Dec. 24,21294http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212942014-12-24T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the 2014 Taiwan International Student Design Competition were honored Dec. 22 in Taipei C21292http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212922014-12-23T05:40:00+08:00Alishan Forest Railway in southern Taiwan’s Chiayi County is celebrating its 102nd anniversary Dec. 21293http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212932014-12-23T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei International Book Exhibition has selected New Zealand as the 2015 theme nation, further 21290http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212902014-12-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying defeated South Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun Dec. 21 to earn the gold medal in the wome21291http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212912014-12-22T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition was launched recently on relics of Liang Islanders, the oldest complete human skeleton21288http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212882014-12-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan magician Huang Po-han showcased his talents Dec. 1-8 at Magic Castle, the Mecca for professio21289http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212892014-12-19T05:40:00+08:00Ching Kuo Mine Well and Pengjia Islet Lighthouse in northern Taiwan’s Keelung City were listed as he21287http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212872014-12-18T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the inaugural National Taichung Theater Photography Contest were awarded Dec. 17 by the l21284http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212842014-12-16T05:40:00+08:00A total of 183 artifacts depicting the history of Taoism are to be displayed in a special exhibition21285http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212852014-12-16T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Science and Technology announced Dec. 15 a raft of measures to help young scholars p21286http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212862014-12-16T05:40:00+08:00Jiasheng Community in Miaoli County was recently honored at the inaugural Purple Ribbon Award of the21282http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212822014-12-15T05:40:00+08:00Chien Shu, a bioengineer and Academician at Academia Sinica, recently received the Roger Revelle Med21283http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212832014-12-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s only shop utilizing lead type-casting to print traditional Chinese characters is enhancing 21280http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212802014-12-12T05:40:00+08:00Men’s Skirt Month is being staged in Taipei City-based National Taiwan University as part of the stu21281http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212812014-12-12T05:40:00+08:00A program combining culture and wildlife conservation was launched by the American Institute in Taiw21278http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212782014-12-11T05:40:00+08:00A restaurant recently opened in Kaohsiung City is fostering greater public interest in local cultura21279http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212792014-12-11T05:40:00+08:00PaGamO, designed by National University associate professor Benson Yeh, won the overall and top e-le21277http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212772014-12-10T05:40:00+08:00National Museum of Taiwan History in Tainan City recently received a donation of nearly 600 foreign 21275http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212752014-12-09T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s Nangang Bottle Cap Factory was the top choice for domestic and foreign film companies 21276http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212762014-12-09T05:40:00+08:00The National Palace Museum will kick off an exhibition of 100 pieces from the British Museum Dec. 1321274http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212742014-12-08T05:40:00+08:00To prevent infestation of the chigoe flea for people living in the shadow of Mount Elgon in Kitale, 21272http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212722014-12-05T05:40:00+08:00Featuring the professional histories and personal items of four Taiwan baseball players who have acc21273http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212732014-12-05T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition on late painter Chen Cheng-po opened Dec. 4 at the National Palace Museum in Taipei Ci21270http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212702014-12-04T05:40:00+08:00The Dec. 6-7 Soochow International Ultramarathon is to honor late South African President Nelson Man21271http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212712014-12-04T05:40:00+08:00Recipients of the biannual Excellent Journalism Award were recognized Dec. 3 in Taipei City, showcas21268http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212682014-12-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s EVA Airways Corp. was rated the world’s seventh-best airline for 2015 and best long-haul fl21269http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212692014-12-03T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Garden Design Exhibition, part of the 2014 Flora Festival, was recently launched at Taipe21265http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212652014-12-02T05:40:00+08:00A new imaging technology co-developed by a Taiwan researcher at Academia Sinica can capture biologic21266http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212662014-12-02T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of pieces from the National Palace Museum’s collection opened Nov. 27 at Songshan Feng21267http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212672014-12-02T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of artifacts from Taiwan’s indigenous Saisiyat tribe will be launched Dec. 5 at the Na21264http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212642014-12-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was recently named one of the world’s top travel destinations for 2015 by U.K.-based travel s21262http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212622014-11-28T05:40:00+08:00Sand paintings created by teachers and students from National Penghu University of Science and Techn21263http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212632014-11-28T05:40:00+08:00A pair of temblor researchers was presented with the Taiwan-France Science and Technology Award Nov.21261http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212612014-11-27T05:40:00+08:00Recipients of the inaugural National Taiwan University Public News Contest were honored in a ceremon21259http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212592014-11-26T05:40:00+08:00A recent study by researchers from National Taiwan University and three leading French universities 21260http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212602014-11-26T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung City metro’s Formosa Boulevard Station was named the sixth most impressive facility of its21256http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212562014-11-25T05:40:00+08:00Taipei moved up three places to 25th in the Quacquarelli Symonds Best Student Cities 2015 index rele21257http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212572014-11-25T05:40:00+08:00An assistant professor at Yu Da University of Science and Technology (YDU) has charted the ecology o21258http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212582014-11-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s robot teams took center stage Nov. 21-23 at the World Robot Olympiad in Sochi, Russia, winn21252http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212522014-11-24T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou said Nov. 23 that National Taichung Theater will help attract more performing21253http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212532014-11-24T05:40:00+08:00Winners of a local mobile creation contest were unveiled Nov. 23 in Taipei City, with the awarded wo21254http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212542014-11-24T05:40:00+08:00A reserve for the endemic yellow-margined box turtle established last year at Taipei City’s Feitsui 21255http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212552014-11-24T05:40:00+08:00One of Taiwan’s most influential architects, who also made his mark as a first-class educator, curat21249http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212492014-11-21T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City New Children’s Amusement Park will open Dec. 16, providing the young and young at heart 21250http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212502014-11-21T05:40:00+08:00The winners of the Consumer Rights Report Awards were recognized Nov. 20 in Taipei City, underscorin21251http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212512014-11-21T05:40:00+08:00Plastic trash comprises the majority of beach garbage in Taiwan and poses serious ecological and pub21247http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212472014-11-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s immigrant community is an invaluable human resource and the government is stepping up effor21248http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212482014-11-20T05:40:00+08:00The winners of the Taipei Urban Landscape Award were honored Nov. 19 in a ceremony by the local gove21245http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212452014-11-19T05:40:00+08:00A collection of more than 1,000 live beetles and specimens from 100-plus species is heightening inte21246http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212462014-11-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is committed to reducing greenhouse emissions and promoting awareness of climate change as ou21241http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212412014-11-18T05:40:00+08:00A photo exhibition spotlighting the early days of Taiwan society is underway at National Taiwan Muse21242http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212422014-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Two champion Taiwan coffee makers were announced Nov. 17 as the country’s representatives at the Wor21243http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212432014-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s Xinyi commercial district glowed purple Nov. 17 as part of an international campaign r21244http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212442014-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first tactile ceramic art exhibition kicked off Nov. 14 at Yingge Ceramics Museum in New Ta21238http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212382014-11-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan claimed the inaugural under-21 Baseball World Cup Nov. 16 in Taichung City, sweeping Japan 9-21239http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212392014-11-17T05:40:00+08:00Yilan Museum of Art commenced trial operations Nov. 16 in northeastern Taiwan, a move set to greatly21240http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212402014-11-17T05:40:00+08:00Chiang Kai-shek Shilin Residence Chrysanthemum Show kicked off amid a flurry of colorful fall blooms21233http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212332014-11-14T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s new sports and commercial complex is on the fast track for completion, with the landma21234http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212342014-11-14T05:40:00+08:00An intact canine skeleton dating back 5,000 years is headlining the Taiwan Animals Archaeology Exhib21235http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212352014-11-14T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s Songshan metro line is scheduled to commence operations Nov. 15 with six cars decorate21236http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212362014-11-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first event marking World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims will take place Nov. 21237http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212372014-11-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s inaugural international poetry festival is underway in Taipei City, highlighting the commit21231http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212312014-11-13T05:40:00+08:00A growing number of Taiwan’s independent bookstores are offering lovers of literature a fresh take o21232http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212322014-11-13T05:40:00+08:00The recently completed Kaohsiung main library opened on a limited basis Nov. 13, enabling visitors t21225http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212252014-11-12T05:40:00+08:00A once-polluted waterway in northern Taiwan’s Miaoli County has been given a new lease of life as a 21226http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212262014-11-12T05:40:00+08:00Three teams of undergraduates from Taiwan were honored at the International Genetically Engineered M21227http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212272014-11-12T05:40:00+08:00A total of 36 physicians from hospitals operated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare were commende21228http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212282014-11-12T05:40:00+08:00A disabled Taiwan mouth painting artist recently launched her first watercolor exhibition and relate21229http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212292014-11-12T05:40:00+08:00A youth ensemble from Puli Butterfly Symphony Orchestra will depart Nov. 17 for Japan on its first o21230http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212302014-11-12T05:40:00+08:00A total of 50 street entertainers were licensed Nov. 9 in northern Taiwan’s Hsinchu City, spotlighti21221http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212212014-11-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport’s redeveloped Terminal One project is top winner of the 2014 Ta21222http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212222014-11-11T05:40:00+08:00Work was completed on Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s culture and art education center, the fir21223http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212232014-11-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first night market-inspired production is set to kick off Nov. 11 at Ziqiang in Hualien Cou21224http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212242014-11-11T05:40:00+08:00National Taichung Theater’s Nov. 23 inauguration is set for celebration with a diverse array of head21219http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212192014-11-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is making a major contribution to the world’s largest astronomical project Atacama Large Mill21220http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212202014-11-10T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou said Nov. 7 that Taiwan’s tourism industry has been on a roll since he took o21216http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212162014-11-07T05:40:00+08:00Xiaoxi Street in Central Taiwan’s Changhua City is getting a new lease of life on the back of effort21217http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212172014-11-07T05:40:00+08:00The first Taiwan sighting of a whitespot sandsmelt, or Parapercis alboguttata, was recently made by 21218http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212182014-11-07T05:40:00+08:00The historic city walls of Tainan are expected to make the national heritage list next year, accordi21212http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212122014-11-06T05:40:00+08:00A new illustrated handbook published by the Forestry Bureau under the Council of Agriculture was lau21213http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212132014-11-06T05:40:00+08:00A hidden natural spring in Taipei City’s Yangmingshan waterway system will open to visitors for a li21214http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212142014-11-06T05:40:00+08:00The winners of Taiwan’s Public Art Awards were recognized in a presentation ceremony staged Nov. 5 i21215http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212152014-11-06T05:40:00+08:00A 16-hectare ecological park in Taipei City’s Neihu District is scheduled for completion next Januar21209http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212092014-11-05T05:40:00+08:00A railway-themed art program kicked off Nov. 4 in Taipei City as part of local government-organized 21210http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212102014-11-05T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City’s state-of-the-art main library is on track for completion as scheduled and expected21211http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212112014-11-05T05:40:00+08:00The winners of the annual Golden Comic Awards were celebrated in a special ceremony Nov. 4 at at Hua21205http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212052014-11-04T05:40:00+08:00Two teams from Taiwan turned in praiseworthy performances at the recently concluded International Re21206http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212062014-11-04T05:40:00+08:00Three Taiwan scholars from the nation’s leading research body Academia Sinica were elected to The Wo21207http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212072014-11-04T05:40:00+08:00The second annual Taiwan Birdathon race wrapped up Nov. 2 in Chiayi County, attracting a record numb21208http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212082014-11-04T05:40:00+08:00Starlight Bridge was inaugurated Oct. 31 in Xizhi, New Taipei City, ushering in a new era of sightse21203http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212032014-11-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan finished third at iENA International Trade Fair in Nuremberg, claiming 19 gold, 26 silver and21204http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212042014-11-03T05:40:00+08:00Historic Fengyi College was opened to the public Oct. 31 in a special ceremony marking completion of21198http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211982014-10-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was rated eighth in the latest Expat Explorer Report published by HSBC, with respondents nomi21199http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211992014-10-31T05:40:00+08:00A museum dedicated to late Premier Sun Yun-suan officially opened Oct. 30 in Taipei City, recognizin21200http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212002014-10-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan LGBT Pride, an annual parade advocating equal rights for the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and21201http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212012014-10-31T05:40:00+08:00Art Taipei, one of the biggest events of its kind in Asia, kicked off Oct. 31 at Taipei World Trade 21202http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=212022014-10-31T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition spotlighting the many faces and charms of Taipei City on the silver screen was launche21195http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211952014-10-30T05:40:00+08:00An international pottery master workshop concluded Oct. 29 at Zhunan Snake Kiln in Miaoli County, wi21196http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211962014-10-30T05:40:00+08:00Construction of the first tunnel under the Suhua Highway Mountain Section Improvement Project was co21197http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211972014-10-30T05:40:00+08:00Dr. Cecilia Koo Botanic Conservation Center in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County is helping boost lo21191http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211912014-10-29T05:40:00+08:00A new book about ocean culture by an indigenous Tao writer from Lanyu, or Orchid Island, off the coa21192http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211922014-10-29T05:40:00+08:00The fourth annual LPGA Taiwan Championship was launched Oct. 28 with a welcome reception hosted by t21193http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211932014-10-29T05:40:00+08:00Handmade paper is making a comeback in Nantou County, central Taiwan, on the back of efforts by loca21194http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211942014-10-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first petascale database for assessing climatic conditions was unveiled Oct. 28 by Hsinchu 21187http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211872014-10-28T05:40:00+08:00Changhua County, New Taipei City, Taitung County and Taoyuan County are included on the 2015 Smart2121188http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211882014-10-28T05:40:00+08:00The winners of the annual Fervent Global Love of Lives Medal were announced by New Taipei City-based21189http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211892014-10-28T05:40:00+08:00An art product section showcasing the strength of Taiwan’s cultural and creative sector was recently21190http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211902014-10-28T05:40:00+08:00Six Taiwan-made shorts won seven prizes at the International Tourism Film Festival, or Golden Rooste21182http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211822014-10-27T05:40:00+08:00An asteroid discovered by Taoyuan County-based National Central University was named Taipei Oct. 24 21183http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211832014-10-27T05:40:00+08:00Central Taiwan’s Taichung City will host the 2019 East Asian Youth Games, according to the East Asia21184http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211842014-10-27T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Hakka Yimin Festival concluded Oct. 27 at National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Taipei C21185http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211852014-10-27T05:40:00+08:00A zone dedicated to technology and art was unveiled Oct. 25 at Daguan Art Education Park in Banqiao 21186http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211862014-10-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan brought its Asian Para Games campaign to a close Oct. 24 in Incheon, South Korea, bagging fou21178http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211782014-10-24T05:40:00+08:00A souvenir program initiated by Taipei’s Datong, Daan and Nangang districts is rekindling public int21179http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211792014-10-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan claimed its fourth gold medal at the Asian Para Games Oct. 23 in Incheon, South Korea, scorin21180http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211802014-10-24T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of 74 sculptures by late 19th century French artist Edgar Degas kicked off Oct. 23 at 21181http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211812014-10-24T05:40:00+08:00Digital Performing Arts Festival, Taiwan’s premier showcase of mixed media and technological innovat21176http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211762014-10-23T05:40:00+08:00Three Taipei City-based galleries recently staged preliminary exhibitions in preparation for upcomin21177http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211772014-10-23T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan academic and his 100-plus collection of so-called shadow contracts are shedding fresh light21171http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211712014-10-22T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City’s Wanjinshi International Marathon was recently awarded a bronze label for 2015 by t21172http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211722014-10-22T05:40:00+08:00A special exhibition of treasured pieces from Taipei City-based National Palace Museum is underway a21173http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211732014-10-22T05:40:00+08:00Preparations for the Minsheng-Xizhi metro line were announced Oct. 21 during a special ceremony by T21174http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211742014-10-22T05:40:00+08:00Asia-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival will kick off Oct. 23 in Yilan County, boosting Taiwan’s cult21175http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211752014-10-22T05:40:00+08:00Tsaoshan Police Station in Yangmingshan will be preserved as a local government-listed historic buil21169http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211692014-10-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan continued its strong performance at the Asian Para Games Oct. 20 in Incheon, South Korea, bri21170http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211702014-10-21T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung Film Festival is set to kick off Oct. 24 in the southern Taiwan port city, featuring a loc21166http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211662014-10-20T05:40:00+08:00A special exhibition of diplomatic credentials from the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) is being staged at 21167http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211672014-10-20T05:40:00+08:00A book of maps documenting Taipei from 1895 to 1963 was recently released in Taiwan, providing great21168http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211682014-10-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won its first gold at the Asian Para Games Oct. 19 in Incheon, South Korea with a top-of-the-21161http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211612014-10-17T05:40:00+08:00The Asian Nongovernmental Organizations International Development Conference kicked off Oct. 17 in T21162http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211622014-10-17T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Hakka Yimin Festival is set to kick off Oct. 24 at National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and21163http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211632014-10-17T05:40:00+08:00A short film made by a group of Taiwan high school teachers spotlighting the fight-or-flight respons21164http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211642014-10-17T05:40:00+08:00The recipients of the Academic and National Chair Professorship awards, both top honors in Taiwan’s 21165http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211652014-10-17T05:40:00+08:00The winners of Taiwan International Documentary Festival were unveiled in a ceremony Oct. 16 at Huas21155http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211552014-10-16T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan crop cultivation project was launched earlier this month by the National Federation of Teac21156http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211562014-10-16T05:40:00+08:00A centennial recording exhibition opened Oct. 14 in Tainan City, southern Taiwan, spotlighting major21157http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211572014-10-16T05:40:00+08:00Old Building New Life Awards were presented to three urban renovation projects Oct. 15 in Taipei, un21158http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211582014-10-16T05:40:00+08:00Construction on Taipei’s new museum cluster in Yuanshan is currently underway, with the main campus 21159http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211592014-10-16T05:40:00+08:00A three-day Halloween festival will kick off Oct. 24 in Taipei City’s Tienmu, enabling local residen21160http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211602014-10-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan King of the Mountain Challenge was rated one of the world’s top 50 scenic cycling routes by F21151http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211512014-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Poetry Festival is to kick off Oct. 18 at Guangfu Auditorium in historic Zhongshan Hall, spot21152http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211522014-10-15T05:40:00+08:00International Forum on Natural Dyes and World Eco-fiber and Textile Forum Taiwan kicked off Oct. 14 21153http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211532014-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Eight students from Asia University in Taichung City recently won a prestigious Good Design Award, J21154http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211542014-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based National Palace Museum is set to co-host the Pacific Neighborhood Consortium annua21148http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211482014-10-14T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based Academia Sinica recently joined Foundation Delta Alliance International, demonstra21149http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211492014-10-14T05:40:00+08:00Guo-Hua Junior High School in Luodong Township, Yilan County, was recently awarded the Ministry of E21150http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211502014-10-14T05:40:00+08:00This year’s Taipei Culture Passport program kicked off Oct. 14, boosting the local cultural and crea21143http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211432014-10-13T05:40:00+08:00A comic book highlighting the life of a renowned Taiwan hand puppet master was recently released as 21144http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211442014-10-13T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Zoo is marking its 100th anniversary Oct. 25 with a series of activities highlighting the fac21145http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211452014-10-13T05:40:00+08:00The loss of Ocean Researcher 5 in rough conditions off Taiwan’s outlying Penghu County Oct. 10 is be21146http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211462014-10-13T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan volunteer organization’s microfinance project is giving communities in Kenya’s Kajiado and 21147http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211472014-10-13T05:40:00+08:00A special exhibition showcasing the history of the former Chunghwa Market Bazaar opened Oct. 10 at Z21140http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211402014-10-09T05:40:00+08:00A dedicated website commemorating those who contributed to the construction of the bridges and tunne21141http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211412014-10-09T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of paintings created by six local autistic youths concluded Oct. 9 at Taipei City Gove21142http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211422014-10-09T05:40:00+08:00A vintage photo competition highlighting the changing beauty of Queen’s Head rock in Yehliu, New Tai21136http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211362014-10-08T05:40:00+08:00Taipei International Birdwatching Fair will take place Oct. 25-26 at Guandu Nature Park, highlightin21137http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211372014-10-08T05:40:00+08:00A group of ROC nationals recently commenced a round-world kayaking voyage in a twin-hulled craft ins21138http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211382014-10-08T05:40:00+08:002014 Taiwan Girls’ Day was launched by the Ministry of Health and Welfare Oct. 7 in Taipei City, und21139http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=211392014-10-08T05:40:00+08:00An academician of 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and Caribbean Cultural Festival will get underway Sept. 20 in Taipei City, unders21083http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210832014-09-19T05:40:00+08:00A wedding gown exhibition kicked off earlier this month at historic Taipei Story House, chronicling 21077http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210772014-09-18T05:40:00+08:00More than 500 canyoneers flooded Buffalo Horn Creek in northern Pingtung County Sept. 13-14 for the 21078http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210782014-09-18T05:40:00+08:00Penghu, Hsinchu and Miaoli are the happiest counties in Taiwan in that order, according to a survey 21079http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210792014-09-18T05:40:00+08:00The five winners of the inaugural Tang Prize were honored at an awards ceremony Sept. 18 at National21074http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210742014-09-17T05:40:00+08:00Teng Nan-kuang Memorial Hall in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan’s first local photography mus21075http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210752014-09-17T05:40:00+08:00A research breakthrough by a team from Taipei City-based Academia Sinica may offer new hope for the 21076http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210762014-09-17T05:40:00+08:00Artifacts recently discovered on a construction site in Tainan City might date back 3,500 years to t21071http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210712014-09-16T05:40:00+08:00Yingge Ceramics Museum in New Taipei City was recently praised by Switzerland-based International Ac21072http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210722014-09-16T05:40:00+08:00National Museum of Taiwan History in Tainan City will launch its inaugural Immigrant Film Festival S21073http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210732014-09-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan ultramarathoner Kevin Lin opened the “Run for Water, Water for Run” exhibition Sept. 12 at So21067http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210672014-09-15T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City International Documentary Forum concluded Sept. 14, underscoring the local governmen21068http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210682014-09-15T05:40:00+08:00National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in Pingtung County showcased 15 banded pipefish, prod21069http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210692014-09-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan historian Tsao Yung-ho, the first and only Academia Sinica academician without a tertiary deg21070http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210702014-09-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first homegrown 3-D animated feature “The Frogville,” starring an indigenous cast and crew,21062http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210622014-09-12T05:40:00+08:00The two winners of the 18th Chiayi Art Exhibition will be recognized at an awards ceremony Sept. 13 21063http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210632014-09-12T05:40:00+08:00The addition of a new batch of multilingual officers to the National Immigration Agency under the Mi21064http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210642014-09-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language is projected to boast an accumulated base of over21065http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210652014-09-12T05:40:00+08:00Chang Shing Primary School in Pingtung County inaugurated a new entrance Sept. 10 that was given a l21066http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210662014-09-12T05:40:00+08:00Traditional Chinese characters as a living writing system is the theme of the annual Chinese calligr21058http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210582014-09-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first audiobook library was inaugurated Sept. 10 in Taichung City, enhancing special educat21059http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210592014-09-11T05:40:00+08:00A trial will commence in 2015 allowing Taiwan’s senior high students possessing special skills to ap21060http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210602014-09-11T05:40:00+08:00Students at a Taiwan senior high school successfully videoconferenced with their peers in Malawi, pr21061http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210612014-09-11T05:40:00+08:00Maple Garden Music Festival in Taichung’s Xitun District will kick off Sept. 12, showcasing the best21050http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210502014-09-10T05:40:00+08:00A photographic exhibition underway at Taipei Fine Arts Museum through Sept. 21 is spotlighting uninh21055http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210552014-09-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-made “Ice Poison” will represent the country in the Best Foreign Language Film category at ne21056http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210562014-09-10T05:40:00+08:00OrigSound Music Festival will kick off Sept. 13 at Hualien Cultural Creative Industries Park, spotli21057http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210572014-09-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan chef Paul Huang cooked his way to first place in the traditional specialities guaranteed sect21051http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210512014-09-09T05:40:00+08:00A traveling exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of the death of Chinese painting legend Chang Da21052http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210522014-09-09T05:40:00+08:00The 2014 Asia-Pacific Culture Day concluded Sept. 7 at Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei City, un21053http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210532014-09-09T05:40:00+08:00A 3-D printer created by XYZprinting, a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Kinpo Group, won the Envisioneering I21054http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210542014-09-09T05:40:00+08:00Efforts are being redoubled to ensure Taiwan’s food safety following the discovery of lard-based oil21046http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210462014-09-05T05:40:00+08:00A bus stop with a 3-D painting of a traditional grocery store has become a popular tourist spot in D21047http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210472014-09-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is an age-friendly society based on communitywide respect and the provision of generous socia21048http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210482014-09-05T05:40:00+08:00The life stories of 12 successful young athletes from disadvantaged backgrounds feature in a book la21049http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210492014-09-05T05:40:00+08:00Life expectancy at birth in Taiwan rose to an average 79.12 years in 2011, with an average 82.47 yea21043http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210432014-09-04T05:40:00+08:00The United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific Congress kicked off Sept. 3 in Taipei City, bri21044http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210442014-09-04T05:40:00+08:00The winners of this year’s Taipei Master of Traditional Arts Awards were announced Aug. 30, recogniz21045http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210452014-09-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Xiqu Center, the national home for the development of traditional operas, has acquired a sout21039http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210392014-09-03T05:40:00+08:00A model airplane exhibition recently wrapped up in northeastern Taiwan’s Yilan County, tracing the h21040http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210402014-09-03T05:40:00+08:00Cultural relics discovered during the construction of Beimen metro station in Taipei City are set to21041http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210412014-09-03T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition on the sights and sounds of Miaoli County’s Luchunan concluded Aug. 24, underscoring l21042http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210422014-09-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan choreographer Liou Shaw-lu died at age 65 from a brain tumor Sept. 1, passing the torch for T21035http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210352014-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Government efforts aimed at restoring a Nanhsing Coast beach in southeastern Taiwan’s Taitung County21036http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210362014-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Leading Taiwan enterprises are pioneering forces in charitable causes, setting an example for their 21037http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210372014-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan indie rockers Mixer, winner of Best Band honor at this year’s Golden Melody Awards, will stag21038http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210382014-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the Far Eastern Architectural Young Talent Award were named Aug. 31 in Taipei City, with 21030http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210302014-09-01T05:40:00+08:00A community guesthouse project offering free, self-sufficient accommodation through the participatio21031http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210312014-09-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s national happiness index advanced 0.29 of a point to 6.93, reflecting improving local livin21032http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210322014-09-01T05:40:00+08:00A nationwide bike path network will be completed by the end of 2015, further reducing traffic-relate21033http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210332014-09-01T05:40:00+08:00A record 30-plus Taiwan cultural and creative sector outfits will showcase their latest designs at h21034http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210342014-09-01T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan women’s team recorded an impressive medal performance of three golds and a bronze at the 21026http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210262014-08-29T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou praised the Taiwan contributions of Rotary International Aug. 28, pledging to21027http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210272014-08-29T05:40:00+08:00A beam-raising ceremony marking completion of the structural frames for Taipei Performing Arts Cente21028http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210282014-08-29T05:40:00+08:00Participants in the International Youth Ambassador Exchange Program staged a showcase presentation A21029http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210292014-08-29T05:40:00+08:00A formation of ROC air force Mirage 2000s opened the Lamigo Monkeys versus EDA Rhinos fixture Aug. 221024http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210242014-08-28T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition spotlighting the storied lives of Taiwan’s immigrants kicked off Aug. 27 at National M21025http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210252014-08-28T05:40:00+08:00Those aged under and over 40 recognize and respect one another’s qualities and winning traits, accor21019http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210192014-08-27T05:40:00+08:00A gallery showcasing local artists’ creativity and the beauty of Taiwan was inaugurated Aug. 26 at l21020http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210202014-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is the latest country to join the growing global trend of embracing apps aimed at providing l21021http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210212014-08-27T05:40:00+08:00A new book documenting Taipei City’s 130 years of cultural heritage was launched Aug. 26 by publishe21022http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210222014-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Figurines celebrating the Black Cat Squadron of the ROC air force are the centerpiece of military-th21023http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210232014-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan boxer Chen Nien-chin took silver in the women’s middleweight division Aug. 26 at the second S21015http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210152014-08-26T05:40:00+08:00A 4.8-hectare ecological art park was inaugurated in Nantou County’s Caotun Township Aug. 25 by the 21016http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210162014-08-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won two medals in the individual and group categories at the inaugural International Paraglid21017http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210172014-08-26T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the Brighter Society Journalism awards were announced Aug. 25 by Taipei Journalists’ Asso21018http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210182014-08-26T05:40:00+08:00Major temples around Taiwan said Aug. 25 they have no intention of following Taipei City’s Hsing Tia21010http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210102014-08-25T05:40:00+08:00The recent addition of several stores specializing in socially aware merchandise is giving visitors 21011http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210112014-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Very Fun Park contemporary art festival is underway at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei21012http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210122014-08-25T05:40:00+08:00A simplified enrollment process for Taiwan senior high school students was finalized during a meetin21013http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210132014-08-25T05:40:00+08:00The government is planning a major overhaul of long-term care for seniors in Taiwan, with a view to 21014http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210142014-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Hsing Tian Kong in Taipei City is set to ban incense burning while not providing tables for offering21007http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210072014-08-22T05:40:00+08:00Social networking is the No. 1 reason for accessing the Internet in Taiwan, according to a survey re21008http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210082014-08-22T05:40:00+08:00An aerial film of Miaoli commissioned by the local government is unlocking the beauty of the western21009http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210092014-08-22T05:40:00+08:00Fulin Park will be renamed August 23 Artillery Battle Memorial Park to commemorate the attack on Tai21003http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210032014-08-21T05:40:00+08:00For Chang Chin-feng, a welder who has played an instrumental role in many of Taiwan’s public art pro21004http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210042014-08-21T05:40:00+08:00An archaeological treasure trove of prehistoric and historical artifacts was recently unearthed in C21005http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210052014-08-21T05:40:00+08:00The top-level domain .taipei was registered Aug. 20 by Taipei City Government, paving the way for th21006http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210062014-08-21T05:40:00+08:00Taipei remains one of the world’s least expensive cities for property rentals, reaffirming its reput20998http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209982014-08-20T05:40:00+08:00A total of 14 swimmers from Taiwan and mainland China launched the first attempt to swim the 130-kil20999http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209992014-08-20T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition showcasing the rugged beauty of 13 islands south of Penghu County was launched Aug. 1821000http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210002014-08-20T05:40:00+08:00A recording app designed by Taiwan students for the visually impaired recently won a Best of the Bes21001http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210012014-08-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s record medal haul of two golds and a bronze earned the country a best-ever eighth place fin21002http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=210022014-08-20T05:40:00+08:00Weightlifter Chiang Nien-hsin, a 17-year-old Bunun girl, added a third gold for Taiwan in the women’20993http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209932014-08-19T05:40:00+08:00A program of activities marking the 99th anniversary of the National Taiwan Museum building wrapped 20994http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209942014-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Season, comprising five local performing arts groups, continues to win rave media reviews for20995http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209952014-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Two installation artworks were unveiled Aug. 15 in downtown Taipei’s Ximen area to coincide with the20996http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209962014-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first and only professionally licensed tourist guide in a wheelchair has inspired hundreds 20997http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209972014-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Huang Huai-hsuan and Huang Yu-jen won taekwondo gold medals Aug. 18 in the women’s under-4920987http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209872014-08-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s reputation as breeding ground for global student mathematics champions is spotlighted in a 20988http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209882014-08-18T05:40:00+08:00Participation of youth leaders in international affairs is a major force spurring global progress an20989http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209892014-08-18T05:40:00+08:00A total of 93.5 percent of respondents in a foreign tertiary students’ poll recommend Taiwan as a wo20990http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209902014-08-18T05:40:00+08:00Taichung City-based Chung-Shan Junior High School baseball team won the Junior League World Series A20991http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209912014-08-18T05:40:00+08:00A total of 209,000 children born to foreign mothers in Taiwan enrolled in elementary and junior high20992http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209922014-08-18T05:40:00+08:00Students of former Bishan Elementary School recently gathered to mark the school’s submersion in 19820984http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209842014-08-15T05:40:00+08:00“Taiwan Taste,” a TV documentary series broadcast by Public Television, is taking audiences on a jou20985http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209852014-08-15T05:40:00+08:00Taipei New Immigrant Diverse Culture Expo will kick off Aug. 23 at Taipei Expo Park, underscoring ef20986http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209862014-08-15T05:40:00+08:00Lt. Hsieh Yun-ting completed flight training on the F-5E/F fighter Aug. 13 at Taitung City’s Chih Ha20979http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209792014-08-14T05:40:00+08:00A pair of Formosan magpies recently hatched four chicks at Taipei Botanical Garden, possibly the fir20980http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209802014-08-14T05:40:00+08:00The winner of NT$600 million (US$20 million) in Taiwan’s national lottery has decided to give NT$90 20981http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209812014-08-14T05:40:00+08:00Recipients of the 38th Golden Tripod Awards for Publications were unveiled by the Ministry of Cultur20982http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209822014-08-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan smartphone owners topped in a global survey of Internet usage time released Aug. 13 by U.S.-b20983http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209832014-08-14T05:40:00+08:00Atunas Mountain Climbing Team became the first Taiwan team to successfully scale 8,051-meter Broad P20973http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209732014-08-13T05:40:00+08:00Taitung County Government recently unveiled winners of the Austronesian International Arts Award, ho20975http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209752014-08-13T05:40:00+08:00Toad Mountain was recently awarded cultural landscape status by Taipei City Government, protecting t20976http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209762014-08-13T05:40:00+08:00An ecological pond at a landfill site in Chunan Township of Miaoli County has won renown among 20977http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209772014-08-13T05:40:00+08:00The major attractions of Taiwan’s 22 cities and counties are starring in an eye-catching feature pre20978http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209782014-08-13T05:40:00+08:00A total of 11 Taiwan universities made the top 500 in the August edition of Spain-based Webometrics 20970http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209702014-08-12T05:40:00+08:00An inaugural presentation of contemporary performing arts from Taiwan is winning wide acclaim at the20971http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209712014-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s largest and only protected dragonfly species has returned to the creeks around Taipei City 20972http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209722014-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Hacks in Taiwan (Hitcon) won second prize in the Capture the Flag competition Aug. 10 at Defcon 22, 20974http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209742014-08-12T05:40:00+08:00A 48-minute birdseye documentary on Zhongli will be released early next month to mark the city’s upg20964http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209642014-08-11T05:40:00+08:00A new craft center for senior citizens in central Taiwan’s Nantou County is expected to play a signi20965http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209652014-08-11T05:40:00+08:00The inbound wedding photography market is growing in Taiwan, attracting more than 5,000 couples to t20966http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209662014-08-11T05:40:00+08:00The 25th Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music were held Aug. 9 in Taipei City, attrac20967http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209672014-08-11T05:40:00+08:00The five winners of this year’s Far Eastern Architectural Young Talent Award will gain entry to Japa20968http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209682014-08-11T05:40:00+08:00A special show on the history of Taipei City kicked off Aug. 8 in two venues as part of celebrations20969http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209692014-08-11T05:40:00+08:00U.S. writer and artist Eames Demetrios unveiled Aug. 10 the 101st piece of his ongoing work, “Kymaer20960http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209602014-08-08T05:40:00+08:00A team of 15 students from Tamkang University claimed the overall championship and prize money of NT20961http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209612014-08-08T05:40:00+08:00The draft Museum Act was approved by the Executive Yuan Aug. 7 in Taipei City, underscoring the gove20962http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209622014-08-08T05:40:00+08:00More than 20 Taiwan riders kicked off a cross-U.S. tour Aug. 5 in Washington, according to the Taiwa20963http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209632014-08-08T05:40:00+08:00A team from National Chiao Tung University won the Best Memoranda Award at the International Alterna20957http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209572014-08-07T05:40:00+08:00An annual ceremony providing offerings for ghosts with no living relatives was staged Aug. 4 by Ling20958http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209582014-08-07T05:40:00+08:00A program aimed at boosting the acting skills of elementary school children recently concluded in Hs20959http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209592014-08-07T05:40:00+08:00An international team of entomologists led by scientists from Taiwan has identified a new species of20951http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209512014-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Taipei and Chiayi are the healthiest cities for the elderly in Taiwan, according to a survey release20952http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209522014-08-06T05:40:00+08:00A series of tourism-related activities hosted by Taipei 101 in conjunction with Tokyo Skytree is exp20953http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209532014-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Golden Horse Award-winning Taiwan film director Yang Wen-gan passed away peacefully Aug. 1 at the ag20954http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209542014-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Infusing art with technology, a central Taiwan artist has created butterflies made of steel and wire20955http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209552014-08-06T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou said Aug. 5 that Taiwan is committed to playing an integral role in cross-bor20956http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209562014-08-06T05:40:00+08:00A team from National Cheng Kung University recently won silver in Microsoft Corp.’s Imagine Cup for 20947http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209472014-08-05T05:40:00+08:00The second batch of artworks from Taipei City-based National Palace Museum went on display at Tokyo 20948http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209482014-08-05T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Computer Application Show (TICA) wrapped up Aug. 4, attracting over 600,000 visitors to 120949http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209492014-08-05T05:40:00+08:00The documentary “Rebuilding Taiwan: Beyond the Storm,” about reconstruction efforts in the wake of t20950http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209502014-08-05T05:40:00+08:00A seven-member Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group departed Aug. 5 for Lesotho and Swaziland to sh20942http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209422014-08-04T05:40:00+08:00The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice Kenny MacAskill’s decision to approve Zain Taj Dean’s ext20943http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209432014-08-04T05:40:00+08:00Three young members of the Rukai tribe have developed a range of products to preserve their cultural20944http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209442014-08-04T05:40:00+08:00ROC first lady Chow Mei-ching is close to wrapping up a successful visit to Japan at the head of Vox20945http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209452014-08-04T05:40:00+08:00Academicians Yu Su-may and David Ho of Taipei City-based Academia Sinica were honored by the America20946http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209462014-08-04T05:40:00+08:00More than 30,000 Indonesian Muslims and Taipei citizens attended celebrations marking Eid al-Fitr, o20941http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209412014-08-03T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou pledged Aug. 2 that the government would take all necessary actions to ensure20935http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209352014-08-01T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Design Expo will take place Aug. 2-17 at Taitung Sugar Factory in southeastern Taiwan, sh20936http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209362014-08-01T05:40:00+08:00A repellant designed to kill varroa destructors, one of the major culprits for bee colony collapse w20937http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209372014-08-01T05:40:00+08:00The Qidong Poetry Salon was launched July 31 by the Ministry of Culture, underscoring the government20938http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209382014-08-01T05:40:00+08:00Rescue operations in Kaohsiung have shifted into high gear following a series of suspected propylene20939http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209392014-08-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based Bjorgaas Social Welfare Foundation has teamed up with FamilyMart to ask people to donat20930http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209302014-07-31T05:40:00+08:00An industry development association aiming to promote aboriginal culture and industries was launched20931http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209312014-07-31T05:40:00+08:00"Smile, Summer! Youth Illustration and Design," an exhibition recently opened at Taichung Cultural a20932http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209322014-07-31T05:40:00+08:00The annual Taipei Insight City Guide program is set to get underway Aug. 1, offering residents and v20933http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209332014-07-31T05:40:00+08:00The Chinese crested tern, a seabird species numbering less than 50 worldwide, continues nesting in T20934http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209342014-07-31T05:40:00+08:00Three famous female nude sculptures by renowned Taiwan artist Pu Tien-sheng (1912-1996), collectivel20926http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209262014-07-30T05:40:00+08:00A 20-picutre memory wall was recently unveiled in Taipei City’s Wanhua District, spotlighting the ri20927http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209272014-07-30T05:40:00+08:00The National Film Center was launched July 28 by the Ministry of Culture, underscoring the governmen20928http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209282014-07-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan society is expected to experience greater cultural and ethnic diversity as the population of 20929http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209292014-07-30T05:40:00+08:00The Global Indigenous Peoples Performing Arts Festival kicks off Aug. 1 in Taoyuan, enhancing public20922http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209222014-07-29T05:40:00+08:00Television is the most popular media in Taiwan, according to a survey recently conducted by the Inst20923http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209232014-07-29T05:40:00+08:00ROC first lady Chow Mei-ching will lead Vox Nativa Children’s Choir on a visit to Japan and attend a20924http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209242014-07-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students won two golds and two silvers, putting the country second in the overall rankings at20925http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209252014-07-29T05:40:00+08:00Two Taiwan sisters bagged gold medals on the final day of this year’s International Judo Federation 20918http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209182014-07-28T05:40:00+08:00Students from Asia University recently won 12 prizes at Germany-based design competition Red Dot Awa20919http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209192014-07-28T05:40:00+08:00A ghost month festival was launched July 26 at Hsinchu City God Temple, honoring folk traditions of 20920http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209202014-07-28T05:40:00+08:00The number of women in Taiwan continues to exceed that of men, with the gap widening by about 3,000 20921http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209212014-07-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won one gold, two silvers and five bronzes on the first day of this year’s International Judo20915http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209152014-07-25T05:40:00+08:00Chen Yi-wei, a young balloon artist from Yilan in northeastern Taiwan, is showcasing his world-class20916http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209162014-07-25T05:40:00+08:00What began as the simple idea of giving violin lessons to a few aboriginal students developed into s20917http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209172014-07-25T05:40:00+08:00A draft act on national land planning was approved by the Cabinet July 24, paving the way for Taiwan20910http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209102014-07-24T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou expressed deep condolences over the crash of a TransAsia Airways Flight 222 J20911http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209112014-07-24T05:40:00+08:00Handbags created by Rukai aboriginal artist Peng Chun-lin featuring embroidered representations of t20912http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209122014-07-24T05:40:00+08:00An international team led by Academia Sinica’s Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics has discovere20913http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209132014-07-24T05:40:00+08:00Typhoon Matmo moved away from Taiwan at 4:10 a.m., July 23, leaving 17 injured and causing significa20914http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209142014-07-24T05:40:00+08:00A rescue team worked overtime to restore a tree, made famous by a TV commercial and recently given p20905http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209052014-07-22T05:40:00+08:00An Airbus A330-300 passenger jet painted with images of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan was unvei20906http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209062014-07-22T05:40:00+08:00A three-month pedestrian zone trial will kick off Aug. 2 in the Gongguan commercial district of Taip20907http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209072014-07-22T05:40:00+08:00One quarter of Taiwan students aged 11-14 have had a boyfriend or girlfriend, according to the resul20908http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209082014-07-22T05:40:00+08:00“Weather Boy,” a sci-fi animation feature by award-winning Taiwan director Chiu Li-wei, is taking vi20909http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209092014-07-22T05:40:00+08:00Smart devices are rapidly taking over from TV as the main medium for viewing video content in Taiwan20900http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209002014-07-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students bagged one gold and three silvers at the 26th International Olympiad in Informatics,20901http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209012014-07-21T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Film Festival recognized the top submissions at this year’s event July 19, with winners c20902http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209022014-07-21T05:40:00+08:00A total of 53,599 couples divorced in Taiwan in 2013, or just under 147 per day, down 4 percent from20903http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209032014-07-21T05:40:00+08:00The Sistine Chapel Choir based in Vatican City is scheduled to perform its first Taiwan concert Sept20904http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=209042014-07-21T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan delegation bagged five gold medals to finish second overall at the 45th International Phy20893http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208932014-07-18T05:40:00+08:00A recently published book, “The Zhuoshui River and its 300 Years of History,” is rekindling interest20894http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208942014-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan technology company HTC Corp. topped a poll of U.K. users, according to a survey released July20895http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208952014-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan road running events will soon be regulated under a standardized code, further boosting the ri20896http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208962014-07-18T05:40:00+08:00The Niaosong Wetland Park in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City is a refuge for birds and birders alik20897http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208972014-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Jazz Festival will kick off July 19 in Da-an Forest Park, entertaining music lovers from home20898http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208982014-07-18T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Education recently launched an initiative taking education beyond the school campus,20899http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208992014-07-18T05:40:00+08:00The 2014 Eco Film Festival kicked off with the premiere of three documentaries July 14 in Taipei Cit20890http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208902014-07-17T05:40:00+08:00A literature exhibition spotlighting the Republic of China’s early intellectual history is being sta20891http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208912014-07-17T05:40:00+08:00An installation artwork made from 63 red cedar logs at Linhousilin Forest Park in Pingtung County ai20892http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208922014-07-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport climbed up six places to 18th in the 2014 global rankings relea20887http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208872014-07-16T05:40:00+08:00A recent study by researchers from National Taiwan University and the University of the Basque Count20888http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208882014-07-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s myna is coming under increasing pressure from its overseas cousins set free by irresponsibl20889http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208892014-07-16T05:40:00+08:00Howard Chen, founder of Tonsan Publications Inc., and Chew’s Culture Foundation are winners of the 120881http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208812014-07-15T05:40:00+08:00The final Kuanghua train will depart at 5:20 p.m., July 15, from Yuli Station in Hulaien County, bri20882http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208822014-07-15T05:40:00+08:00An all-time high of 17 new bird species was observed this year in Taiwan, including six in outlying 20883http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208832014-07-15T05:40:00+08:00The first convenience store on Taiwan’s outlying Orchid Island may not open as planned in early Augu20884http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208842014-07-15T05:40:00+08:00The Industrial Technology Research Institute won two prizes at this year’s R&D 100 Awards, known20885http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208852014-07-15T05:40:00+08:00This year’s Hohaiyan Rock Festival in New Taipei City drew a record of 880,000-plus visitors in five20886http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208862014-07-15T05:40:00+08:00The 26th International Olympiad in Informatics kicked off July 14 in Taipei City, attracting around 20876http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208762014-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Iconic Queen’s Head rock in Yehliu Geopark in northern Taiwan is set to undergo a program of repairs20877http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208772014-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students bagged four golds at the 25th International Biology Olympiad in Bali, Indonesia, and20878http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208782014-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s President Chain Store Corp. opened its 5,000th 7-Eleven convenience store in Kaohsiung City20879http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208792014-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Taipei climbed one place to become the 61st most expensive city for expatriate employees, according 20880http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208802014-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Golden Bough Theatre staged the 100th performance of musical drama “She is So Lovely …” July 12 in T20871http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208712014-07-11T05:40:00+08:00The historic former headquarters of Taiwan’s Directorate General of Highways was selected July 10 as20872http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208722014-07-11T05:40:00+08:00Cancer was the biggest killer in Taipei City last year, with chronic diseases seven of the top 10 ca20873http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208732014-07-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan's Chan Yi-tien overcame a strong field from 54 countries to win the 35th World Amateur Go Cha20874http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208742014-07-11T05:40:00+08:00The Hohaiyan Rock Festival kicked off July 10 in Gongliao District, New Taipei City, with riveting p20875http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208752014-07-11T05:40:00+08:00Artifacts recently discovered at a South Link Highway bypass construction project in Taitung County 20864http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208642014-07-10T05:40:00+08:00“Jadeite Cabbage with Insects” will go back on display July 11 at Taiwan’s National Palace Museum af20865http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208652014-07-10T05:40:00+08:00A database of collections from nine museum groups under the Ministry of Culture went online July 9 a20866http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208662014-07-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s landmark Taipei 101 will further enhance its global profile by joining at year-end U.S.-bas20867http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208672014-07-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan ranks second on the list of the world’s top 10 safest countries to live, according to Lifesty20868http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208682014-07-10T05:40:00+08:00The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in Taiwan launched July 9 an exhibition documenti20869http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208692014-07-10T05:40:00+08:00Subsidies totaling NT$14.31 million (US$478,660) were awarded to 21 design projects July 7 as part o20870http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208702014-07-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s inbound tourism revenue topped US$12.3 billion in 2013, up 4.7 percent year on year, accord20861http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208612014-07-09T05:40:00+08:00The winners of Taiwan Yuan-Story 2014, the first local digital photography and video competition sho20862http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208622014-07-09T05:40:00+08:00A Technicolor stage truck project coordinated by Taiwan photographer Shen Chao-liang is set to star 20863http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208632014-07-09T05:40:00+08:00Hippo Square at Taipei Zoo was recently named to the list of the world’s 25 most creative statues an20856http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208562014-07-08T05:40:00+08:00A research team from Taiwan’s National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium recently discovered the20857http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208572014-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Glass artist Hsu Ching-lang from Hsinchu City, who has devoted the past 50 years of his life to glas20858http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208582014-07-08T05:40:00+08:00A special exhibition is being staged by Taipei City Government as part of celebrations marking the 620859http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208592014-07-08T05:40:00+08:00A record number of mainland Chinese students enrolled at Taiwan tertiary institutions this year, und20860http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208602014-07-08T05:40:00+08:00National Library of Public Information in Taichung City won the most nominations at this year’s Publ20852http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208522014-07-07T05:40:00+08:00A total of 35 seniors from around Taiwan kayaked 5 kilometers from Jinzun Bay to Jinzun Beach in Tai20853http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208532014-07-07T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Zoo celebrated its 100th anniversary and the first birthday of Yuanzai, the first giant panda20854http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208542014-07-07T05:40:00+08:00Patissier Chen Li-che became the first Taiwan winner of the Global Pastry Chefs Challenge in Stavang20855http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208552014-07-07T05:40:00+08:00National Chiao Tung University’s innovative Orchid House project won first prize at the prestigious 20846http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208462014-07-04T05:40:00+08:00Hualien County Cultural Affairs Bureau recently convened a seminar in Kiwit tribal village to bring 20847http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208472014-07-04T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based Renato Lab is giving corrugated paperboard and retired prism sheets a new lease of20848http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208482014-07-04T05:40:00+08:00Three health-related innovations created by students from Shu-Te University in Taiwan were recently 20849http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208492014-07-04T05:40:00+08:00An educational center targeting young children opened July 2 in Taitung County’s Chenggong Township 20850http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208502014-07-04T05:40:00+08:00The election of Gary C. K. Huang as the first Rotary International president from Taiwan is testamen20851http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208512014-07-04T05:40:00+08:00A team from Taichung City-based Mingdao High School in central Taiwan was recently honored at the Ma20842http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208422014-07-03T05:40:00+08:00A recent three-hour performance of excerpts from two famous musicals, “Les Miserables” and “Phantom 20843http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208432014-07-03T05:40:00+08:00A team of four National Taiwan University graduates recently won third place at the prestigious Rice20844http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208442014-07-03T05:40:00+08:00An indigenous handicrafts exhibition kicked off at Keelung City Hall July 2, underscoring the local 20845http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208452014-07-03T05:40:00+08:00Two individuals and two groups won Taiwan’s first Presidential Innovation Awards, announced July 2 b20838http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208382014-07-02T05:40:00+08:00Six local architects are pooling their resources to refurbish a century-old building in central Taiw20839http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208392014-07-02T05:40:00+08:00The power of the pencil inspired Taiwan students Lin Mei-xiu and Yan Ya-xuan from the College of Des20840http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208402014-07-02T05:40:00+08:00A veteran Miaoli County bamboo weaver is proving popular with local farmers for his ability to creat20841http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208412014-07-02T05:40:00+08:00Activities that combine imaginative design with boosting awareness of environmental protection are a20835http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208352014-07-01T05:40:00+08:00Had it not been for Taiwan director Ang Lee using his swords in the film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dr20836http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208362014-07-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s indigenous white crane orchids are once again flourishing on the shores of Houci Lake in Ta20837http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208372014-07-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-made movie “Ice Poison” was named best international feature June 26 at the Edinburgh Interna20830http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208302014-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Fran Ho claimed top honors at the 16th Annual Toronto Tattoo Show June 13-15, trumping more20831http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208312014-06-30T05:40:00+08:00A small neighborhood in Shanhua District, Tainan City, has been turned into a cartoon village thanks20832http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208322014-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Several foreign artists received nominations or awards at the 25th annual Golden Melody Awards June 20833http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208332014-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan runner Tommy Chen won the 170-kilometer six-day Ultra Bolivia Race June 28, his first triumph20834http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208342014-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won 25 gold, 16 silver and eight bronze medals, as well as three special prizes at the third 20824http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208242014-06-27T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan Normal University’s Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics recently com20825http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208252014-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan's government is trying to boost preservation of military dependents villages around the count20826http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208262014-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Four Taiwan altruists were included June 25 on Forbes Asia’s list of 48 heroes of philanthropy in th20827http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208272014-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport was recently rated as the world’s 10th best facility of its kin20828http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208282014-06-27T05:40:00+08:00A Republic of China passport, which allowed visa-free or visa-on-arrival travel to 130 countries as 20829http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208292014-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Zi Nan Temple in central Taiwan’s Zhushan Township, Nantou County, received a record gift of NT$2.9 20818http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208182014-06-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s standardized mortality rate fell in 2013 while life expectancy at birth increased, accordin20819http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208192014-06-26T05:40:00+08:00Marine National Park Headquarters recently declared victory in the battle to stop the crown-of-thorn20820http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208202014-06-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has 16 officially recognized aboriginal tribes following the reclassification of the Hla’alua20821http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208212014-06-26T05:40:00+08:00Line, Facebook and Apple Daily took the top three spots in the first ever survey of the nation’s mos20822http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208222014-06-26T05:40:00+08:00In the run-up to the 25th Golden Melody Awards June 28, the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry20823http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208232014-06-26T05:40:00+08:00Three foreign nongovernmental organization representatives praised June 26 Taiwan’s efforts to imple20813http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208132014-06-25T05:40:00+08:00A team of researchers from Taichung City-based National Chung Hsing University has shed new light on20814http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208142014-06-25T05:40:00+08:00An installation artwork resembling Ximen, the demolished West Gate of old Taipei, will be unveiled A20815http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208152014-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was ranked second only to Japan in terms of social disorder and terror risk, according to a r20816http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208162014-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan tattooist George Chou recently won two prizes at the 10th International Amsterdam Tattoo Conv20817http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208172014-06-25T05:40:00+08:00A total of 10 students from Gungguan Elementary School in Taitung County recently graduated in an un20808http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208082014-06-24T05:40:00+08:00The third Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium kicked off June 23 in Kenting, Pingtung County, undersco20809http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208092014-06-24T05:40:00+08:00This year’s winners of the National Award for Arts, the highest honor afforded to artists in Taiwan,20810http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208102014-06-24T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei High Administrative Court recently acquired a sculpture collection for its new building, 20811http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208112014-06-24T05:40:00+08:00A hand-drawn map comprising 41 cultural and historic attractions in Taipei City’s Chinhua Borough wa20812http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208122014-06-24T05:40:00+08:00EasyCard Corp. signed a strategic alliance agreement June 23 with Taiwan-based Lion Group under whic20801http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208012014-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan sisters Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching claimed their second WTA women’s doubles title June 20802http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208022014-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Taichung City’s Wai Pu Elementary School recently implemented a memory wall initiative featuring sel20803http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208032014-06-23T05:40:00+08:00A team of researchers from National Taiwan University played an important role in the recent finding20804http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208042014-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan bagged 32 gold, 44 silver and 10 special awards June 18-20 at the 29th Invention and New20805http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208052014-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Yilan County-based National Center for Traditional Arts is set to showcase four revived Taiwan opera20806http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208062014-06-23T05:40:00+08:00The scheduled June 2015 demolition of 52-year-old Pingtung Railway Station, known as Agou Eki betwee20807http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208072014-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Traveling light is the theme of this year’s annual National Park Week, according to the Construction20800http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=208002014-06-21T05:40:00+08:00Albie Sachs of Yale Law School was named winner of the inaugural Tang Prize in rule of law June 21 i20795http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207952014-06-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan saw 194,939 births in 2013, down 16.9 percent year on year, a fall mainly attributable to an 20796http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207962014-06-20T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University was No. 14 in the U.K. Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings to20797http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207972014-06-20T05:40:00+08:00A total of 1,111 alleys around Taipei City are taking on a new lease of creative life under a makeov20798http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207982014-06-20T05:40:00+08:00Chen Ting-chin, a teacher of natural science at Taipei Municipal Zhongyi Elementary School, has take20799http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207992014-06-20T05:40:00+08:00Yu Ying-shih of Academia Sinica was named winner of the inaugural Tang Prize in Sinology June 20 in 20789http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207892014-06-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s cultural and creative sector is set to share the limelight with an exhibition of priceless 20790http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207902014-06-19T05:40:00+08:00Story and Painting House, a website overseen by the Ministry of Science and Technology, is proving p20791http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207912014-06-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s cross-country bus drivers reveal the most beautiful scenes on their routes and the stories 20792http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207922014-06-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan can expect to enjoy a greater share of the international cruise ship market on the strength o20793http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207932014-06-19T05:40:00+08:00A two-day design workshop wrapped up June 18 at Taipei City Hall, underscoring local government effo20794http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207942014-06-19T05:40:00+08:00Dr. Tasuku Honjo of Japan’s Kyoto University and U.S. immunologist James P. Allison were named joint20781http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207812014-06-18T05:40:00+08:00A collection of priceless pieces from Taipei City-based National Palace Museum is set to go on displ20782http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207822014-06-18T05:40:00+08:00The Fisheries Agency recently announced an updated national action plan to stop albatrosses being ac20783http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207832014-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Shinjie Village, a small fishing community located near the southern tip of Taiwan, recently revived20784http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207842014-06-18T05:40:00+08:00A festival celebrating the talents of Taiwan’s hearing-impaired artists kicked off June 14 in Hsinch20785http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207852014-06-18T05:40:00+08:00An eye-catching graffiti piece produced jointly by dozens of Taiwan and U.S. artists in Taipei City 20786http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207862014-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Former Norwegian Prime Minister Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland was named winner of the inaugural Tang Pri20787http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207872014-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Zoo’s western lowland gorilla Happy died of multiple organ failure June 16 at the age of 49, 20788http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207882014-06-18T05:40:00+08:00A photo exhibition commemorating the 1955 Dachen Evacuation was launched June 17 by the Ministry of 20774http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207742014-06-17T05:40:00+08:00A new installation artwork featuring 4,000 bamboo stems will open June 21 at Bihu Park in Taipei Cit20775http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207752014-06-17T05:40:00+08:00A photography exhibition staged by Yunlin County-based National Formosa University with the cooperat20776http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207762014-06-17T05:40:00+08:00A three-member Taiwan team is set to drive a Vauxhall Corsa from London to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, in 20777http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207772014-06-17T05:40:00+08:00Picnic Day kicked off June 15 in New Taipei, attracting nearly 9,000 participants to the inaugural e20778http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207782014-06-17T05:40:00+08:00Facebook and YouTube remain popular Internet sites in Taiwan, according to a survey published June 120779http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207792014-06-17T05:40:00+08:00Scenic sites Hinoki Village and Song of the Forest in Chiayi City claimed top honors at the recent F20780http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207802014-06-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s tourist arrivals hit 890,000 in April this year, a record for the month and up 28.98 percen20770http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207702014-06-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s tug of war teams swept the Asian Tug of War Championship June 14 in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, b20771http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207712014-06-16T05:40:00+08:00Students at Jia-Chang Elementary School in Kaohsiung City recently banded together to complete a uni20772http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207722014-06-16T05:40:00+08:00Japanese colonial era (1895-1945) Hayashi Department Store in Tainan City reopened June 14 in a cere20773http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207732014-06-16T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture concluded a memorandum of understanding with Berlin Literary House June 20766http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207662014-06-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan began issuing its first funeral director licenses in late April, a milestone development in t20767http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207672014-06-13T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based Paperwindmill Theatre concluded a three-day tour of outlying Kinmen County June 1320768http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207682014-06-13T05:40:00+08:00The glossy ibis, a rare vagrant bird, made its first appearance in Taipei City June 8 at Guandu Natu20769http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207692014-06-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Jacky Yu-chuan Lai beat more than 30 competitors to take first place at the World Coffee Ro20761http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207612014-06-12T05:40:00+08:00National Museum of Prehistory broke ground June 11 on its new branch in Tainan City’s Southern Taiwa20762http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207622014-06-12T05:40:00+08:00Walking tours of Taipei led by members of the city’s homeless community will get underway in August,20763http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207632014-06-12T05:40:00+08:00“Battle Spirit,” a documentary on kaoliang-making in the ROC’s outlying Kinmen County, recently won 20764http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207642014-06-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s foremost raptor expert Tsai Yi-jung, famed for his eagle-eyed observation skills, is to ret20765http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207652014-06-12T05:40:00+08:00The National Palace Museum in Taipei and National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung were the wor20756http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207562014-06-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan museums recently won recognition from the American Alliance of Museums, claiming three silver20757http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207572014-06-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan liquors bagged a gold and silver medal at the recently concluded Spirits Selection in Florian20758http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207582014-06-11T05:40:00+08:00Linhousilin Forest Park is set for inauguration June 14 in southern Taiwan with a series of communit20759http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207592014-06-11T05:40:00+08:00A variety of events are being staged by Yilan City Farmers’ Association as part of celebrations mark20760http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207602014-06-11T05:40:00+08:00The younger Taiwan people are, the higher the opinion they have of old people and their capabilities20751http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207512014-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Two species of sea fish were recently listed as protected species by the ROC government, according t20752http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207522014-06-10T05:40:00+08:00A total of 18 autistic students from Yongfu Elementary School in Tainan City took a field trip June 20753http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207532014-06-10T05:40:00+08:00The inspection gallery running through Shihmen Dam in Taoyuan County was opened June 9 to members of20754http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207542014-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) signed a memorandum of understanding with Amazon.20755http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207552014-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s retired official seals are to be preserved for posterity under a cultural initiative a20747http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207472014-06-09T05:40:00+08:00A cooperation agreement boosting art and science exchanges between Taiwan and Europe was concluded b20748http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207482014-06-09T05:40:00+08:00Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and her partner Peng Shuai of mainland China won their second Grand Slam titl20749http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207492014-06-09T05:40:00+08:00Bento dishes of all shapes and sizes are taking center stage at the graduation design exhibition run20750http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207502014-06-09T05:40:00+08:00National Museum of Marine Science and Technology in Keelung City celebrated World Oceans Day June 8 20746http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207462014-06-06T05:40:00+08:00Plans to establish the Four Islands of Southern Penghu National Park will be announced June 8 on Wor20743http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207432014-06-05T05:40:00+08:00A total of 93 members of Taipei City-based Academia Sinica signed a petition June 4 protesting draft20744http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207442014-06-05T05:40:00+08:00The tourism potential of the indigenous Rukai community in Pingtung County’s Wutai Township is being20745http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207452014-06-05T05:40:00+08:00A cultural festival is being staged by Daan District Office in Taipei City to reflect on the rich an20740http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207402014-06-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan period baseball epic “Kano” will get its North American premiere as the 13th New York Asian F20741http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207412014-06-04T05:40:00+08:00Global street art festival Pow! Wow! Taiwan wrapped up its inaugural edition June 3 in Taipei, focus20742http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207422014-06-04T05:40:00+08:00A five-member high school team from Taichung City discovered a Kuiper belt object in the outer reach20737http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207372014-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica President Wong Chi-huey received the Wolf Prize in Chemistry from Israeli President 20738http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207382014-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Yongle Market in Taipei City has take on a new lease of creative life after transforming into a hub 20739http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207392014-06-03T05:40:00+08:00The latest season of “Taiwan Revealed,” a collaborative documentary series by the ROC Ministry of Fo20734http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207342014-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Astoria Cafe and Confectionary celebrated its 65th anniversary May 29 in Taipei City with a glitteri20735http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207352014-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Taroko National Park was ranked No. 2 in Asia by hotel booking website Agoda. The survey re20736http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207362014-05-30T05:40:00+08:00A historic food stall area in Yunlin’s Douliou City reopened after extensive renovations May 29, bre20729http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207292014-05-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s social welfare net is set to be extended under a three-year, NT$10 billion (US$332 million)20730http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207302014-05-29T05:40:00+08:00Five borough wardens were recognized for their efforts to promote the safety and well-being of local20731http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207312014-05-29T05:40:00+08:00The residents of Taoyuan County will commence Neighbors’ Day celebrations May 30 as part of local go20732http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207322014-05-29T05:40:00+08:00Students from Yilan County’s Shun-an Junior High School recently took part in an offbeat graduation 20733http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207332014-05-29T05:40:00+08:00Tattoo artist Chen Wei-zuo, a triple winner at this year’s Taiwan Tattoo Convention April 17-19 in K20726http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207262014-05-28T05:40:00+08:00The quality of Taiwan coffee was praised by Erna Knutsen, founder of the Specialty Coffee Associatio20727http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207272014-05-28T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan International Balloon Fiesta is set to get underway May 30 in Taitung County, according t20728http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207282014-05-28T05:40:00+08:00Paiwan residents of Sandi Village in Pingtung County are tapping the community’s wellspring of creat20722http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207222014-05-27T05:40:00+08:00The glove puppet exhibition hall at Xinzhuang Culture and Arts Center in New Taipei City marked its 20723http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207232014-05-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan International Percussion Convention kicked off May 26 with a gala show featuring headline act20724http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207242014-05-27T05:40:00+08:00A collection of 231 exhibits from Taiwan’s National Palace Museum is set to show for the first time 20725http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207252014-05-27T05:40:00+08:00Two types of Taiwan-made spirit won silver medals at Germany-based International Spirits Award, the 20717http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207172014-05-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan bagged five golds, two silvers and three special prizes at this year’s European Exhibition of20718http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207182014-05-26T05:40:00+08:00A visual smorgasbord of blue-spotted butterflies can be experienced in Yangmingshan from later this 20719http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207192014-05-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s marriage rate stood at 6.32 per thousand population last year, up from a low of 5.07 per th20720http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207202014-05-26T05:40:00+08:00Kishu An Hall, a century-old Japanese mansion located in the historic heart of Taipei, was inaugurat20721http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207212014-05-26T05:40:00+08:00Four islets south of outlying Penghu County are set to be officially inaugurated as Taiwan’s ninth n20712http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207122014-05-23T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the competitions to design the medal and certificate for the Tang Prize, billed as Asia’s20713http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207132014-05-23T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Pavilion at the 14th Venice Architecture Biennale will run June 4 to Nov. 23 in the Palaz20714http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207142014-05-23T05:40:00+08:00A nighttime discovery tour enabling participants to learn more about bioluminescent fungi is being s20715http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207152014-05-23T05:40:00+08:00Qiuhong Valley Landscape Park in Taichung City claimed gold at the International Real Estate Federat20716http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207162014-05-23T05:40:00+08:00Married people are happier than singles, according to a survey published May 22 by Loving Family Fou20708http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207082014-05-22T05:40:00+08:00Maintaining the safety and security of public transportation and spaces is a top priority of the ROC20709http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207092014-05-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s longstanding efforts at combating violence against women were highlighted May 20 by ROC Min20710http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207102014-05-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan martial arts movies “A Touch of Zen,” “Dragon Gate Inn” and “The Valiant Ones” are screening 20711http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207112014-05-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. is the most sought-after job destination for recent coll20703http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207032014-05-21T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Hall and Dongmen metro stations have taken on a new lease of creative life courtesy of a20704http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207042014-05-21T05:40:00+08:00Three insect species were spotted for the first time in outlying Kinmen County, according to the loc20705http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207052014-05-21T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition documenting a century of street hawking in Taiwan opened May 16 at the National Museum20706http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207062014-05-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan startup Gogolook, the team behind popular caller identity tracing app Whoscall, is a top-notc20707http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207072014-05-21T05:40:00+08:00The 14th Kaohsiung International Travel Fair attracted a record attendance of 250,000, according to 20699http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206992014-05-20T05:40:00+08:00A cloud platform aimed at boosting e-commerce in northern Taiwan was launched May 19 by the local go20700http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207002014-05-20T05:40:00+08:00Six short films promoting Taiwan as a top holiday destination were unveiled May 19 in Taipei City by20701http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207012014-05-20T05:40:00+08:00A Swiss national returned to the Tao indigenous group of Taiwan’s outlying Lanyu, or Orchid Island, 20702http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=207022014-05-20T05:40:00+08:00A survey of computer usage trends by Taiwan workers released May 19 by the ROC Ministry of Labor sho20695http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206952014-05-19T05:40:00+08:00The elevators at four Taipei City metro stations were recently decorated with winning works of art f20696http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206962014-05-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan coffee expert Liu Pang-yu claimed top honors at the World Cup Tasters Championship May 18 in 20697http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206972014-05-19T05:40:00+08:00The annual LPGA Taiwan Championship has been extended for three years, enabling more of the country’20698http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206982014-05-19T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new museum cluster in Yuanshan District May 17, par20692http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206922014-05-16T05:40:00+08:00An NT$10 million (US$330,000) three-year project aimed at protecting the heritage of Taiwan’s Taoist20693http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206932014-05-16T05:40:00+08:00Tamsui Historical Museum in New Taipei City is offering visitors a rare glimpse into prison life of 20694http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206942014-05-16T05:40:00+08:00Lin Zheng-xu, a senior researcher at the Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government, is 20688http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206882014-05-15T05:40:00+08:00Ke Ming Temple in central Taiwan’s Zhushan Township, Nantou County, has an unusual pair of worshippe20689http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206892014-05-15T05:40:00+08:00Formosat-2, a high-resolution earth observation satellite operated by Hsinchu City-headquartered Nat20690http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206902014-05-15T05:40:00+08:00A series of short films promoting Taiwan’s tourist attractions abroad are being commissioned by the 20691http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206912014-05-15T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan tertiary institution launched the country’s first professional course for electricians and 20686http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206862014-05-14T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based nonprofit organization Junyi Academy is helping improve the lives of economically 20687http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206872014-05-14T05:40:00+08:00Several renowned foreign institutions are eyeing tie-ups with their Taiwan counterparts under the RO20682http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206822014-05-13T05:40:00+08:00Taste Taiwan is showcasing an array of innovative products spanning such areas as accessories, kitch20683http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206832014-05-13T05:40:00+08:00A 30-meter-long painting depicting daily activities in Neihu District nearly a century ago, which wi20684http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206842014-05-13T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-made musical exploring the Dutch colonial history of Formosa is set to premiere May 24 in T20685http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206852014-05-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan and the EU signed an agreement on drug quality management and information exchange May 12, a 20679http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206792014-05-12T05:40:00+08:00A Qing dynasty-era (1644-1911) mansion reopened after six years of restoration work May 11 in Taichu20680http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206802014-05-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan inventors recently won a string of honors at two prestigious invention fairs in France and Ma20681http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206812014-05-12T05:40:00+08:00TV is the primary source of news for most people in Taiwan, but young people are increasingly relyin20676http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206762014-05-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan boxers are doing the nation proud at the 10-day Muaythai World Championships underway in Lang20677http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206772014-05-09T05:40:00+08:00Three Taiwan-made films were selected for screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, according t20678http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206782014-05-09T05:40:00+08:00A joint Mother’s Day art exhibition is being staged by a mother and daughter team with a combined ag20673http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206732014-05-08T05:40:00+08:00A recent study by Facebook shows that mothers in Taiwan are active users of the social networking si20674http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206742014-05-08T05:40:00+08:00U.K.-based The King’s Singers performed the traditional Chinese folk classic “A Traveler’s Song” at 20675http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206752014-05-08T05:40:00+08:00Amis aboriginal artist Yosifu launched a solo exhibition May 5 at the ROC Cabinet’s Xinzhuang Joint 20669http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206692014-05-07T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin received a delegation from the International University Sports Federation 20670http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206702014-05-07T05:40:00+08:00A young Philippines woman suffering from an advanced stage of a rare cancer was successfully treated20671http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206712014-05-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan oil painter Lisa Baw, who was born with severe cerebral palsy, was honored May 6 by the Taipe20672http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206722014-05-07T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislative Yuan has passed laws reorganizing the National Science and Technology Center for20665http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206652014-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Alishan Forest Railway in Chiayi County, southern Taiwan, gained the support May 5 of Australia-base20666http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206662014-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Taipei is set to celebrate International Museum Day May 18 with a city forum attracting participants20667http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206672014-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan claimed two bronze medals and an honorable mention at the International Sustainable World Ene20668http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206682014-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s AsusTek Computer Inc. won a record 17 awards at this year’s Computex d&i Awards, organi20661http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206612014-05-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan claimed bronze in the men’s team division at the World Team Table Tennis Championships May 4 20662http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206622014-05-05T05:40:00+08:00Film Forward, an international program for independent films supported by the U.S. Sundance Institut20663http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206632014-05-05T05:40:00+08:00The play “The Monk from Tang Dynasty,” or “Xuanzang” in Chinese, by Taiwan-Malaysian director Tsai M20664http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206642014-05-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was ranked 5th among countries outside the U.S. for Leadership in Energy and Environmental De20658http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206582014-05-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s media and press environment was rated free in the latest world report released May 1 by Was20659http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206592014-05-02T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based National Taiwan Normal University is set to offer the nation’s first courses on th20660http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206602014-05-02T05:40:00+08:00The International Youth Leadership Camp involving 17 young government officials, elected representat20653http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206532014-05-01T05:40:00+08:00A 175 hectare-rice field renowned for its scenic beauty in Taitung County, southeastern Taiwan, was 20654http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206542014-05-01T05:40:00+08:00A noninvasive vascular imaging method using magnetic resonance angiography to diagnose moyamoya dise20655http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206552014-05-01T05:40:00+08:00HTC Corp. Chairwoman Cher Wang was ranked 22nd on the First 25 list of U.S. business news network CN20656http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206562014-05-01T05:40:00+08:00U-Theatre Taiwan will launch a walking and drumming tour May 8, which will see 52 young drummers sta20657http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206572014-05-01T05:40:00+08:00A team led by Victor Fei Pang, professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine of Taipei City-based N20649http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206492014-04-30T05:40:00+08:00The musical efforts of a Shinmei Elementary School choir in Chiayi County, southern Taiwan, are help20650http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206502014-04-30T05:40:00+08:00Taipei International Design Award was recently certified by the International Council of Societies o20651http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206512014-04-30T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture launched the Time for Reading program April 29 to promote Taiwan literat20652http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206522014-04-30T05:40:00+08:00Taipei has developed into a mature metropolis and possesses the potential to become one of Asia’s mo20646http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206462014-04-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, an online platform for enhancing the international profile of local movies, w20647http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206472014-04-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first live-donor domino liver transplant operation was carried out late last year in Taipei20648http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206482014-04-29T05:40:00+08:00A group of disabled actors will stage a performance next month of “I’ll Take You on a Sightseeing To20643http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206432014-04-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Railways Administration will sign a twinning agreement with its Japanese counterpart for the 20644http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206442014-04-28T05:40:00+08:00A group of workers, some of whom previously drove garbage trucks or swept the streets, have discover20645http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206452014-04-28T05:40:00+08:00Sun Yu-jen will become the first Taiwan athlete to compete in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games20639http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206392014-04-25T05:40:00+08:00The youth of Taiwan should take part in more international events as a way of broadening their horiz20640http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206402014-04-25T05:40:00+08:00The Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area International Bird Race kicked off April 25 in Taichu20641http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206412014-04-25T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung City Government in southern Taiwan held a track-laying ceremony for the country’s first li20642http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206422014-04-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan researcher Simon Min Sze, a national endowed chair professor of electrical engineering at Hsi20636http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206362014-04-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s most scenic motorbike rides were the subject of an article in the March edition of U.S. mag20637http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206372014-04-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Xiqu Center, a national home for the development of traditional Taiwan opera, was launch20638http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206382014-04-24T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based National Palace Museum won five awards, including two platinum and two gold, at th20633http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206332014-04-23T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based Paperwindmill Theatre is set to perform in more than 7,000 remote villages and tow20634http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206342014-04-23T05:40:00+08:00Renowned French food critic Francois Simon listed his top 10 Taipei culinary experiences in the Apri20635http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206352014-04-23T05:40:00+08:00Tsai Shaw-jeng, professor of Tainan City-based National Cheng Kung University’s Physiology Departmen20629http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206292014-04-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-made movie “Ice Poison” was selected for the narrative feature section at the 2014 Tribeca Fi20630http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206302014-04-22T05:40:00+08:00The Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival will kick off May 3 in New Taipei City, with or20631http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206312014-04-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan textile installation artists Chung Chiung-yi and Chen Ying-ting won first and third prizes, r20632http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206322014-04-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will establish its first marine wildlife sanctuary to protect the Chinese white dolphin, or S20626http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206262014-04-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan pastor Melody Kariuki and her husband James were recently honored by New Taipei City-based Ch20627http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206272014-04-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan architect Huang Sheng-yuan won first place and NT$1 million (US$33,100) for the Luodong Cultu20628http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206282014-04-21T05:40:00+08:00A team from Taipei City-based National Chengchi University earned Taiwan’s best ever showing at this20622http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206222014-04-18T05:40:00+08:00A clip featuring small children working as convenience store clerks in Taiwan has attracted 2.4 mill20623http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206232014-04-18T05:40:00+08:00Visitors to Taiwan are left with unforgettable memories, according to a series of monthly features o20624http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206242014-04-18T05:40:00+08:00Women on Boards, a civic organization promoting female involvement in the corporate sector, was laun20625http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206252014-04-18T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei City recently surpassed the 2,000 mark for applying th20619http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206192014-04-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan ranked second in the latest Religious Diversity Index by U.S.-based Pew Research Center, refl20620http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206202014-04-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Cloud Gate 2 is set to launch its “Spring Riot 2014” April 17 in Taipei City, celebrating t20621http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206212014-04-17T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan research team led by professor Lu Hai-han of National Taipei University of Technology’s Dep20615http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206152014-04-16T05:40:00+08:00Challenge Taiwan, organized by Europe’s international triathlon organization Challenge Family, gets 20616http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206162014-04-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan added 92,682 new cancer cases in 2011, averaging one new case in every 251 people, or 5 minut20617http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206172014-04-16T05:40:00+08:00The annual Mazu pilgrimage concluded April 15 as the goddess of the sea was returned to Dajia Townsh20618http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206182014-04-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan and Slovakia concluded a working holiday program memorandum of understanding April 15, the RO20612http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206122014-04-15T05:40:00+08:00A National Taiwan University research team unveiled the results of a seven-year bee study April 14 i20613http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206132014-04-15T05:40:00+08:00Visiting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy presented two local elemen20614http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206142014-04-15T05:40:00+08:00Arts aficionados still have plenty of time to enjoy a feast of Taiwan opera at the ongoing Kaohsiung20609http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206092014-04-14T05:40:00+08:00Submission from three Taiwan universities won iF Concept Design Awards April 12, further underscorin20610http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206102014-04-14T05:40:00+08:00The color scheme of the Mass Rapid Transit Circular Line in New Taipei City will be a distinctive fe20611http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206112014-04-14T05:40:00+08:00The six places of worship along Xinsheng South Road are a focal point for this year’s cultural festi20606http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206062014-04-11T05:40:00+08:00Seven state-of-the-art mobile health care devices were unveiled by ROC government-backed Industrial 20607http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206072014-04-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will take part as an observer in the 67th World Health Assembly May 19-24 in Geneva, Switzerl20608http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206082014-04-11T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Fine Arts Museum will launch the first instance of its Program X-site landscape installation 20602http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206022014-04-10T05:40:00+08:00The finalists in the competition to design the certificate for the Tang Prize, billed as Asia’s Nobe20603http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206032014-04-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students turned in top performances at the IBM Master the Mainframe World Championship A20604http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206042014-04-10T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Government’s Department of Urban Development launched an online historical 3-D map refer20605http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206052014-04-10T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based Lih-shang Tailor won an annual local contest, which also served as the local quali20599http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205992014-04-09T05:40:00+08:00A new baseball league comprising amateur players from Taiwan and overseas was launched April 8 as pa20600http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206002014-04-09T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Film Festival organizer announced its new director, curator and a promotional film direct20601http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=206012014-04-09T05:40:00+08:00Two Formosan black bears were recently photographed on four daytime occasions in Dasyueshan National20594http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205942014-04-08T05:40:00+08:00The 2014 Gara Cultural Festival will kick off April 11 in Taipei City, honoring the traditional Chin20595http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205952014-04-08T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Food and Drug Administration’s Controlled Drug Laboratory received ISO 17025 certification i20597http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205972014-04-08T05:40:00+08:00The much-anticipated National Performing Arts Center was inaugurated at a ceremony attended by ROC P20598http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205982014-04-08T05:40:00+08:00Guanxin algal reefs off northern Taiwan’s Taoyuan County will be declared a wildlife refuge April 1520592http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205922014-04-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan artisan Ou Jiun-you recently took top honors for her Individual Mythologies metalwork creatio20593http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205932014-04-07T05:40:00+08:00The annual Mazu pilgrimage kicked off with thunderous cheers and the roar of firecrackers at 11 p.m.20585http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205852014-04-04T05:40:00+08:00Sometimes the most vivid childhood memories are those associated with candy, sweets swiped from the 20590http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205902014-04-03T05:40:00+08:00Five teams of medical volunteers from Changhua Christian Hospital in central Taiwan will begin depar20591http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205912014-04-03T05:40:00+08:00A 120-kilogram green turtle was returned to the sea April 2 at Guanyin Seashore Recreational Area in20586http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205862014-04-02T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-designed public parking tower in Wulai District, New Taipei City, won a U.S. website Archit20587http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205872014-04-02T05:40:00+08:00ROC Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Vanessa Yea-ping Shih congratulated April 1 the Visegrad Group,20588http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205882014-04-02T05:40:00+08:00National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Tainan City, southern Taiwan, has the nation’s highest th20589http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205892014-04-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based U-Theatre and Germany-based Berlin Radio Choir will stage the world premiere April 2 of20583http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205832014-04-01T05:40:00+08:00The first inductees for Taiwan’s Baseball Hall of Fame were announced March 31, honoring those who s20584http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205842014-04-01T05:40:00+08:00Kinmen Defense Command inaugurated an exhibition hall dedicated to deminers March 31 at Mi20581http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205812014-03-31T05:40:00+08:00Using unique techniques for applying markings and patterns on wood panels, Taiwan aboriginal artist 20582http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205822014-03-31T05:40:00+08:00A run organized by five Mazu temples across Taiwan March 30, the BobiRun in honor of the goddess of 20577http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205772014-03-28T05:40:00+08:00Repairs to a section of Alishan Forest Railway in Chiayi County, southern Taiwan, damaged by Ty20578http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205782014-03-28T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Government concluded an agreement with the International Council of Societies of Industr20579http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205792014-03-28T05:40:00+08:00The National Space Organization under the ROC National Applied Research Laboratories launched Soundi20580http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205802014-03-28T05:40:00+08:00The number of South Korean tourists visiting Taiwan in the first two months this year increased by 920574http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205742014-03-27T05:40:00+08:00Cancer stem cells have been successfully cultured using cancer-associated fibroblasts by Chen Wan-ji20575http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205752014-03-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan left-handed pitcher Wang Wei-chung made MLB history March 25 by jumping six levels from the r20576http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205762014-03-27T05:40:00+08:00Chiayi Agricultural Experiment Station under the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute unveiled Mar20570http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205702014-03-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan publisher Grimm Press Ltd. is winner of the Bologna Prize for the 2014 Best Children’s Publis20571http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205712014-03-26T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-developed anti-cancer drug was recently greenlighted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrati20572http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205722014-03-26T05:40:00+08:00After years of preparation, some of Taipei City-based National Palace Museum’s greatest treasures wi20573http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205732014-03-26T05:40:00+08:00An interdisciplinary team from Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University successfully launched two sma20566http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205662014-03-25T05:40:00+08:00ROC taekwondo athlete Wang Chen-yu, 15, claimed Taiwan’s first gold medal during the 10th World Taek20567http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205672014-03-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Symphony Orchestra is set to stage an innovative concert featuring a classical mus20568http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205682014-03-25T05:40:00+08:00Pictures of cats in Houtong taken by Taiwan photographer Peggy Chien are featured on the main page o20569http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205692014-03-25T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Zoo kicked off a year of celebrations March 24 for its 100th birthday with many generations o20563http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205632014-03-24T05:40:00+08:00World Vision Taiwan kicked off a scheme in March aiming to give children in 10 countries access to c20564http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205642014-03-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan indie band Mayday made its Madison Square Garden debut March 22 in New York City, becoming th20565http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205652014-03-24T05:40:00+08:00An enormous 150-kilogram giant grouper fish swimming in the large marine aquarium at the Eastern Mar20560http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205602014-03-21T05:40:00+08:00The Pots Weekly, a free newspaper focusing on social issues and alternative culture published by Shi20561http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205612014-03-21T05:40:00+08:00An endangered black-faced spoonbill was returned to the wild March 20 at Aogu Wetland and Forest Par20562http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205622014-03-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is looking to be the first Asian country issuing professional mortician licenses as early as 20555http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205552014-03-20T05:40:00+08:00The 2014 Tainan Arts Festival will kick off April 5, featuring literature, musicals and diverse perf20556http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205562014-03-20T05:40:00+08:00The 10th World Taekwondo Federation junior championships will kick off March 23 at Taipei Arena.&nbs20557http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205572014-03-20T05:40:00+08:00Global leaders in cancer prevention will meet March 20-23 at Academia Sinica in Taipei City for the 20558http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205582014-03-20T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City-based Tamkang University’s Chueh-sheng Memorial Library signed an agreement March 1720559http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205592014-03-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan: Secret Foodie Wonderland is the title of a recent article on the website of guidebook maker 20551http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205512014-03-19T05:40:00+08:00An eggshell-thin porcelain bowl made by Taiwan ceramicist Huang Zheng-nan, with a diameter of roughl20552http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205522014-03-19T05:40:00+08:00A 42-member group with an average age of 72 will start a Golden Generation Thousand Miles Ride tour 20553http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205532014-03-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan researcher Kuo Chao-lin played a crucial role in designing the main instrument recently used 20554http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205542014-03-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan illustrators Hung I-ching and Tang Mu-niu have been selected to showcase their work at the Il20550http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205502014-03-18T05:40:00+08:00Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in northern Taiwan has been certified by U.S.-based Joint Commis20545http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205452014-03-17T05:40:00+08:00A new main library is set for construction in Kaohsiung, further enhancing the southern Taiwan port 20546http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205462014-03-17T05:40:00+08:00The 2014 Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science Awards were presented to Yu Su-may of th20547http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205472014-03-17T05:40:00+08:00A rally focusing on the important roles played by fathers in family life took place March 16 in Taip20548http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205482014-03-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan researchers have uncovered the foundations of a section of the ancient city wall of Zuoying i20549http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205492014-03-17T05:40:00+08:00Chen Chiung-hua, head of the College of Design and Arts at Dayeh University in Changhua County, sout20533http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205332014-03-15T05:40:00+08:00Dancers are performing, marching bands are playing and colorful balloons are floating in the air. Th20541http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205412014-03-14T05:40:00+08:00A total of 200 papier-mache Taiwan black bears will join the exhibition “1,600 Pandas” March 14-31 i20542http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205422014-03-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based Evergreen Group Chairman Chang Yung-fa became the first ROC citizen awarded the Grand C20543http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205432014-03-14T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said March 13 that Taiwan is committed to developing sustainable energy a20544http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205442014-03-14T05:40:00+08:00The Tour de Taiwan wrapped up March 13 in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, with local cyclists prou20536http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205362014-03-13T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra will team up with Taipei City-based Ju Percussion Group in three 20537http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205372014-03-13T05:40:00+08:00Luodong Cultural Working House is an outstanding example of avant-garde architecture that is attract20538http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205382014-03-13T05:40:00+08:00A waterproof MP3 player and an antiglare light-emitting diode, or LED, desk lamp were unveiled by tw20539http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205392014-03-13T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said March 12 that Taiwan’s afforestation area has increased by 26,280 he20540http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205402014-03-13T05:40:00+08:00A Frenchwoman who was stranded on Taiwan’s outlying Orchid Island 37 years ago while backpacking and20531http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205312014-03-12T05:40:00+08:00Yeh Ching-chuan, former ROC minister of health, promoted the merits of Taiwan’s National Health Insu20532http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205322014-03-12T05:40:00+08:00An integrated magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography scanner (MR-PET), as well 20534http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205342014-03-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Swinging Skirts Golf Team will host its first U.S. LPGA professional event April 21-27 in D20535http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205352014-03-12T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Council of Indigenous Peoples and Taoyuan County-based China Airlines Ltd. celebrated the de20528http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205282014-03-11T05:40:00+08:00Enhancing the management of generic drugs and ensuring the safety and well-being of consumers in Tai20529http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205292014-03-11T05:40:00+08:00A pair of great argus pheasants at Taipei Zoo have hatched two chicks, despite a large discrepancy i20530http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205302014-03-11T05:40:00+08:00Pier-2 Art Center in Kaohsiung is growing from strength to strength, with visitors up from about 89020524http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205242014-03-10T05:40:00+08:00The work of 28-year-old Taiwan illustrator Yu Han-yuan made the cover of April’s ImagineFX, a world-20525http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205252014-03-10T05:40:00+08:00The annual professional road bicycle race Tour de Taiwan, part of the Union Cycliste Internationale 20526http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205262014-03-10T05:40:00+08:00An ROC army unit on Taiwan’s outlying Matsu Islands discovered a mural left by U.S. troops 53 years 20527http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205272014-03-10T05:40:00+08:00A series of graphic guides to the annual Mazu pilgrimage processions , occurring around the goddess’20518http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205182014-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Breathing new life into nanguan music is one of Taipei-based choreographer Lin Wen-chung’s goals in 20519http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205192014-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Historic Taipei Guest House is opening to the public for one day March 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. In ad20520http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205202014-03-07T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition featuring the works of 44 up-and-coming Taiwan artists supported by the ROC Ministry o20521http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205212014-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Including education innovation in the Free Economic Pilot Zones will boost the local talent pool and20522http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205222014-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is making great progress in its drive to eliminate all forms of gender-based discrimination i20523http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205232014-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Government is marking 130 years since the walls of the metropolis were completed with a 20516http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205162014-03-06T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Zoo’s lowland gorilla Happy may have had a stroke, but he can enjoy his twilight years in a h20517http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205172014-03-06T05:40:00+08:00Cultural historian Hsu Chung-mao said March 5 he is donating his collection of printing plates for i20512http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205122014-03-05T05:40:00+08:00The 2014 Taiwan International Percussion Convention plays an important role in expanding cultural ex20513http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205132014-03-05T05:40:00+08:00Ten Taiwan films, including new offerings “Kano” and “A Minute More,” will screen in the Taiwan sect20514http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205142014-03-05T05:40:00+08:00“Taiwan’s science miracle,” an article highlighting the country’s research and education, was publis20515http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205152014-03-05T05:40:00+08:00Pingxi, known internationally for its lantern festival celebrations, will inaugurate a new lantern-s20510http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205102014-03-04T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau is pairing with TV channel TLC Taiwan, producer of “Fun Taiwan,” to launch March 20511http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205112014-03-04T05:40:00+08:00A rare species of sea urchin never previously recorded in Taiwan has been found on a coral reef in t20506http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205062014-03-03T05:40:00+08:00The 2014 New Taipei City Wanjinshi International Marathon wrapped up March 2 in picturesque Pacific 20507http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205072014-03-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan author Pai Hsien-yung and architect Wang Da-hong were presented with the 33rd Executive Yuan 20508http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205082014-03-03T05:40:00+08:00Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s Feb. 26 premiere of “Rice” at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London 20509http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205092014-03-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan artists Yuan Chin-taa and Amanda Tseng will exhibit multimedia works and ink wash paintings, 20503http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205032014-02-27T05:40:00+08:00Key components of the spring rite set for celebration next month at Taipei Confucius Temple were unv20504http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205042014-02-27T05:40:00+08:00The names of the 10 finalists in the competition to design the Tang Prize medal, billed as Asia’s No20505http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205052014-02-27T05:40:00+08:00A team at Hsinchu City-based National Chiao Tung University has created a chip that can be implanted20499http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204992014-02-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan unveiled its first space-based Global Positioning System receiver Feb. 25, paving the way for20500http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205002014-02-26T05:40:00+08:00Japanese musician and actor Masaharu Fukuyama was appointed  Taiwan’s latest goodwill ambassado20501http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205012014-02-26T05:40:00+08:00An animal adoption app launched in September 2012 by Taipei City Government has recently been upgrad20502http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=205022014-02-26T05:40:00+08:00Five Taiwan artists will be joining 180 contemporary art galleries from 40 countries in exhibiting a20495http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204952014-02-25T05:40:00+08:00Advancing Taiwan studies in Germany through university-level collaboration is an important goal of t20496http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204962014-02-25T05:40:00+08:00The 2014 Taiwan Biennial will be staged Sept. 13 to Dec. 7 by Taichung City-based National Taiw20497http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204972014-02-25T05:40:00+08:00Three Taiwan artists are holding separate exhibitions in Hong Kong, raising the international profil20498http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204982014-02-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan pitcher Wang Chien-ming will be starting his latest comeback bid with the Cincinnati Reds in 20492http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204922014-02-24T05:40:00+08:00The next president of the Institute of Medicine under the U.S. National Academy of Sciences will be 20493http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204932014-02-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s tug of war teams bagged a haul of medals at the Tug of War International Federation World I20494http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204942014-02-24T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Forestry Bureau said Feb 22 that conservation efforts over the years at the 18 Arhats Mounta20489http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204892014-02-21T05:40:00+08:00The annual Taipei Literature Festival will kick off Feb. 22 at art and culture venues across the met20490http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204902014-02-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan designer and entrepreneur Hsueh ShaoLan introduced her book “Chineasy Illustrated Dictionary,20491http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204912014-02-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is the first country to approve the anti-cancer drug Afatinib for use, demonstrating that the20486http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204862014-02-20T05:40:00+08:00The book and promotional video used in Taipei City’s successful World Design Capital 2016 campaign w20487http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204872014-02-20T05:40:00+08:00A group of Taiwan students are traveling to Japan Feb. 24 to petition for the return of a statue by 20488http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204882014-02-20T05:40:00+08:00A contemporary art archive was launched Feb. 19 by Association of the Visual Arts in Taiwan, providi20484http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204842014-02-19T05:40:00+08:00Applications to study in new specialized vocational classes aimed at meeting industry’s demand for q20485http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204852014-02-19T05:40:00+08:00An open air urban leisure farm created in the stands of Zhongshan Soccer Stadium in Taipei Expo Park20482http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204822014-02-18T05:40:00+08:00Black coral was recently videoed at a depth of 104 meters in the vicinity of Green Island’s Mati Bri20483http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204832014-02-18T05:40:00+08:00As Taiwan-based Paper Windmill Theatre continues Feb. 22 its First Mile, Kid’s Smile seven-year tour20478http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204782014-02-17T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou reaffirmed the government’s continuing support of the local cultural and 20479http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204792014-02-17T05:40:00+08:00Hu Kuan-ting, a 16-year-old high school student from Taiwan,  received the U.S. President’s Vol20480http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204802014-02-17T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung City and Kenting in southern Taiwan made this year’s list of Asia’s Fresh Destinations rel20481http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204812014-02-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has more than 10,000 convenience stores, or one per approximately every 2,000 residents, the 20474http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204742014-02-14T05:40:00+08:00Fairy Step Dance Company from Taiwan will perform during the Japan Grand Prix International Orchid F20475http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204752014-02-14T05:40:00+08:00“Taste Taiwan,” a culinary program organized by the Tourism Bureau under the ROC Ministry of Transpo20476http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204762014-02-14T05:40:00+08:00A statue of the matchmaking deity Old Man Under the Moon, which is housed at historic Taipei Xia Hai20477http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204772014-02-14T05:40:00+08:00Lantern festival celebrations around Taiwan kicked into high gear Feb. 14, drawing large numbers of 20471http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204712014-02-13T05:40:00+08:00Foreign students enrolled at overseas universities can now intern in schools or educational institut20472http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204722014-02-13T05:40:00+08:00The grand opening of this year’s Taiwan Lantern Festival Feb. 14 in Nantou County will feature 20473http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204732014-02-13T05:40:00+08:00A pair of dragon boats was officially donated Feb. 12 by Taipei City Government to Haifa in Israel, 20469http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204692014-02-12T05:40:00+08:00The U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution Feb. 10 on Taiwan-U.S. nuclear cooperation20470http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204702014-02-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering has created an online application fo20466http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204662014-02-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan designer Austin Wu’s latest collection proved a big hit Feb. 8 at New York Fashion Week. Wu s20467http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204672014-02-11T05:40:00+08:00Ten finalists in the competition to design the prestigious Tang Prize medal, billed as Asia’s Nobel 20468http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204682014-02-11T05:40:00+08:00The 22nd Taipei International Book Exhibition wrapped up Feb. 10, setting new records with more than20463http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204632014-02-10T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou opened the 2014 Taipei Lantern Festival Feb. 7, expressing the wish that 20464http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204642014-02-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s network of public day care centers will be expanded as part of efforts to encourage local c20465http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204652014-02-10T05:40:00+08:00A team from Hsinchu City-based National Chiao Tung University will be the first Taiwan group to comp20462http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204622014-02-07T05:40:00+08:00The Digital Learning Advancement Program will be rolled out across Taiwan schools beginning this yea20461http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204612014-02-06T05:40:00+08:00Eight public universities in Taiwan, including National Taiwan University and National Taiwan Normal20458http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204582014-02-05T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based Academia Sinica researchers recently identified an autism causative gene, T-box br20459http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204592014-02-05T05:40:00+08:00The ROC’s recent membership of the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium will enhance cooperati20460http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204602014-02-05T05:40:00+08:00The third phase of Taiwan’s National Cancer Prevention and Control plan was unveiled Feb. 4, featuri20312http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203122014-02-04T05:40:00+08:00Toxorynchites, anopheles and other genera of mosquitoes had better watch out! The weapon of their an20309http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203092014-02-03T05:40:00+08:00If there is one object that is indelible in the collective memory of the Taiwanese, it is the Tatung20311http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203112014-01-31T05:40:00+08:00How many holiday parties in Taiwan climax with the opening of a bottle of Kinmen kaoliang, the real 20308http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203082014-01-30T05:40:00+08:00Just because one is dead does not mean one will have fewer needs or desires. Or at least that is the20457http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204572014-01-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s overall economic monitoring indicator for December flashed green for the first time in five20456http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204562014-01-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s ever-improving National Health Insurance program has won global recognition and should be c20455http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204552014-01-22T05:40:00+08:00Tu Chia-ni and Hu Ting-yun, students from New Taipei City-based Fu Jen Catholic University, won gold20454http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204542014-01-20T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica President Wong Chi-huey was named winner of the 2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry Jan. 1720453http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204532014-01-17T05:40:00+08:00President Emeritus Yuan-Tseh Lee of Taipei City-based Academia Sinica was awarded Brazil’s highest s20452http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204522014-01-16T05:40:00+08:00ROC Premier Jiang Yi-huah said Jan. 15 that joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Regional Compr20450http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204502014-01-15T05:40:00+08:00Chen Lan-shu, head chef at Taichung City-based French restaurant Le Mout in central Taiwan, was name20451http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204512014-01-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan scientists from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at Taipei City-based Academia Sinica, to20448http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204482014-01-14T05:40:00+08:00A program comprising additional regulatory easing and institutional innovation is being mulled by th20449http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204492014-01-14T05:40:00+08:00Taipei has added three folk customs, a historical monument and an artifact to its list of designated20446http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204462014-01-13T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Cabinet released Jan. 10 its second national report on implementing the U.N. Convention on t20447http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204472014-01-13T05:40:00+08:00The New York Times travel section listed Taiwan No. 11 in its 52 Places to Go in 2014, describing th20444http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204442014-01-10T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislature passed the Ministry of Labor Organic Act and five other related acts Jan. 9, est20445http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204452014-01-10T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said Jan. 9 that his quality culture and education policy, which has cult20442http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204422014-01-09T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislative Yuan concluded Jan. 8 an initial review of the Long-term Care Services bill, whi20443http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204432014-01-09T05:40:00+08:00Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan was given US$5 million Jan. 8 by Chicago-based Alphawood Foundati20441http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204412014-01-03T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said Jan. 2 that gender equality is a sign of a progressive society and a20440http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204402014-01-02T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Government said Jan. 1 that a sheltered street of workshops for the mentally and physica20438http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204382013-12-31T05:40:00+08:00A revamp of the area commonly known as the Nanhai Academy in southwest Taipei City is set to create 20439http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204392013-12-31T05:40:00+08:00Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, workplace responsibility and flexible working hours will no longer be applie20436http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204362013-12-30T05:40:00+08:00ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister David Y. L. Lin held a reception Dec. 27 at the MOFA in Tai20437http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204372013-12-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s free creative environment imposes no restrictions on subject matter, making the country an 20434http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204342013-12-25T05:40:00+08:00The 44 prefabricated houses and other relief supplies donated by the Red Cross Society of the Republ20435http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204352013-12-25T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan Museum will put on display a pair of bead anklets belonging to aboriginal leader Mon20432http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204322013-12-24T05:40:00+08:00“Taiwan Revealed 2,” a TV documentary series co-produced by the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 20433http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204332013-12-24T05:40:00+08:00A recent wildlife survey by the Society of Wilderness has found the endangered four-spot midget dams20431http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204312013-12-23T05:40:00+08:00Kosovo extended visa waiver privileges to ROC citizens Nov. 29, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said20429http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204292013-12-20T05:40:00+08:00Renowned Taiwan pineapple cake baker SunnyHills has opened a new branch with a unique appearance in 20430http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204302013-12-20T05:40:00+08:00National Applied Research Laboratories, National Health Research Institutes and National Taiwan Univ20428http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204282013-12-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has one of the world’s highest recycling rates and its efforts have drawn global attention th20425http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204252013-12-18T05:40:00+08:00A green urban renewal project in New Taipei City was recently recognized by the Asia Pacific Economi20426http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204262013-12-18T05:40:00+08:00Professor Huang Yueh-min of the Department of Engineering Science at Tainan City-based National Chen20427http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204272013-12-18T05:40:00+08:00Hsinchu-based Industrial Technology Research Institute unveiled Dec. 17 its software-based Wi-Fi Mul20423http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204232013-12-17T05:40:00+08:00Green energy technology patent applications will be added to the Accelerated Examination Program of 20424http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204242013-12-17T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture launched Dec. 16 a preparatory committee for the impending establishment20421http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204212013-12-13T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan research team led by earth sciences Professor Lin Chien-hung of Tainan City-based National 20422http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204222013-12-13T05:40:00+08:00Three Taiwan potters were elected to UNESCO’s International Academy of Ceramics, bringing the nation20420http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204202013-12-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan topped the medals table with six golds at the 10th International Junior Science Olympiad in P20418http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204182013-12-10T05:40:00+08:00A cloud medication record system implemented by the ROC National Health Insurance Administration in 20419http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204192013-12-10T05:40:00+08:00The “Yuan Ming Yuan—Qing Emperor’s Splendid Gardens” exhibition, held at Taipei City-based National 20417http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204172013-12-09T05:40:00+08:00The ROC welcomes the passage Dec. 7 of the Bali Package at the ninth World Trade Organization Minist20416http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204162013-12-06T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou conveyed his condolences to Nelson Mandela’s family, after the former Sou20415http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204152013-12-05T05:40:00+08:00A white paper outlining a 10-year multipronged plan for national talent cultivation was unveiled Dec20412http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204122013-12-04T05:40:00+08:00The ROC ranked No. 4 in mathematics among 65 countries and economies in the 2012 Programme for Inter20413http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204132013-12-04T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung City led Taiwan’s cities at this year’s International Awards for Livable Communities by wi20414http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204142013-12-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan moved up one place to 36th out of 177 countries on this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index f20411http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204112013-12-03T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said aboriginal culture and language have a major role to play in maintai20410http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204102013-12-02T05:40:00+08:00The Food and Drug Administration under the ROC Ministry of Health and Welfare said the two internati20409http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204092013-11-29T05:40:00+08:00Draft amendments to the Public Assistance Act were passed by the ROC Cabinet Nov. 28, clearing the w20407http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204072013-11-28T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Cabinet will further promote the Cultural and Creative Industries Program by strengthening c20408http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204082013-11-28T05:40:00+08:00The high quality of entries to this year’s Taiwan International Student Design Competition ensured f20404http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204042013-11-27T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou highlighted the importance of local art and cultural development Nov. 26,20405http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204052013-11-27T05:40:00+08:00Wei-Wu-Ying Center for the Arts and Maritime Cultural and Popular Music Center in Kaohsiung City mar20406http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204062013-11-27T05:40:00+08:00A new species of fluorescent mushroom was discovered in southern Taiwan’s Kenting National Park by S20403http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204032013-11-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s multipronged AIDS prevention strategy is proving effective and the country is on its way to20401http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204012013-11-25T05:40:00+08:00The 50th Golden Horse Awards concluded Nov. 23 in Taipei City, bringing together movie industry lumi20402http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204022013-11-25T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying- jeou said Nov. 23 that Taiwan’s new zero tolerance drunken driving regime has20399http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203992013-11-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan highlighted its efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting carbon trading dur20400http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=204002013-11-22T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Government’s Department of Economic Development said Nov. 21 that applications for the n20397http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203972013-11-21T05:40:00+08:00ROC first lady Chow Mei-ching was honored as a cultural ambassador for her contribution to promoting20398http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203982013-11-21T05:40:00+08:00The fourth Taiwan International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo is being held at Taipei World Tr20395http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203952013-11-20T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou praised Taiwan’s educational and scientific development Nov. 19, describi20396http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203962013-11-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is the world’s least expensive place to buy Christmas gifts, according to a survey of 29 coun20394http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203942013-11-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Taiyuan Puppet Theatre Company departed Nov. 18 for a three-week tour of four South America20393http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203932013-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won 25 gold, 19 silver and nine bronze medals at the 38th International Invention Show Nov. 120391http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203912013-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Tainan City-based National Museum of Taiwan History launched Nov. 14 three new translations of books20392http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203922013-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Domestic poultry was the probable source of Taiwan's first-ever human case of H6N1 bird flu found in20390http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203902013-11-14T05:40:00+08:00The performance of Taiwan’s National Symphony Orchestra at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Nov. 15 will be gr20387http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203872013-11-13T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life (TaiEOL) was inaugurated by the ROC Council of Agriculture Nov. 12 i20388http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203882013-11-13T05:40:00+08:00A potential cure for colony collapse disorder in bees won a team from Taipei City-based National Yan20389http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203892013-11-13T05:40:00+08:00The ROC National Science Council, Taoyuan County-based National Central University and the American 20384http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203842013-11-12T05:40:00+08:00The Seven SouthEast Asian Studies (7-SEAS) Data/Science Workshop kicked off Nov. 11 in Taoyuan Count20385http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203852013-11-12T05:40:00+08:00Research by Pingtung County-based National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium on southern Taiwan 20386http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203862013-11-12T05:40:00+08:00Four Taiwan students, including Chen Wei-jhih from Taichung City-based Ling Tung University’s Depart20380http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203802013-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Houtong Township in northern Taiwan’s New Taipei City was named Nov. 6 by U.S. cable network CNN as 20381http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203812013-11-08T05:40:00+08:00ROC and international cyclists will race along Taiwan’s east coast and its vertiginous hinterland No20382http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203822013-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung Port has passed the first stage review toward certification as an eco-port by the European20383http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203832013-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Art Taipei is presenting its 20th anniversary edition Nov. 8-11 at the Taipei World Trade Center, fe20378http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203782013-11-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was rated top in Asia and 14th globally in a survey on quality of death conducted by U.K.-bas20379http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203792013-11-07T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra, which sets the standard for classical music in Taiwan, is he20377http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203772013-11-06T05:40:00+08:00Former ROC military working dogs are now available for adoption as part of government efforts to ens20375http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203752013-11-05T05:40:00+08:00The design for Dharma Drum Mountain’s Water-Moon Monastery in Taipei City captured top prize at the 20376http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203762013-11-05T05:40:00+08:00South Korea’s Channel A explained that its recent program broadcast involving Taiwan tilapia fish wa20374http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203742013-11-04T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-bin held a media conference with French film director Luc Besson and his 20353http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203532013-11-03T05:40:00+08:00Yunlin County in southwestern Taiwan is renowned for its rural beauty and high-quality agricultural 20373http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203732013-11-01T05:40:00+08:00The exquisite craftsmanship of Taiwan artists will be on display for the first time at the Louvre in20370http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203702013-10-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan designers topped the honors board at Taipei International Design Award Oct. 30, spotlighting 20371http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203712013-10-31T05:40:00+08:00Asia’s largest cruise ship, the Mariner of the Seas, arrived in Kaohsiung Port in southern Taiwan fo20372http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203722013-10-31T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Environmental Protection Administration has established training programs to encourage drive20369http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203692013-10-30T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan team of researchers used DNA testing to show that Burmese pythons on outlying Kinmen Island20367http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203672013-10-29T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-made short won Best Foreign Language Animation at the International Student Film Festival H20368http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203682013-10-29T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan research team has discovered genetic markers that can predict the likelihood of surviving p20366http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203662013-10-25T05:40:00+08:00Huang Hsien-da, vice dean of the Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology and chairman of its20363http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203632013-10-24T05:40:00+08:00ROC government efforts to restore and conserve historic paintings in buildings and temples utilizing20364http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203642013-10-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan athlete Kuo Hsing-chun won gold Oct. 22 in the women’s 58-kilogram event at the International20365http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203652013-10-24T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government is determined to safeguard Taiwan’s food safety and crack down on illegal violati20361http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203612013-10-22T05:40:00+08:00Under the Pacific Islands Youth Leadership Program jointly developed by the ROC Ministry of Foreign 20362http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203622013-10-22T05:40:00+08:00A biochemical sensing platform that gives almost instantaneous test results with widespread applicat20359http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203592013-10-21T05:40:00+08:00Birdwatchers from home and abroad joined the 30-hour Taiwan Birdathon that concluded Oct. 20, accord20360http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203602013-10-21T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government urges the Japanese government and officials to face up to history and learn the l20358http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203582013-10-18T05:40:00+08:00ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Department of Investment Services Director-General Chiu Yi-cheh si20355http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203552013-10-17T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed condolences Oct. 16 to the Philippine government on the20356http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203562013-10-17T05:40:00+08:00Three new species of beetle were discovered in the fourth year of a Kenting National Park insect sur20357http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203572013-10-17T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou welcomed Oct. 16 the signing of agreements between Taiwan’s National Pala20354http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203542013-10-16T05:40:00+08:00The annual award ceremony for Network of Asian Women’s Film Festival was held for the first time in 20352http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203522013-10-15T05:40:00+08:00The 2013 ROC (Taiwan)-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Security Dialogue, organized under the aegis of the ROC 20349http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203492013-10-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Ten Drum Art Percussion Group is set to perform in India, Indonesia and the United Arab Emi20350http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203502013-10-14T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan researcher discovered a new species of euglena in waters off the coast of Keelung City, and20351http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203512013-10-14T05:40:00+08:00The five-day 12th Congress of the Cimbalom World Association, organized by the Taiwan Yangqin Develo20346http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203462013-10-13T05:40:00+08:00The 19th session of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and ninth session of the Confere20348http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203482013-10-11T05:40:00+08:00The 20th Taiwan International Women Make Waves Film Festival kicked off Oct. 11 in Taipei City, feat20347http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203472013-10-09T05:40:00+08:00An ROC government-backed program supporting overseas digital learning centers for Mandarin is yieldi20344http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203442013-10-08T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Education and France’s University Paris-Sud recently inked a memorandum of under20345http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203452013-10-08T05:40:00+08:00An ROC research team’s efforts in discovering a new species of dragonfly that can only be found loca20343http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203432013-10-07T05:40:00+08:00The Asia-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival kicked off Oct. 5 in Yilan County’s Wujie Township, north20339http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203392013-10-06T05:40:00+08:00The Hakka, who comprise around one-fifth of the Han population in Taiwan, are the country’s second l20340http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203402013-10-04T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou launched an English language, four-year postbaccalaureate medicine progra20341http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203412013-10-04T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture announced Oct. 3 its 2013 list of four major national folk customs. They20342http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203422013-10-04T05:40:00+08:00Four distinguished research fellows of the Taipei City-based Academia Sinica were elected to Italy-b20336http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203362013-10-03T05:40:00+08:00The results of a study conducted by Taipei City-based National Taiwan University research team could20337http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203372013-10-03T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Nano Exhibition got underway Oct. 2 in Taipei City, underscoring ROC government efforts t20338http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203382013-10-03T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in southern Taiwan performed a liver transplant on a Guatemal20335http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203352013-10-02T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Presidential Office announced the three winners of the Presidential Science Prize Oct. 1. Ma20333http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203332013-10-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is set to flex its publishing and illustrating muscle at the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair, th20334http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203342013-10-01T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed Sept. 30 the U.N.’s recent approval of resolution No. 220331http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203312013-09-30T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou urged Sept. 28 the widespread promotion of Confucian culture and vitaliza20332http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203322013-09-30T05:40:00+08:00The output value of telematics in Taiwan reached a record high of NT$529.6 billion (US$17.65 billion20330http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203302013-09-27T05:40:00+08:00Wu Chung-yi, an associate research fellow at the Genomics Research Center of Taipei City-based Acade20328http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203282013-09-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Cloud Gate 2 will return to New York City’s Joyce Theater early next month with its U.S. pr20329http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203292013-09-26T05:40:00+08:00Reporting of green purchasing by civil organizations, government bodies, private enterprises and sto20325http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203252013-09-25T05:40:00+08:00The 2013 Eco Film Festival got underway Sept. 24 in Taipei City, spotlighting ROC government efforts20326http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203262013-09-25T05:40:00+08:00The Eastern Taiwan Earthquake Research Center was inaugurated Sept. 24 at Hualien County-based Natio20327http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203272013-09-25T05:40:00+08:00ROC national Jimenez Lai’s “Township of Domestic Parts” will feature at the Taiwan Pavilion during t20324http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203242013-09-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan shoppers may soon be carrying out their purchases in thinner shop-provided plastics bags unde20313http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203132013-09-22T05:40:00+08:00A million scooters are throbbing on Taipei’s streets, an armada that has only been wearing helmets s20314http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203142013-09-22T05:40:00+08:00In the West little is known of the Chinese pharmacopia other than Tiger balm, in its tiny circular t20315http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203152013-09-21T05:40:00+08:00In Taiwan money has a distinctive odor, especially at Lunar New Year, when crisp new banknotes are s20317http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203172013-09-21T05:40:00+08:00In Taiwan, advertising is everywhere, and in tiny characters. The small ads sections of newspapers a20316http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203162013-09-20T05:40:00+08:00The vicissitudes of life often pose us tricky questions. The Taiwanese see no harm in asking the god20318http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203182013-09-20T05:40:00+08:00Ci Xi (1835-1908), the infamous Chinese empress, was famous for her long gold nail guards, which she20319http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203192013-09-19T05:40:00+08:00Baskets full of fruit, lucky rhyming couplets, or a big fat Buddha with pendulous earlobes surrounde20320http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203202013-09-19T05:40:00+08:00At the Invincible store, crowds enter and leave unceasingly. Some have come to pick up an order, oth20310http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203102013-09-18T05:40:00+08:00The second stage of a Taiwan technology and vocational education project was launched Sept. 18 by th20321http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203212013-09-18T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Feitsui Reservoir will soon establish a preserve for the endangered endemic yellow-margined b20322http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203222013-09-18T05:40:00+08:00Former ROC Vice President Vincent C. Siew will lead 90 academics, officials and business representat20323http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203232013-09-18T05:40:00+08:00Smart athletic footwear jointly developed by Taipei City-based National Taiwan Normal University and20305http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203052013-09-17T05:40:00+08:00Chung Mong-hong’s psychological horror-thriller “Soul” will be Taiwan’s entry for Best Foreign Langu20306http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203062013-09-17T05:40:00+08:00An international conference on in vitro diagnostic medical devices regulations kicked off Sept. 16 i20307http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203072013-09-17T05:40:00+08:00Tainan City-headquartered Sun Net Technology Corporation Ltd. and Auckland-based Huhu Studios Ltd. i20302http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203022013-09-16T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of prehistoric heritage showcasing the cultures of Austronesian-speaking aboriginals a20303http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203032013-09-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan designer Apu Jan presented his latest spring and summer collection Sept. 13 at London Fashion20304http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203042013-09-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan exports to the U.S. fell 2.4 percent to US$18.6 billion in the first half of 2012, the ROC Mi20299http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202992013-09-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s implementation of the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations for poin20300http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203002013-09-14T05:40:00+08:00A three-year survey will soon be launched as part of ROC government efforts to preserve Taiwan’s ora20301http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=203012013-09-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan multimedia artist Chou Tung-yen won the top prize in Interactive and New Media Design for his20296http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202962013-09-13T05:40:00+08:00A delegation organized by U.S.-based Thurgood Marshall College Fund is in Taiwan on a seven-day visi20297http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202972013-09-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan topped other Asian countries with 20 papers selected for presentation at the Asian Solid-Stat20298http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202982013-09-13T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University researchers have helped unravel the mystery of the role proteolysis-induc20294http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202942013-09-12T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Government was winner of the Outstanding Transportation Project Award at the 10th Intern20295http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202952013-09-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan and Thailand signed an educational cooperation agreement Sept. 11, turning a new leaf in high20291http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202912013-09-11T05:40:00+08:00The 20th Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Co-operation Scheme Expert Circle on Human Blood, 20292http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202922013-09-11T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Zoo has hatched baby Malayan gharials, an endangered crocodile species, from an incubator for20293http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202932013-09-11T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Financial Supervisory Commission signed a memorandum of understanding with the Labuan Financ20290http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202902013-09-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan hopes to host the 2017 World Stage Design festival, ROC representative to the U.K. Shen Lyu-s20288http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202882013-09-09T05:40:00+08:00More than 1,000 people attended a giant mock gay wedding banquet on Ketagalan Boulevard outside the 20289http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202892013-09-09T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs will hold an Asia-Pacific Cultural Day Sept. 28-29 at Huashan 1920285http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202852013-09-08T05:40:00+08:00A warning sound, the magnitude of a predicted earthquake and its estimated arrival time were broadca20286http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202862013-09-06T05:40:00+08:00The ecological pond at Da-an Forest Park in Taipei City has been refurbished with a surrounding low 20287http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202872013-09-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s energy efficiency is improving with average annual energy intensity between 2008 and 2012 d20281http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202812013-09-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will share its policies supporting women’s empowerment and strengthening their role in econom20282http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202822013-09-05T05:40:00+08:00A vehicle-mounted ambient mass spectrometer able to test food products on the spot for illegal addit20283http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202832013-09-05T05:40:00+08:00A strategy managing the long-term prospects of Taiwan’s tertiary institutions in light of a 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di20267http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202672013-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan universities topped the world in citations of educational research papers, reaffirming the na20268http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202682013-08-27T05:40:00+08:00R&D spending by Taiwan’s 300 biggest listed companies hit NT$230.6 billion (US$7.69 billion) in the 20269http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202692013-08-27T05:40:00+08:00The ROC is racing ahead as a running republic with a rising number of citizens taking part in regist20270http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202702013-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Two Academia Sinica teams have uncovered crucial details of how the vaccinia virus propagates, which20264http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202642013-08-26T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University will launch Chinese-language Massive Open Online Courses on probability a20265http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202652013-08-26T05:40:00+08:00An international team led by Michihiro Takami of Taipei City-based Academia Sinica’s Institute of As20266http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202662013-08-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first natural semantic understanding technology enabling seamless dialogue between humans a20263http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202632013-08-23T05:40:00+08:00Wu Ching-kuo, the first ROC national to serve on the International Olympic Committee, was awarded th20260http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202602013-08-22T05:40:00+08:00A two-week Mandarin camp organized by the ROC Ministry of Education at Fujen Catholic University in 20261http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202612013-08-22T05:40:00+08:00Baby panda Yuanzai is looking more and more like a little version of her mother Yuan Yuan, but the c20262http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202622013-08-22T05:40:00+08:00The ROC will present three coastal patrol vessels to the West African diplomatic ally The Gambia 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Robert Menendez is visiting Taiwan Aug. 15-17, the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. 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Protection Administration cooperated with NASA and six other nations in the re20246http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202462013-08-13T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-made documentary spotlighting the country’s black eagle won Best Asia-Oceania Newcomer at t20247http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202472013-08-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-born giant panda cub Yuanzai was reunited with her mother Yuan Yuan Aug. 13 following a 39-da20248http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202482013-08-13T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based Academia Sinica said Aug. 12 that its academician Liou Kuo-nan was awarded the 20120244http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202442013-08-12T05:40:00+08:00“International Spotlight Northern Region - 88 Useful Tips,” a guidebook by the Tourism Bureau under 20245http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202452013-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Two recent studies on carbohydrate molecules by Taiwan’s Academia Sinica may hold the key to develop20241http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202412013-08-11T05:40:00+08:00A reforestation project initiated by Taipei City-based Environment Quality Protection Foundation is 20240http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202402013-08-09T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government is ramping up rabies control efforts through working with the private sector to i20242http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202422013-08-09T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-Singapore research team has pinpointed aristolochic acid, a key ingredient in many Chinese 20243http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202432013-08-09T05:40:00+08:00“Taiwan Osteoporosis Practice Guidelines” is the first Taiwan-produced clinical reference work to be20236http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202362013-08-08T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government donated US$50,000 to the victims of the June monsoon flooding in northern India, 20237http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202372013-08-08T05:40:00+08:00Nearly 90 percent of high-level officials from 308 public and private hospitals Taiwanwide support R20238http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202382013-08-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first integrated social enterprise Internet platform, 17 Support, will come online Aug. 10,20239http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202392013-08-08T05:40:00+08:00A pair of ROC motorcyclists rolled out of Dublin July 21 on a 90-day tour of Europe, highlighting th20235http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202352013-08-07T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Environmental Protection Administration announced a set of revised noise control standards, 20231http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202312013-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre will premiere its new production “Rice” in November as part of cel20232http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202322013-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Gender equality and equal access to treatment were important issues tackled at the International Con20233http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202332013-08-06T05:40:00+08:00An online aboriginal language dictionary was launched Aug. 5 by the ROC Council of Indigenous People20234http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202342013-08-06T05:40:00+08:00ROC student Chen Jun-shen beat professionals from 15 countries including Japan, Norway and Switzerla20229http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202292013-08-05T05:40:00+08:00Direct chartered flights between Taipei Songshan Airport and Matsuyama Airport in Shikoku, Japan, wi20230http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202302013-08-05T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica researchers’ success in resolving the structure of LonC protease extracted from hot 20226http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202262013-08-02T05:40:00+08:00ROC government efforts to establish a more friendly education environment and promote Taiwan as a de20227http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202272013-08-02T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said Aug. 1 that the government’s aboriginal policy is to preserve and pr20228http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202282013-08-02T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou received the credentials of Paraguay Ambassador Marcial Bobadilla Guillen20222http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202222013-08-01T05:40:00+08:00The recent inauguration of the Taiwan Room at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicag20223http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202232013-08-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is gearing up for a sizeable presence at the upcoming BookFest Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, with20224http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202242013-08-01T05:40:00+08:00Stringent risk evaluation and inspection procedures ensure the safety of Taiwan’s nuclear power stat20225http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202252013-08-01T05:40:00+08:00The ROC National Communications Commission approved July 31 licenses for Fox Sports, Fox Sports News20218http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202182013-07-31T05:40:00+08:00The Hyper-Suprime Cam, jointly developed by scientists from Taiwan, Japan and the U.S., demonstrated20219http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202192013-07-31T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government is set to issue one-year multiple-entry visas to mainland Chinese professionals c20220http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202202013-07-31T05:40:00+08:00The Houston Astros announced the call-up of Taiwan pitcher Lo Chia-jen July 29, making him the 10th 20221http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202212013-07-31T05:40:00+08:00A green exhibition stall featuring energy-saving equipment, green construction materials and a smart20215http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202152013-07-30T05:40:00+08:00Systems for monitoring the quality of imported traditional Chinese medicinal herbs provide effective20216http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202162013-07-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won the women’s 540 kilogram indoor tug of war event July 28 at the World Games in Cali, Colo20217http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202172013-07-30T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan research team has made an important breakthrough in stem cell research related to human aut20212http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202122013-07-29T05:40:00+08:00All ROC government agencies are working to prevent the spread of rabies following its reoccurrence i20213http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202132013-07-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won the silver medal on the final day of the 2013 International Baseball Federation under-12 20214http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202142013-07-29T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs acted immediately upon hearing July 18 that related government a20211http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202112013-07-28T05:40:00+08:00Peter Harmsen’s debut book opens with a murder mystery. Three corpses are found riddled with bullets20207http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202072013-07-25T05:40:00+08:00A stadium using materials made from recycled plastic bottles demonstrates a Taiwan company’s pioneer20208http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202082013-07-25T05:40:00+08:00Two ROC Ministry of Education-drafted proposals were welcomed at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Co20209http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202092013-07-25T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City has joined Fukuoka, Japan to set up the first cross-border wireless Internet free ro20210http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202102013-07-25T05:40:00+08:00Poland-based Taiwan writer and translator Lin Wei-yun was awarded Gloria Artis, Poland’s Medal for M20206http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202062013-07-24T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition showcasing Taiwan’s rich maritime heritage and related ROC government preservation eff20205http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202052013-07-23T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University of Science and Technology has earned accreditation for its School of Mana20202http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202022013-07-22T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City government’s seven-minute video application for World Design Capital 2016 won a special 20203http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202032013-07-22T05:40:00+08:00The recent naming of Taipei as a Travelers’ Choice destination by leading international website Trip20204http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202042013-07-22T05:40:00+08:00Tunghai University professor Cheng Teng-kuei, known as Taiwan’s cattle cloning pioneer, is working o20200http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202002013-07-19T05:40:00+08:00The Food and Drug Administration under the ROC Department of Health unveiled the Pharmaceutical Insp20201http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=202012013-07-19T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. EPA held a joint conference on monitoring mercu20197http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201972013-07-18T05:40:00+08:00A National Taiwan University team has developed transgenic bananas to orally vaccinate swine against20198http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201982013-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan and the U.S. have concluded three agreements on environmental protection and atmospheric moni20199http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201992013-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Three ROC graduate students won gold medals at the U.S.-based International Design Awards, incl20194http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201942013-07-17T05:40:00+08:00DNA tests on two skeletons found in Taiwan’s outlying Matsu archipelago suggest genetic links with t20195http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201952013-07-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won 42 red dot design awards and four Best of the Best at this year’s competition, according 20196http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201962013-07-17T05:40:00+08:00Nine projects from an ROC government program boosting Taiwan polytechnic university-industry coopera20191http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201912013-07-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s indie jazz band Sizhukong is gearing up to unleash its distinctive brand of music on Europe20192http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201922013-07-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won three gold and two silver medals at the 44th International Physics Olympiad in Copenhagen20193http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201932013-07-16T05:40:00+08:00A large percentage of children are either moderately or seriously addicted smartphone users, accordi20187http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201872013-07-15T05:40:00+08:00A soon-to-be-released 20-minute documentary spotlighting Taiwan’s eastern grass owl will help promot20188http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201882013-07-15T05:40:00+08:00A team of four students from National Taiwan University recently captured two prizes and prize money20189http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201892013-07-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s festivals are being showcased to draw tourists with a series of documentary films and 30-se20190http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201902013-07-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won two table tennis golds at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, July 14, bringing its 20185http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201852013-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Early morning visitors to National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei City received a surprise 20186http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201862013-07-12T05:40:00+08:00An oceanic research team comprising leading Taiwan academics has identified eight undersea volcanoes20183http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201832013-07-11T05:40:00+08:00A plan enhancing the employment prospects of Taiwan’s vocational school students was unveiled July 120184http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201842013-07-11T05:40:00+08:00A severe weather alert service covering Taiwan was launched July 10 by the ROC Water Resources Agenc20180http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201802013-07-10T05:40:00+08:00The former deputy head of the German Trade Office Taipei, Andreas Gursch, was presented with a Plum 20181http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201812013-07-10T05:40:00+08:00A program promoting Taiwan corporate sports sponsorship and strengthening the career and counseling 20182http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201822013-07-10T05:40:00+08:00Experiments conducted by an international team of scientists led by Taipei City-based Academia Sinic20177http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201772013-07-09T05:40:00+08:00Wu Ching-kuo, Taiwan’s sole representative on the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, w20178http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201782013-07-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan took six golds at the 43rd World Skills Competition in Leipzig, Germany, in its best-ever per20179http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201792013-07-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan exports stood at US$26.84 billion in June, up 0.5 percent on the previous month and 8.6 perce20174http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201742013-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Taipei 101 was listed as one of mankind’s 25 greatest engineering achievements July 5 on the website20175http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201752013-07-08T05:40:00+08:00A team at National Taiwan University has made a fundamental discovery in the physics of heat transmi20176http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201762013-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and her mainland Chinese partner Peng Shuai won July 6 the women’s doubles tit20168http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201682013-07-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s achievements in hepatitis B prevention and treatment have long stood as a shining example f20172http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201722013-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Hsinchu County’s Ton-Yen General Hospital has partnered with U.S.-based My Egg Bank, the world’s big20173http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201732013-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Over the next two months, indigenous communities in Taitung County will hold a total of 113 ritual h20170http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201702013-07-04T05:40:00+08:00ROC Minister of Foreign Affairs David Y. L. Lin received the credentials of Marcial Bobadilla Guille20171http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201712013-07-04T05:40:00+08:00Five Taiwan groups will take part in the annual Festival Off d’Avignon performing arts festival to b20169http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201692013-07-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students from National Chung Cheng University’s Department of Electrical Engineering won the 20166http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201662013-07-02T05:40:00+08:00Treasure Hill ecological corridor by the Danshui River has been completed after more than six months20167http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201672013-07-02T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Zoo hosted July 2 the Turtle Conservation in Action Conference 2013, a major international ev20164http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201642013-07-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students Zhong Jin-an and Lin Jun-kai from the Visual Communication Design Department of Nati20165http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201652013-07-01T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University Hospital celebrated June 25 the 1,000th kidney transplant operation perfo20161http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201612013-06-30T05:40:00+08:00The experience of foreign travel used to be conveyed through images—picture postcards, holiday snaps20162http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201622013-06-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s 136-member team attended a flag presentation ceremony in Kaohsiung City June 27 prior to fl20163http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201632013-06-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Forestry Bureau, Taijiang National Park and Tainan City Government received the prestigious20159http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201592013-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Mazu statues from around the world are set to converge upon Yunlin County’s Beigang Chaotian Temple 20160http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201602013-06-27T05:40:00+08:00The EU was the ROC’s biggest source of foreign direct investment in 2012, with a total of US$1.7 bil20157http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201572013-06-26T05:40:00+08:00Studies conducted by a team from the Brain Research Center at Hsinchu-based National Tsing Hua Unive20158http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201582013-06-26T05:40:00+08:00Pig slurry has traditionally been a major environmental concern for locals, but the problem can be s20152http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201522013-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Taitung Animal Propagation Station’s certification by the Association for Assessment and Accreditati20153http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201532013-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first locally trained hippotherapists are about to graduate from a newly established course20154http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201542013-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Pingtung County-based National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium and the Earth Observatory of Si20155http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201552013-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Taichung’s Asia University turned in its best-ever performance at an international design tournament20156http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201562013-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Filmmaker Ang Lee, novelist Sung Tse-lai, playwright Chi Wei-jan and composer Chen Mao-shuen are rec20151http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201512013-06-21T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s bid for 2016 World Design Capital status received a shot in the arm June 20, with the 20150http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201502013-06-20T05:40:00+08:00The 14th Gongliao Hohaiyan Rock Festival will kick off July 10, with bands May Day and Sodagreen per20148http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201482013-06-19T05:40:00+08:00In a scene reminiscent of Hollywood film “Free Willy,” a pygmy killer whale was returned to the wild20149http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201492013-06-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s wetlands will be better protected after the ROC Legislative Yuan passed the Wetlands Conser20146http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201462013-06-18T05:40:00+08:00A record eight Taiwan scenographers will showcase their talents Sept. 5 to 15 at World Stage Design 20147http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201472013-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan composer Hung Chung-kun’s “Vox Naturae,” an orchestral piece inspired by the works of ancient20144http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201442013-06-14T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs announced June 13 it has joined forces with the Institute for I20145http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201452013-06-14T05:40:00+08:00The Republic of Kiribati’s first ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the ROC, Teekoa Iut20141http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201412013-06-13T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei International Dragon Boat Championship concluded June 12 amid a cacophony of sights, soun20142http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201422013-06-13T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Environmental Protection Administration awarded special medals June 11 to five domestic auto20143http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201432013-06-13T05:40:00+08:00Twelve Taiwan tertiary institutes were among the top 100 universities in Asia, one more than last ye20138http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201382013-06-11T05:40:00+08:00The last of nine religious institutions relocated to Rinari community in Majia Township, Pingtung Co20139http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201392013-06-11T05:40:00+08:00Local authorities on Taiwan’s outlying Orchid Island, or Lanyu, will launch a program by year-end to20140http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201402013-06-11T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau is making a concerted push to pull in more customers to 14 f20135http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201352013-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s exports hit US$26.34 billion in May, up 0.9 percent year on year, while imports stood at US20136http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201362013-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will celebrate its first summer solstice festival later this month as part of the Tourism Bur20137http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201372013-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Following the discovery by Singaporean authorities of maleic acid in a third batch of Taiwan-made fo20134http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201342013-06-07T05:40:00+08:00Cancer continues to be Taiwan’s top cause of death, claiming one life every 12 minutes and two secon20131http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201312013-06-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s sky-high summer electricity demands can be scaled back this season if the public adopts a f20132http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201322013-06-06T05:40:00+08:00Taipei International Dragon Boat Championship is set to start with a splash June 8 on the Keelung Ri20133http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201332013-06-06T05:40:00+08:00A Taipei City building featuring a water pumping station and 100,000-ton storage tank in its basemen20129http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201292013-06-05T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture announced June 4 that its Art Bank initiative will allow the works of Ta20130http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201302013-06-05T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a briefing for ambassadors and representatives to the count20126http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201262013-06-04T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University Hospital and Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. inked an agreement June 3 in Ta20127http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201272013-06-04T05:40:00+08:00Computex Taipei, the world’s second biggest information and communications technology show and seen 20128http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201282013-06-04T05:40:00+08:00An on-site earthquake early warning system set up at nine locations around Taiwan proved effective p20123http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201232013-06-03T05:40:00+08:00ROC government agencies have been instructed to respond swiftly and appropriately to the magnitude-620124http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201242013-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Amendments to food-related regulations with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment were passed by th20125http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201252013-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Two amendments to the ROC Criminal Code, stiffening punishments for drunken driving, were approved M20121http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201212013-06-02T05:40:00+08:0020122http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201222013-06-02T05:40:00+08:0020120http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201202013-06-01T05:40:00+08:0020118http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201182013-05-31T05:40:00+08:00Maintaining the safety of Taiwan’s food and safeguarding public health is a top priority for the gov20119http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201192013-05-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s International Olympic Committee presidential candidate Wu Ching-kuo was elected May 30 to t20115http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201152013-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City ranked sixth in Asia-Pacific for international visitor spending, up from 13th the year b20116http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201162013-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Kiribati President Anote Tong and first lady Nei Meme of are in Taiwan from May 29 to June 4 for a s20117http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201172013-05-30T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Department of Health May 29 ramped up its plan to install automated external defibrillators 20113http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201132013-05-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Vehicle Lighting Association in April became the 20th member to join the International Auto20114http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201142013-05-29T05:40:00+08:00An international rice genomics center, set up by National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica20111http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201112013-05-28T05:40:00+08:00A series of promotions marking the 50th anniversary of Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Festival kicked of20112http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201122013-05-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won one gold and three silver medals at this year’s awards for excellence May 27, given by Pa20109http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201092013-05-27T05:40:00+08:00At the 23-kilometer point on Dasyueshan Forest Road, a group of photographers suddenly appeared in t20110http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201102013-05-27T05:40:00+08:00Philippine media who came to Taiwan to find out about the condition of their nationals here in the a20101http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201012013-05-26T05:40:00+08:00Xinyi District is considered the Manhattan of Taipei City given it is home to Taipei City Government20107http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201072013-05-26T05:40:00+08:0020108http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201082013-05-26T05:40:00+08:0020106http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201062013-05-25T05:40:00+08:0020102http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201022013-05-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s representative on the International Olympic Committee and president of the International Bo20103http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201032013-05-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will set up a testing laboratory for high-power photovoltaic inverters, the Industrial Techno20104http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201042013-05-24T05:40:00+08:00The outstanding adherence of Taiwan to the principles of the Health Promoting Hospital Network (HPH)20105http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201052013-05-24T05:40:00+08:00Taste of Taiwan Cuisine, a monthlong initiative promoting local gourmet food, is set to kick off in 20100http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=201002013-05-22T05:40:00+08:00U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon said May 16 that Manila should fully apologize, provide appropriate compensati20098http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200982013-05-21T05:40:00+08:00More than 1,500 couples married in Taipei and New Taipei cities May 20, because it is an auspicious 20099http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200992013-05-21T05:40:00+08:00ROC representatives from Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines held a meeting May 220097http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200972013-05-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won its first title at the LIEBHERR World Table Tennis Championships in Paris, France, as Che20095http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200952013-05-17T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City dumpling house DinTaiFung came top of a poll of the 101 best restaurants in Asia unveile20096http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200962013-05-17T05:40:00+08:00The ROC National Space Organization announced May 16 it has recently developed a unique procedure to20094http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200942013-05-16T05:40:00+08:00Four of Taipei City-based National Palace Museum’s best-loved treasures will feature for the first t20091http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200912013-05-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan artist Wu Chi-tsung won top prize at Poland-based WRO Media Art Biennale, held May 8-12, for 20092http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200922013-05-15T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said May 14 that the government’s plan to revive baseball has succeeded i20093http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200932013-05-15T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City unveiled May 14 its application for 2016 World Design Capital, which includes a seven-mi20088http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200882013-05-14T05:40:00+08:00The naming of two asteroids discovered by Taiwan’s Lulin Observatory at National Central University 20089http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200892013-05-14T05:40:00+08:00Taipei 101 and Tokyo Skytree, the tallest structures in Taiwan and Japan, respectively, concluded a 20090http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200902013-05-14T05:40:00+08:00Four more Taiwan hospitals were recognized as members of the Gold Forum of the ENSH Global Network f20086http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200862013-05-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan photographers garnered top rankings in the latest Photographic Society of America’s Who’s Who20087http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200872013-05-13T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou bestowed the Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon, on Taiwan20084http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200842013-05-11T05:40:00+08:0020085http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200852013-05-11T05:40:00+08:0020081http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200812013-05-10T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said May 9 that his administration will continue implementing reforms to 20082http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200822013-05-10T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Cabinet approved proposed amendments May 9 raising the tax and health surcharge on tobacco p20083http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200832013-05-10T05:40:00+08:00A five-year plan injecting NT$500 million (US$16.95 million) into Taiwan’s documentary industry was 20078http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200782013-05-09T05:40:00+08:00Two Taiwan designers are the first from the island to win awards at the prestigious 2013 Milan Desig20079http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200792013-05-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan ranked third in the world in the latest Profit Opportunity Recommendation report released by 20080http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200802013-05-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan and Mexico broke ground May 2 on an astronomical project to measure small objects in the far 20074http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200742013-05-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s up-and-coming artists will be encouraged to showcase their creations under a new grant prog20075http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200752013-05-08T05:40:00+08:00Successful preservation efforts in Dongsha Atoll National Park could serve as the basis for major in20076http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200762013-05-08T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of National Defense said May 7 that it welcomes U.S. congressional support of the n20077http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200772013-05-08T05:40:00+08:00A team from Hsinchu City-based National Chiao Tung University has developed a rapid, precise and eco20070http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200702013-05-07T05:40:00+08:00A project capitalizing on Taiwan’s design and technology strengths is delivering fruitful results an20071http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200712013-05-07T05:40:00+08:00Five movies and 24 filmmakers will represent Taiwan at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, Chu Wen-ch20072http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200722013-05-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan shared its experience in controlling polluting chemicals on the sidelines of a U.N. meeting o20073http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200732013-05-07T05:40:00+08:00A total of 20,097 patent applications were filed in Taiwan for the first quarter, up 3.61 percent ye20066http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200662013-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s second-generation smoking cessation program has delivered fruitful results since its launch20067http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200672013-05-06T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Council for Economic Planning and Development is studying the possibility of constructing un20068http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200682013-05-06T05:40:00+08:00The Women’s Federation for World Peace inaugurated May 4 the extension of its Internet-based Global 20069http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200692013-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Oscar-winning Taiwan film director Ang Lee will participate in a series of talks and meet fans in pe20065http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200652013-05-05T05:40:00+08:0020043http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200432013-05-04T05:40:00+08:00Years ago as a graduate student New Taipei City bibliophile Christopher Lu purchased an autographed 20064http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200642013-05-04T05:40:00+08:0020063http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200632013-05-03T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Veterans General Hospital said May 2 it plans to build a heavy ion radiotherapy treatment cen20059http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200592013-05-02T05:40:00+08:00A pair of orangutans was donated by Taiwan’s National Pingtung University of Science and Technology 20060http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200602013-05-02T05:40:00+08:00ROC first lady Chow Mei-ching delighted young theatergoers with her performance in “The Puppet King 20061http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200612013-05-02T05:40:00+08:00The 2013 World Society for the Protection of Animals Key Driver Meeting, organized by the Life, Welf20062http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200622013-05-02T05:40:00+08:00Northern Taiwan’s three nuclear power plants are situated in a geological zone less likely than othe20055http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200552013-05-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Institute for Information Industry unveiled smart technologies it developed over the past y20056http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200562013-05-01T05:40:00+08:00Almost 1,600 Taiwan businesses have signed up to a declaration of workplace happiness promoted by th20057http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200572013-05-01T05:40:00+08:00Three ROC government bodies will share a conservation award from Canada-based BirdLife International20058http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200582013-05-01T05:40:00+08:00An all-in-one card featuring public transportation and health services was launched April 30 by Taip20052http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200522013-04-30T05:40:00+08:00Grants to 12 technology universities will be used to create an innovative environment for R&D an20053http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200532013-04-30T05:40:00+08:00A researcher at National Taiwan University Hospital has discovered the mechanism controlling the pig20054http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200542013-04-30T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of National Defense will establish a fourth cyberwarfare unit in response to the in20050http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200502013-04-29T05:40:00+08:00A wide range of regulations pertaining to street artists in Taipei City will be upgraded as part of 20051http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200512013-04-29T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said April 27 that the pharmaceutical care program Taiwan instituted in 220048http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200482013-04-28T05:40:00+08:0020049http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200492013-04-28T05:40:00+08:0020047http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200472013-04-27T05:40:00+08:0020044http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200442013-04-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is ramping up efforts to combat a potential outbreak of H7N9 bird flu following confirmation 20045http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200452013-04-26T05:40:00+08:00The Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training under the ROC Council of Labor Affairs was honored 20046http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200462013-04-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan tertiary institutions will begin trialing later this year 24-month undergrad degree programs 20040http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200402013-04-25T05:40:00+08:00A National Science Council-sponsored study has found that Taiwan university students are reluctant t20041http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200412013-04-25T05:40:00+08:00A total of 11 Taiwan hospitals have signed a memorandum of cooperation with Ulan Bator’s First Dr. A20042http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200422013-04-25T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Cabinet-level H7N9 Central Epidemic Command Center said April 24 that a local patient has be20038http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200382013-04-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has risen to ninth place in an international study of reading achievement for fourth graders,20039http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200392013-04-24T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Cabinet released a Ministry of Economic Affairs pamphlet on nuclear energy April 23 to help 20035http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200352013-04-23T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Council for Economic Planning and Development passed an Environmental Protection Administrat20036http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200362013-04-23T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said April 22 that public-private collaboration on the environment has le20037http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200372013-04-23T05:40:00+08:00A charity map inspired by the “suspended meal” concept putting donors in touch with the needy and at20031http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200312013-04-22T05:40:00+08:00A wild strain of the H7N9 bird flu virus provided by mainland Chinese authorities arrived in Taiwan 20032http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200322013-04-22T05:40:00+08:00Taimali Township in eastern Taiwan’s Taitung County was the scene of intense activity on the April 220033http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200332013-04-22T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Confucius Temple Governing Board invited 100 senior deacons to pass on their experience s20034http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200342013-04-22T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou instructed the Mainland Affairs Council April 20 to convey his condolence20030http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200302013-04-21T05:40:00+08:0020029http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200292013-04-20T05:40:00+08:0020026http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200262013-04-19T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan Normal University has signed an agreement with San Diego Board of Education to joint20027http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200272013-04-19T05:40:00+08:00The ROC National Palace Museum will host a meeting April 19 with a Beijing Palace Museum delegation 20028http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200282013-04-19T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said April 18 on the 80th anniversary of the National Central Library tha20022http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200222013-04-18T05:40:00+08:00Nangang District’s Shanzhuku Sanitary Landfill is set to reopen in August as Shanshuilu Ecological P20023http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200232013-04-18T05:40:00+08:00ROC Premier Jiang Yi-huah reiterated April 17 that the ROC government is committed to ensuring the s20024http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200242013-04-18T05:40:00+08:00Researchers at National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu City have determined for the first time the20025http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200252013-04-18T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said April 17 that Taiwan’s female labor participation rate in 2012 hit a20019http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200192013-04-17T05:40:00+08:00The slaughter of livestock in Taiwan’s wet markets will be banned starting June 17 following a rise 20020http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200202013-04-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has reached a new milestone in space technology with the development of large-diameter aspher20021http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200212013-04-17T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou expressed his condolences for those killed and injured by the bombs at th20015http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200152013-04-16T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei City Government Department of Labor will stage a series of art exhibitions, concerts, rad20016http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200162013-04-16T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-led international team has developed the world’s fastest, highest frequency transistor, whi20017http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200172013-04-16T05:40:00+08:00The 2013 Dapeng Bay International Regatta has kicked off with preliminary events this month in south20018http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200182013-04-16T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou will observe in his capacity as commander in chief of the ROC armed force20012http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200122013-04-15T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said April 13 that the government expects to establish 30 indigenous scho20013http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200132013-04-15T05:40:00+08:00The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease is rising in Taiwan, according to a survey released Ap20014http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200142013-04-15T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs’ commission of inquiry into an anti-dumping complaint by Taiwan20011http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200112013-04-14T05:40:00+08:0020008http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200082013-04-12T05:40:00+08:00An international team, half of whose members come from Taiwan, has elucidated the previously mysteri20009http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200092013-04-12T05:40:00+08:00Hospitals around Taiwan are being mobilized to combat potential human infection with the H7N9 strain20010http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200102013-04-12T05:40:00+08:00A 10-member group from the U.S. National Association of Secretaries of State, led by Nevada Secretar20006http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200062013-04-11T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said April 10 that the government is adopting stringent prevention measur20007http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200072013-04-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan ranked 10th, up one place from last year, on the Networked Readiness Index of the Global Info20004http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200042013-04-10T05:40:00+08:00The Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan signed a memorandum of understan20005http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200052013-04-10T05:40:00+08:00Winners of the tourist photography competition, Travel in Taiwan: Most Beautiful Moment, organized b20001http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200012013-04-09T05:40:00+08:00Life has just got better for pets and their owners in Taiwan. A matching service for pet blood donor20002http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200022013-04-09T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based National Taiwan Normal University has launched an online Mandarin training program20003http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200032013-04-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s exports hit US$27.23 billion in March, up 3.3 percent year on year and the highest since Au19997http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199972013-04-08T05:40:00+08:00ROC Premier Jiang Yi-huah reaffirmed the government’s commitment to removing nuclear waste stored on19998http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199982013-04-08T05:40:00+08:00Two infectious disease experts with the ROC Cabinet-level Central Epidemic Command Center arrived in19999http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199992013-04-08T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City-based Chinese Professional Baseball League had its best start to a season since 1992, wi20000http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=200002013-04-08T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed thanks April 3 to Macedonia for extending visa-free tr19993http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199932013-04-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has enjoyed a long relationship with the humble hamburger. Whether it is the local variety as19996http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199962013-04-07T05:40:00+08:0019994http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199942013-04-04T05:40:00+08:0019995http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199952013-04-04T05:40:00+08:0019990http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199902013-04-03T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said April 2 he is confident the team led by former ROC Vice President Vi19991http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199912013-04-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has ramped up border control measures and disease prevention readiness in light of human infe19992http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199922013-04-03T05:40:00+08:00Pediatrics departments at eight medical centers around Taiwan will be developed into independent chi19987http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199872013-04-02T05:40:00+08:00Three research projects have been selected for the final stage of review in the government’s industr19988http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199882013-04-02T05:40:00+08:00Joint research by National Cheng Kung University and Ohio State University has identified the role v19989http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199892013-04-02T05:40:00+08:00The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts will hold an exhibition, “Rolling! Visual Art in Taiwan,” Ap19986http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199862013-04-01T05:40:00+08:00Sumio Tarui, representative of the Taipei office of the Interchange Association, Japan, sent a lette19964http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199642013-03-31T05:40:00+08:00The role of Confucianism in Taiwan’s democratization is an important question, especially in light o19985http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199852013-03-29T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Government launched the first Metro Culture Day March 28 aimed at promoting etiquette am19983http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199832013-03-27T05:40:00+08:00A public-sponsored free meal project for minors in New Taipei City has benefitted 5,361 disadvantage19984http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199842013-03-27T05:40:00+08:00Link Nie, a fourth-year English major at National Taipei University of Technology, has become the fi19980http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199802013-03-26T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture announced March 25 it would establish an art bank next year as part of g19981http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199812013-03-26T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Department of Health and Tainan City-based National Cheng Kung University jointly launched t19982http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199822013-03-26T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica has reached a preliminary agreement with the ROC Bureau of High Speed Rail to purcha19977http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199772013-03-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s achievements in fighting and treating tuberculosis have been recognized by an international19978http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199782013-03-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s largest air carrier, China Airlines Ltd., is seeking the owner of a camera thought to have 19979http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199792013-03-25T05:40:00+08:00A documentary film tracing the footsteps of Robert Swinhoe, the pioneer of ecological studies in Tai19976http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199762013-03-23T05:40:00+08:0019972http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199722013-03-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan moved up one place to No. 4 in the world baseball rankings thanks to qualifying for the secon19973http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199732013-03-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan nongovernmental organizations launched the “Sponge Taiwan” project March 21, urging the publi19974http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199742013-03-22T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Culture has been tasked with creating a friendlier environment for the publishing in19975http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199752013-03-22T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Presidential Office will lead major landmarks nationwide March 23 in going dark for an hour,19969http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199692013-03-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s gender imbalance ratio at birth narrowed to 1.074 last year, its lowest level in 25 years a19970http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199702013-03-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s export orders for January and February amounted to US$66.18 billion, up 1.1 percent year on19971http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199712013-03-21T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s efforts to win the nomination for World Design Capital 2016 have been boosted by a pla19968http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199682013-03-20T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Government plans to install 1,000 automated external defibrillators in public places ove19965http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199652013-03-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is a major contributor to the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), playing a 19966http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199662013-03-19T05:40:00+08:00The American Institute of Architects New York gave a 2013 Urban Design Honor Award March 17 to Keelu19967http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199672013-03-19T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) signed a memorandum of intent with the U.S. s19962http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199622013-03-18T05:40:00+08:00Retired Academia Sinica researcher Lucia Liu Severinghaus has become the first ROC national elected 19963http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199632013-03-18T05:40:00+08:00Under the ROC government’s policy to promote private participation in infrastructure investment, 99019957http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199572013-03-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is a front-runner when it comes to technological innovation, but it is also a leader in the g19960http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199602013-03-17T05:40:00+08:0019961http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199612013-03-17T05:40:00+08:0019959http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199592013-03-16T05:40:00+08:0019958http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199582013-03-15T05:40:00+08:00To explore potential business deriving from development projects funded by the Asian Development Ban19955http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199552013-03-14T05:40:00+08:00An oceanic research team comprising leading Taiwan academics has discovered gas hydrate traces in th19956http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199562013-03-14T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan pavilion at the 50th Bologna Children’s Book Fair March 25-28 will feature Made in Taiwan19952http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199522013-03-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan increased its number of locally accredited mainland Chinese tertiary institutions March 12 as19953http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199532013-03-13T05:40:00+08:00Formosan landlocked salmon have made a dramatic comeback in the upper reaches of the Dajia River, th19954http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199542013-03-13T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan delegation led by Legislator Chiau Wen-yan attended a forum in Belgium March 7-8 at the inv19947http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199472013-03-12T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Administration unveiled a cloud project March 11 in Taipei City as part19948http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199482013-03-12T05:40:00+08:00The 2013 Tainan Arts Festival will kick off April 4 with a free performance of “Pixar in Concert” to19949http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199492013-03-12T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City Government inaugurated the Smarter Cities Challenge March 11, a three-week cooperati19950http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199502013-03-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport ranked third in Airports Council International’s 2012 Airport S19951http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199512013-03-12T05:40:00+08:00Idle roof space in New Taipei City, beginning with schools, will be leased out for the installation 19943http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199432013-03-11T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City Government announced the opening of its first man-made wetlands park in Zhonghe Dist19944http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199442013-03-11T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Independent Bookstore Culture Association was established in the central city of Taichung19945http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199452013-03-11T05:40:00+08:00Half of the nearly 70 deacons at the 2013 spring ceremony at the Taipei Confucius Temple March 10 we19946http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199462013-03-11T05:40:00+08:00David Y.L. Lin, ROC minister of foreign affairs, was interviewed March 7 in the U.S. by Jim Clancy o19942http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199422013-03-09T05:40:00+08:0019940http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199402013-03-08T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Cabinet approved the design and content of a national index of well-being and happiness Marc19941http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199412013-03-08T05:40:00+08:00The tomb of late general Pai Chung-hsi will form the basis for a Muslim cultural area and Taiwan his19937http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199372013-03-07T05:40:00+08:00A young leopard cat that had become separated from its mother has been returned to the wild after si19938http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199382013-03-07T05:40:00+08:00The learning community approach, implemented in 2012 on a trial basis in 26 elementary and secondary19939http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199392013-03-07T05:40:00+08:00The ROC’s Pacific diplomatic ally Tuvalu has chosen the Taipei World Trade Center International Trad19934http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199342013-03-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic, despite a 3-2 loss to South Kore19935http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199352013-03-06T05:40:00+08:00A National Pingtung University of Science and Technology team has convinced aboriginal communities w19936http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199362013-03-06T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University finished among the top 51-60 universities in the 2013 World Reputation R19930http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199302013-03-05T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City and Ruentex Group Inc. signed a contract March 4 to build the first stage of the Ankang 19931http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199312013-03-05T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Alliance for Healthcare Excellence teamed up March 4 with 19 health groups nationwide to 19932http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199322013-03-05T05:40:00+08:00The Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory, will extend visa-free entry to ROC citizens, bring19933http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199332013-03-05T05:40:00+08:00Lee Hsueh-yan, a retired ROC air force major general who served with the World War II American Volun19927http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199272013-03-04T05:40:00+08:00A total of 5,597 people, primarily women marrying into the country, became naturalized ROC citizens 19928http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199282013-03-04T05:40:00+08:00Coursera, a free online learning platform established by Stanford University in the U.S., will coope19929http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199292013-03-04T05:40:00+08:00March 2 was designated 2013 Equal Pay Day in Taiwan to enhance public awareness of the importance of19924http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199242013-03-03T05:40:00+08:00The farmer’s day starts around 6:30, with a big bowl of soybean milk and some packaged cookies, late19926http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199262013-03-03T05:40:00+08:0019925http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199252013-03-02T05:40:00+08:0019922http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199222013-03-01T05:40:00+08:00ROC Minister of Foreign Affairs David Y.L. Lin sent his congratulations to new U.S. Secretary of Def19923http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199232013-03-01T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet has approved a trial reverse mortgage program to begin in March, aiming to provide older19921http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199212013-02-28T05:40:00+08:0019919http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199192013-02-27T05:40:00+08:00Following a magnitude-8 earthquake in the Solomon Islands Feb. 6, the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affair19920http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199202013-02-27T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Factory, a joint project aiming to bring young directors onto the international stage, was la19916http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199162013-02-26T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Education announced the results of its 2012 Reader Survey and presented awards t19917http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199172013-02-26T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou congratulated Taiwan director Ang Lee Feb. 25 for capturing prizes in cin19918http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199182013-02-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Institute of Economic Research announced Feb. 25 that its January manufacturing composite ind19914http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199142013-02-25T05:40:00+08:00The 2013 Taiwan Lantern Festival got under way Feb. 24 in Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, bringing toge19915http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199152013-02-25T05:40:00+08:00Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is heading a delegation from the Project 204919911http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199112013-02-23T05:40:00+08:00Zi Nan Temple in central Taiwan’s Zhunan Township, Nantou County, attracted nearly one million worsh19912http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199122013-02-23T05:40:00+08:00To encourage the use of more mobile applications, the “Mobile applications exploration building—Disc19913http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199132013-02-23T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has produced a series of short films called “Protect the Diaoyutais,19907http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199072013-02-22T05:40:00+08:00The Atomic Energy Council urged the general public Feb. 21 to participate in events at the Taipei Te19908http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199082013-02-22T05:40:00+08:00Cloud Gate Theatre founder Lin Hwai-min has been awarded the prestigious 2013 Samuel H. Scripps/Amer19909http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199092013-02-22T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Toronto signed an agreement Feb. 21 with Canada’s Manitoba 19910http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199102013-02-22T05:40:00+08:00Michael Jackson fans in Taiwan have formed a charitable association to carry on the spirit of the po19906http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199062013-02-21T05:40:00+08:00The 2013 Taipei Lantern Festival, which opens formally at 7 p.m. Feb. 21, will be held in the Taipei19902http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199022013-02-20T05:40:00+08:00Mike Williams, a U.S. inventor and entrepreneur who spent three years living on the streets, has bee19903http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199032013-02-20T05:40:00+08:00An international study jointly led by a researcher from Taiwan’s Academia Sinica has isolated a key 19904http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199042013-02-20T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-bin announced Feb. 19 that prices for the city’s designated garbage bags 19905http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199052013-02-20T05:40:00+08:00The Customs Administration under the Ministry of Finance said Feb. 19 it had approved a provisional 19899http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198992013-02-19T05:40:00+08:00Minister of Culture Lung Ying-tai presented the 2013 Taiwan-France Cultural Award Feb. 18 to Philipp19900http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199002013-02-19T05:40:00+08:003-D films made in Taiwan by directors Charlie Chu and Ang Lee have received special recognition from19901http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=199012013-02-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s AsusTek Computer Inc. has jumped into third place among global notebook computer manufactur19896http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198962013-02-18T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou sent up his blessings for Taiwan Feb. 17 at the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festiv19897http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198972013-02-18T05:40:00+08:00The outbound tourist market is very strong according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Tran19898http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198982013-02-18T05:40:00+08:00The 2013 Taiwan Lantern Festival begins Feb. 24 in Hsinchu County, featuring the main snake lantern&19894http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198942013-02-16T05:40:00+08:0019895http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198952013-02-16T05:40:00+08:0019892http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198922013-02-15T05:40:00+08:0019893http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198932013-02-15T05:40:00+08:0019890http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198902013-02-14T05:40:00+08:0019891http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198912013-02-14T05:40:00+08:0019889http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198892013-02-12T05:40:00+08:0019887http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198872013-02-11T05:40:00+08:0019888http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198882013-02-11T05:40:00+08:0019878http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198782013-02-10T05:40:00+08:00Language is never just a neutral tool for communication. It is social behavior that carries complex 19885http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198852013-02-10T05:40:00+08:0019886http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198862013-02-10T05:40:00+08:0019883http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198832013-02-09T05:40:00+08:0019884http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198842013-02-09T05:40:00+08:0019879http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198792013-02-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Today is running a scaled-back service during the Lunar New Year vacation Feb. 11 to 17. Duri19880http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198802013-02-08T05:40:00+08:00An e-learning plan enhancing Taiwan’s education environment will be carried out from 2014 to 2017 at19881http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198812013-02-08T05:40:00+08:00A tree estimated to be 5,000 years of age has been found at a construction site in Sanchong District19882http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198822013-02-08T05:40:00+08:00Feb. 9 is Lunar New Year’s Eve and many of Taipei’s temples will be open all night, with festivities19877http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198772013-02-07T05:40:00+08:00A joint Taiwan-Japan study off Tatsukushi, Shikoku, Japan, found high coral cover and great species 19875http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198752013-02-06T05:40:00+08:00People in Taiwan are willing to spend their money on travel during the Lunar New Year holidays despi19876http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198762013-02-06T05:40:00+08:00Preliminary investigation of undersea artifacts located off the Dongsha (Pratas) Islands in the Sout19873http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198732013-02-05T05:40:00+08:00Schive Chi, chairman of Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp., has been appointed minister without portfolio f19874http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198742013-02-05T05:40:00+08:00Amendments to an impact assessment on fourth-phase expansion of Central Taiwan Science Park in Chang19870http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198702013-02-04T05:40:00+08:00After making record revenue of NT$2.5 billion (US$85 million) in 2012, Taichung City-based Gain-How 19871http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198712013-02-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s population of foreigners, excluding those from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, increas19872http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198722013-02-04T05:40:00+08:00A pair of Taiwan high school students has won the prestigious Young Scientist Award at the 2013 Taiw19863http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198632013-02-03T05:40:00+08:00Correctional institutions may seem unlikely places to promote calligraphy, decorated lanterns or lac19868http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198682013-02-03T05:40:00+08:0019869http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198692013-02-03T05:40:00+08:0019867http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198672013-02-02T05:40:00+08:0019864http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198642013-02-01T05:40:00+08:00U.S.-based Eisenhower Fellowships announced Jan. 30 the establishment of a permanently endowed fello19865http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198652013-02-01T05:40:00+08:00The High-Tech Island, an in-depth survey of the importance of Taiwan’s information technology indust19866http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198662013-02-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau and Penghu County Government are planning a series of events throughout the 19860http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198602013-01-31T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said Jan. 30 that the government is committed to boosting Taiwan’s publis19861http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198612013-01-31T05:40:00+08:00A team of Taiwan scientists has developed potential carbohydrate-based vaccines against breast cance19862http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198622013-01-31T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan research team with members from National Chung Hsin University, Chung Shan Medical Universi19859http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198592013-01-30T05:40:00+08:00The number of visits to Taiwan hit a record high of 7.31 million in 2012, up 20.11 percent from the 19857http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198572013-01-29T05:40:00+08:00Samuel Yin, chairman of Taipei City-based Ruentex Group, has donated US$4 million in support of the 19858http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198582013-01-29T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Central Bank said Jan. 28 it has given permission for the Taipei branch of the mainland’s Ba19855http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198552013-01-28T05:40:00+08:00At year-end 2012, 11.2 percent of Taiwan’s population was over the age of 65, for an aging index of 19856http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198562013-01-28T05:40:00+08:00A total of 100,000 small snake lanterns bearing the totems of Taiwan’s 14 aboriginal tribes will be 19853http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198532013-01-27T05:40:00+08:0019854http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198542013-01-27T05:40:00+08:0019845http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198452013-01-26T05:40:00+08:00Beginning in 1995 with the blues, followed by studies on the lyrics of Bob Dylan, the Beatles—with a19852http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198522013-01-26T05:40:00+08:0019850http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198502013-01-25T05:40:00+08:00Taichung City and Taoyuan County, situated in central and northern Taiwan respectively, have been na19851http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198512013-01-25T05:40:00+08:00U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, is scheduled to19849http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198492013-01-24T05:40:00+08:00The works of Taiwan cartoonists are set to feature for the second consecutive year at Europe’s large19848http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198482013-01-23T05:40:00+08:00U.S. first lady Michelle Obama once again wore an evening gown hand-sewn by Taiwan-born fashion desi19846http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198462013-01-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s domestic and international population migration numbers decreased last year, according to M19847http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198472013-01-21T05:40:00+08:00Panama’s Deputy Minister for International Trade Negotiations, Diana Salazar, will share her nation’19839http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198392013-01-20T05:40:00+08:00Most disabled diners would agree that eating out in Taiwan is not the easiest of propositions given 19844http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198442013-01-20T05:40:00+08:0019841http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198412013-01-19T05:40:00+08:0019842http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198422013-01-19T05:40:00+08:0019843http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198432013-01-19T05:40:00+08:00“It’s over! It’s over! It’s over!” shouted Spencer Chiang clutching a pint of half-drained Stella Ar19840http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198402013-01-18T05:40:00+08:00Since October 2012 when influenza vaccinations were made available on the public health service, cov19837http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198372013-01-17T05:40:00+08:00Following wireless TV’s transition to digital in 2012, the ROC National Communications Commission an19838http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198382013-01-17T05:40:00+08:00The North Carolina Film Critics Association announced Jan. 15 it had awarded the prize for best dire19835http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198352013-01-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s birthrate has rebounded to a 10-year high, hitting 1.265, after 234,599 babies were born in19836http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198362013-01-16T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture announced Jan. 15 that it will assist five local performance troupes boo19833http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198332013-01-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s oil imports rose in 2012 by 12.2 percent year on year, to 43.4 million metric tons, valued 19834http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198342013-01-15T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Railway Workshop was designated a historic site Jan. 15 by Taipei City Government, reflecting19830http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198302013-01-14T05:40:00+08:00Overseas visitors in Taiwan will soon be able to access free Wi-Fi as part of the ROC government’s l19831http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198312013-01-14T05:40:00+08:00The number of black-faced spoonbills in southern Taiwan’s Tainan region has hit a record high of mor19832http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198322013-01-14T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan-Oceania Countries Parliamentary Friendship Association held its inaugural meeting at the 19828http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198282013-01-12T05:40:00+08:0019829http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198292013-01-12T05:40:00+08:0019826http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198262013-01-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is facing an imminent obesity crisis: More than one in four junior high school and elementary19827http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198272013-01-11T05:40:00+08:00“Life of Pi,” the latest 3-D film by world-renowned Taiwan director Ang Lee, earned 11 major categor19822http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198222013-01-10T05:40:00+08:00Participation in the Bureau of National Health Insurance’s family doctor program has hit 23.8 percen19823http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198232013-01-10T05:40:00+08:00The Montreal-based Humane Society International/Canada praised Taiwan Jan. 8 for imposing a ban on t19824http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198242013-01-10T05:40:00+08:00Tourists claiming value-added tax refunds of less than NT$1,000 (US$35) on goods under NT$50,000 wil19825http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198252013-01-10T05:40:00+08:00A total of seven authors from Taiwan and mainland China have won the prestigious Taipei Internationa19821http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198212013-01-09T05:40:00+08:00The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2013 released Jan. 8 placed Taiwan at 23rd out of 13919819http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198192013-01-07T05:40:00+08:00Tung Kuo-yu, deputy minister of foreign affairs, has been appointed ROC representative to the EU and19820http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198202013-01-07T05:40:00+08:00The 2013 Taiwan Lantern Festival will be represented by a dragon-shaped lantern standing 20 meters t19818http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198182013-01-06T05:40:00+08:0019816http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198162013-01-05T05:40:00+08:0019817http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198172013-01-05T05:40:00+08:0019815http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198152013-01-04T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Education has helped Taiwan’s local governments integrate 6,995, or 99.49 percen19812http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198122013-01-03T05:40:00+08:00Daily train ridership hit a new high of 770,000 passengers twice during the New Year holiday period,19813http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198132013-01-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival has been chosen as one of the 52 things to do in 2013 by CNN Tr19814http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198142013-01-03T05:40:00+08:00The Sports Administration opened for business officially Jan. 2, and ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said19809http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198092013-01-02T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition highlighting the tremendous biodiversity of Dongsha Atoll, as well as measures for its19810http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198102013-01-02T05:40:00+08:00Neurosurgery professor Lin Shinn-zong of China Medical University in Taichung City has been named a 19811http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198112013-01-02T05:40:00+08:00Trade between Taiwan and Thailand is expected to enjoy a significant boost following a bilateral tax19807http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198072012-12-31T05:40:00+08:0019808http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198082012-12-31T05:40:00+08:0019804http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198042012-12-30T05:40:00+08:00US Navy ponders the future challenges posed by a growing Chinese navy With a reported 11 percent g19805http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198052012-12-30T05:40:00+08:0019806http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198062012-12-30T05:40:00+08:0019803http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198032012-12-29T05:40:00+08:0019801http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198012012-12-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Institute for Information Industry and Vietnam’s Advanced International Joint Stock Co. (AI19802http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198022012-12-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s world-renowned lantern and ghost festivals were nominated Dec. 27 by the ROC Ministry of Cu19799http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197992012-12-27T05:40:00+08:00President Chain Store Corp., CPC Corp., Taiwan and Taiwan Sugar Corp. have joined the Water Resource19800http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=198002012-12-27T05:40:00+08:00As of early October, 9.76 million people aged 12 and above in Taiwan had used wireless Internet, rep19796http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197962012-12-26T05:40:00+08:00“Ancient Oceanic Explorers,” a five-part documentary on ancient Austronesian history, was introduced19797http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197972012-12-26T05:40:00+08:00Pop diva Jolin Tsai, singer and composer William Wei, and electro duo Salamander will showcase Taiwa19798http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197982012-12-26T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislature passed amendments to the Emergency Medical Services Act Dec. 25 requiring the in19794http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197942012-12-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s industrial production index hit 131.91 for November, up 5.85 percent year on year, accordin19795http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197952012-12-25T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Education showcased eight projects Dec. 24 from a program dedicated to boosting 19792http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197922012-12-24T05:40:00+08:00The Industrial Technology Research Institute in northern Taiwan’s Hsinchu City unveiled CutX App Dec19793http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197932012-12-24T05:40:00+08:00Yehliu Nature Center, located in New Taipei City’s Yehliu Geopark, was inaugurated Dec. 22. The faci19791http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197912012-12-23T05:40:00+08:0019790http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197902012-12-22T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislative Yuan passed an amendment to the Hospice and Palliative Care Act Dec. 21 easing r19788http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197882012-12-21T05:40:00+08:00People in Taiwan are happier than those in the other three Asian dragons of Hong Kong, Singapore and19789http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197892012-12-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Palace Museum launched its Discover NPM App Dec. 20, a free smartphone application19786http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197862012-12-20T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government made separate donations of 100,000 euros (US$132,520) and US$25,000 to the Pontif19787http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197872012-12-20T05:40:00+08:00The upcoming 2013 Taipei International Book Exhibition will be themed around Belgian architecture, l19783http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197832012-12-19T05:40:00+08:00Mandarin and Taiwan Southern Min have largely supplanted five aboriginal languages in daily use, acc19784http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197842012-12-19T05:40:00+08:00Alishan National Forest Recreation Area has registered 2 million visits this year for the first time19785http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197852012-12-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s 7 millionth visitor of the year arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dec. 18, se19782http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197822012-12-18T05:40:00+08:00French pyrotechnics company Groupe F will be in charge of Taipei 101’s New Year’s Eve fireworks show19781http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197812012-12-17T05:40:00+08:00Taipei and Beijing reached consensus Dec. 14 to increase weekly flights between the two sides from 519780http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197802012-12-16T05:40:00+08:0019779http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197792012-12-13T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs will donate US$100,000 to its Pacific diplomatic ally the Republ19776http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197762012-12-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s fourth- and eighth-graders improved significantly in the 2011 Trends in International Mathe19777http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197772012-12-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Applied Research Laboratories signed an agreement Dec. 11 with Nanjing University 19778http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197782012-12-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan donated two UH-1H helicopters to Guatemala Dec. 10 to help the ROC Central American ally resp19774http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197742012-12-11T05:40:00+08:00A delegation of ROC allies’ permanent representatives to the U.N. comprising Ambassadors Collin Beck19775http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197752012-12-11T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislative Yuan’s Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee passed preliminary rev19772http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197722012-12-10T05:40:00+08:00ROC Environmental Protection Administration Deputy Minister Yeh Shin-cheng spoke on Taiwan’s policie19773http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197732012-12-10T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Sean C. Chen expressed their condolences to the family of Jef19770http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197702012-12-09T05:40:00+08:0019771http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197712012-12-09T05:40:00+08:0019769http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197692012-12-08T05:40:00+08:0019766http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197662012-12-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan tourist arrivals rose 35.8 percent for the first 10 months year on year, according to data re19767http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197672012-12-07T05:40:00+08:00ROC Environmental Protection Administration Deputy Minister Yeh Shin-cheng presented “Toward a Low-C19768http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197682012-12-07T05:40:00+08:00“Taiwan Revealed: The Presidential Office” was named Best Documentary Programme at the 17th Asian Te19764http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197642012-12-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan publisher Fish & Fish International Co. Ltd. released a Chinese-language guide to 385 res19765http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197652012-12-06T05:40:00+08:00A team from Taiwan’s Academia Sinica was awarded first prize in the Multimedia Grand Challenge at th19763http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197632012-12-05T05:40:00+08:00A cloud platform providing access to medical records from around the country for health stations in 19761http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197612012-12-04T05:40:00+08:00Several animals from the Taipei Zoo are featured in the opening scene of Oscar-winning director Ang 19762http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197622012-12-04T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislative Yuan passed preliminary review of amendments to the Administrative Procedure Law19758http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197582012-12-03T05:40:00+08:00Works by Taiwan students participating in the ROC Ministry of Education’s 2012 Scholarship Program f19759http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197592012-12-03T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Executive Yuan delegation to the 2012 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, hosted 19760http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197602012-12-03T05:40:00+08:00National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County launched its Sol19757http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197572012-11-30T05:40:00+08:00Chang Ching-fong, president of National Taiwan Ocean University, and Sylvie Dufour, research directo19756http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197562012-11-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Oscar-winning director Ang Lee was made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Fr19752http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197522012-11-28T05:40:00+08:00Submissions from Taiwan’s Kaohsiung and New Taipei cities medaled in the International Awards for Li19753http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197532012-11-28T05:40:00+08:00The Bureau of Cultural Heritage under the ROC Ministry of Culture released a 15-minute documentary N19754http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197542012-11-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has achieved a new milestone in space technology with the development of the FORMOSAT-5 compu19755http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197552012-11-28T05:40:00+08:00Delicious, healthy dishes created by four state banquet chefs for elementary school lunches will be 19751http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197512012-11-27T05:40:00+08:00A prison work program in institutions across Taiwan generated revenues of NT$734 million (US$25.25 m19748http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197482012-11-26T05:40:00+08:00Gwei Lun-mei was named best leading actress at the 2012 Golden Horse Film Festival Nov. 24 for her r19749http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197492012-11-26T05:40:00+08:00Aogu Wetland Forest Park, a 1,470-hectare site in Chiayi County’s Dongshi Township in southwestern T19750http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197502012-11-26T05:40:00+08:00Pingtung County has progressed to the finals of internationally renowned green energy competition IB19741http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197412012-11-25T05:40:00+08:00Shih An Farm, located in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City, is Asia’s first egg farm to meet European19746http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197462012-11-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s jobless rate for October rose 0.01 of a percentage point from a month earlier to 4.33 perce19747http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197472012-11-23T05:40:00+08:00An advertisement promoting travel in Taiwan is appearing in New York City’s Times Square and will co19745http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197452012-11-22T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of the Interior released a 25-minute bird’s-eye view documentary on Taiwan’s nation19742http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197422012-11-21T05:40:00+08:00The agreement between Taiwan and Germany eliminating double taxation and clamping down on evasion wi19743http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197432012-11-21T05:40:00+08:00The results of a joint microalgae bioenergy development program, which aims to replace diesel with a19744http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197442012-11-21T05:40:00+08:00The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection under the ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs will te19739http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197392012-11-20T05:40:00+08:00Plaster casts of 11 important European sculptures from the 12th to 19th centuries collected by the M19740http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197402012-11-20T05:40:00+08:00Esther Lu has been chosen as curator of the Taiwan Pavilion at the Venice Biennial’s 55th Internatio19735http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197352012-11-19T05:40:00+08:00The Junior Champion International World Congress kicked off Nov. 18 in Taipei City, attracting more 19736http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197362012-11-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan beat New Zealand 9-0 in a qualifying game in New Taipei City Nov. 18 to secure a spot in the 19737http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197372012-11-19T05:40:00+08:00Indigenous Amis singer Suming and his band will perform in ROC diplomatic allies Palau and Kiribati,19738http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197382012-11-19T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Taiwan Health Forum brought international experts and government officials together for two19734http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197342012-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Hot weather, red dirt and mud houses were the first things Huang Yu-yen, now a family physician at T19733http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197332012-11-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s exports and stock market will improve in the next six months, while consumer prices, intere19730http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197302012-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Johannes Buchmann, a German expert in cryptography and computer algebra research, was named winner o19731http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197312012-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan film “The Seed” received an Educative Mention at the 19th Barcelona International Environment19732http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197322012-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Chang Ping-yi, a veteran Taiwan journalist dedicated to helping children afflicted with leprosy in m19728http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197282012-11-14T05:40:00+08:00France-based the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club has approved membership for Taiwan’s Penghu B19729http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197292012-11-14T05:40:00+08:00The International Conference on Resource Recycling opened Nov. 13 in Taipei City, with municipal gov19727http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197272012-11-13T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislature’s Foreign and National Defense Committee passed a resolution Nov. 12 changing th19724http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197242012-11-12T05:40:00+08:00Experts from Taiwan and Japan found no abnormal radiation levels on Orchid Island Nov. 11, easing fe19725http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197252012-11-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s mobile advertising market is expected to reach NT$2.64 billion (US$91.2 million) for 2012, 19726http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197262012-11-12T05:40:00+08:00Oscar-winning director Ang Lee said Nov. 10 that he looks forward to the ROC government enhancing Ta19723http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197232012-11-09T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture plans to establish an art bank to purchase and lease out works by emergi19719http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197192012-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan ranks No. 5 in the world for smartphone owners who access the Internet each day through their19720http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197202012-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Oscar-winning director Ang Lee expressed his gratitude Nov. 7 for the support Taiwan offered during 19721http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197212012-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Beijing’s cross-strait policies should remain unaffected by the once-in-a-decade leadership transiti19722http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197222012-11-08T05:40:00+08:00A public-private team of Taiwan researchers announced the development of the world’s first fluoresce19718http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197182012-11-07T05:40:00+08:00An excursion across western Taiwan on the high speed rail has been chosen by the editors of U.S.-bas19715http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197152012-11-06T05:40:00+08:00Chou Tien-chen captured the men’s singles title Nov. 4 at the Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold in Saar19716http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197162012-11-06T05:40:00+08:00“My 3 Days as a Muslim,” produced by Taiwan Public Television Service, was awarded first prize Nov. 19717http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197172012-11-06T05:40:00+08:00Local architect Sun Te-hung has captured first prize in the 2012 Taiwan Architecture Awards with his19712http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197122012-11-05T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City is one of the world’s 10 best places for coffee, according to a report by SmarterTravel.19713http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197132012-11-05T05:40:00+08:00Kenyan runners took the top two places in both the men’s and women’s divisions of the 2012 Taroko Go19714http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197142012-11-05T05:40:00+08:00The Council of Labor Affairs said Nov. 4 that it is developing a system for managing the number of f19709http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197092012-11-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Indoor Air Quality Management Act is set to take effect Nov. 23, only the second such law i19710http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197102012-11-02T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy and British19711http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197112012-11-02T05:40:00+08:00A total of 45 agencies and city and county governments will be commended for energy conservation eff19708http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197082012-11-01T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou expressed sympathy Oct. 31 to U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce Francisco S19707http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197072012-10-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s culinary industry is set for overseas promotion under a plan proposed Oct. 30 by the ROC Mi19705http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197052012-10-30T05:40:00+08:00El Salvador first lady Vanda Pignato arrived in Taiwan Oct. 29 at the head of a delegation for a fiv19706http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197062012-10-30T05:40:00+08:00Accessible and high quality data is critical to global sustainability, Lee Yuan-tseh, president emer19704http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197042012-10-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport jumped 25 spots to 11th out of 193 facilities worldwide, accord19687http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196872012-10-28T05:40:00+08:00The fourth TEDxTaipei annual conference was held Sept. 29-30 in Taipei City. A lineup of 36 speakers19701http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197012012-10-26T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a forum on international humanitarian aid work by Taiwan’s 19702http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197022012-10-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Cafe Cloud Alliance, led by the government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry, garn19703http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197032012-10-26T05:40:00+08:00The 17th round of Taiwan-Japan fishery talks is set to take place in November, with Taipei raising t19699http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196992012-10-25T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei City Government received the Public Sector Excellence Award from the World Information Te19700http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=197002012-10-25T05:40:00+08:00Young people from Taiwan taking working holidays abroad should prepare thoroughly in advance and pay19697http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196972012-10-24T05:40:00+08:00National Cheng Kung University’s Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory is preparing to install a submerged tu19698http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196982012-10-24T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Pavilion at the Floriade 2012 World Horticultural Expo in Venlo, Netherlands, has been aw19696http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196962012-10-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s night markets are among the best-kept secrets of the country and ideal for experiencing loc19693http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196932012-10-22T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Taiwan International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo drew 83,000 visitors Oct. 18-21, b19694http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196942012-10-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei will compete in the World Tennis Association Tournament of Champions in Sofia,19695http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196952012-10-22T05:40:00+08:00A pair of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology graduate students received the top pr19692http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196922012-10-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Navy aims at blocking amphibious assault with smaller, faster craft The days when the Rep19691http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196912012-10-19T05:40:00+08:00Taipei taxi services rank seventh in the world, according to a survey released Oct. 18 by accommodat19688http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196882012-10-18T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Taiwan International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo, featuring works by 525 companies 19689http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196892012-10-18T05:40:00+08:00ROC Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vanessa Yea-ping Shih praised Taiwan chefs Oct. 17 for their 19690http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196902012-10-18T05:40:00+08:00A U.S. Visa Waiver Program seminar was held Oct. 18 in Taipei City by the ROC Ministry of Foreign Af19685http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196852012-10-17T05:40:00+08:00Hosted by Taiwan Stock Exchange Corp., the event brings together exchange and clearing house represe19686http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196862012-10-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute received runner-up honors in two categories of The19683http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196832012-10-16T05:40:00+08:00A group of senior U.S. motorcycle enthusiasts set off on a weeklong Taiwan road trip Oct. 16, inspir19684http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196842012-10-16T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Judicial Yuan has designated nine courts to deal exclusively with aboriginal cases commencin19679http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196792012-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan tug of war teams bagged five golds at the Asian Indoor Championships that wrapped up Oct. 13 19680http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196802012-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has won the team championship at the 2012 International Earth Science Olympiad, topping the w19681http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196812012-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Garment Industry Association, Taiwan Association of Logistics Management and Hsinchu-headquar19682http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196822012-10-15T05:40:00+08:00A team of Taiwan gamers defeated a South Korean squad in the finals of an international online video19678http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196782012-10-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s United Buddy Bears statue is to be unveiled Oct. 18 opposite the ROC representative office 19677http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196772012-10-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport was ranked one of the world’s top traveler-friendly airports in19675http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196752012-10-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan turned in its best performance in 24 years at the IKA World Culinary Olympics Oct. 7 in Erfur19676http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196762012-10-08T05:40:00+08:00The number of births in Taiwan for the first nine months topped 162,900, a 14.5 percent year-on-year19674http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196742012-10-07T05:40:00+08:00Humanitarian architecture, or “architecture designed for those in need,” has been promoted abroad fo19672http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196722012-10-05T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Cabinet approved a draft amendment increasing penalties for drunken driving offenses Oct. 4,19673http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196732012-10-05T05:40:00+08:00A delegation of 11 Taiwan animation companies will attend the 2012 MIPCOM in Cannes, France, Oct. 8-19671http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196712012-10-04T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Asia-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival, highlighting cultures and arts of Central and West 19668http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196682012-10-03T05:40:00+08:00Wang Yu-chi took over as minister of the Mainland Affairs Council Oct. 2 in Taipei City. Wang, who r19669http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196692012-10-03T05:40:00+08:00“Moon Water,” a piece by Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, is now featured on a Mexican postage sta19670http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196702012-10-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is ahead of international standards in its measures to protect bluefin tuna and other species19667http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196672012-10-02T05:40:00+08:00Members of the indigenous Paiwan have selected 28 historic tribal artifacts held by the National Tai19665http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196652012-10-01T05:40:00+08:00A total of 20 overseas ROC businesses signed letters of intent to invest NT$37.8 billion (US$1.3 bil19666http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196662012-10-01T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Cabinet is expected to set a premium rate of 4.91 percent of an individual’s monthly salary 19660http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196602012-09-30T05:40:00+08:00When it comes to creating a dream living space of one’s own, there is a rather unusual trend in Taiw19663http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196632012-09-28T05:40:00+08:00A collection of English translations of short stories by pioneering writer Chung Chao-cheng has been19664http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196642012-09-28T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked Nauru President Sprent Dabwido Sept. 27 for supporting the R19661http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196612012-09-27T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Taiwanese Literature Film Screening Tour will kick off Sept. 28-Oct. 2 with movie showings 19662http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196622012-09-27T05:40:00+08:00Vanessa Yea-ping Shih, deputy minister of ROC foreign affairs, hosted the flag presentation ceremony19658http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196582012-09-26T05:40:00+08:00Amid rising public anger over fatal accidents involving drunken driving, the ROC government is plann19659http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196592012-09-26T05:40:00+08:00A four-member Guatemalan delegation of business leaders headed by Andres Castillo Calderon, presiden19656http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196562012-09-25T05:40:00+08:00An ongoing study by the ROC Environmental Protection Administration, National Science Council and Na19657http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196572012-09-25T05:40:00+08:00A wheelchair created by students at TransWorld University’s College of Design in Yunlin County has w19655http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196552012-09-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan had 137,000 low-income households comprising 338,000 members at the end of June, according to19653http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196532012-09-21T05:40:00+08:00A couple from Taiwan will soon complete a 30-month round-the-world cycling trip, setting a new recor19654http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196542012-09-21T05:40:00+08:00Two European Parliament members praised ROC President Ma Ying-jeou’s East China Sea peace initiative19651http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196512012-09-20T05:40:00+08:00More than 80 vendors from 16 countries and regions as well as hundreds of buyers are taking part in 19652http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196522012-09-20T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government reiterated Sept. 19 that the Diaoyutai Archipelago is an integral part of the nat19648http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196482012-09-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s latest census indicates that the usual resident population stood at 23.12 million in 2010, 19649http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196492012-09-19T05:40:00+08:00Severely polluted sections of northern Taiwan’s Danshui River have decreased from 21 percent in 200219650http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196502012-09-19T05:40:00+08:00Lee Kun-lin, a second year student at Kaohsiung Cisian Junior High School, was presented with an awa19646http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196462012-09-18T05:40:00+08:00Young people’s public awareness and exercise of citizenship will be featured at the annual CNEX Docu19647http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196472012-09-18T05:40:00+08:00A total of 1,601 new private investments valued at NT$795 billion (US$27.04 billion) were made in Ta19644http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196442012-09-17T05:40:00+08:00A total of 11 preservationists and two historic buildings received the National Cultural Heritage Co19645http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196452012-09-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan welcomed more than 4.77 million foreign tourists in the first eight months of 2012, up 24.76 19642http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196422012-09-14T05:40:00+08:00St. Lucian Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said Sept. 11 that his nation would maintain formal diplomat19643http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196432012-09-14T05:40:00+08:00Environmental activists on the two sides of the strait are forging strong bonds through exchanges of19641http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196412012-09-13T05:40:00+08:00Malaysia’s first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Digital Opportunity Center for the visually impai19639http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196392012-09-12T05:40:00+08:00Radio Taiwan International signed a memorandum of understanding Sept. 11 with public broadcaster Rad19640http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196402012-09-12T05:40:00+08:00The threat of rising sea levels to the South Pacific island country of Tuvalu will be highlighted Se19637http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196372012-09-11T05:40:00+08:00A long-range early warning system costing more than NT$30 billion (US$1.09 billion) is expected to g19638http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196382012-09-11T05:40:00+08:00The composition of coral reefs off southern Taiwan’s Kenting has changed, resulting in declining bio19635http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196352012-09-10T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou praised a joint digital classroom project involving Taoyuan County’s Chun19636http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196362012-09-10T05:40:00+08:00A marine national park comprising the islets of Huaping, Mianhua and Pengjia is set to be establishe19634http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196342012-09-07T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-bin signed a memorandum of understanding Sept. 5 in London with Nick Bair19633http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196332012-09-06T05:40:00+08:00U.S. Democratic Party foreign policy remains centered on the “one China” policy, Taiwan Relations Ac19629http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196292012-09-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan architects and product designers will showcase creativity born of their engagement with the l19630http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196302012-09-05T05:40:00+08:00A forest trail on the periphery of Jiujiu Peak Nature Reserve in central Taiwan’s Nantou County will19631http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196312012-09-05T05:40:00+08:00The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee celebrated its 90th anniversary Sept. 4, with Jacques Rogge, pr19632http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196322012-09-05T05:40:00+08:00An influx of mainland Chinese tourists is having a positive impact on Taiwan’s economy and could hel19625http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196252012-09-04T05:40:00+08:00The Lanyang Museum in Taiwan’s northeastern Yilan County is among the winning buildings in the 2012 19626http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196262012-09-04T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Film Commission and Italy’s state-owned Rai Cinema SpA signed a memorandum of understandi19627http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196272012-09-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan archer Tseng Lung-hui won bronze Sept. 3 in the men’s individual recurve competition—W1/W2 at19628http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196282012-09-04T05:40:00+08:00Vegetable vendor Chen Shu-chu donated a US$50,000 award she received for her philanthropy to Mackay 19623http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196232012-09-03T05:40:00+08:00A nuclear emergency drill responding to multiple disasters will be held Sept. 4, 5 and 12 to inspect19624http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196242012-09-03T05:40:00+08:00Jason C. Yuan, ROC representative to the U.S., received letters from U.S. Reps. Marco Rubio and Melv19620http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196202012-09-02T05:40:00+08:00TED, which stands for technology, entertainment and design, may not need much introduction in most p19619http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196192012-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan parents are the top spenders on education in Greater China, with sport the No. 1 children’s e19621http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196212012-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Taipei’s Muzha Vocational High School, National Taipei University of Technology and Sweden-based Sca19622http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196222012-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Lai Shin-yuan, minister of the ROC Mainland Affairs Council, is visiting the EU and U.K. parliaments19617http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196172012-08-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Diabolo Dance Theatre will perform in Latin America to promote the nation’s soft power and 19618http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196182012-08-29T05:40:00+08:00The international nongovernmental organization Pacific Rim Park Project is considering including sou19616http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196162012-08-28T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Environmental Protection Administration and South Korea’s Ministry of Environment signed a m19613http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196132012-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s cultural power lies in its incorporation of features of Chinese tradition and modern Wester19614http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196142012-08-27T05:40:00+08:00A second sea warning has been issued as Typhoon Tembin is poised to return to Taiwan and bring more 19615http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196152012-08-27T05:40:00+08:00A trial visa application e-service for mainland Chinese wanting to visit Taiwan for health examinati19610http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196102012-08-24T05:40:00+08:00Typhoon Tembin swept across the tip of southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County before moving out to sea Au19611http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196112012-08-24T05:40:00+08:00Treasured works of art from Taiwan’s National Palace Museum will be displayed at the Tokyo National 19612http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196122012-08-24T05:40:00+08:00ROC Culture Minister Lung Ying-tai called on Beijing Aug. 22 to be more flexible and relax barriers 19607http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196072012-08-23T05:40:00+08:00The success of Taiwan’s waste reduction and recycling schemes makes it a green model for countries w19608http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196082012-08-23T05:40:00+08:00Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, bishop emeritus of Kaohsiung and leading Roman Catholic figure in Taiwan19609http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196092012-08-23T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture is planning to establish an art bank to enhance gallery services and giv19606http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196062012-08-22T05:40:00+08:00Treasured antiquities from Taiwan’s National Palace Museum will be showcased at the Tokyo National M19604http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196042012-08-21T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Executive Yuan will submit a supplementary list of candidates for Public Television Service’19605http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196052012-08-21T05:40:00+08:00Typhoon Tembin is forecast to hit Taiwan’s southeastern coast Aug. 23, according to the Central Weat19603http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196032012-08-20T05:40:00+08:00Hope Village, a Taiwan-funded resettlement project in Haiti for 1,000 people left homeless following19602http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196022012-08-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s rapidly aging society, R&D opportunities and environmental change were some of the hot 19600http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196002012-08-16T05:40:00+08:00A book on a historic mountain trail crossing central Taiwan has won top prize in the National Public19601http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=196012012-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Compulsory labeling of origin for beef and beef products will come into effect in September, accordi19597http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195972012-08-15T05:40:00+08:00A record 53 ROC students have been accepted into 2012 EU Erasmus Mundus courses with 10 granted full19598http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195982012-08-15T05:40:00+08:00A troupe from the aboriginal Tjimur Dance Theatre of Pingtung County has been invited to participate19599http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195992012-08-15T05:40:00+08:00ROC Culture Minister Lung Ying-tai will visit the U.S. and Canada Aug. 21 to Sept. 4 as part of effo19595http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195952012-08-14T05:40:00+08:00Retired U.S. Adm. Gary Roughead is leading a seven-member delegation from the Center for Strategic a19596http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195962012-08-14T05:40:00+08:00Taipei-based General Association of Chinese Culture and Beijing’s Lexicographical Society of China j19592http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195922012-08-13T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Education has been planning since June to include mainland Chinese students in T19593http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195932012-08-13T05:40:00+08:00The ROC has indisputable sovereignty over Taiping Island, and the government’s facilities and activi19594http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195942012-08-13T05:40:00+08:00A total of 3.98 million mainland Chinese tourists had visited Taiwan as of the end of June since the19589http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195892012-08-12T05:40:00+08:00The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02, a particle physics detector on the International Space Station, 19588http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195882012-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Liu Chorng-jian, a member of the ROC National Communications Commission, represented Taiwan at the n19590http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195902012-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Taekwondo athlete Tseng Li-cheng won Taiwan’s second medal at the London Olympics Aug. 9, taking bro19591http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195912012-08-10T05:40:00+08:00New ideas, clearer guidelines and consistent practices are needed to better protect and revitalize T19586http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195862012-08-09T05:40:00+08:00Product placement and title sponsorship will soon be allowed in TV programs, with the exception of n19587http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195872012-08-09T05:40:00+08:00Health care exchanges between Taiwan and the Philippines have resumed following a five-year hiatus w19584http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195842012-08-08T05:40:00+08:00A new list of candidates for Public Television Service’s fifth board of directors was announced by t19585http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195852012-08-08T05:40:00+08:00A series of Taiwan-themed activities will be held Aug. 10 at the Queens Museum of Art. Organized by 19580http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195802012-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples Cultural Foundation launched an Internet radio service Aug. 3, strengthe19581http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195812012-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Jiufen in northern Taiwan was ranked the No. 1 scenic spot by inbound visitors for the third consecu19582http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195822012-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-American NBA sensation Jeremy Lin provided encouragement Aug. 5 to Wu Yung-sheng, a 15-year-o19583http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195832012-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Brent Christensen is scheduled to assume the post of deputy director of the American Institute in Ta19577http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195772012-08-03T05:40:00+08:00Several indigenous groups in Taiwan have launched their own language revival programs as part of an 19578http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195782012-08-03T05:40:00+08:00Taroko Gorge, Sun Moon Lake and Alishan, or Mount Ali, are the three most popular travel destination19579http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195792012-08-03T05:40:00+08:00A total of 5.01 million trips abroad were made by ROC citizens during the first six months of 2012, 19576http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195762012-08-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Today is running a scaled-back service during the Typhoon Saola vacation Aug. 2. TT will publ19575http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195752012-08-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s pavilion at this year’s International Architecture Exhibition in Venice will highlight the 19573http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195732012-07-31T05:40:00+08:00Several Australian states and territories now recognize Taiwan-issued driver’s licenses held by driv19574http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195742012-07-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan high school students won three gold medals and one silver to finish second overall at the 44t19569http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195692012-07-30T05:40:00+08:00Uwe E. Reinhardt, an economics professor at Princeton University, praised the efficiency and effecti19570http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195702012-07-30T05:40:00+08:00The Malaysian government has agreed to expand recognition of degrees conferred by 157 Taiwan univers19571http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195712012-07-30T05:40:00+08:00Weightlifter Hsu Shu-ching won Taiwan’s first medal at the London Olympics by taking silver in the w19572http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195722012-07-30T05:40:00+08:00A four-year Taiwan assistance program launched in 2009 has helped boost The Gambia’s annual rice pro19566http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195662012-07-29T05:40:00+08:00The European Research Council, the most prestigious institution of its kind in the EU, offers genero19565http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195652012-07-27T05:40:00+08:00Women in Taiwan shoulder a bigger load of household chores with a growing number having no disposabl19567http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195672012-07-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan educators and artists called on the ROC government July 26 to devote more funding to the supp19568http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195682012-07-27T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislative Yuan passed revisions to the Senior Citizens Welfare Act July 26 allowing those 19561http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195612012-07-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan veggie vendor cum philanthropist Chen Shu-chu was named winner July 23 of the prestigious Ram19562http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195622012-07-26T05:40:00+08:00The League of Historical Cities announced July 25 that the southern Taiwan municipality of Tainan ha19563http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195632012-07-26T05:40:00+08:00ROC Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo attended the 7th Asia-Pacific Economic19564http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195642012-07-26T05:40:00+08:00The National Communications Commission granted conditional approval July 25 for Want Want China Time19559http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195592012-07-25T05:40:00+08:00The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee received an award July 23 for being one of the top three donors19560http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195602012-07-25T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sponsoring a Taiwan social welfare organization in its collab19557http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195572012-07-24T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Executive Yuan is mulling immigration and population policy guidelines in an effort to attra19558http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195582012-07-24T05:40:00+08:00Architecture students from seven universities across Taiwan completed construction of an outdoor Ruk19555http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195552012-07-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s 44 wetlands featuring natural springs are an important conservatory of rare freshwater flor19556http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195562012-07-23T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Department of Health may relaunch scholarships in 2014 for medical students willing to serve19553http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195532012-07-20T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou said July 19 that the ROC’s athletes are fully prepared for the Summer Olympi19554http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195542012-07-20T05:40:00+08:00The government will facilitate the growth of Taiwan’s pop music and television industries by drawing19551http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195512012-07-19T05:40:00+08:00Relevant regulations will be updated to strike a balance between improving the environment for the o19552http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195522012-07-19T05:40:00+08:00The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Workshop on Influenza Vaccine Policies and Strategies in19547http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195472012-07-18T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan fishing vessel and its 26-member crew are safe following their release by Somali pirates 1819548http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195482012-07-18T05:40:00+08:00The relationship between history and fiction will be the subject of this year’s Taipei Biennial, one19549http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195492012-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Academy for Educational Research signed a memorandum of understanding July 17 with19550http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195502012-07-18T05:40:00+08:00A government program to narrow the digital divide between the sexes in Taiwan will be continued this19545http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195452012-07-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan placed 14th overall at the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad, which wrapped up in Mar 19546http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195462012-07-17T05:40:00+08:00Belgium was named theme country for the 2013 Taipei International Book Exhibition, a decision expect19544http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195442012-07-16T05:40:00+08:00Dawn McCall, coordinator of the U.S. State Department Bureau of International Information Programs, 19538http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195382012-07-15T05:40:00+08:00Situated 100 nautical miles northwest of Keelung City, Dongyin is Taiwan’s northernmost township. Co19542http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195422012-07-13T05:40:00+08:00A photography exhibition on human rights will open at National 228 Memorial Museum July 14 to mark t19543http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195432012-07-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan film industry representatives called July 12 for adjustments to the ROC government’s subsidy 19539http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195392012-07-12T05:40:00+08:00A special task force will guide reform of the Taiwan Broadcasting System, and the process for select19540http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195402012-07-12T05:40:00+08:00Free China, a historic ship that sailed across the Pacific from Taiwan to San Francisco 57 years ago19541http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195412012-07-12T05:40:00+08:00The heads of the Danish, Finnish and Swedish trade representative offices in Taiwan visited the ROC 19533http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195332012-07-11T05:40:00+08:00The Europe-Taiwan Health Dialogue kicked off July 10 in Taipei, its goal to provide a platform where19534http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195342012-07-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Broadcasting System, the umbrella organization for several publicly funded television enterpr19535http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195352012-07-11T05:40:00+08:00ROC nationals going abroad will find their trips more pleasant with the Travel Emergency Guidance, a19536http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195362012-07-11T05:40:00+08:00Current health and safety regulations limit consecutive periods of work for individuals in high-temp19537http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195372012-07-11T05:40:00+08:00ROC government tax revenues for the first six months of 2012 amounted to NT$1.454 trillion (US$ 48.419530http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195302012-07-10T05:40:00+08:00A total of 44 athletes will represent the ROC in 14 sports at the Summer Olympics set to begin later19531http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195312012-07-10T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Taiwan Study Camp for Future Leaders of Pacific Allies, aiming to promote Taiwan’s cultural19532http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195322012-07-10T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Forum Digital Opportunity Center Workshop is being held in Taipei Cit19528http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195282012-07-09T05:40:00+08:00Revisions by the ROC Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of the Interior to the standards for 19529http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195292012-07-09T05:40:00+08:00A trio of British musicians who lived in Taiwan for over five years will show their support for ROC 19526http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195262012-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Unlike most adolescent girls in Taiwan who are preoccupied with their appearance, relationships and 19527http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195272012-07-07T05:40:00+08:00As the raft inched forward on the creek, its passengers, equipped with pointy bamboo hats, basked in19525http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195252012-07-06T05:40:00+08:00The Eighth Taiwan International Documentary Festival in October will feature seven films focused on 19520http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195202012-07-05T05:40:00+08:00The number of foreign students studying in Taiwan currently stands at 56,000, the ROC Ministry of Ed19521http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195212012-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Two repositories of potassium iodide tablets have been set up in northern and southern Taiwan to enh19522http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195222012-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s agricultural and related industries generated roughly NT$1.53 trillion (US$51.23 billion) i19523http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195232012-07-05T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo, scheduled Oct. 18-21 in Taipei City, w19524http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195242012-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Automatic monitoring systems for real-time and regular data on wastewater discharges will be install19517http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195172012-07-04T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei City Government Department of Information and Tourism invited 30 travel writers, bloggers19518http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195182012-07-04T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou presided July 3 over the launching of an international space research con19519http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195192012-07-04T05:40:00+08:00Scholars at Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s premier research institution, called on the ROC Presidential O19514http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195142012-07-03T05:40:00+08:00The uniform evaluation system applied to all universities in Taiwan will be revised to give more imp19515http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195152012-07-03T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei International Book Exhibition should develop closer ties with publishers in mainland Chin19516http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195162012-07-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s experience in managing noninfectious diseases was among several issues highlighted by ROC H19511http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195112012-07-02T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei International Jazz Festival got under way June 30, bringing world-class performances by o19512http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195122012-07-02T05:40:00+08:00One-on-one procurement talks were held June 27 and 28 as part of the Taipei International Food Show,19513http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195132012-07-02T05:40:00+08:00A payload operations control center for a particle physics detector on the International Space Stati19510http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195102012-06-29T05:40:00+08:00Children in Taiwan spend more time online than they do taking part in sports, according to a survey 19508http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195082012-06-28T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei edition of a global public art movement will soon see the city’s deteriorating walls, cur19509http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195092012-06-28T05:40:00+08:00Community relocations following 2009’s Typhoon Morakot have exacerbated the loss of aboriginal cultu19506http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195062012-06-27T05:40:00+08:00A documentary film featuring four remarkable cases of medical treatment in Taiwan will soon be broad19507http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195072012-06-27T05:40:00+08:00The first history of Holo-language literature, tracing works written in the native language of the l19503http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195032012-06-26T05:40:00+08:00GreTai Securities Market of Taiwan said June 25 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding wit19504http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195042012-06-26T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture will launch the nation’s first-ever Taiwan Theatre Festival July 13, wit19505http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195052012-06-26T05:40:00+08:00A total of five veteran artists have been honored with the National Award for Arts, the highest trib19501http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195012012-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Aboriginal Amis activists began to restore a traditional shelter on Taitung County’s Shanyuan Beach 19502http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195022012-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Minister of Foreign Affairs Timothy Chin-tien Yang confirmed June 23 that former ROC Representative 19500http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=195002012-06-24T05:40:00+08:00With its paint peeling and its rusty rebars jutting out from disintegrating concrete columns, the fi19496http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194962012-06-23T05:40:00+08:00The magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck central Taiwan Sept. 21, 1999, left 2,415 dead and more tha19497http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194972012-06-22T05:40:00+08:00Japan continues to be the favorite foreign country or region for people in Taiwan, according to a su19498http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194982012-06-22T05:40:00+08:00Former U.S. National Security Adviser James Jones is visiting Taiwan June 21-22 to exchange views on19499http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194992012-06-22T05:40:00+08:00A total of four ROC citizens, including a janitor and high-profile entrepreneurs, were named Heroes 19495http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194952012-06-21T05:40:00+08:00The fourth International Conference on Sinology opened in Taipei June 20, with more than 1,600 peopl19493http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194932012-06-20T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei City Council and National Taiwan University have approved separate steps to commemorate d19494http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194942012-06-20T05:40:00+08:00A new tourism initiative will provide off-the-beaten-path travel ideas for five Taiwan locales rich 19489http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194892012-06-19T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government activated its Central Emergency Operations Center June 18 ahead of approaching Ty19490http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194902012-06-19T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Atomic Energy Council approved a Taiwan Power Co. proposal June 18 to reactivate the No. 1 r19491http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194912012-06-19T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Economic Planning and Development said June 18 that it will hold six economic forums19492http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194922012-06-19T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Environmental Protection Administration held a forum June 18 to showcase the achievements of19485http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194852012-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Renowned writer and mountaineer Yang Nan-jun released his translated and annotated edition of “The F19486http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194862012-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan cleaned up at the Invention and New Product Exposition in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh June 1519487http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194872012-06-18T05:40:00+08:00The National Museum of Taiwan Literature in Tainan City opened its Taiwan literature translation cen19488http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194882012-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was fifth in the world for net international investment position last year, according to a st19483http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194832012-06-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s diverse street food is now a signature feature of its culture, according to U.S.-based onli19484http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194842012-06-15T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica, the Board of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, and National Science Co19479http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194792012-06-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan welcomed 386,751 tourists from Hong Kong and Macau in the first five months of 2012, up 25.7 19480http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194802012-06-14T05:40:00+08:00A proposal by the ROC Environmental Protection Administration to alter drinking water source protect19481http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194812012-06-14T05:40:00+08:00“Sound of Colors,” an illustrated book by Taiwan author Jimmy Liao, has been named winner of the Pri19482http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194822012-06-14T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Environmental Protection Administration said June 1 that the maximum allowable level of sulf19477http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194772012-06-13T05:40:00+08:00The work of American conductor Henry Mazer, music director of the Taipei Sinfonietta and Philharmoni19478http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194782012-06-13T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Department of Health is looking to lure expatriate Taiwan physicians home to serve in parts 19473http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194732012-06-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan nongovernmental organizations will exchange views on environmental issues with their counterp19474http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194742012-06-12T05:40:00+08:00Hohaiyan Rock Festival, running July 11-15 at Fulong Beach, is expected to draw over 700,000 fans to19475http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194752012-06-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s film industry can help raise the visibility of the ROC on the international stage, Minister19476http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194762012-06-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan continues to be battered by torrential rains as a southwest monsoon moves north, causing many19468http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194682012-06-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan and South Korea should deepen educational exchanges and study the possibility of setting up a19469http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194692012-06-11T05:40:00+08:00The annual Taipei 101 Run Up saw over 4,000 professionals and amateurs climb 2,046 stairs to the 91s19470http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194702012-06-11T05:40:00+08:00A Cloud Gate Dance Theatre troupe departed Taiwan June 10 for its fourth overseas tour this year. Th19471http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194712012-06-11T05:40:00+08:00Employees of Taiwan’s private companies should enjoy the same paid family-care leave as that granted19472http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194722012-06-11T05:40:00+08:00ROC Premier Sean C. Chen instructed all central government agencies June 10 to enhance disaster prev19464http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194642012-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Will allowing citizens to participate in trials represent a step forward in Taiwan’s democratization19467http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194672012-06-10T05:40:00+08:0019465http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194652012-06-09T05:40:00+08:0019466http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194662012-06-09T05:40:00+08:0019462http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194622012-06-08T05:40:00+08:00U.S. House Rep. Robert Andrews has introduced a proposal calling for the establishment of a Congress19463http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194632012-06-08T05:40:00+08:00Stricter management of hunting activities and a national wildlife census are urgently needed in Taiw19458http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194582012-06-07T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said June 6 that his government will continue to uphold the principle of 19459http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194592012-06-07T05:40:00+08:00The Tainan City Council passed a law June 6 aimed at preserving and reviving historic sections of th19460http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194602012-06-07T05:40:00+08:00The signature street drink of Taiwan, bubble tea, will be added to the menu of 800 McCafes in German19461http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194612012-06-07T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Culture is currently studying the possibility of opening cultural centers in mai19456http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194562012-06-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan dancer and choreographer Sheu Fang-yi and a team of internationally recognized artists will p19457http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194572012-06-06T05:40:00+08:00Gao Xingjian, recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in literature, said June 5 that as a society enjoyin19454http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194542012-06-05T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan-based Environmental Quality Protection Foundation launched a campaign in Taipei City June19455http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194552012-06-05T05:40:00+08:00Universities New Zealand–Te Pokai Tara has signed a cooperative memorandum of understanding with the19453http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194532012-06-04T05:40:00+08:00A new review of the environmental impact assessment for the controversial Miramar resort on Taitung’19450http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194502012-06-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s opaque real estate market may soon receive a dose of transparency if an initiative by the C19451http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194512012-06-02T05:40:00+08:0019452http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194522012-06-02T05:40:00+08:0019448http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194482012-06-01T05:40:00+08:00Taste of Taiwan Cuisine, a month-long initiative promoting gourmet food, will whet international app19449http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194492012-06-01T05:40:00+08:00A new book about legal professionals killed in the wake of Taiwan’s February 28 Incident of 1947 was19447http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194472012-05-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s per capita income is higher than that of South Korea if gross domestic product is calculate19445http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194452012-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s manufacturing and service sector business indexes declined in April, falling to 96.72 point19446http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194462012-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Over 100 writers and artists called on the government May 29 to stop a water diversion project that 19443http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194432012-05-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s composite economic indicator flashed “blue,” for the sixth consecutive month in April, with19444http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194442012-05-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre will be touring the world again with its magnum opus, “Nine Songs,19440http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194402012-05-28T05:40:00+08:00ROC Minister of Culture Lung Ying-tai said May 27 that the Losheng Sanatorium for leprosy patients i19441http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194412012-05-28T05:40:00+08:00Cancer has remained the leading cause of death in Taiwan for 30 consecutive years, according to the 19442http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194422012-05-28T05:40:00+08:00Former Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng was elected president of the ROC Red Cross Society May 2519438http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194382012-05-27T05:40:00+08:0019439http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194392012-05-27T05:40:00+08:0019436http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194362012-05-26T05:40:00+08:0019437http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194372012-05-26T05:40:00+08:0019434http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194342012-05-24T05:40:00+08:00The No. 1 reactor at the Guosheng nuclear power plant in New Taipei City will remain shut down indef19435http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194352012-05-24T05:40:00+08:00Wu Ching-kuo, president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), became the first ROC nationa19430http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194302012-05-23T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced May 22 that it will stage a fashion show and culture e19431http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194312012-05-23T05:40:00+08:00A documentary about the life of indigenous Atayal in the remote mountain village of Smangus won a pr19432http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194322012-05-23T05:40:00+08:00Foreign students who are also ROC nationals will soon be able to stay in Taiwan until their studies 19433http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194332012-05-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show won a gold in the Great Pavilion Awards May 22, highligh19428http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194282012-05-22T05:40:00+08:00Two potential locations for permanent storage of Taiwan’s low-level radioactive waste will be announ19429http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194292012-05-22T05:40:00+08:00ROC Department of Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta thanked the U.S. May 21 for its support of Taiwan’s ex19427http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194272012-05-21T05:40:00+08:00Aboriginal weaver and cultural activist Yuma Taru is holding an Atayal textile show in Taipei City t19425http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194252012-05-20T05:40:00+08:0019426http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194262012-05-20T05:40:00+08:0019422http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194222012-05-19T05:40:00+08:00Taipei, the capital and largest city in the ROC, is cluttered with modern buildings and public trans19423http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194232012-05-18T05:40:00+08:00Peter Huang, Chairman of the Peacetime Foundation of Taiwan, has been named a distinguished alumnus 19424http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194242012-05-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan manufacturing giant Chi Mei Corp. has donated a fine arts museum to the southern city of Tain19420http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194202012-05-17T05:40:00+08:00Five major public land development ventures in Taiwan bagged awards May 15 at the 63rd World Congres19421http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194212012-05-17T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou’s inauguration will be held at the Presidential Office in Taipei City bet19418http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194182012-05-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based songstresses Tanya Chua and Tien Fu-chen, along with rock band Mayday, have grabbed the19419http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194192012-05-16T05:40:00+08:00Chen Yuh-chang, minister of the ROC Financial Supervisory Commission, is attending the International19417http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194172012-05-15T05:40:00+08:00Department of Health Minister Chiu Wen-ta will lead a Taiwan delegation to take part in the 65th ses19416http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194162012-05-13T05:40:00+08:0019415http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194152012-05-12T05:40:00+08:0019414http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194142012-05-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan and Vietnam signed a memorandum 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Chi19409http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194092012-05-08T05:40:00+08:00A proposal to prohibit leanness-enhancing drugs such as ractopamine in imported meat was approved Ma19405http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194052012-05-07T05:40:00+08:00Hwang Jung-chiou, deputy head of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, will take over as chairman of Tai19406http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194062012-05-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Communications Commission plans to modify the current system of television program19407http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194072012-05-07T05:40:00+08:00A playground slide in the shape of an elephant has returned to its home on Green Island after travel19403http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194032012-05-05T05:40:00+08:0019404http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194042012-05-05T05:40:00+08:0019399http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193992012-05-04T05:40:00+08:00A group of ROC legislators has proposed the establishment of a national food banking system to store19400http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194002012-05-04T05:40:00+08:00Two multimedia art installations created by Taiwan’s National Palace Museum have been honored with g19401http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194012012-05-04T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet’s Public Construction Commission forecast May 3 that 30 major private investments in pub19402http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=194022012-05-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is holding a major international conference on natural disasters, the Morakot Post-Disaster R19396http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193962012-05-03T05:40:00+08:00A leading Japanese engineer has commended the ROC government’s post-Typhoon Morakot reconstruction e19397http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193972012-05-03T05:40:00+08:00A new park dedicated to Hakka culture will open May 12 in Miaoli, Taiwan, according to the Council f19398http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193982012-05-03T05:40:00+08:00Representatives of Taiwan’s leprosy patient rights group called on the Council for Cultural Affairs 19394http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193942012-05-01T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Floriculture Exports Association has set up a display at the Floriade 2012 World Horticul19395http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193952012-05-01T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Economic Planning and Development approved a project April 30 to expand the exhibiti19390http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193902012-04-30T05:40:00+08:00Free China, an old wooden boat that journeyed across the Pacific Ocean from Keelung Port in Taiwan t19391http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193912012-04-30T05:40:00+08:0019392http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193922012-04-30T05:40:00+08:0019393http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193932012-04-30T05:40:00+08:00A new adoption system will be formally launched May 30 in line with the implementation of the Childr19379http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193792012-04-29T05:40:00+08:00A group of elementary school children showing off a miniature wheat field they planted in their own 19388http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193882012-04-29T05:40:00+08:0019389http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193892012-04-29T05:40:00+08:0019386http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193862012-04-28T05:40:00+08:0019387http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193872012-04-28T05:40:00+08:0019380http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193802012-04-27T05:40:00+08:0019381http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193812012-04-27T05:40:00+08:0019382http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193822012-04-27T05:40:00+08:00Labor groups and victims of occupational accidents in Taiwan called on the ROC government April 26 t19383http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193832012-04-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first national digital library will have its soft opening May 15, library officials said Ap19384http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193842012-04-27T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei City Urban Redevelopment Office has urged a construction firm and residents who refuse to19385http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193852012-04-27T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University of Science and Technology has been ranked first in the Asia-Pacific regio19375http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193752012-04-26T05:40:00+08:0019376http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193762012-04-26T05:40:00+08:0019377http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193772012-04-26T05:40:00+08:00The World Congress of Taiwan Studies kicked off April 26 in Taipei City, with scholars from 11 count19378http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193782012-04-26T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government has asked the U.S. to provide a detailed report on a recent case of bovine spongi19370http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193702012-04-25T05:40:00+08:00Two near-extinct bat species have been discovered in eastern Taiwan by a group of local zoologists, 19371http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193712012-04-25T05:40:00+08:0019372http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193722012-04-25T05:40:00+08:0019373http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193732012-04-25T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City is hosting the 40th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum’s Tourism Wor19374http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193742012-04-25T05:40:00+08:00The world’s first Minnan Culture Festival will be held in Taiwan from April 28 to May 4, with repres19366http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193662012-04-24T05:40:00+08:00More than a dozen Taiwan-made documentaries earned top prizes at the 45th WorldFest-Houston Internat19367http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193672012-04-24T05:40:00+08:0019368http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193682012-04-24T05:40:00+08:0019369http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193692012-04-24T05:40:00+08:00Songshan Cultural Park is set to become the ROC capital’s latest architectural and cultural landmark19360http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193602012-04-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan cleaned up at the 40th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, bagging 45 golds, 5219361http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193612012-04-23T05:40:00+08:00A cross-party coalition of ROC legislators has proposed amending the Marine Pollution Control Act to19362http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193622012-04-23T05:40:00+08:0019363http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193632012-04-23T05:40:00+08:0019364http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193642012-04-23T05:40:00+08:00The National Health Insurance has allocated a special budget of NT$2 billion (US$67.7 million) to im19365http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193652012-04-23T05:40:00+08:00Da-Dong Art Library, the first facility of its kind in Taiwan to focus primarily on artistic items, 19358http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193582012-04-22T05:40:00+08:0019359http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193592012-04-22T05:40:00+08:0019356http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193562012-04-21T05:40:00+08:0019357http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193572012-04-21T05:40:00+08:0019351http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193512012-04-20T05:40:00+08:00A World Bank survey released April 19 reveals that 87 percent of adults in Taiwan have a bank accoun19352http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193522012-04-20T05:40:00+08:0019353http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193532012-04-20T05:40:00+08:0019354http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193542012-04-20T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislative Yuan’s Education and Culture Committee gave initial approval April 19 to amendme19355http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193552012-04-20T05:40:00+08:00A special exhibition featuring plant specimens from late 19th century Taiwan preserved at a Russian 19345http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193452012-04-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-American basketball player Jeremy Lin and homegrown golfing sensation Yani Tseng have been ch19346http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193462012-04-19T05:40:00+08:0019347http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193472012-04-19T05:40:00+08:0019348http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193482012-04-19T05:40:00+08:00The CNN special report “Global Lessons—The GPS Road Map to Saving Health Care” has been helpful in i19349http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193492012-04-19T05:40:00+08:00The Beitou Branch of Taipei Public Library has been named one of the 25 most beautiful public librar19350http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193502012-04-19T05:40:00+08:00Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously passed a resolution April 12 urging the executive branch 19342http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193422012-04-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-born pitcher Chen Wei-yin of the Baltimore Orioles grabbed his first U.S. Major League win Ap19343http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193432012-04-18T05:40:00+08:0019344http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193442012-04-18T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-proposed resolution for a multinational indigenous network has been adopted by the Global G19338http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193382012-04-17T05:40:00+08:00A geological survey conducted by Taiwan Power Co. in a remote part of the eastern county of Hualien 19339http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193392012-04-17T05:40:00+08:0019340http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193402012-04-17T05:40:00+08:0019341http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193412012-04-17T05:40:00+08:00Visiting Mayor Rob van Gijzel of Eindhoven in the Netherlands said April 16 that he will support Tai19333http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193332012-04-16T05:40:00+08:0019334http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193342012-04-16T05:40:00+08:0019335http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193352012-04-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s rapidly aging society is facing a related crisis with the sharp rise in the number of peopl19336http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193362012-04-16T05:40:00+08:00A Gallup Poll released April 13 shows that 5 percent of ROC nationals rate their lives poor enough t19337http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193372012-04-16T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Cultural Affairs broke ground on a center for traditional performing arts in Taipei 19332http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193322012-04-15T05:40:00+08:0019331http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193312012-04-14T05:40:00+08:0019327http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193272012-04-13T05:40:00+08:00Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori is visiting Taiwan for a tree planting ceremony April 1419328http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193282012-04-13T05:40:00+08:00An educational center showcasing efforts to protect the Guanwu salamander, a critically endangered s19329http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193292012-04-13T05:40:00+08:0019330http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193302012-04-13T05:40:00+08:0019321http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193212012-04-12T05:40:00+08:00Hundreds of farmers and civic activists gathered outside the ROC Executive Yuan April 12 demanding t19322http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193222012-04-12T05:40:00+08:00Taipei-based National Palace Museum and Google Inc. have partnered to showcase some of the ROC’s gre19323http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193232012-04-12T05:40:00+08:0019324http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193242012-04-12T05:40:00+08:0019325http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193252012-04-12T05:40:00+08:00Representatives of hospitals in Taiwan and several other countries urged health care organizations a19326http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193262012-04-12T05:40:00+08:00U.S. actor Chris Noth, known for his role as Big in the “Sex and the City” franchise, tasted a range19316http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193162012-04-11T05:40:00+08:00The government should improve Taiwan’s long-term care system by providing more comprehensive service19317http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193172012-04-11T05:40:00+08:0019318http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193182012-04-11T05:40:00+08:00A total of 26 designs by Taiwan students have made it into the top 100 best design concepts at the G19319http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193192012-04-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-born pitcher Chen Wei-yin launched his career in U.S. Major League Baseball with a solid outi19320http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193202012-04-11T05:40:00+08:0019312http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193122012-04-10T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government will continue working with the private sector and nongovernmental organizations i19313http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193132012-04-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s March exports totaled US$26.34 billion, a 3.2-percent decline from the same month a year ea19314http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193142012-04-10T05:40:00+08:0019315http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193152012-04-10T05:40:00+08:0019306http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193062012-04-09T05:40:00+08:00The business tax on corn imports will not be levied for half a year beginning April 6 to ease feed p19307http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193072012-04-09T05:40:00+08:00The parents of foreign spouses of ROC citizens are now eligible for 90-day visas, with the possibili19308http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193082012-04-09T05:40:00+08:00Scientists from Academia Sinica, the ROC’s top research institute, confirmed the discovery April 6 19309http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193092012-04-09T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwanwide radiation monitoring network serving as the island’s first line of defense against nucl19310http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193102012-04-09T05:40:00+08:0019311http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193112012-04-09T05:40:00+08:0019300http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193002012-04-07T05:40:00+08:00In discussions on Taiwan’s rapidly aging society, the focus has been on the problems of growing old 19305http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193052012-04-07T05:40:00+08:0019301http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193012012-04-06T05:40:00+08:0019302http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193022012-04-06T05:40:00+08:0019303http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193032012-04-06T05:40:00+08:00The number of children born in Taiwan is expected to rise significantly this year, largely as a resu19304http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=193042012-04-06T05:40:00+08:00The Golf Writers Association of America has named Taiwan golfing sensation Yani Tseng the Female Pla19295http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192952012-04-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has been ranked the third happiest nation in Asia in the first World Happiness Report, which 19296http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192962012-04-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s foreign workers should have the freedom to change employers so that the rights of both part19297http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192972012-04-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s second-generation National Health Insurance will be implemented at the start of next year, 19298http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192982012-04-05T05:40:00+08:0019299http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192992012-04-05T05:40:00+08:0019288http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192882012-04-03T05:40:00+08:00David W.J. Hsieh, director-general of the Tourism Bureau, took over from outgoing head Janice Seh-je19289http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192892012-04-03T05:40:00+08:0019290http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192902012-04-03T05:40:00+08:0019291http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192912012-04-03T05:40:00+08:00Further scientific investigation is needed to determine the age of a skeleton recently found on Lian19292http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192922012-04-03T05:40:00+08:00An arts event using music and photography to help shed light on the thorny issue of the death penalt19293http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192932012-04-03T05:40:00+08:00A newly launched cross-sector “cradle-to-cradle” strategic alliance will help Taiwan industries fost19294http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192942012-04-03T05:40:00+08:00Reconstruction efforts in parts of Taiwan hit by Typhoon Morakot in August 2009 have focused on buil19284http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192842012-04-02T05:40:00+08:0019285http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192852012-04-02T05:40:00+08:0019286http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192862012-04-02T05:40:00+08:00A total of three Taiwan films will be screened during the Terracotta Far East Film Festival at Londo19287http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192872012-04-02T05:40:00+08:00Hundreds of people took to the streets of Taipei April 1 protesting a proposed policy to allow the i19274http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192742012-04-01T05:40:00+08:00Aug. 1, 2009 was Saidai’s first day at work as principal of Taiwu Elementary School, where the major19283http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192832012-04-01T05:40:00+08:0019265http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192652012-03-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan may be Asia’s most vibrant democracy, but this lofty status masks a colonial past that contin19281http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192812012-03-31T05:40:00+08:0019282http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192822012-03-31T05:40:00+08:0019275http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192752012-03-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will see its major landmarks go dark for 60 minutes March 31 as part of a World Wildlife Fund19276http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192762012-03-30T05:40:00+08:0019277http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192772012-03-30T05:40:00+08:0019278http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192782012-03-30T05:40:00+08:00Medical care for people aged 65 and above was responsible for one-third of Taiwan’s National Health 19279http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192792012-03-30T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Department of Investment Services came to an agreement March 219280http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192802012-03-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s artistic standing in the Asia-Pacific region will be boosted following the staging of the A19271http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192712012-03-29T05:40:00+08:0019272http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192722012-03-29T05:40:00+08:0019273http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192732012-03-29T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou’s plan to establish an aviation circuit in Northeast Asia will be realize19266http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192662012-03-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s child care policy watch groups criticized the ROC government March 27 for implementing new 19267http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192672012-03-28T05:40:00+08:0019268http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192682012-03-28T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s Department of Environmental Protection has drafted a bill regulating light pollution i19269http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192692012-03-28T05:40:00+08:00Hon Hai Group Chairman Terry Gou announced March 27 that the group will purchase a 10.95-percent sta19270http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192702012-03-28T05:40:00+08:0019260http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192602012-03-27T05:40:00+08:00Jianan Elementary School and The Sacred Heart High School for Girls, both located in New Taipei City19261http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192612012-03-27T05:40:00+08:00The Council of Agriculture released video footage and still images of elusive Taiwan wildlife March 19262http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192622012-03-27T05:40:00+08:00Student, teacher and labor rights organizations staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Educati19263http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192632012-03-27T05:40:00+08:0019264http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192642012-03-27T05:40:00+08:0019254http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192542012-03-26T05:40:00+08:00World No. 1 women’s golfer Yani Tseng of Taiwan finished with a 2-under-par 70 in the final round to19255http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192552012-03-26T05:40:00+08:00Taipei is one of Asia’s 10 greatest street food cities, according to U.S.-based online travel guide 19256http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192562012-03-26T05:40:00+08:0019257http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192572012-03-26T05:40:00+08:00As consumer electronic devices with built-in games are now used daily in 97.9 percent of Taiwan’s ho19258http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192582012-03-26T05:40:00+08:0019259http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192592012-03-26T05:40:00+08:00A total of 466 pieces of Eastern and Western court jewelry will be on display at the “Royal Style: Q19245http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192452012-03-25T05:40:00+08:00At the urging of ROC President Ma Ying-jeou following widespread calls for cleaner government, the A19253http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192532012-03-25T05:40:00+08:0019251http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192512012-03-24T05:40:00+08:0019252http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192522012-03-24T05:40:00+08:0019246http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192462012-03-23T05:40:00+08:0019247http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192472012-03-23T05:40:00+08:0019248http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192482012-03-23T05:40:00+08:00Ethical shopping in Taiwan remained strong last year, with 47 percent of local consumers willing to 19249http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192492012-03-23T05:40:00+08:00Record numbers of Mazu devotees are making their way to central Taiwan in readiness for the goddess 19250http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192502012-03-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s aboriginal and environmental groups will propose the establishment of an international acti19241http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192412012-03-22T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Confucius Temple is poised to become an international tourist hot spot on the back of a new t19242http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192422012-03-22T05:40:00+08:0019243http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192432012-03-22T05:40:00+08:0019244http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192442012-03-22T05:40:00+08:00The National Immigration Agency and Taipei-based National Taiwan Normal University signed a strategi19235http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192352012-03-21T05:40:00+08:00Total production value of recycled materials in Taiwan topped NT$9 billion (US$304.5 million) in 20119236http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192362012-03-21T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said March 20 that carbon emissions in Taiwan have decreased over the pas19237http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192372012-03-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan illustrator Page Tsou has won widespread acclaim for his first book, released March 20 at the19238http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192382012-03-21T05:40:00+08:0019239http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192392012-03-21T05:40:00+08:0019240http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192402012-03-21T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Accreditation Foundation is holding a workshop March 20-23 to help improve the abilities 19230http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192302012-03-20T05:40:00+08:00A total of 34 hotels around Taiwan were certified with ratings between one and five stars at a cerem19231http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192312012-03-20T05:40:00+08:0019232http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192322012-03-20T05:40:00+08:0019233http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192332012-03-20T05:40:00+08:00The first government-funded Holo-language literary periodical was launched March 19 in Tainan City a19234http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192342012-03-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s world No. 1 women’s golfer Yani Tseng pulled off a major comeback to claim victory in the f19224http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192242012-03-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Health Insurance system provides quality medical care at low cost, according to CN19225http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192252012-03-19T05:40:00+08:0019226http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192262012-03-19T05:40:00+08:0019227http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192272012-03-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan should tackle the issues of its aging society by increasing health and security measures for 19228http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192282012-03-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s total fertility rate increased from an all-time low of 0.895 in 2010 to between 1.05 and 1.19229http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192292012-03-19T05:40:00+08:00A biking route surrounding Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan’s Nantou County has been chosen as one of19214http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192142012-03-18T05:40:00+08:00Despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations, Taiwan and France have developed strong ties ove19222http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192222012-03-18T05:40:00+08:0019223http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192232012-03-18T05:40:00+08:0019220http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192202012-03-17T05:40:00+08:0019221http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192212012-03-17T05:40:00+08:0019215http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192152012-03-16T05:40:00+08:0019216http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192162012-03-16T05:40:00+08:0019217http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192172012-03-16T05:40:00+08:00A delegation of Taiwan enterprises will head to Manila, the Philippines, to bid on contracts providi19218http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192182012-03-16T05:40:00+08:00A one-stop website offering readers access to major international stories and news coverage of Taiwa19219http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192192012-03-16T05:40:00+08:00Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. will provide a reconnaissance plane for weather and environme19210http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192102012-03-15T05:40:00+08:0019211http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192112012-03-15T05:40:00+08:00Several ROC performance troupes, including Dance Forum, the Playbox Ensemble Theater and Ten Drum Ar19212http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192122012-03-15T05:40:00+08:0019213http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192132012-03-15T05:40:00+08:00The European Chamber of Commerce Taipei will launch a low carbon initiative in June, promoting use o19207http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192072012-03-14T05:40:00+08:0019208http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192082012-03-14T05:40:00+08:00Firms from Taiwan and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in environmental pro19209http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192092012-03-14T05:40:00+08:0019202http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192022012-03-13T05:40:00+08:00College students from Taiwan and abroad have come out in support of a group of students at National 19203http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192032012-03-13T05:40:00+08:00A delegation of 110 Taiwan professionals in the film, television and publishing sectors will partici19204http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192042012-03-13T05:40:00+08:0019205http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192052012-03-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Railways Administration’s CK124 steam train and the Japanese Hokkaido C11 became sister locom19206http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192062012-03-13T05:40:00+08:0019200http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192002012-03-12T05:40:00+08:0019201http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=192012012-03-12T05:40:00+08:0019191http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191912012-03-11T05:40:00+08:00“We have weapons of mass destruction, and we ride them every day, Nobody cares we’re giving each oth19198http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191982012-03-11T05:40:00+08:0019190http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191902012-03-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan and the U.K. may be separated by oceans and thousands of kilometers, but the shared values of19196http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191962012-03-10T05:40:00+08:0019197http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191972012-03-10T05:40:00+08:0019192http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191922012-03-09T05:40:00+08:00More than 70 percent of high-level U.S. executives are “optimistic” or “somewhat optimistic” about b19193http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191932012-03-09T05:40:00+08:00Groups belonging to the Migrant Empowerment Network in Taiwan called for the passage of a long-await19194http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191942012-03-09T05:40:00+08:0019195http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191952012-03-09T05:40:00+08:0019184http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191842012-03-08T05:40:00+08:00The socio-economic status of Taiwan’s women improved for the sixth consecutive year, according to th19185http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191852012-03-08T05:40:00+08:00A new means of surveying television viewing behavior will be implemented following the establishment19186http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191862012-03-08T05:40:00+08:00A team of bakers representing Taiwan came third at the Bakery World Cup in Paris March 7, tempting j19187http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191872012-03-08T05:40:00+08:0019188http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191882012-03-08T05:40:00+08:0019189http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191892012-03-08T05:40:00+08:00An article published in the daily Ottawa Citizen March 3 recommends Taiwan as the perfect model for 19179http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191792012-03-07T05:40:00+08:00A documentary that took 18 years to make has revealed the secrets of a mysterious local raptor, acco19180http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191802012-03-07T05:40:00+08:0019181http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191812012-03-07T05:40:00+08:0019182http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191822012-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Headquarters Administration of Cultural Heritage under the Council for Cultural Affairs and19183http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191832012-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first organic solar cell research and testing laboratory was formally inaugurated at Nation19177http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191772012-03-06T05:40:00+08:0019178http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191782012-03-06T05:40:00+08:0019172http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191722012-03-05T05:40:00+08:00A nongovernmental aboriginal rights organization recently succeeded in registering with the New Taip19173http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191732012-03-05T05:40:00+08:00Fifteen international students recommended by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for scholarships are v19174http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191742012-03-05T05:40:00+08:0019175http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191752012-03-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s east coast was rated the world’s second best destination for cycling holidays in a report p19176http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191762012-03-05T05:40:00+08:00The health of Orchid Island residents has not been compromised by the presence of a nuclear waste st19171http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191712012-03-04T05:40:00+08:0019167http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191672012-03-03T05:40:00+08:00Literary personalities from Belgium, France and Taiwan exchanged their experiences reading “Les Surv19168http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191682012-03-03T05:40:00+08:00With an amendment to the Public Assistance Act in July expanding qualifications for living subsidies19169http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191692012-03-03T05:40:00+08:0019170http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191702012-03-03T05:40:00+08:0019162http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191622012-03-02T05:40:00+08:00Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music and founder of its celebrated19163http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191632012-03-02T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Education will work to integrate Chinese language instruction with digital techn19164http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191642012-03-02T05:40:00+08:0019165http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191652012-03-02T05:40:00+08:0019166http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191662012-03-02T05:40:00+08:00National Cheng Kung University announced March 1 that it has developed an unmanned jet aircraft, a p19159http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191592012-03-01T05:40:00+08:0019160http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191602012-03-01T05:40:00+08:0019161http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191612012-03-01T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan International Orchid Show 2012 will run March 3 to 12 at the Taiwan Orchid Plantation in 19156http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191562012-02-29T05:40:00+08:0019157http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191572012-02-29T05:40:00+08:0019158http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191582012-02-29T05:40:00+08:00The ROC’s representative office in Canada recently signed a letter of intent with Montreal-based McG19154http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191542012-02-28T05:40:00+08:0019155http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191552012-02-28T05:40:00+08:0019152http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191522012-02-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Today is running a scaled-back service during the Peace Memorial Day Vacation. From Feb. 27-219153http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191532012-02-27T05:40:00+08:0019144http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191442012-02-26T05:40:00+08:00In early February, a group of students at southern Taiwan’s National Pingtung Senior High School lau19150http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191502012-02-26T05:40:00+08:0019151http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191512012-02-26T05:40:00+08:0019149http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191492012-02-25T05:40:00+08:0019145http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191452012-02-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s manufacturing output index for January dropped 16.92 percent year on year to 113.58, due la19146http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191462012-02-24T05:40:00+08:00Civic groups called on the ROC government Feb. 23 to step up efforts to realize gender equity, in co19147http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191472012-02-24T05:40:00+08:0019148http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191482012-02-24T05:40:00+08:0019140http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191402012-02-23T05:40:00+08:0019141http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191412012-02-23T05:40:00+08:0019142http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191422012-02-23T05:40:00+08:00Only 84 of all 368 plains tribal settlements in Taiwan still maintain traditional cultural activitie19143http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191432012-02-23T05:40:00+08:00A historic B-26 bomber similar to ones that once flew secret sorties over mainland China at the heig19137http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191372012-02-22T05:40:00+08:00Differences in the regular earnings of male and female employees in Taiwan have been decreasing, and19138http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191382012-02-22T05:40:00+08:0019139http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191392012-02-22T05:40:00+08:0019133http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191332012-02-21T05:40:00+08:00Starting March 11 Malaysia will remove restrictive measures on 11 categories of food imports from Ta19134http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191342012-02-21T05:40:00+08:0019135http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191352012-02-21T05:40:00+08:00In celebration of International Mother Language Day Feb. 21, the ROC government awarded individuals 19136http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191362012-02-21T05:40:00+08:0019128http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191282012-02-20T05:40:00+08:00A novel by Taiwan’s aboriginal Tao writer Syaman Rapongan is set to be translated and published by S19129http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191292012-02-20T05:40:00+08:00World No. 1 women’s golfer Yani Tseng of Taiwan came from one shot down heading into the final round19130http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191302012-02-20T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Lantern Festival in Lugang Township, Changhua County, received 11 million visitors this y19131http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191312012-02-20T05:40:00+08:0019132http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191322012-02-20T05:40:00+08:0019126http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191262012-02-19T05:40:00+08:0019127http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191272012-02-19T05:40:00+08:0019124http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191242012-02-18T05:40:00+08:0019125http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191252012-02-18T05:40:00+08:0019119http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191192012-02-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan comic artist Cory has received a Silver Award at the fifth International Manga Award sponsore19120http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191202012-02-17T05:40:00+08:00Construction began Feb. 16 on the Taipei Performing Arts Center, located on the former site of the S19121http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191212012-02-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-American NBA player Jeremy Lin’s meteoric rise has taken Taiwan by storm, with “Linsanity” re19122http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191222012-02-17T05:40:00+08:0019123http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191232012-02-17T05:40:00+08:0019114http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191142012-02-16T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said the government will continue to provide long-term care to Taiwan’s s19115http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191152012-02-16T05:40:00+08:00Nearly NT$10 million (US$339,000) will be devoted to a program to revitalize aboriginal languages in19116http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191162012-02-16T05:40:00+08:0019117http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191172012-02-16T05:40:00+08:0019118http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191182012-02-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is taking part in the 11th International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference in Tokyo,19110http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191102012-02-15T05:40:00+08:0019111http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191112012-02-15T05:40:00+08:0019112http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191122012-02-15T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou appointed Yang Ting-chang, president of the Taiwan High Court, as the next Su19113http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191132012-02-15T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ Bureau of High Speed Rail has invited artists fro19106http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191062012-02-14T05:40:00+08:00Internet bullying has become a source of anxiety and violence in minors, as almost 40 percent of Tai19107http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191072012-02-14T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-based research team has made a major breakthrough in the understanding of brain function by19108http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191082012-02-14T05:40:00+08:0019109http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191092012-02-14T05:40:00+08:0019102http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191022012-02-13T05:40:00+08:00Deputy Minister of Education Lin Tsong-ming received a Sustainable Development World Pilot Hero Awar19103http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191032012-02-13T05:40:00+08:00The documentary “A Year in the Clouds” produced by the Public Television Service was recently honore19104http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191042012-02-13T05:40:00+08:0019105http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191052012-02-13T05:40:00+08:0019100http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191002012-02-12T05:40:00+08:0019101http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=191012012-02-12T05:40:00+08:0019098http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190982012-02-11T05:40:00+08:0019099http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190992012-02-11T05:40:00+08:0019093http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190932012-02-10T05:40:00+08:00Singapore has announced that it will lift restrictions placed on food products from Taiwan starting 19094http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190942012-02-10T05:40:00+08:0019095http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190952012-02-10T05:40:00+08:0019096http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190962012-02-10T05:40:00+08:00Treasured antiquities from Taiwan’s National Palace Museum will go on display at one or more major J19097http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190972012-02-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s General English Proficiency Test is gradually gaining international recognition, with more 19089http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190892012-02-09T05:40:00+08:00The National Communications Commission said Feb. 8 that it has decided to issue two new terrestrial 19090http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190902012-02-09T05:40:00+08:00The handling of spent fuel and other radioactive waste at Taiwan’s nuclear power plants is entirely 19091http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190912012-02-09T05:40:00+08:0019092http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190922012-02-09T05:40:00+08:0019084http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190842012-02-08T05:40:00+08:00The first Tainan Arts Festival will kick off Feb. 25, turning the temples and historic sites of the 19085http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190852012-02-08T05:40:00+08:0019086http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190862012-02-08T05:40:00+08:0019087http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190872012-02-08T05:40:00+08:00A project to expand the exhibition area of Taiwan’s National Palace Museum and build a cultural and 19088http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190882012-02-08T05:40:00+08:00Taipei-based General Association of Chinese Culture and Beijing-based Lexicographical Society of Chi19080http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190802012-02-07T05:40:00+08:00The 23rd annual Taiwan Lantern Festival kicked off on the evening of Feb. 6 in Changhua County, mark19081http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190812012-02-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will establish an index of well-being and release the results as early as next year, accordin19082http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190822012-02-07T05:40:00+08:0019083http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190832012-02-07T05:40:00+08:0019073http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190732012-02-06T05:40:00+08:00Railway administrations in Taiwan and Hokkaido, Japan, are set to sign a letter of intent in March t19074http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190742012-02-06T05:40:00+08:00Many parts of Taiwan prepared for the arrival of the annual Lantern Festival by setting off firework19075http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190752012-02-06T05:40:00+08:00More than 40 comics artists from Taiwan and other East Asian nations, including Japan, mainland Chin19076http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190762012-02-06T05:40:00+08:00The number of foreign nationals in Taiwan, not including mainland Chinese citizens, reached a record19077http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190772012-02-06T05:40:00+08:00Taipei is banking on the appeal of 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liter19070http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190702012-02-04T05:40:00+08:0019071http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190712012-02-04T05:40:00+08:0019059http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190592012-02-03T05:40:00+08:00Four Taiwanese movies will be screened at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival, according to 19060http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190602012-02-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s VVG bookstore is one of the 20 most beautiful bookstores in the world, according to the U.S19061http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190612012-02-03T05:40:00+08:00The international community has responded positively to Taiwan’s signing of the Cross-Straits Econom19062http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190622012-02-03T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of the Interior agreed Feb. 2 to temporarily halt a flood control project in southern T19063http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190632012-02-03T05:40:00+08:00Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Kao Charng urged a visiting Hong Kong delegation Feb. 2 to 19064http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190642012-02-03T05:40:00+08:00A prominent Taiwanese chef will tour the U.S. this month as part of an effort to promote Taiwanese f19065http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190652012-02-03T05:40:00+08:0019066http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190662012-02-03T05:40:00+08:0019054http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190542012-02-02T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said Feb. 1 that the Taipei International Book Exhibition is becoming one19055http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190552012-02-02T05:40:00+08:00Hong Kong Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Secretary Raymond Tam Chi-yuen is set to arrive in Tai19056http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190562012-02-02T05:40:00+08:00Los Angeles-based movie production firm FilmEngine LLC and renowned Taiwanese artist Hsu Po-yun have19057http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190572012-02-02T05:40:00+08:0019058http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190582012-02-02T05:40:00+08:0019050http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190502012-02-01T05:40:00+08:00Israel has agreed to allow Taiwanese plant breeders to apply directly for plant variety rights prote19051http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190512012-02-01T05:40:00+08:00Handicrafts and quality foods from Taiwan’s indigenous villages will be on display at the upcoming 219052http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190522012-02-01T05:40:00+08:0019053http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190532012-02-01T05:40:00+08:0019045http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190452012-01-31T05:40:00+08:00A total of 45,811 mainland Chinese visited Taiwan during the Lunar New Year holiday Jan. 21-29, acco19046http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190462012-01-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese groups created a sensation at the 2012 Marche International du Disque et de l’Edition Musi19047http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190472012-01-31T05:40:00+08:00A series of forums at the upcoming 20th Taipei International Book Exhibition is expected to boost co19048http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190482012-01-31T05:40:00+08:0019049http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190492012-01-31T05:40:00+08:0019037http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190372012-01-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s ratio of newborn boys to girls was 1.079 in 2011, down from 1.09 a year earlier and the low19038http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190382012-01-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was rated 29th out of 132 countries in terms of environmental health and ecosystem vitality, 19039http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190392012-01-30T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Taiwan Lantern Festival got under way in Changhua County Jan. 29, with major cities across 19040http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190402012-01-30T05:40:00+08:00The number of visitors to Taiwan’s 16 national forest recreation areas managed by the Council of Agr19041http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190412012-01-30T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Marche International du Disque et de l’Edition Musicale (MIDEM) in Cannes, France, has put 19042http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190422012-01-30T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan exhibition at the 2012 Angouleme International Comics Festival in France was a major hit,19043http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190432012-01-30T05:40:00+08:0019044http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190442012-01-30T05:40:00+08:0019035http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190352012-01-29T05:40:00+08:0019036http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190362012-01-29T05:40:00+08:0019033http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190332012-01-28T05:40:00+08:0019034http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190342012-01-28T05:40:00+08:0019031http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190312012-01-27T05:40:00+08:0019032http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190322012-01-27T05:40:00+08:0019028http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190282012-01-26T05:40:00+08:0019029http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190292012-01-26T05:40:00+08:0019030http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190302012-01-26T05:40:00+08:0019024http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190242012-01-25T05:40:00+08:0019025http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190252012-01-25T05:40:00+08:0019026http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190262012-01-25T05:40:00+08:0019027http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190272012-01-25T05:40:00+08:0019020http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190202012-01-24T05:40:00+08:0019021http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190212012-01-24T05:40:00+08:0019022http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190222012-01-24T05:40:00+08:0019023http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190232012-01-24T05:40:00+08:0019015http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190152012-01-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Today is running a scaled-back service during the Lunar New Year Vacation. From Jan. 23 to 2919016http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190162012-01-23T05:40:00+08:0019017http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190172012-01-23T05:40:00+08:0019018http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190182012-01-23T05:40:00+08:0019019http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190192012-01-23T05:40:00+08:0019014http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190142012-01-22T05:40:00+08:0019008http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190082012-01-21T05:40:00+08:00With important upcoming elections in France, South Korea and the U.S., 2012 opened amid the global e19013http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190132012-01-21T05:40:00+08:0019009http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190092012-01-20T05:40:00+08:00Three groups of Taiwanese musicians will showcase the diversity of the nation’s pop music at the 20119010http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190102012-01-20T05:40:00+08:0019011http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190112012-01-20T05:40:00+08:0019012http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190122012-01-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will be the main theme of the Made in Asia festival in Toulouse, France, from Jan. 25 to Feb.19004http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190042012-01-19T05:40:00+08:00“Impressions of Taiwan’s Railways,” a photo exhibition currently running at the National Taiwan Muse19005http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190052012-01-19T05:40:00+08:0019006http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190062012-01-19T05:40:00+08:0019007http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190072012-01-19T05:40:00+08:00A delegation of 20 Taiwanese cartoonists will depart next week for the 2012 Festival International d19000http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190002012-01-18T05:40:00+08:00Fitch Ratings confirmed Jan. 17 that Taiwan’s sovereign rating of A+ would remain unchanged, with a 19001http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190012012-01-18T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government is considering a plan that will allow residents from more mainland Chinese cities19002http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190022012-01-18T05:40:00+08:0019003http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=190032012-01-18T05:40:00+08:0018997http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189972012-01-17T05:40:00+08:0018998http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189982012-01-17T05:40:00+08:0018999http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189992012-01-17T05:40:00+08:00The Government Information Office formally launched the Russian version of its Food Culture in Taiwa18993http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189932012-01-16T05:40:00+08:00The Xiaolin Village Memorial Park was inaugurated in Kaohsiung City Jan. 15, in commemoration of the18994http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189942012-01-16T05:40:00+08:00A record high of 1,541 black-faced spoonbills were recorded wintering in the coastal areas of Chiayi18995http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189952012-01-16T05:40:00+08:0018996http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189962012-01-16T05:40:00+08:0018989http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189892012-01-13T05:40:00+08:00Critical government services must not be interrupted during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays, Vi18990http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189902012-01-13T05:40:00+08:0018991http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189912012-01-13T05:40:00+08:0018992http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189922012-01-13T05:40:00+08:00A U.S. official was honored as cultural ambassador by the ROC government for his role in introducing18983http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189832012-01-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwu Elementary School in Pingtung County is a symbol of Taiwan’s resilience and ability to bounce 18984http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189842012-01-12T05:40:00+08:00The upcoming Taipei International Book Exhibition will mark its 20th anniversary with a series of ev18985http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189852012-01-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan placed 6th in the Networked Readiness Index, which highlights the role of information and com18986http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189862012-01-12T05:40:00+08:0018987http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189872012-01-12T05:40:00+08:00The number of people employed at Taiwan’s three main science parks hit a new high of 237,841 in Dece18988http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189882012-01-12T05:40:00+08:0018980http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189802012-01-11T05:40:00+08:00Readers will be able to access the Japanese version of Taiwan Today more easily starting Jan. 18, th18981http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189812012-01-11T05:40:00+08:0018982http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189822012-01-11T05:40:00+08:0018975http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189752012-01-10T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Administration unveiled a proposal Jan. 9 to use solid waste in land re18976http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189762012-01-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has raised US$1.71 million in humanitarian aid for four East African countries devastated by 18977http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189772012-01-10T05:40:00+08:0018978http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189782012-01-10T05:40:00+08:0018979http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189792012-01-10T05:40:00+08:00More Taiwanese families with young children will be eligible to receive day care subsidies starting 18970http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189702012-01-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan saw dramatic increases in the number of both marriages and new births in 2011, according to t18971http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189712012-01-09T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University graduate students established the first university-based labor union in T18972http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189722012-01-09T05:40:00+08:00State-run CPC Corporation, Taiwan said Jan. 8 that domestic gasoline and diesel prices will not be a18973http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189732012-01-09T05:40:00+08:0018974http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189742012-01-09T05:40:00+08:0018964http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189642012-01-08T05:40:00+08:00After they become mothers, many women are faced with a difficult and painful choice: whether to cont18969http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189692012-01-08T05:40:00+08:0018968http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189682012-01-07T05:40:00+08:0018965http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189652012-01-06T05:40:00+08:0018966http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189662012-01-06T05:40:00+08:0018967http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189672012-01-06T05:40:00+08:00A record number of sky lanterns will be released into the sky during the final evening of the upcomi18960http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189602012-01-05T05:40:00+08:00Residents of Orchid Island, home of the indigenous Tao, vowed to stage further demonstrations in Tai18961http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189612012-01-05T05:40:00+08:0018962http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189622012-01-05T05:40:00+08:0018963http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189632012-01-05T05:40:00+08:00As of the end of 2011, more than 3 million mainland Chinese citizens had visited Taiwan as part of s18955http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189552012-01-04T05:40:00+08:0018956http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189562012-01-04T05:40:00+08:00Taipei residents will be able to enjoy faster Internet speeds at lower prices after a new fiber-opti18957http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189572012-01-04T05:40:00+08:0018958http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189582012-01-04T05:40:00+08:00The six recipients of this year’s Taipei International Book Exhibition Book Prize were announced Jan18959http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189592012-01-04T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Republic of China’s sovereignty over the Diaoyutai Is18950http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189502012-01-03T05:40:00+08:00Tourists from mainland China will from now on be allowed to visit Taiwan for the express purpose of 18951http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189512012-01-03T05:40:00+08:00Several of Taiwan’s celebrity artists and intellectuals called on the ROC government Jan. 2 to prote18952http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189522012-01-03T05:40:00+08:00A total of 18.09 million voters have been registered for the Jan. 14 presidential and legislative el18953http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189532012-01-03T05:40:00+08:0018954http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189542012-01-03T05:40:00+08:0018945http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189452012-01-02T05:40:00+08:0018946http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189462012-01-02T05:40:00+08:0018947http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189472012-01-02T05:40:00+08:00Nuclear safety was the most pressing issue for people in Taiwan during 2011, according to a survey r18948http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189482012-01-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan successfully set a new world record Dec. 31, 2011, with a cycling event featuring over 70,00018949http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189492012-01-02T05:40:00+08:00The government of Chile has decided to waive visa application fees for Taiwan travelers to the South18943http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189432012-01-01T05:40:00+08:0018944http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189442012-01-01T05:40:00+08:0018941http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189412011-12-31T05:40:00+08:0018942http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189422011-12-31T05:40:00+08:0018933http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189332011-12-30T05:40:00+08:00ROC Government Information Office launched Taiwan Comicnet Dec. 29, a website dedicated to promoting18934http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189342011-12-30T05:40:00+08:00Grass Mountain Chateau, the first residence of former ROC President Chiang Kai-shek when he came to 18935http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189352011-12-30T05:40:00+08:00More than 40 Tao Orchid Islanders staged a protest Dec. 30 in Taipei, calling on the ROC Government 18936http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189362011-12-30T05:40:00+08:0018937http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189372011-12-30T05:40:00+08:00The total area of verified organic farmland in Taiwan now amounts to 5,002 hectares, thereby achievi18938http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189382011-12-30T05:40:00+08:0018939http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189392011-12-30T05:40:00+08:00Government officials from Taiwan and Hong Kong signed an aviation pact between the two sides for the18940http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189402011-12-30T05:40:00+08:00On the night of Aug. 8, 2009, as numerous families got together to celebrate Father’s Day in Taiwan,18928http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189282011-12-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s exports to mainland China for the first 11 months of 2011 were US$114.16 billion, an increa18929http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189292011-12-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan set an all-time record for the annual number of foreign travelers when it welcomed its 6 mill18930http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189302011-12-29T05:40:00+08:0018931http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189312011-12-29T05:40:00+08:0018932http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189322011-12-29T05:40:00+08:00Authors and publishers from Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China gathered together at a three-day fo18923http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189232011-12-28T05:40:00+08:00The 2012 Lantern Festival will feature a dragon-motif lantern 20 meters in height and 40 metric tons18924http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189242011-12-28T05:40:00+08:00A record-setting event featuring over 110,000 cyclists will mark the end of 2011, celebrating Taiwan18925http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189252011-12-28T05:40:00+08:00Amis and human rights activists called on the ROC government to abolish the Assembly and Parade Act 18926http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189262011-12-28T05:40:00+08:0018927http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189272011-12-28T05:40:00+08:0018917http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189172011-12-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s success in developing students with creativity and academic excellence is solid proof that 18918http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189182011-12-27T05:40:00+08:00Serious biological and economic implications lay in store for Taiwan if overfishing is permitted to 18919http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189192011-12-27T05:40:00+08:0018920http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189202011-12-27T05:40:00+08:0018921http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189212011-12-27T05:40:00+08:00The newly established Macau and Hong Kong representative offices in Taiwan will formally begin opera18922http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189222011-12-27T05:40:00+08:00The National Science Council reaffirmed its multipronged strategy aimed at boosting Taiwan’s network18913http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189132011-12-26T05:40:00+08:00A bicycle path forming a loop around Taipei City came into use Dec. 24, giving cycling enthusiasts a18914http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189142011-12-26T05:40:00+08:00Amis aboriginals in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County staged their biggest protest in 20 years Dec. 2318915http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189152011-12-26T05:40:00+08:0018916http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189162011-12-26T05:40:00+08:0018912http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189122011-12-25T05:40:00+08:0018910http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189102011-12-24T05:40:00+08:0018911http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189112011-12-24T05:40:00+08:0018905http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189052011-12-23T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government will strengthen efforts to promote broadband Internet access, 4G Internet install18906http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189062011-12-23T05:40:00+08:0018907http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189072011-12-23T05:40:00+08:0018908http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189082011-12-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s unemployment rate dropped by 0.02 percentage points month on month to stand at 4.48 percent18909http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189092011-12-23T05:40:00+08:00A program that prepares families in Taiwan for the challenges of hosting international students has 18901http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189012011-12-22T05:40:00+08:0018902http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189022011-12-22T05:40:00+08:0018903http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189032011-12-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will donate 4,300 tons of rice to Kenya as part of famine relief efforts, according to the Ta18904http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189042011-12-22T05:40:00+08:00Music fans will be able to view the Vienna New Year’s Concert Jan. 1, 2012, live via telecast at fou18896http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188962011-12-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan world No.1 female golfer Yani Tseng was named female athlete of the year Dec. 20 by Alabama-h18897http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188972011-12-21T05:40:00+08:00Three internationally renowned novelists—Norwegian Jo Nesbo, American Brandon Sanderson and France’s18898http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188982011-12-21T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government will continue with efforts to build the No. 4 Longmen nuclear power plant in New 18899http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&ppost=188992011-12-21T05:40:00+08:0018900http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=189002011-12-21T05:40:00+08:0018890http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188902011-12-20T05:40:00+08:00Three backpacker teams from Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia, winners of the Government Information18891http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188912011-12-20T05:40:00+08:0018892http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188922011-12-20T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Dec. 19 that it has expressed its condolences to the Manila Eco18893http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188932011-12-20T05:40:00+08:00With Taiwan’s Atomic Energy Council reviewing a Taiwan Power Co. safety report on the nation’s No. 418894http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188942011-12-20T05:40:00+08:0018895http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188952011-12-20T05:40:00+08:00The strong northeast monsoon winds that the Penghu Islands experience during the winter make the off18887http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188872011-12-19T05:40:00+08:00Four local law professors and attorneys announced the establishment of the Taiwan Innocence Project 18888http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188882011-12-19T05:40:00+08:00A 9-meter-tall stainless steel tree sculpture honoring the devotion of exceptional immigrants was do18889http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188892011-12-19T05:40:00+08:00In preparation for the switch to digital television signal transmission across Taiwan slated for Jul18884http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188842011-12-18T05:40:00+08:00In many parts of the world, working holidays provide people with the opportunity to supplement their18886http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188862011-12-18T05:40:00+08:0018885http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188852011-12-17T05:40:00+08:0018881http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188812011-12-16T05:40:00+08:00The Government Information Office launched a website Dec. 15 celebrating one hundred years of friend18882http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188822011-12-16T05:40:00+08:0018883http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188832011-12-16T05:40:00+08:0018876http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188762011-12-15T05:40:00+08:0018877http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188772011-12-15T05:40:00+08:0018878http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188782011-12-15T05:40:00+08:00The Tao indigenous group of Orchid Island will soon reach an agreement with National Taiwan Universi18879http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188792011-12-15T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs said Dec. 14 that in response to European Union environmental r18880http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188802011-12-15T05:40:00+08:00Maria Rosario Razzeto Tasso, a Peruvian woman who has elephantiasis, expressed her gratitude to Taiw18872http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188722011-12-14T05:40:00+08:0018873http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188732011-12-14T05:40:00+08:0018874http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188742011-12-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s lawmakers passed controversial amendments to the Land Expropriation Act Dec. 13 intended to18875http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188752011-12-14T05:40:00+08:00Bureau of Foreign Trade Director-General Cho Shih-chao said Dec. 13 that despite ongoing global econ18866http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188662011-12-13T05:40:00+08:00More than three-quarters of the general public support quick passage of a set of five draft bills an18867http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188672011-12-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan enacted a new law Dec. 13 allowing related family cases such as divorce, c18868http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188682011-12-13T05:40:00+08:0018869http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188692011-12-13T05:40:00+08:00Photography teams from Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia have each won prize awards worth NT$100,00018870http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188702011-12-13T05:40:00+08:0018871http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188712011-12-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan scientists began installation work in Antarctica earlier this month on the first of 37 antenn18861http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188612011-12-12T05:40:00+08:00The U.S. nongovernmental organization Boat People SOS was honored with the 2011 Asia Democracy and H18862http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188622011-12-12T05:40:00+08:00The Preparatory Office of the National Human Rights Museum was launched Dec. 10, Human Rights Day, a18863http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188632011-12-12T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Administration said Dec. 11 that although Taiwan is not a member of the18864http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188642011-12-12T05:40:00+08:0018865http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188652011-12-12T05:40:00+08:0018859http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188592011-12-11T05:40:00+08:0018860http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188602011-12-11T05:40:00+08:0018858http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188582011-12-10T05:40:00+08:0018855http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188552011-12-09T05:40:00+08:0018856http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188562011-12-09T05:40:00+08:0018857http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188572011-12-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s efforts in cutting carbon emissions have received recognition by international experts at t18849http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188492011-12-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will be the Asian theme exhibitor at the 2012 Festival International de la Bande Dessinee d’A18850http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188502011-12-08T05:40:00+08:00The Preparatory Office of the National Human Rights Museum released a collection of correspondence b18851http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188512011-12-08T05:40:00+08:00The Central Election Commission confirmed Dec. 7 that all three pairs of candidates registered for n18852http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188522011-12-08T05:40:00+08:0018853http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188532011-12-08T05:40:00+08:0018854http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188542011-12-08T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan medical travel application designed by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITR18845http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188452011-12-07T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Council for Cultural Affairs honored Menno Goedhart, former Netherlands representative to Ta18846http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188462011-12-07T05:40:00+08:0018847http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188472011-12-07T05:40:00+08:0018848http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188482011-12-07T05:40:00+08:00State-run CPC Corporation, Taiwan signed a 21-year agreement with Qatar’s Ras Laffan Liquefied Natur18839http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188392011-12-06T05:40:00+08:00An alliance of local aboriginal groups held a news conference in Taipei Dec. 5 warning against the p18840http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188402011-12-06T05:40:00+08:0018841http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188412011-12-06T05:40:00+08:00A University of California, Berkeley research team co-led by Taiwan-born cosmologist and astrophysic18842http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188422011-12-06T05:40:00+08:0018843http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188432011-12-06T05:40:00+08:00Recent visits by top Ministry of Education officials to Vietnam, Russia and Swaziland have helped re18844http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188442011-12-06T05:40:00+08:00The Council of Cultural Affairs said Dec. 5 that it has chosen a design made entirely of corrugated 18834http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188342011-12-05T05:40:00+08:00Local children’s theater troupe the Paper Windmill wrapped up its five-year project bringing the fun18835http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188352011-12-05T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan External Trade Development Council-organized trade delegation seeking to develop emerging m18836http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188362011-12-05T05:40:00+08:00E-gates are set to be officially launched at Taiwan’s three main airports Jan. 1, 2012, helping to s18837http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188372011-12-05T05:40:00+08:0018838http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188382011-12-05T05:40:00+08:0018831http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188312011-12-04T05:40:00+08:00In 2010, 369,669 civil servants were in the employ of the Republic of China. These government employ18833http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188332011-12-04T05:40:00+08:0018832http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188322011-12-03T05:40:00+08:0018827http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188272011-12-02T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou attended the groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 1 for a cloud-computing technology 18828http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188282011-12-02T05:40:00+08:00The Taichung-based National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts is collaborating with the Art Museum Bonn, Ge18829http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188292011-12-02T05:40:00+08:0018830http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188302011-12-02T05:40:00+08:0018820http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188202011-12-01T05:40:00+08:00For scholars working on Taiwanese studies, turning the pages of musty journals and photocopying hard18821http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188212011-12-01T05:40:00+08:0018822http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188222011-12-01T05:40:00+08:0018823http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188232011-12-01T05:40:00+08:00Long-term foreign residents of Taiwan who qualify for the Mackay Program are now eligible for long-t18824http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188242011-12-01T05:40:00+08:00Representatives of the indigenous Tao people from Orchid Island held a news conference in Taipei Nov18825http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188252011-12-01T05:40:00+08:00The 36th Taiwan-Japan Economic and Trade Conference is slated for Tokyo Dec. 7-8, the Ministry of Fo18826http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188262011-12-01T05:40:00+08:00A project to improve the efficiency of the desalination plant on Dongsha Island, located 444 kilomet18814http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188142011-11-30T05:40:00+08:00All villagers from the indigenous Rukai community of Ali in the southern Taiwan county of Pingtung r18815http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188152011-11-30T05:40:00+08:00Smartphone maker HTC Corp. heads the list in the first annual ranking of Taiwan’s top 20 innovative 18816http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188162011-11-30T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Government will provide long-term care services to foreign seniors who qualify for the M18817http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188172011-11-30T05:40:00+08:0018818http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188182011-11-30T05:40:00+08:0018819http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188192011-11-30T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Government Information Office launched a food culture website Nov. 30 to promote traditional18809http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188092011-11-29T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica researchers have recently successfully derived Pompe disease-induced pluripotent ste18810http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188102011-11-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan should help fledgling mainland Chinese nongovernmental organizations use the Internet to play18811http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188112011-11-29T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City was named one of the top budget travel destinations for 2012 by U.S.-based Fox News Netw18812http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188122011-11-29T05:40:00+08:0018813http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188132011-11-29T05:40:00+08:0018804http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188042011-11-28T05:40:00+08:0018805http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188052011-11-28T05:40:00+08:0018806http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188062011-11-28T05:40:00+08:00“Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” an epic film by renowned Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng, em18807http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188072011-11-28T05:40:00+08:00Several civic groups staged a protest Nov. 27 in Taipei calling on policymakers to help support unpa18808http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188082011-11-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Wei Chen-yang defeated Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Mamayev 7-5 in the final match to win gold in18803http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188032011-11-27T05:40:00+08:0018798http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187982011-11-26T05:40:00+08:00Bird-watching contests, in which teams of enthusiasts compete to sight the greatest number of specie18799http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187992011-11-26T05:40:00+08:00From the empty reaches of the Sahara Desert to fantastic aurora over the Norwegian city of Tromso, f18801http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188012011-11-26T05:40:00+08:0018802http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188022011-11-26T05:40:00+08:0018794http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187942011-11-25T05:40:00+08:0018795http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187952011-11-25T05:40:00+08:0018796http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187962011-11-25T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau said Nov. 24 that it has revised its target for the total number of international18797http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187972011-11-25T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-bin is scheduled to depart for Belgium Nov. 26 to make a case before the 18800http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=188002011-11-25T05:40:00+08:00Legal revisions to allow the consent of organ donors to be recorded on their National Health Insuran18787http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187872011-11-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan workers are set to receive greater protection under a proposed amendment to the country’s Lab18788http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187882011-11-24T05:40:00+08:0018789http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187892011-11-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will send 10,000 Mandarin teachers to India over the next five years to help meet the enormou18790http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187902011-11-24T05:40:00+08:0018791http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187912011-11-24T05:40:00+08:00ROC Minister of Foreign Affairs Timothy Chin-tien Yang met with a Taiwanese woman alleged to be a vi18792http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187922011-11-24T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium donated, on behalf of the ROC government, 19218793http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187932011-11-24T05:40:00+08:00The National Science Council’s Department of International Cooperation and Kyoto University’s Disast18782http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187822011-11-23T05:40:00+08:0018783http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187832011-11-23T05:40:00+08:0018784http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187842011-11-23T05:40:00+08:00The Legislative Yuan ratified a Taiwan-Japan investment agreement Nov. 22. The pact, signed in late 18785http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187852011-11-23T05:40:00+08:00Four Academia Sinica academicians were named new members of the Academy of Sciences for the Developi18786http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187862011-11-23T05:40:00+08:00Pingtung County Magistrate Tsao Chi-hung met with several environmentalists Nov. 22 in Taipei to dis18777http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187772011-11-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan would come in 22nd on the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index and 18778http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187782011-11-22T05:40:00+08:00Despite slowing global economic growth, the Taiwan textile industry’s total production in the third 18779http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187792011-11-22T05:40:00+08:00A series of low-carbon city forums organized by the Environmental Protection Administration are bein18780http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187802011-11-22T05:40:00+08:0018781http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187812011-11-22T05:40:00+08:0018771http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187712011-11-21T05:40:00+08:00The number of foreign laborers in Taiwan exceeded 420,000 as of the end of October, marking a record18772http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187722011-11-21T05:40:00+08:0018773http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187732011-11-21T05:40:00+08:0018774http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187742011-11-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is hosting the 2011 APEC Workshop on Collaboration on the Promotion of Indigenous Vegetables 18775http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187752011-11-21T05:40:00+08:00The 10th Asia-Pacific Nongovernmental Organizations’ Environmental Conference opened in Taipei Nov. 18776http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187762011-11-21T05:40:00+08:00Volunteers from South Africa’s Zulu tribe were commended by the Taiwan-based Buddhist Compassion Rel18769http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187692011-11-20T05:40:00+08:0018770http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187702011-11-20T05:40:00+08:0018762http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187622011-11-19T05:40:00+08:00Guide dogs began to be systematically trained to provide assistance to the visually impaired during 18767http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187672011-11-19T05:40:00+08:0018768http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187682011-11-19T05:40:00+08:0018763http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187632011-11-18T05:40:00+08:0018764http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187642011-11-18T05:40:00+08:0018765http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187652011-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica academicians Wu Cheng-wen and Wu Maw-kuen were named winners of the 6th Presidential18766http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187662011-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan publishers and book lovers gathered Nov. 17 in Taipei to celebrate 44-year-old Chih Wen Publi18755http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187552011-11-17T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health’s Bureau of Health Promotion and Taipei-based Hope Cultural and Educational18756http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187562011-11-17T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau has teamed up with EVA Airways Corp. for a marketing campaign to promote Taiwan i18757http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187572011-11-17T05:40:00+08:00The ROC National Immigration Agency staged a Border Management Seminar Nov. 16 in Taoyuan, gathering18758http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187582011-11-17T05:40:00+08:0018759http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187592011-11-17T05:40:00+08:0018760http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187602011-11-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s representative to Israel, Chang Liang-jen, signed two cooperative memorandums of understand18761http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187612011-11-17T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition on the indigenous Ketagalan culture will open in Taipei City Nov. 19, aiming to educat18751http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187512011-11-16T05:40:00+08:00The Legislative Yuan ratified an extradition treaty with the Marshall Islands Nov. 15. The treaty al18752http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187522011-11-16T05:40:00+08:00The number of international tourists to Taiwan hit a record high of 4.29 million in the first nine m18753http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187532011-11-16T05:40:00+08:0018754http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187542011-11-16T05:40:00+08:0018744http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187442011-11-15T05:40:00+08:00The Legislature’s Internal Administration Committee is reviewing Cabinet-proposed amendments making 18745http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187452011-11-15T05:40:00+08:0018746http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187462011-11-15T05:40:00+08:0018747http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187472011-11-15T05:40:00+08:00The first batch of flood-relief supplies donated by the ROC is scheduled to arrive in Thailand this 18748http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187482011-11-15T05:40:00+08:00A research team at National Taiwan Ocean University has developed the country’s first submerged tida18749http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187492011-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will make a strong effort during the 2012 London Olympics to promote itself as an ideal touri18750http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187502011-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first underwater seismic and sea surge monitoring system has been successfully installed, a18739http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187392011-11-14T05:40:00+08:00The Legislative Yuan passed an amendment bill Nov. 11 prohibiting print media, computer game makers 18740http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187402011-11-14T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan delegation’s 58 entries in the Croatian Salon of Innovations trade fair and exhibition in18741http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187412011-11-14T05:40:00+08:0018742http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187422011-11-14T05:40:00+08:00The emergency planning zones for Taiwan’s three nuclear power plants have been expanded to extend 8 18743http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187432011-11-14T05:40:00+08:0018737http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187372011-11-12T05:40:00+08:0018738http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187382011-11-12T05:40:00+08:0018732http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187322011-11-11T05:40:00+08:00The Sixth Digital Art Festival Taipei opened Nov. 11, continuing the capital city’s efforts to promo18733http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187332011-11-11T05:40:00+08:00The Executive Yuan passed a draft cultural basic law Nov. 10 that would serve as a comprehensive fra18734http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187342011-11-11T05:40:00+08:0018735http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187352011-11-11T05:40:00+08:0018736http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187362011-11-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Railways Administration Neiwan Line resumed full operations Nov. 11 in Hsinchu County amid cl18726http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187262011-11-10T05:40:00+08:00ROC first lady Chow Mei-ching attended the opening night of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s U.K. tour in 18727http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187272011-11-10T05:40:00+08:00The Indigenous Peoples Cultural Foundation will show 13 movies by aboriginal filmmakers at impromptu18728http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187282011-11-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s annual average temperature could increase 2 to 3 degrees Celsius by the end of the 21st cen18729http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187292011-11-10T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Culture Center in Paris has arranged for 10 members of the Taipei-based Open–Contemporary18730http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187302011-11-10T05:40:00+08:0018731http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187312011-11-10T05:40:00+08:0018720http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187202011-11-09T05:40:00+08:0018721http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187212011-11-09T05:40:00+08:0018722http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187222011-11-09T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Legislature passed the Indoor Air Quality Management Act Nov. 8, making Taiwan the second co18723http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187232011-11-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will be the Asian theme exhibitor at the 2012 Festival International de la Bande Dessinee d’A18724http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187242011-11-09T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition on the development of anthropology in Taiwan will open at the National Taiwan Museum N18725http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187252011-11-09T05:40:00+08:00The government has decided to donate an additional US$1 million to the Thai government to help it wi18715http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187152011-11-08T05:40:00+08:00The Berlin Philharmonic has agreed to allow live transmission of the two performances it is schedule18716http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187162011-11-08T05:40:00+08:0018717http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187172011-11-08T05:40:00+08:0018718http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187182011-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s consumer price index for October reached 107.76, up 1.22 percent from a year earlier, the D18719http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187192011-11-08T05:40:00+08:00The architectural firm of Taiwan’s Hsieh Ying-chun and that of Japanese architect Norihiko Dan were 18709http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187092011-11-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan emerged as the big winner at the 2011 International Warsaw Invention Show held Nov. 3 to 5 in18710http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187102011-11-07T05:40:00+08:00A memorial commemorating late Justice Minister Chen Ding-nan (1943-2006) opened in Yilan County Nov.18711http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187112011-11-07T05:40:00+08:00The Penghu Marine Biology Research Center announced Nov. 7 that a process it developed has been used18712http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187122011-11-07T05:40:00+08:0018713http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187132011-11-07T05:40:00+08:00An amendment to Article 80 of the Social Order Maintenance Act that legalizes prostitution within re18714http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187142011-11-07T05:40:00+08:0018701http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187012011-11-05T05:40:00+08:00At a small eatery in New Taipei City’s Xizhi District, Chen Ying-huey is busy serving patrons her sp18706http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187062011-11-05T05:40:00+08:00Deep within Qionglin Township, Hsinchu County, there is a winding road filled with the sound of chir18707http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187072011-11-05T05:40:00+08:0018708http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187082011-11-05T05:40:00+08:0018702http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187022011-11-04T05:40:00+08:00Representatives of the ethnic Siraya, the most powerful group among Taiwan’s plains aborigines, bega18703http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187032011-11-04T05:40:00+08:00The latest population census indicates that there are now more females than males in Taiwan, accordi18704http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187042011-11-04T05:40:00+08:00In a letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet18705http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187052011-11-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first combined renewable biohydrogen workshop and hydrogen filling station was launched at 18697http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186972011-11-03T05:40:00+08:0018698http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186982011-11-03T05:40:00+08:0018699http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186992011-11-03T05:40:00+08:00The latest public opinion poll shows that 71.3 percent of Taiwan citizens support the cross-strait n18700http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=187002011-11-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has established an effective system of disaster prevention and relief integrating the capabil18693http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186932011-11-02T05:40:00+08:00A total of NT$228.8 billion (US$7.6 billion), or 56 percent of the NT$396.1 billion allocated in 20118694http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186942011-11-02T05:40:00+08:00Tainan City’s Jinhua Ward, the World Games Main Stadium in Kaohsiung City and Lanyang Museum of Yila18695http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186952011-11-02T05:40:00+08:0018696http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186962011-11-02T05:40:00+08:0018688http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186882011-11-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has been chosen as one of the top 10 best countries to visit in 2012 by world-famous guideboo18689http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186892011-11-01T05:40:00+08:00Environmental hormones—chemicals that enter the body and mimic hormones—in Taiwan’s rivers pose seri18690http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186902011-11-01T05:40:00+08:0018691http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186912011-11-01T05:40:00+08:0018692http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186922011-11-01T05:40:00+08:00Former Department of Health Minister Yaung Chih-liang is heading a delegation to the American Public18682http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186822011-10-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won the team championship Oct. 30 at the iENA International Trade Fair in Nuremberg, Germany,18683http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186832011-10-31T05:40:00+08:00How to preserve tradition amid the influence of media and tourism was the main subject for discussio18684http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186842011-10-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Yani Tseng shot a 16-under 200 over three rounds to win the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in mai18685http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186852011-10-31T05:40:00+08:00A team of select U.S. Major League Baseball players arrived in Taiwan Oct. 30 ahead of five exhibiti18686http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186862011-10-31T05:40:00+08:0018687http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186872011-10-31T05:40:00+08:0018673http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186732011-10-30T05:40:00+08:00Women have long been considered second-class citizens in many societies, especially in those where t18680http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186802011-10-30T05:40:00+08:0018681http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186812011-10-30T05:40:00+08:0018678http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186782011-10-29T05:40:00+08:0018679http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186792011-10-29T05:40:00+08:0018674http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186742011-10-28T05:40:00+08:00Environmental advocates and nongovernmental organizations in Taiwan called on people to vote for Yus18675http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186752011-10-28T05:40:00+08:00The Executive Yuan approved a revision to the Labor Pension Act Oct. 27 that would expand the scope 18676http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186762011-10-28T05:40:00+08:0018677http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186772011-10-28T05:40:00+08:0018667http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186672011-10-27T05:40:00+08:00Zhushan Line of the Alishan Forest Railway restarted full services Oct. 27 following nearly half a y18668http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186682011-10-27T05:40:00+08:0018669http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186692011-10-27T05:40:00+08:00The three-day 2011 International Design Alliance Congress, the first of its kind since the IDA was e18670http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186702011-10-27T05:40:00+08:0018671http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186712011-10-27T05:40:00+08:00National Central University researchers have discovered that the many mud diapirs, or “mud volcanoes18672http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186722011-10-27T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Justice released Oct. 26 a set of guidelines on how to enforce and carry out the Per18661http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186612011-10-26T05:40:00+08:0018662http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186622011-10-26T05:40:00+08:0018663http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186632011-10-26T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada signed a cooperative memorandum of understanding o18664http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186642011-10-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has succeeded in leading eight of the first 112 projects to use the Atacama Large Millimeter/18665http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186652011-10-26T05:40:00+08:00An aboriginal ritual performed annually by Taiwan’s Tsou tribe was certified Oct. 25 by the Council 18666http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186662011-10-26T05:40:00+08:00The Legislature passed an amendment to the Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act Oct. 25, giving autho18656http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186562011-10-25T05:40:00+08:0018657http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186572011-10-25T05:40:00+08:0018658http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186582011-10-25T05:40:00+08:00The National Museum of Taiwan History will hold its grand opening in Tainan City Oct. 29, following 18659http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186592011-10-25T05:40:00+08:00National Pingtung University of Science and Technology unveiled its new Center for Austronesian Medi18660http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186602011-10-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Go prodigy Hsieh Yi-min defeated her Japanese opponent Chiaki Mukai 3-1 in the final round 18651http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186512011-10-24T05:40:00+08:00Average life expectancy in Taiwan reached a record high of 79.18 years in 2010, up 0.18 years from 218652http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186522011-10-24T05:40:00+08:00World No. 1 female golfer Yani Tseng of Taiwan captured her seventh Ladies Professional Golf Associa18653http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186532011-10-24T05:40:00+08:00Two new exhibition centers opened Oct. 22 at the month-long 2011 Taipei World Design Expo, further e18654http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186542011-10-24T05:40:00+08:0018655http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186552011-10-24T05:40:00+08:0018645http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186452011-10-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan has undergone several institutional changes since 1999, from authoritarian18646http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186462011-10-23T05:40:00+08:00Every National Day, 56 motorcycles and their riders rumble past the Presidential Office, leading a p18649http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186492011-10-23T05:40:00+08:0018650http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186502011-10-23T05:40:00+08:0018647http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186472011-10-22T05:40:00+08:0018648http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186482011-10-22T05:40:00+08:0018640http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186402011-10-21T05:40:00+08:00Three indie rock bands from Taiwan took part in the annual College Music Journal Music Marathon in N18641http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186412011-10-21T05:40:00+08:0018642http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186422011-10-21T05:40:00+08:0018643http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186432011-10-21T05:40:00+08:00The number of overseas Chinese and foreign investment projects in Taiwan approved between January an18644http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186442011-10-21T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration releaseda documentary film Oct. 20 on thre18636http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186362011-10-20T05:40:00+08:00Under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which is part of U.S. efforts to combat tax evasion by18637http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186372011-10-20T05:40:00+08:00The Liudui Hakka Cultural Park in Neipu Township in the southern county of Pingtung, the first natio18638http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186382011-10-20T05:40:00+08:0018639http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186392011-10-20T05:40:00+08:0018632http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186322011-10-19T05:40:00+08:00The Government Information Office launched an Internet competition for foreigners promoting Taiwan a18633http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186332011-10-19T05:40:00+08:00World No. 1 women’s golfer Yani Tseng said Oct. 18 that she hopes to win Taiwan’s first ever LPGA to18634http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186342011-10-19T05:40:00+08:0018635http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186352011-10-19T05:40:00+08:0018627http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186272011-10-18T05:40:00+08:00A total of 1,332 establishments around Taiwan have been awarded the English Services Emblem this yea18628http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186282011-10-18T05:40:00+08:0018629http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186292011-10-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan's newest volcano observatory began monitoring operations Oct. 17 in Yangmingshan National Par18630http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186302011-10-18T05:40:00+08:00Representatives from Taiwan’s Chunghwa Chungshan Media Corp. and Japan’s TV Tokyo Corp. and Shirogum18631http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186312011-10-18T05:40:00+08:0018624http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186242011-10-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese golfer Yani Tseng shot a 6-under-par 65 in the final round of the Sime Darby LPGA tourname18625http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186252011-10-17T05:40:00+08:0018626http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186262011-10-17T05:40:00+08:0018622http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186222011-10-16T05:40:00+08:0018623http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186232011-10-16T05:40:00+08:0018617http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186172011-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s economic well-being hinges on the business climate of its major trading partners. And as Eu18620http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186202011-10-15T05:40:00+08:0018621http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186212011-10-15T05:40:00+08:0018616http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186162011-10-14T05:40:00+08:00National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu City will become a greener campus following the inauguratio18618http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186182011-10-14T05:40:00+08:0018619http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186192011-10-14T05:40:00+08:00Designer and innovator Arthur Huang called on Internet users in Taiwan and around the world to vote 18612http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186122011-10-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s carbon dioxide emission level per capita has declined slightly, from 11.53 metric tons per 18613http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186132011-10-13T05:40:00+08:00The world will be able to know more about Chinese culture with unique Taiwanese features once the Ho18614http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186142011-10-13T05:40:00+08:0018615http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186152011-10-13T05:40:00+08:0018609http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186092011-10-12T05:40:00+08:00ROC first lady Chow Mei-ching Oct. 14 will inaugurate the New York branch of Taiwan Academy, an inst18610http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186102011-10-12T05:40:00+08:0018611http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186112011-10-12T05:40:00+08:0018604http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186042011-10-11T05:40:00+08:00A total of 140 Taiwanese publishers will attend Germany’s 2011 Frankfurt Book Fair under the theme “18605http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186052011-10-11T05:40:00+08:00The number of births in Taiwan between January and September 2011 totaled 142,435, marking an increa18606http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186062011-10-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based artist Chiu Row-long won the award for best drawing in the single-edition category for 18607http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186072011-10-11T05:40:00+08:0018608http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186082011-10-11T05:40:00+08:0018603http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186032011-10-10T05:40:00+08:0018601http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186012011-10-09T05:40:00+08:0018602http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186022011-10-09T05:40:00+08:0018600http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=186002011-10-08T05:40:00+08:0018594http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185942011-10-07T05:40:00+08:00The National Palace Museum Southern Branch in Chiayi County will open to the public in 2015 as part 18595http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185952011-10-07T05:40:00+08:0018596http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185962011-10-07T05:40:00+08:00The Executive Yuan’s Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council unveiled a new travel guide Oct. 618597http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185972011-10-07T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan wetland and park design master plan has won a professional award from the American Society 18598http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185982011-10-07T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Exhibition of Potential World Heritage Sites in Taiwan opened at the Taichung Creative and 18599http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185992011-10-07T05:40:00+08:0018592http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185922011-10-06T05:40:00+08:00The Taitung County Government announced Oct. 5 that it will enact a law on the management of the are18593http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185932011-10-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will be a theme exhibitor at the 35th Chambery Savoie Festival International de la Bande Dess18586http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185862011-10-05T05:40:00+08:00“Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” a film by well-known director Wei Te-sheng, was nominated Oc18587http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185872011-10-05T05:40:00+08:0018588http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185882011-10-05T05:40:00+08:0018589http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185892011-10-05T05:40:00+08:00A trade delegation to Southeast Asia organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAI18590http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185902011-10-05T05:40:00+08:00“Moving Garden,” an interactive art installation by internationally renowned Taiwanese artist Lee Mi18591http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185912011-10-05T05:40:00+08:00Shu Chien, an academician of Taiwan’s top research body Academia Sinica, will be one of seven scient18581http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185812011-10-04T05:40:00+08:00“A Century of Elegance,” a book presenting the highlights of ROC history to celebrate the nation’s c18582http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185822011-10-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will host the annual conference of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors in 18583http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185832011-10-04T05:40:00+08:0018584http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185842011-10-04T05:40:00+08:0018585http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185852011-10-04T05:40:00+08:00A Panama-registered gravel ship ran aground off Keelung Port in northeastern Taiwan early morning Oc18577http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185772011-10-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Indigenous Television Service will launch a series of science-education animations Oct. 3 bas18578http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185782011-10-03T05:40:00+08:00The BBC is set to air a series of news features on Taiwan beginning Oct. 3 during the week leading u18579http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185792011-10-03T05:40:00+08:00The National Palace Museum in Taipei City held an opening ceremony Oct. 2 for “Emperor Kangxi and th18580http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185802011-10-03T05:40:00+08:0018575http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185752011-10-02T05:40:00+08:0018576http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185762011-10-02T05:40:00+08:0018573http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185732011-10-01T05:40:00+08:0018574http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185742011-10-01T05:40:00+08:0018566http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185662011-09-30T05:40:00+08:00Five Taiwanese films have been nominated for awards at South Korea’s 2011 Busan International Film F18567http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185672011-09-30T05:40:00+08:00Alternative, nonpopular sounds from Taiwan and abroad are set to enliven the world music scene in Ta18568http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185682011-09-30T05:40:00+08:00The government’s Dawning Green Energy Industry Program is geared to achieve production of NT$1.16 tr18569http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185692011-09-30T05:40:00+08:00The San Antonio Museum of Art will launch an exhibition Oct. 1 titled “5,000 Years of Chinese Jade,”18570http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185702011-09-30T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei World Design Expo, featuring more than 6,000 works by over 1,200 designers from 34 countr18571http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185712011-09-30T05:40:00+08:0018572http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185722011-09-30T05:40:00+08:0018561http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185612011-09-29T05:40:00+08:00An English as well as a smartphone version of Taiwanpedia is now available to the general public, ac18562http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185622011-09-29T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica’s 2011 Life Science Technology Conference held in Taipei Sept. 28 introduced the ins18563http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185632011-09-29T05:40:00+08:00Foreign and overseas Chinese investment in Taiwan has been strong despite the recent slowdown in glo18564http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185642011-09-29T05:40:00+08:0018565http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185652011-09-29T05:40:00+08:0018555http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185552011-09-28T05:40:00+08:00Free wireless Internet services will be available at public locations around Taiwan via more than 2,18556http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185562011-09-28T05:40:00+08:0018557http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185572011-09-28T05:40:00+08:00Dance and music troupes from several Asian countries will take central stage at the 2011 Asia-Pacifi18558http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185582011-09-28T05:40:00+08:0018559http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185592011-09-28T05:40:00+08:00A three-part documentary on Taiwan, made jointly by the Discovery Channel and the Government Informa18560http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185602011-09-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan ranked 13th globally in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest information technology indus18548http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185482011-09-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is the only nation in the Asia-Pacific region that provides parental leave for both parents, 18549http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185492011-09-27T05:40:00+08:00A device that helps perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and a multifunctional cane have won premiu18550http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185502011-09-27T05:40:00+08:00The National Science Council will host the Innovative Technologies Pavilion at the upcoming 2011 Tai18551http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185512011-09-27T05:40:00+08:00The premiere screening of a new Discovery Channel documentary entitled “Taiwan 100—A Century of Eleg18552http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185522011-09-27T05:40:00+08:00Local academics urged the government Sept. 26 to reconsider a highway construction project that thre18553http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185532011-09-27T05:40:00+08:0018554http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185542011-09-27T05:40:00+08:0018544http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185442011-09-26T05:40:00+08:00A tax agreement signed between Taiwan and Slovakia in early August took effect Sept. 24. The pact, c18545http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185452011-09-26T05:40:00+08:00Fallow rice paddies in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County have been revived as a result of collaborativ18546http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185462011-09-26T05:40:00+08:0018547http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185472011-09-26T05:40:00+08:0018531http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185312011-09-25T05:40:00+08:00Tasked with overseeing Taiwan’s public construction programs, which usually amount to over NT$500 bi18532http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185322011-09-25T05:40:00+08:00On a sultry Monday afternoon when people were bustling in and out the air-conditioned Da-an metro st18542http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185422011-09-25T05:40:00+08:0018543http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185432011-09-25T05:40:00+08:0018539http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185392011-09-24T05:40:00+08:00In the 1970 U.S. No. 1 hit “War,” Motown soul singer Edwin Starr famously asked “What is it good for18540http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185402011-09-24T05:40:00+08:0018541http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185412011-09-24T05:40:00+08:0018533http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185332011-09-23T05:40:00+08:00The Kaohsiung City Government announced the inking of an agreement with New Zealand-based Huhu Studi18534http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185342011-09-23T05:40:00+08:0018535http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185352011-09-23T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei municipal government and Discovery Channel are jointly promoting a “Spotlight on Taiwan” 18536http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185362011-09-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is making good progress in developing electric vehicles, with France and the Philippines plan18537http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185372011-09-23T05:40:00+08:00An exhibit featuring 100 specially chosen artifacts, calligraphy works and paintings will be on disp18538http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185382011-09-23T05:40:00+08:0018525http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185252011-09-22T05:40:00+08:00Twelve years ago, Yeh Si-cen suffered second and third degree burns on 80 percent of her body in a g18526http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185262011-09-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese suspense thriller “Make Up” and the youth romance drama “You Are the Apple of My Eye” have18527http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185272011-09-22T05:40:00+08:00The three-day 2011 Taipei TV Festival opened Sept. 21, attracting more than 600 production professio18528http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185282011-09-22T05:40:00+08:00Four design concepts by students at National Taipei University of Technology have captured Germany’s18529http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185292011-09-22T05:40:00+08:00A noodle box that's only 1.5 cm thick? 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People call 18501http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185012011-09-16T05:40:00+08:00The Paper Dome in Puli Township of Nantou County is a building made entirely of paper tubes. Coupled18502http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185022011-09-16T05:40:00+08:00The International Press Institute World Congress 2011 will take place in Taipei Sept. 25 to 27, mark18503http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=185032011-09-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s outlying island of Kinmen has won the right to host the 28th Asian International Art Exhibi18494http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184942011-09-15T05:40:00+08:00The New Taipei City Tourism Bureau has published a new guidebook entitled “New Taipei City ALL In Fu18495http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184952011-09-15T05:40:00+08:00In a survey of the 10 most popular Thai foods among the public in Taiwan, ranking first was a local 18496http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184962011-09-15T05:40:00+08:00Two endangered red-crowned cranes gifted to Taiwan by the Kushiro City Zoo in Hokkaido, Japan, arriv18497http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184972011-09-15T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Cultural Affairs brought investment capitalists together with representatives of Tai18498http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184982011-09-15T05:40:00+08:00The National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute is set to hold the International Craft 18488http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184882011-09-14T05:40:00+08:00Noted artist Yu Wen-fu is on a mission to spread the use of bamboo in Taiwanese art. “Taiwan’s cli18489http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184892011-09-14T05:40:00+08:00During the Lunar Festival, families and friends in Taiwan often gather together for a nice barbecue 18490http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184902011-09-14T05:40:00+08:00An ROC air force F-5F fighter and RF-5E reconnaissance plane crashed in the mountains of northeaster18491http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184912011-09-14T05:40:00+08:00The Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, in collaboration with the National Taiwan Craft Rese18492http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184922011-09-14T05:40:00+08:00The National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan celebrated its 25th anniversary Sept. 14 in Taipei, at the18493http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184932011-09-14T05:40:00+08:00A research team at Academia Sinica’s Genomics Research Center has successfully synthesized several p18481http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184812011-09-13T05:40:00+08:00Human suffering in disasters will be the theme of the sixth Taiwan International Ethnographic Film F18482http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184822011-09-13T05:40:00+08:00World No.1 female golfer Yani Tseng from Taiwan successfully defended her title in the LPGA Tour’s W18483http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184832011-09-13T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Administration cited 23 government agencies and 36 private enterprises 18484http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184842011-09-13T05:40:00+08:00Endangered Chinese egrets were discovered at a lagoon in Dongsha Atoll National Park during a bird s18485http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184852011-09-13T05:40:00+08:00The Forestry Bureau has been carrying out a project to revitalize some of Taiwan’s fallow farmlands,18486http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184862011-09-13T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau has been working closely with local governments and marketing experts to promote 18487http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184872011-09-13T05:40:00+08:00Lin Mei-hong, a German-based Taiwanese choreographer, has been nominated by the German Theatre Assoc18480http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184802011-09-12T05:40:00+08:0018470http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184702011-09-11T05:40:00+08:00Matsu, situated 200 kilometers northwest of Taiwan proper in outlying Lienchiang County, is a specia18478http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184782011-09-11T05:40:00+08:0018479http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184792011-09-11T05:40:00+08:0018475http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184752011-09-10T05:40:00+08:00According to a 2009 Ministry of Education poll in Taiwan, 10.3 percent of students in junior, senior18476http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184762011-09-10T05:40:00+08:0018477http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184772011-09-10T05:40:00+08:0018471http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184712011-09-09T05:40:00+08:00More than 30,000 people in Taiwan have agreed to donate their bodies after death to medical research18472http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184722011-09-09T05:40:00+08:00A Japanese delegation is visiting Taiwan’s eastern county of Hualien on a fact-finding tour regardin18473http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184732011-09-09T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taiwan International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo kicked off Sept. 8 at the Taipei W18474http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184742011-09-09T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City has almost finished all preparation work for the upcoming 2011 International Design Alli18464http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184642011-09-08T05:40:00+08:00Chen You-zong, a street artist in the Madou District of Tainan City, makes an assortment of crafts o18465http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184652011-09-08T05:40:00+08:00At the Miaoli County Fire Department training session Sept. 6, 28 female firefighters matched their 18466http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184662011-09-08T05:40:00+08:00The Executive Yuan’s Committee on Women’s Rights Promotion passed a set of policy guidelines on gend18467http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184672011-09-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has broken ground on a 120-kilowatt-hour solar power system on Taiping Island in the South Ch18468http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184682011-09-08T05:40:00+08:00A multilingual book promoting Smangus Village, an Atayal aboriginal settlement in Taiwan’s Shei-pa N18469http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184692011-09-08T05:40:00+08:00Formosan sika deer on Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen Island have been found to be the purest existing stra18458http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184582011-09-07T05:40:00+08:00Pan Tian-cai, 81, moves through his garden in his wheelchair, and does all the work himself, from pr18459http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184592011-09-07T05:40:00+08:00In Taiwan’s northeastern Yilan County, Jiaoxi Township is preparing to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Fest18460http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184602011-09-07T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taipei TV Festival, the world’s leading Chinese-language TV program trading platform, is sc18461http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184612011-09-07T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica President Wong Chi-huey has been selected by the American Chemical Society as the 2018462http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184622011-09-07T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of photos and documents pertaining to Taiwan aboriginal life opened Sept. 6 in Taipei 18463http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184632011-09-07T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taiwan International Cultural and Creativity Industry Expo will be held at the Taipei World18451http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184512011-09-06T05:40:00+08:00Jiang Ci-mei, now 80, is the only remaining first generation female puppeteer in Taiwan, and now lea18452http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184522011-09-06T05:40:00+08:00Beginning this semester, families of junior high and elementary school students in Taiwan’s eastern 18453http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184532011-09-06T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival, featuring the world’s only concerts on a canal in a passagewa18454http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184542011-09-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute won a Solar Industry Award Sept. 5 for developing 18455http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184552011-09-06T05:40:00+08:00Ten Taiwanese fashion designers are taking part in the prestigious Atmosphere’s exhibition in Paris,18456http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184562011-09-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first institute dedicated to research on the sea goddess Mazu opened Sept. 5 on the grounds18457http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184572011-09-06T05:40:00+08:00Researchers in Taiwan have developed a portable tablet computer designed especially for use by medic18446http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184462011-09-05T05:40:00+08:00The highly anticipated Taiwanese film “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale” premiered Sept. 4 at th18447http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184472011-09-05T05:40:00+08:00A handicapped girl at Erhlin Happy Christian Homes in Changhua County is thinking big and planning t18448http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184482011-09-05T05:40:00+08:00The first Taiwanese woman to sue the Japanese government for forcing her to become a comfort woman d18449http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184492011-09-05T05:40:00+08:00Historical items related to the indigenous Seediq people will go on display in a special exhibition 18450http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184502011-09-05T05:40:00+08:00Ten Taiwan universities have placed in the top 500 in Quacquarelli Symonds’ world university ranking18445http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184452011-09-04T05:40:00+08:0018444http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184442011-09-03T05:40:00+08:0018441http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184412011-09-02T05:40:00+08:00With the advent of autumn in Taiwan, Sanzhi Township in New Taipei City is harvesting its special go18442http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184422011-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Observational data from a team led by Yuji Urata, assistant professor of astronomy at National Centr18443http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184432011-09-02T05:40:00+08:00The government will spend NT$12.4 billion (US$428,177) over the next five years to raise the interna18436http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184362011-09-01T05:40:00+08:00Elementary and middle schools in Hualien and Penghu counties welcomed fewer new students for the beg18437http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184372011-09-01T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City’s Luzhou Elementary School will unveil a series of public art pieces on campus Sept.18438http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184382011-09-01T05:40:00+08:00The National Central Library has donated 263 children’s books to the Russian State Children’s Librar18439http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184392011-09-01T05:40:00+08:00Development projects are destroying the underwater ecology off Taiwan’s eastern coast, with coral dy18440http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184402011-09-01T05:40:00+08:00Average household spending in Taiwan for 2010 amounted to roughly NT$702,000 (US$24,190), marking an18431http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184312011-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Students arriving for the first day of fall classes at Chong Yang Elementary School in New Taipei Ci18432http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184322011-08-31T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwanese chef with 16 days cordon bleu culinary training under his belt has swapped chasing runaw18433http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184332011-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will be the Asian theme exhibitor at the 2012 Festival International de la Bande Dessinee d’A18434http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184342011-08-31T05:40:00+08:00The number of senior high school students in Taiwan studying a foreign language other than English h18435http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184352011-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has been awarded the right to host the 2017 World Congress of the World Federation for Ultras18425http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184252011-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-grown soapberry nuts are proving a hit with eco-friendly European consumers, promising lucrat18426http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184262011-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau will launch an innovative website Sept. 1 that uses an animat18427http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184272011-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Employees of private companies will enjoy paid family-care leave to look after their children on typ18428http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184282011-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Several nongovernmental organizations held a news conference Aug. 29 to express their strong opposit18429http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184292011-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s consumer confidence index inched up 0.05 points to reach a record high of 86.89 points for 18430http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184302011-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Sixteen members of a Taiwanese folk drum troupe are set to attempt the crossing of a 250-kilometer s18420http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184202011-08-29T05:40:00+08:00An elderly farmer in Taoyuan County’s Zhongli City was rescued from a swarm of enraged bees Aug. 25 18421http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184212011-08-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Department of Health said Aug. 28 that it has begun investigating a case of critical medica18422http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184222011-08-29T05:40:00+08:00Cyclists from around Taiwan are making a beeline for the Yulao Cyclist Rest Station in Hsinchu Count18423http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184232011-08-29T05:40:00+08:00Typhoon Nanmadol was downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall early Aug. 29 in Taitung, 18424http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184242011-08-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan archers picked up a gold medal in the men’s cadet, or under 17, team competition with a 217-218418http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184182011-08-28T05:40:00+08:0018419http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184192011-08-28T05:40:00+08:0018417http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184172011-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued a sea warning for Typhoon Nanmadol Sat18413http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184132011-08-26T05:40:00+08:00Six foreign students—from Italy, Germany and the U.S.—will study at National Sanchong Senior High Sc18414http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184142011-08-26T05:40:00+08:00"Mama Chen," whose real name is Chen Wu Qiu-lian, is a resident of Guishan's Luguanger Village in no18415http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184152011-08-26T05:40:00+08:00Art Taipei, Taiwan’s foremost gallery exposition, held its preview Aug. 25 at the Taipei World Trade18416http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184162011-08-26T05:40:00+08:00Council for Economic Planning and Development Minister Christina Y. Liu and Cher Wang, chairwoman an18407http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184072011-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Huang Yu-chen, who studied abroad in Italy, is the daughter of lantern artist Huang Mu-kin, listed a18408http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184082011-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Zhang Bi-hua is an aging veteran who lives in Hsinchu City. The 80-year-old Zhang does not have any 18409http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184092011-08-25T05:40:00+08:00The protein KLHL20 has been identified as playing a key role in tumor growth, a discovery that could18410http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184102011-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s disaster management capability has improved significantly due to weather monitoring and for18411http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184112011-08-25T05:40:00+08:00A two-week homestay program allowing more than 200 youths from around the world to experience Taiwan18412http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184122011-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Council for Economic Planning and Development Minister Christina Y. Liu is set to lead a delegation 18403http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184032011-08-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese taekwondo athlete Chuang Chia-chia defeated South Korea’s Park Mi Yeon 3-2 to capture the 18404http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184042011-08-24T05:40:00+08:00The indigenous Taiwanese tree species Barringtonia racemos is known to many, but few could accuratel18405http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184052011-08-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s agricultural exports for the first seven months of 2011 amounted to US$2.72 billion, an inc18406http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184062011-08-24T05:40:00+08:00Tongluo Township's efforts to make the city greener and tidier have been made a whole lot easier tha18399http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183992011-08-23T05:40:00+08:00A small village in Taiwan has taken to samba dancing to revitalize its people. For years the Xizho18400http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184002011-08-23T05:40:00+08:00A group of volunteers has restored a hiking trail in northern Taiwan for the benefit of nature lover18401http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184012011-08-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s outlying Orchid Island has successfully rehabilitated its native species of butterfly orchi18402http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=184022011-08-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese badminton player Cheng Shao-chieh beat her teammate Pai Hsiao-ma in the finals to win the 18393http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183932011-08-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s athletes continued to perform well at the Universiade in Shenzhen, mainland China, bagging 18394http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183942011-08-22T05:40:00+08:00A bell made partially from artillery shells will ring the sound of peace at 11 a.m. Aug. 23 on Kinme18395http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183952011-08-22T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University is set to hold an international conference on “Democracy in East Asia and18396http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183962011-08-22T05:40:00+08:00Yan Yu-ting, a female patrol officer at the Linyuan substation in Kaohsiung City, wanted to find a w18397http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183972011-08-22T05:40:00+08:00Here is the scene—a man, a Japanese Spitz, and a 20-kilogram backpack. Former Secretary General of t18398http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183982011-08-22T05:40:00+08:00A rare species of sea slug, Ercolania kencolesi, has been found in coral reefs off the coast of sout18391http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183912011-08-21T05:40:00+08:0018392http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183922011-08-21T05:40:00+08:0018390http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183902011-08-20T05:40:00+08:0018383http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183832011-08-19T05:40:00+08:00With a weekend and holiday ban on visitors to Lalu Island already in place, the island could be clos18384http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183842011-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s Department of Land now provides an online map showing the value of land in the various18385http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183852011-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s success in combating the spread of HIV serves as an example for Asia-Pacific Economic Coope18386http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183862011-08-19T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwanese scientist working with a U.K.-based research team has discovered that global warming has18387http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183872011-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese performers did exceptionally well at this year’s Avignon Off art festival, the Council of 18388http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183882011-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese archery duo Tien Kang and Yuan Shu-chi won a silver medal in the mixed doubles competition18389http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183892011-08-19T05:40:00+08:00An associate researcher at the Fisheries Research Institute’s Eastern Marine Biology Research Center18379http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183792011-08-18T05:40:00+08:00The Tainan Flomo Education Foundation opened a center Aug. 16 dedicated to providing free English le18380http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183802011-08-18T05:40:00+08:00“Dreamers,” a rock musical written by world-renowned theater director Stan Lai, will feature in ROC 18381http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183812011-08-18T05:40:00+08:00The newly established Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute will develop better monitoring tec18382http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183822011-08-18T05:40:00+08:00The Council of Labor Affairs announced Aug. 17 a new measure aimed at further guaranteeing the right18372http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183722011-08-17T05:40:00+08:00Taitung rattan furniture maker Guo Zheng-yi has been crafting fine wares for 50 years, and recently 18373http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183732011-08-17T05:40:00+08:00Xu Jun-yi, a chef and collector of stones, has completed a cookbook of 372 dishes, all made of stone18374http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183742011-08-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese weightlifter Ho Hsiao-chun won a gold medal in the 63-kilogram women’s weightlifting compe18375http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183752011-08-17T05:40:00+08:00Twelve local communities in Taiwan will receive financial assistance from the Council for Cultural A18376http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183762011-08-17T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Zoo is preparing to welcome two red-crowned cranes gifted by Kushiro City Zoo in Hokkaid18377http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183772011-08-17T05:40:00+08:00Exercising just 15 minutes per day can effectively increase life expectancy compared with little or 18378http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183782011-08-17T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taipei World Design Expo, Taiwan’s largest design extravaganza in a century, featuring craf18366http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183662011-08-16T05:40:00+08:00The southern city of Tainan, once one of Taiwan’s most important salt and sugar producing zones, is 18367http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183672011-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Zhong Tai-zhen spent over a year recreating a New Zealand-style farmhouse and its surroundings in Li18368http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183682011-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Forty artists and art groups from 20 Asian countries, including six Taiwanese, will showcase works a18369http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183692011-08-16T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said public-private sector cooperation has seen 2,936 residences construc18370http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183702011-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s international profile is set for a significant boost under a Council for Cultural Affairs p18371http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183712011-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese table tennis star Chuang Chih-yuan won the men's singles title at the International Table 18359http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183592011-08-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will strengthen collaboration with the U.S. on environmental protection and sustainable devel18360http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183602011-08-15T05:40:00+08:00After Chiayi County’s Dalin Township failed to be nominated for the 2012 Model Environmental Town co18361http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183612011-08-15T05:40:00+08:00With many couples looking to tie the knot this year in conjunction with the ROC centennial, bakers a18362http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183622011-08-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Cheng Shao-chieh won the silver medal at the 2011 Badminton World Federation World Champion18363http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183632011-08-15T05:40:00+08:00The annual pole-climbing competition in Taiwan’s southernmost Hengchun Township concluded Aug. 14 wi18364http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183642011-08-15T05:40:00+08:00The total number of foreign nationals residing in or visiting Taiwan at the end of June 2011 stood a18365http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183652011-08-15T05:40:00+08:00An ocean conservation zone will be set up by the end of this year to protect the habitat of the enda18357http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183572011-08-14T05:40:00+08:0018358http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183582011-08-14T05:40:00+08:0018355http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183552011-08-13T05:40:00+08:0018356http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183562011-08-13T05:40:00+08:0018349http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183492011-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Hsiao Wen-wei was really on his way to becoming a tree doctor when as an army draftee he was asked t18350http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183502011-08-12T05:40:00+08:00The promotion of Confucian temples and traditional Chinese medicine clinics, pharmacies and restaura18351http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183512011-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Retired Taichung policeman Chen Chian did Taiwan proud earlier this year, running 547 kilometers ove18352http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183522011-08-12T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-made documentary highlighting the endangered Oriental honey buzzard won Best Animal Behavio18353http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183532011-08-12T05:40:00+08:00The total number of university graduates in Taiwan amounted to 227,000 for the year 2009, a 1.3-fold18354http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183542011-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Unemployed parents with children under two could receive a monthly child care subsidy of up to NT$5,18342http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183422011-08-11T05:40:00+08:00Taishan District in New Taipei City, once the home of Barbie manufacturing operations in Asia, is se18343http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183432011-08-11T05:40:00+08:00Children in remote parts of Changhua County are catching up on their reading thanks to a U.S. citize18344http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183442011-08-11T05:40:00+08:00Women’s status in Taiwan has advanced greatly over the years, with the employment of females standin18345http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183452011-08-11T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Comic Exhibition, the most important event of its kind in Taiwan, opened its doors at the T18346http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183462011-08-11T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City and New Taipei City will work together to improve the water quality of the Danshui River18347http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183472011-08-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s three science parks registered combined revenues of NT$957.36 billion (US$33 billion) for t18348http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183482011-08-11T05:40:00+08:00More than 100 influential members of the Hakka community and several animal rights groups issued a j18336http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183362011-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s banana farmers are vociferously complaining these days about low prices triggered by overpr18337http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183372011-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Bamboo flutes may not be exactly de rigueur in the highfalutin world of classical music, but those m18338http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183382011-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will extend compulsory education from nine to 12 years starting 2014 in an effort to improve 18339http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183392011-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s senior citizens are receiving greater assistance in fighting chronic diseases and improving18340http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183402011-08-10T05:40:00+08:00The number of Taiwanese deepwater fishing vessels that receive fuel subsidies from the Council of Ag18341http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183412011-08-10T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Council for Cultural Affairs conferred a cultural ambassador medal Aug. 10 on Australian wri18333http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183332011-08-09T05:40:00+08:00The National Taiwan Museum of History is hosting an exhibition showcasing the role of creativity in 18334http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183342011-08-09T05:40:00+08:00“The Water Dharma” production, which combines Taiwanese opera, sign language, dance and lighting eff18335http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183352011-08-09T05:40:00+08:00A center will be established in Taiwan to monitor the findings of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a18327http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183272011-08-08T05:40:00+08:00Hundreds of people from around Taiwan assembled in Taitung County’s Luyeh Township Aug. 6 for the fo18328http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183282011-08-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Highway 86, which cuts across the southern part of the country, has developed into a cultur18329http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183292011-08-08T05:40:00+08:00Patients in Taiwan will no longer have to undergo the same medical tests repeatedly, once the nation18330http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183302011-08-08T05:40:00+08:00The under-construction Da-an Park Station in downtown Taipei is to be the city’s first metro stop fe18331http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183312011-08-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won both the men’s and the women’s titles at the 2011 World Tchoukball Championship, which wr18332http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183322011-08-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan mixologists won top honors in three categories at the Asia Pacific Bartender of the Year Cock18324http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183242011-08-07T05:40:00+08:0018325http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183252011-08-07T05:40:00+08:0018326http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183262011-08-07T05:40:00+08:0018317http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183172011-08-05T05:40:00+08:00The Taoyuan County Fire Bureau earlier this year received donations of automatic CPR machines from C18318http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183182011-08-05T05:40:00+08:00In Chinese, the phrase for “serene and elegant” is “youya.” There is a lane in Taipei City’s Beitou 18319http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183192011-08-05T05:40:00+08:00Citizens in Taiwan will be able to enjoy free wireless Internet service in public places nationwide 18320http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183202011-08-05T05:40:00+08:00Taipei will bid for the title of 2016 world design capital in an effort to make the city more attrac18321http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183212011-08-05T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City is set to become a mecca for Taiwanese cinema buffs following the local government’s18322http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183222011-08-05T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Administration said Aug. 4 it has chosen four administrative regions to18323http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183232011-08-05T05:40:00+08:00In July, a Taiwanese anesthetist, a terminal cancer patient, had a party to bid farewell to her fami18311http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183112011-08-04T05:40:00+08:00When 37-year-old Li Jun-wei was courting his wife 10 years ago, he learned that she liked Tatung col18312http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183122011-08-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-born dancer Sheu Fang-yi has been invited to perform at the Vail International Dance Festival18313http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183132011-08-04T05:40:00+08:00The population of Kinmen County has reached 100,248 as of July 31 this year, according to the county18314http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183142011-08-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s 12-year compulsory education plan will be implemented in 2014 as scheduled, Minister of Edu18315http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183152011-08-04T05:40:00+08:00Veteran Taiwanese movie industry heavyweights Hou Hsiao-hsien and Lee Lieh were named Presidential C18316http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183162011-08-04T05:40:00+08:00The first branches of Taiwan Academy will open in the U.S. cities of Houston, Los Angeles and New Yo18307http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183072011-08-03T05:40:00+08:00Ten years ago a tragic car accident turned Yang Pei-shi, who was 20 years old at the time, into a ve18308http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183082011-08-03T05:40:00+08:00The Huweitsu Salon in Yunlin County will be holding an exhibition of works by foreign artists beginn18309http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183092011-08-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s 206,000 preschoolers are eligible for free education as part of an ROC government program t18310http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183102011-08-03T05:40:00+08:00Ridership on Taiwan’s railways averaged 550,000 per day for the first six months of 2011, an increas18303http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183032011-08-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s plasticizer contamination crisis is under control and no additional cases have been reporte18304http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183042011-08-02T05:40:00+08:00Changhua County English teacher Lin Ji-xiang is bringing about a revolution in English teaching in t18305http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183052011-08-02T05:40:00+08:00Mikania micrantha is a vine non-native to Taiwan. Lacking any natural predators here, it has grown q18306http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183062011-08-02T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Japan’s Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. held a joint explanatory ses18296http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182962011-08-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan golf phenomenon Yani Tseng made history July 31 after she defended her Ricoh Women’s British 18297http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182972011-08-01T05:40:00+08:00Chen Li-zhong, 66, is probably the oldest surfer at Cijin Beach in southern Taiwan. His thinning w18298http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182982011-08-01T05:40:00+08:00The Kaohsiung City Government has begun offering free bus tours to some of the most popular tourist 18299http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182992011-08-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students won nine gold medals at the 7th International Mathematics Contest held in Singapore 18300http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183002011-08-01T05:40:00+08:00The public now has a chance to revisit some of the most popular exhibition centers of the 2010 Taipe18301http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183012011-08-01T05:40:00+08:00The devastation caused by Typhoon Morakot has provided the nation with an opportunity for self-refle18302http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=183022011-08-01T05:40:00+08:00The Chientan Overseas Youth Activity Center run by Taipei-based China Youth Corps received the top a18295http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182952011-07-31T05:40:00+08:0018289http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182892011-07-29T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Arts Festival, featuring an eclectic program of dance, music and theater arts performed b18290http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182902011-07-29T05:40:00+08:00The Shangrila Leisure Farm in Dongshan Township, Yilan County, received halal certification from the18291http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182912011-07-29T05:40:00+08:00A team led by Tunghai University Department of Life Science professor Tso I-min has discovered that 18292http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182922011-07-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan high school students placed fourth overall at the 23th International Olympiad in Informatics 18293http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182932011-07-29T05:40:00+08:00A short film promoting tourism in Taiwan has been completed and will be shown on CBS Television Netw18294http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182942011-07-29T05:40:00+08:00“The Rainbow Warriors: Seediq Bale,” an epic film by Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng, has been nomin18285http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182852011-07-28T05:40:00+08:00Indigenous mynah birds are no longer commonly seen in the wild in Taiwan, and the Taitung County Wil18286http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182862011-07-28T05:40:00+08:00Kun Shan University and Song Yuh Technology Co. have successfully collaborated in creating environme18287http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182872011-07-28T05:40:00+08:00Saxophones will feature prominently at the upcoming Houli Instruments Carnival in Taichung City, eve18288http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182882011-07-28T05:40:00+08:00The Chientan Overseas Youth Activity Center run by Taipei-based China Youth Corps recently won the t18281http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182812011-07-27T05:40:00+08:00The Shan-gan neighborhood in Miaoli County’s Yuanli Township has been enormously successful in promo18282http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182822011-07-27T05:40:00+08:00Li Xin-mei, 81, began to study painting 11 years ago, quickly discovering her previously unrealized 18283http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182832011-07-27T05:40:00+08:00Nearly 20 performance groups from around the world will gather in Taiwan for a song and dance festiv18284http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182842011-07-27T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan Night featuring local dance, music and film selections is set to be staged July 29 at the Q18276http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182762011-07-26T05:40:00+08:00Longqi Township in the southeastern part of Tainan City, known for its bamboo and pineapples, is now18277http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182772011-07-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese badminton player Cheng Shao-chieh beat Pi Hongyan of France 21-15, 21-11 in the women’s si18278http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182782011-07-26T05:40:00+08:00The 12-year-old Hsinchu photographer Xu Yu-hao started taking nature photos with his father when he 18279http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182792011-07-26T05:40:00+08:00Print artists Chung You-hui and Lin Hsueh-ching are set to present their works in a dual exhibition 18280http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182802011-07-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first ecotourism corridor was recently set up linking four aboriginal villages in Pingtung 18271http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182712011-07-25T05:40:00+08:00Xu Zi-chuang, an ecological conservation specialist and head of the Dingxin Community Development As18272http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182722011-07-25T05:40:00+08:00Chaozhou and Laiyi townships established a “husband-wife township” relationship July 23 in an effort18273http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182732011-07-25T05:40:00+08:00A research team from Taiwan said July 22 it has made an important discovery in cancer research that 18274http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182742011-07-25T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health will implement a program next year providing relief funds for childbirth in18275http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182752011-07-25T05:40:00+08:00National Tsing Hua University is set to open a Taiwan Education Center Aug. 1 in New Delhi, India, t18270http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182702011-07-24T05:40:00+08:0018264http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182642011-07-22T05:40:00+08:00High-quality soil and an earthy passion for growing rice are the secrets to a Yunlin County farmer’s18265http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182652011-07-22T05:40:00+08:00Visitors to Shi Mu-zhu’s farm in Puyan Township in Changhua County are being treated to a special tr18266http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182662011-07-22T05:40:00+08:00The APEC Digital Opportunity Center 2.0 Workshop 2011 is slated to be held in Taipei City July 26 to18267http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182672011-07-22T05:40:00+08:00A total of 128 short films from Taiwan and abroad will be shown at next month’s Kavalan Internationa18268http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182682011-07-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Medical University signed a cooperation agreement with Malaysia-based Mahkota Med18269http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182692011-07-22T05:40:00+08:00A group of 11 world-renowned jazz musicians will give free performances at the Da-An Forest Park in 18259http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182592011-07-21T05:40:00+08:00A new travel guide produced by the Taipei City Government aims to give readers a glimpse into the ha18260http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182602011-07-21T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung’s army of housewife volunteers is making a difference in the local community through selli18261http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182612011-07-21T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwanese research team has become the first in the world to discover gamma rays in a binary star 18262http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182622011-07-21T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Administration announced July 20 that it has added 22 chemicals, includ18263http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182632011-07-21T05:40:00+08:00Researchers in National Chiao Tung University’s Department of Electrical Engineering unveiled July 218254http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182542011-07-20T05:40:00+08:00Baseball in Taiwan is set for a major boost following the launch of a Tainan City Government plan Ju18255http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182552011-07-20T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei City Government’s Discovery Center is running a course teaching students how to serve as 18256http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182562011-07-20T05:40:00+08:00Penghu County resident Chen Bo-xiong has built a solar and wind-powered electrical system on his pro18257http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182572011-07-20T05:40:00+08:00The Badminton World Federation World Junior Championships are slated to be held at Taoyuan Arena in 18258http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182582011-07-20T05:40:00+08:00Experimental art, stand-up comedy and sadomasochism demonstrations are sure to tickle the fancy of m18249http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182492011-07-19T05:40:00+08:00The Chinese Taipei National Team finished runner-up at the 2011 World Baseball Challenge in Prince G18250http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182502011-07-19T05:40:00+08:00Pingtung Prison inmates are winning hearts and minds with their stunning performances of traditional18251http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182512011-07-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Huang family really loves mountaineering. Whether it is a truly high peak or just an old tr18252http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182522011-07-19T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City will host an international invitational taekwondo competition August 16 and 17, with mor18253http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182532011-07-19T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University Hospital and Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital were recently nominated 18241http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182412011-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Since the conclusion of the Taipei International Flora Exposition, the Taipei Story House has transf18242http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182422011-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Cultural season events in Hsinchu County saw Atayal elders lead a group of young people for the firs18243http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182432011-07-18T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei-based Chinese Muslim Association granted halal tourism certification to 14 restaurants in18244http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182442011-07-18T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan-based Buddhist monastic order Fo Guang Shan has combined its four institutions of higher 18245http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182452011-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan edged out Cuba 3-2 for first place in the inaugural under-12 Baseball World Championship July18246http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182462011-07-18T05:40:00+08:00The 11-meter Si Mangavang, Taiwan’s largest indigenous Tao canoe in a century, has completed a histo18247http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182472011-07-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students bagged five golds at the 42nd International Physics Olympiad held in Bangkok, Thaila18248http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182482011-07-18T05:40:00+08:00A recent study led by Taiwan’s Academia Sinica is reshaping the conventional understanding of coral 18240http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182402011-07-17T05:40:00+08:0018239http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182392011-07-16T05:40:00+08:0018233http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182332011-07-15T05:40:00+08:00Typhoon Morakot of 2009 devastated many villages in southern Taiwan located near the South-Link line18234http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182342011-07-15T05:40:00+08:00Fifty-two-year-old Shi Jun-xiong makes lions' heads. He learned the art from his father, Shi Bing-sh18235http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182352011-07-15T05:40:00+08:00A cultural and creative industry joint services center formally opened in Taipei City’s Huashan 191418236http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182362011-07-15T05:40:00+08:00Users of Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPad can now enjoy a seven-day free trial on application software p18237http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182372011-07-15T05:40:00+08:00Chiayi County-based Chu Lou Shan Puppet Theatre Troupe will showcase Taiwan’s traditional puppet art18238http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182382011-07-15T05:40:00+08:00The Chinese Taipei delegation’s goal is to win at least seven gold medals at the 2011 World Universi18227http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182272011-07-14T05:40:00+08:00The honesty of a Taiwanese cab driver has left a deep and lasting impression on a young Brazilian co18228http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182282011-07-14T05:40:00+08:00This year’s International Ceramics Festival at Yingge District in New Taipei City will be bigger and18229http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182292011-07-14T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwanese opera adaptation of the biblical story of Joseph will premier July 30 in Taipei, compose18230http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182302011-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Science Council signed a memorandum of understanding with the German Research Foun18231http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182312011-07-14T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health announced tolerable daily intake standards for five types of plasticizers J18232http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182322011-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Software enabling video camera-equipped model helicopters to be controlled via WiMAX android tablet 18222http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182222011-07-13T05:40:00+08:00In recent years Taiwan's postal system has been making efforts to branch out into new businesses, on18223http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182232011-07-13T05:40:00+08:00Lin Yi-ling is mentally challenged. She lives at the Zitai Shelter Workshop at Sanzhi, New Taipei Ci18224http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182242011-07-13T05:40:00+08:00A current exhibit at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung City features a series of l18225http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182252011-07-13T05:40:00+08:00A cartoon series adapted from a popular book by renowned Paiwan aboriginal writer Ahronglong Sakinu 18226http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182262011-07-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s semiconductor equipment market is expected to remain the world’s largest in 2011, reaching 18216http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182162011-07-12T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Atomic Energy Council said July 11 that it has developed the country’s first positron emiss18217http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182172011-07-12T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou hailed the launch of Taiwan’s first-ever teacher’s union as great step fo18218http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182182011-07-12T05:40:00+08:00The government’s total tax revenues for the first six months of 2011 reached NT$997.4 billion (US$ 318219http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182192011-07-12T05:40:00+08:00Fragrant tuberose has long been a favorite potted plant in Taiwan. Now thanks to the ingenuity of a 18220http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182202011-07-12T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition featuring 70 pieces made by 68-year-old woodcarver Zeng Ding-yu is on display until Au18221http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182212011-07-12T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City is set to become a hub for Taiwan’s cartoonists and comics enthusiasts following the18209http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182092011-07-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Chang Ming-huang set a new Asian Athletics Championship shotput record July 9 in Kobe, Japa18210http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182102011-07-11T05:40:00+08:00The U.N. Postal Administration has issued a commemorative four-stamp set marking the 45th anniversar18211http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182112011-07-11T05:40:00+08:00Celebrating southern Taiwan’s Hakka culture and highlighting the need for greater environmental prot18212http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182122011-07-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Hohaiyan Rock Festival wrapped up July 10, with Paiwan aboriginal rockers the Sun Eagles wi18213http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182132011-07-11T05:40:00+08:00The Little Garden is Taipei City’s first shoe shop specializing in embroidered footwear. Originall18214http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182142011-07-11T05:40:00+08:00The underground passageway below the Eslite bookstore in Taipei City's Xinyi District has become a g18215http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182152011-07-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan's little league team routed Japan 13-3 July 10 in Taipei, keeping its hopes alive for advanci18202http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182022011-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Yulin resident Wu Wei-zhen, 40, paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident at the age of 18, fo18203http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182032011-07-08T05:40:00+08:00New work at the Qiwulan archeological site at Erlong Village, Jiaoxi Township, Yilan County ahead of18204http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182042011-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese violinist Richard Lin is set to reap the rewards of his runner-up finish at the prestigiou18205http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182052011-07-08T05:40:00+08:00The Yilan International Children’s Folklore and Folkgame Festival will get under way July 8 with a s18206http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182062011-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is set to host the 22nd International Biology Olympiad July 11 to 17, with 229 students and 118207http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182072011-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is hosting the inaugural International Baseball Federation (IBAF) 12U Baseball World Champion18208http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182082011-07-08T05:40:00+08:00When it comes to traveling around Taiwan these days, automobiles and scooters are decidedly unfashio18195http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181952011-07-07T05:40:00+08:00Four types of flavored coffees—lilac, chrysanthemum, ginger and sweet osmanthus—have been chosen thr18196http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181962011-07-07T05:40:00+08:00Nantou’s Xiao You-di, nicknamed the “One-Armed Knight,” has been working in the rescue field for ove18197http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181972011-07-07T05:40:00+08:00Taipei-based International Journal of Design, a tri-yearly English-language publication, has been li18198http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181982011-07-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese cartoonists will take center stage at the 35th Chambery Savoie Festival International de l18199http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181992011-07-07T05:40:00+08:00The release in mainland China later this month of the Taiwanese film “Night Market Hero” marks a wat18200http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182002011-07-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first new media movie for viewing on cell phone and tablet computer, “Bu Dai Shuai Wei,” wa18201http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=182012011-07-07T05:40:00+08:00A project to clean up the Erren River running through the greater Kaohsiung and Tainan areas in sout18188http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181882011-07-06T05:40:00+08:00Hong Dong-hu, a 77-year-old bonesetter for a martial arts center, uses Chinese medicines to grow lar18189http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181892011-07-06T05:40:00+08:00Electronic patrol boxes instituted by the Gushan police substation in Kaohsiung City are replacing t18190http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181902011-07-06T05:40:00+08:00The 12th Hohaiyan Rock Festival, featuring 102 local and overseas bands, will be the summer highligh18191http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181912011-07-06T05:40:00+08:00A series of activities introducing Taiwan’s culture will be launched at 1,000 U.S. elementary school18192http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181922011-07-06T05:40:00+08:00Aboriginal diva Samingad and singer-songwriter Waa Wei will represent Taiwan in tours of the Asia-Pa18193http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181932011-07-06T05:40:00+08:00Led by Kuomintang legislator Lii Ming-shing, members of the ROC Taiwan-USA Inter-Parliamentary Amity18194http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181942011-07-06T05:40:00+08:00A total of 202.52 metric tons of trash and recyclable garbage, a significant yearly decrease, was cl18182http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181822011-07-05T05:40:00+08:00A beautifully restored vintage Vespa scooter and an old, beat-up one sit on either side of the entra18183http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181832011-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Zhang Ren-tong, once a successful automotive mechanic, can these days be found in the busy Westside 18184http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181842011-07-05T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Zoo will open its wetland park to the public this summer, allowing visitors an opportunit18185http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181852011-07-05T05:40:00+08:00National Science Council Minister Lee Lou-chuang signed a memorandum of understanding with Petr Vagn18186http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181862011-07-05T05:40:00+08:00The Jiji railway line will reopen July 9, after service was suspended 14 months ago due to structura18187http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181872011-07-05T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University has won the right to host the 14th World Congress in Mechanism and Machin18173http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181732011-07-04T05:40:00+08:00Popular locations for wedding photographs in Taipei range from Yangmingshan, with its mountain scene18174http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181742011-07-04T05:40:00+08:00“Little Pig Looks for Rain,” a children’s picture book on extreme climate change and environmental p18175http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181752011-07-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s birth rate for the first five months of this year increased 8.3 percent as compared with th18176http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181762011-07-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese female taekwondo athletes Tseng Pei-hua and Yang Shu-chun kicked and punched their way to 18177http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181772011-07-04T05:40:00+08:00The Canadian movie “Familiar Grounds” has won the Grand Prize of the 2011 Taipei Film Festival’s Int18178http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181782011-07-04T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health is considering amendments to the regulations on priority receipt of organ t18179http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181792011-07-04T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau is planning to highlight southern Taiwan’s distinctive salt sculting culture with18180http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181802011-07-04T05:40:00+08:00The 15th World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles conference got under way July 3 in the 18181http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181812011-07-04T05:40:00+08:00Following a successful outdoor concert in central Taiwan, American pop phenomenon Lady Gaga announce18167http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181672011-07-01T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition on Taiwan’s museums got under way at the 89th-floor observatory of the Taipei Financia18168http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181682011-07-01T05:40:00+08:00Kinmen Botanical Garden is playing host to a cloud of butterflies getting drunk on nectar from the f18169http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181692011-07-01T05:40:00+08:00A resident of Sanchong District in New Taipei City completed a round-Taiwan walking trip June 29, cl18170http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181702011-07-01T05:40:00+08:00A total of 863,000 low and middle-to-low income individuals, accounting for 3.7 percent of Taiwan’s 18171http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181712011-07-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first glass-bottomed skywalk, set to open this month in Taoyuan, will help the county becom18172http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181722011-07-01T05:40:00+08:00Student teams from Taipei Municipal Mingde Elementary School and Taipei Private Dongshan High School18163http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181632011-06-30T05:40:00+08:00A group of 12 middle school students from New Taipei City who had started taking the wrong path in l18164http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181642011-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Keelung kindergarten children have transformed a trash-strewn lot bordering their facility into a ve18165http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181652011-06-30T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taipei Toy Festival, featuring works by 200 toy designers from around the world, will open 18166http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181662011-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Several Taiwanese artists will be participating in a French art festival stressing nontraditional ex18157http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181572011-06-29T05:40:00+08:00A documentary on the indigenous Atayal village of Smangus and its unique collective life premiered J18158http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181582011-06-29T05:40:00+08:00Two hundred and fifty youths from over 120 countries will visit Taiwan for a two-week homestay progr18159http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181592011-06-29T05:40:00+08:00Chiayi County’s Dalin Township has been taking advantage of its name to make itself a spot visited b18160http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181602011-06-29T05:40:00+08:00Writing postcards of love to their grandparents is the summer job of all elementary and middle schoo18161http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181612011-06-29T05:40:00+08:00Rich cultural exchanges between China and France in the 17th and 18th centuries will make the subjec18162http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181622011-06-29T05:40:00+08:00The annual Dream of Flying event at the East Rift Valley National Scenic Area in the southeastern co18151http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181512011-06-28T05:40:00+08:00The former commercial district in Tainan has been an important area in the city since the days of Ja18152http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181522011-06-28T05:40:00+08:00National Pingtung University of Science and Technology vet Chi Wei-lian has achieved a world first i18153http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181532011-06-28T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said June 27 that Brunei’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade sen18154http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181542011-06-28T05:40:00+08:00Five veteran Taiwanese artists have been chosen to receive the National Award for Arts, the highest 18155http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181552011-06-28T05:40:00+08:00Peace bells will ring forth Aug. 23 at the once artillery-devastated Kinmen Island as part of the RO18156http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181562011-06-28T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica’s Institute of Ethnology honored Liu Chih-wan for his lifetime of research on Taiwan18143http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181432011-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Yani Tseng, 22, became the youngest player in history to win four major Ladies Professional18144http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181442011-06-27T05:40:00+08:00National Taipei University of Technology and the Pennsylvania State University have co-developed a w18145http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181452011-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Four Taiwanese citizens—including successful entrepreneurs as well as an elderly retired solider—wer18146http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181462011-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Tao aboriginals from Lanyu Township, situated off the coast of southwestern Taiwan on Orchid Island,18147http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181472011-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Nine children with hearing impairments are set to attend elementary school following their graduatio18148http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181482011-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Paiwan woodcarver Gao Fu-tsun has left a life of poverty and animal herding behind to become an accl18149http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181492011-06-27T05:40:00+08:00Some of the first individual mainland Chinese tourists set to visit Taiwan said in Beijing June 25 t18150http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181502011-06-27T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Education and Washington University in St. Louis signed a memorandum of understandin18138http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181382011-06-24T05:40:00+08:00Chen Zhong-sheng, director of Tainan University of Technology's Cultural Creativity Design Developme18139http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181392011-06-24T05:40:00+08:00Everyone is invited to attend an outdoor flower exhibition along the shores of the Danshui River, th18140http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181402011-06-24T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau said June 23 it will offer packaged tours and shuttle buses to encourage more sol18141http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181412011-06-24T05:40:00+08:00Beginning July 1, all first-time ROC passport applicants will have to make their applications in per18142http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181422011-06-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese tennis star Lu Yen-hsun beat world No.12 Viktor Troicki of Serbia June 23 to move into the18134http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181342011-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Hotter weather conditions are being experienced around the world in the wake of global warming, enab18135http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181352011-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s five special municipalities lead local government efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emission18136http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181362011-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Visitors to Taiwan can now download a free guidebook to the nation that will make their travels even18137http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181372011-06-23T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health’s Food and Drug Administration said June 22 that it has notified all countr18130http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181302011-06-22T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei City Government's Department of Health has begun a campaign encouraging the city's overwe18131http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181312011-06-22T05:40:00+08:00A promotional campaign with the slogan “Travel to Taiwan, Be Moved 100 Percent,” organized by the To18132http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181322011-06-22T05:40:00+08:00Mike Honda, who resides in Taichung, central Taiwan, recently engaged in a long-distance charity run18133http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181332011-06-22T05:40:00+08:00A more complete understanding of the White Terror period (1947-1987) is needed before the wounds it 18126http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181262011-06-21T05:40:00+08:00Several amateur and professional photographers based in Taiwan have captured top prizes at this year18127http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181272011-06-21T05:40:00+08:00A documentary on the unique communal life of indigenous Atayal in the village of Smangus—a collabora18128http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181282011-06-21T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of watercolor paintings by Chen Yung-yu is currently being held at the Keelung City Go18129http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181292011-06-21T05:40:00+08:00Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd., Taiwan’s largest telecommunications provider, said June 20 that it has re18121http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181212011-06-20T05:40:00+08:00The Tainan Cultural and Creative Industry Park opened July 17, making it the fifth facility in Taiwa18122http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181222011-06-20T05:40:00+08:00Xie Ning is an 11-year-old fifth-grader at Lintou Elementary in Douliu, Yunlin County, and possessed18123http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181232011-06-20T05:40:00+08:00Two new species of fireflies were recently discovered during a survey in the Siraya National Scenic 18124http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181242011-06-20T05:40:00+08:00Major contributors to Taiwan’s popular music potency were recognized at the 22nd Golden Melody Award18125http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181252011-06-20T05:40:00+08:00Council for Cultural Affairs Minister Emile Chih-jen Sheng is taking part in activities related to t18115http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181152011-06-17T05:40:00+08:00On the occasion of the ROC centennial, the Veterans Affairs Commission’s Taitung Farm is mounting an18116http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181162011-06-17T05:40:00+08:00A Japanese tourism promotion delegation from Hokkaido is visiting Taiwan to seek cooperation on tour18117http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181172011-06-17T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Asian Art Biennial will explore the relationship between human existence and the ever-chang18118http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181182011-06-17T05:40:00+08:00The Austrian government donated an NT$30 million (US$1.2 million) avalanche warning system to the Hu18119http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181192011-06-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Ministry of Education signed a memorandum of understanding in London June 16 with the Unive18120http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181202011-06-17T05:40:00+08:00With the peak season for bamboo shoots beginning at New Taipei City’s Guanyinshan, the Wugu Farmers 18109http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181092011-06-16T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Banana Festival will take place June 18 and 19 in Kaohsiung’s Qishan District, with a car18110http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181102011-06-16T05:40:00+08:00Three generations of the multiethnic Kim clan from Hawaii came to Taiwan in early June to explore an18111http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181112011-06-16T05:40:00+08:00Cancer remains the leading cause of death in Taiwan, even as the nation’s life expectancy continues 18112http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181122011-06-16T05:40:00+08:00Four Taiwanese have joined comic artists from mainland China, Germany, Japan and South Korea to part18113http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181132011-06-16T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Finance announced June 15 that based on the principle of reciprocity, Taiwan manufac18114http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181142011-06-16T05:40:00+08:00The Banqiao District Prosecutors Office recommended a 25-year prison term plus a fine of NT$10 milli18104http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181042011-06-15T05:40:00+08:00Chen Xiu-qing, who started out selling food at a night market stand 18 years ago, will open her own 18105http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181052011-06-15T05:40:00+08:00Sun Zhen-dong, a technology worker from Taiwan’s southern Pingtung County, uses earthworms to conver18106http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181062011-06-15T05:40:00+08:00The National Theater Concert Hall in Taipei City is set to host the Association of Asia Pacific Perf18107http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181072011-06-15T05:40:00+08:00The largest Tao canoe in 100 years will set sail from Orchid Island to the west coast of Taiwan prop18108http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181082011-06-15T05:40:00+08:00The annual Hohaiyan Rock Festival will be extended from three days to five days this year, the New T18099http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180992011-06-14T05:40:00+08:00National Taipei University of Education’s Department of Culture Industry and the Museum of History i18100http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181002011-06-14T05:40:00+08:00Gaochu Yanping, head of the Xiangyang police substation in Taitung County’s Guanshan Township, was r18101http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181012011-06-14T05:40:00+08:00A program allowing independent visits by mainland Chinese tourists to Taiwan could commence June 28,18102http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181022011-06-14T05:40:00+08:00The Changhua District Prosecutors Office sought a 25-year prison term and a fine of NT$10 million (U18103http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=181032011-06-14T05:40:00+08:00The number of passengers at Taiwan’s airports totaled 3.41 million in April, marking an increase of 18091http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180912011-06-13T05:40:00+08:00Snow King Ice Cream on Taipei City’s Wuchang Street, founded by Gao Ri-xing in 1947, today sells an 18092http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180922011-06-13T05:40:00+08:00The Minsheng community on the north side of Taipei City is holding an event June 11-July 10 to highl18093http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180932011-06-13T05:40:00+08:00A total of 286.44 metric tons of food products contaminated with industrial plasticizers, including 18094http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180942011-06-13T05:40:00+08:00World No. 1 female golfer Yani Tseng of Taiwan shot a 4-under par 68 in the final round of the State18095http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180952011-06-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s nursery and kindergarten education systems are set to merge under the auspices of the Minis18096http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180962011-06-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan launched a 2,700-ton ocean research vessel in the southern port city of Kaohsiung June 13, op18097http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180972011-06-13T05:40:00+08:00The year 2012 will mark the start of the new era of high definition television in Taiwan, ROC Presid18098http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180982011-06-13T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Administration provisionally approved a major development plan for a na18084http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180842011-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation helped save the life of former Singapore Foreign Minister G18085http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180852011-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Students from Chiayi City's Ching-chung Elementary School are learning about life and giving somethi18086http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180862011-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s marine life experts and nongovernmental organizations called for the protection of sharks a18087http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180872011-06-10T05:40:00+08:00The Consumer Protection Commission is cooperating with public agencies and private organizations to 18088http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180882011-06-10T05:40:00+08:00Aboriginal representatives staged a protest in front of the Legislature June 6, saying they were not18089http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180892011-06-10T05:40:00+08:00In late April, Taiwan’s Central Election Commission announced that the next presidential and legisla18090http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180902011-06-10T05:40:00+08:00On a warm spring Sunday afternoon, Hsu Ching-jan, his wife and 8-year-old daughter make their way to18078http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180782011-06-09T05:40:00+08:00Taitung's Ver Green Kindergarten is holding environmental education activities on its campus, teachi18079http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180792011-06-09T05:40:00+08:00A Turkish expatriate obsessed with studying how to use the abacus and do mental arithmetic has attai18080http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180802011-06-09T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Cultural Affairs will stage a series of theater shows in the second half of the year18081http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180812011-06-09T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou has directed government agencies to take all necessary steps to bring the18082http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180822011-06-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s pioneering art magazine, The Lion Art Monthly, will be transformed into an art database and18083http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180832011-06-09T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Administration announced June 8 the launching of a geographic informati18070http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180702011-06-08T05:40:00+08:00Chang Shen-jin is working his unique brand of floral magic in the form of a 20-meter-long tunnel of 18071http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180712011-06-08T05:40:00+08:00Guo Ren-zheng, head of the Penghu County Livestock Disease Control Center, is winning hearts and min18072http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180722011-06-08T05:40:00+08:00Southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City will participate in a biodiversity program run by the German-headqu18073http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180732011-06-08T05:40:00+08:00Taipei and Singapore will cooperate on wildlife preservation and education by exchanging endangered 18074http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180742011-06-08T05:40:00+08:00A plan to promote the reading of electronic books has kicked off at three university and three publi18075http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180752011-06-08T05:40:00+08:00Kenting National Park Headquarters said June 7 that a large bird of prey spotted by a park worker ne18076http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180762011-06-08T05:40:00+08:00To protect Taiwan's freedom of the press, the Ministry of the Interior has agreed to reword a propos18077http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180772011-06-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Legislature passed an amendment to the Gender Equity Education Act June 7 giving school per18063http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180632011-06-07T05:40:00+08:00A survey by the Hsinchu County Government has revealed that 63 percent of the residents of Zhubei Ci18064http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180642011-06-07T05:40:00+08:00The Kinmen County Environmental Protection Bureau held an activity promoting low-carbon living June 18065http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180652011-06-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s baseball fans will be able to get up close and personal with a group of Major League Baseba18066http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180662011-06-07T05:40:00+08:00Sinfa Bridge, devastated by Typhoon Morakot in August 2009, reopened for traffic in Kaohsiung City J18067http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180672011-06-07T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Wu Den-yih set an example for the country June 5—World Enviro18068http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180682011-06-07T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Male Choir won the gold medal June 5 at the Harmonie Festival in Germany, one of the most18069http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180692011-06-07T05:40:00+08:00Unemployment insurance claims for the first four months of 2010 totaled 108,000, down 47.1 percent f18056http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180562011-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Three years ago, when a fresh batch of students entered Yilan Junior High School in northeastern Tai18057http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180572011-06-03T05:40:00+08:00A free insect exhibit, featuring some of the world’s most formidable and unusual beetles, is being h18058http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180582011-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will require safety certificates for the export of five types of food products—sports drinks,18059http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180592011-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Global warming awareness is finding its way to Taiwan’s elementary school education with the launchi18060http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180602011-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has been invited to take part in the qualifying round for the 2013 World Baseball Classic, wh18061http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180612011-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Residents in Taiwan are getting ready to celebrate the annual Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on J18062http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180622011-06-03T05:40:00+08:00Every spring, shades of purple and blue glitter above the freeways, as tens and thousands of purple 18049http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180492011-06-02T05:40:00+08:00The Top University Strategic Alliance, a consortium of some of the best universities in Taiwan, and 18050http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180502011-06-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is expected to open its doors to individual mainland Chinese tourists by July, Mainland Affai18051http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180512011-06-02T05:40:00+08:00Zeng Huan-ze has been in the jade business for 35 years. His company, Leipin Xinye Co. Ltd., was r18052http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180522011-06-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan zoologists have observed an extremely rare migratory bird breeding on the offshore Matsu Isla18053http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180532011-06-02T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet has passed two revisions to the Act Governing Food Sanitation, paving the way for stiffe18054http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180542011-06-02T05:40:00+08:00The World Meteorological Organization recently retired the name Morakot as a designation for Pacific18055http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180552011-06-02T05:40:00+08:00The Chiayi Market Fair drew throngs of families and individuals May 29 with its organic produce, loc18043http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180432011-06-01T05:40:00+08:00A new natural reserve in Tainan City will have its soft opening July 1, the China Petrochemical Deve18044http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180442011-06-01T05:40:00+08:00A bookseller has recently come upon a travel guide to Tainan City that was published in 1949. The bo18045http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180452011-06-01T05:40:00+08:00Sinfa Bridge in Kaohsiung City has been completely rebuilt and will soon open for traffic, the Direc18046http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180462011-06-01T05:40:00+08:00The government will enforce the law vigorously and revise current regulations to ensure that the nat18047http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180472011-06-01T05:40:00+08:00A total of 250 youths from 125 countries will take part in the Republic of China (Taiwan) Internatio18048http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180482011-06-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan saw its first environmental land trust established May 31 as a result of continuous public an18039http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180392011-05-31T05:40:00+08:00A resident of Nantou County in central Taiwan has discovered a highly unusual tree that appears at f18040http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180402011-05-31T05:40:00+08:00A phone call suddenly comes in from the Huashan Social Welfare Foundation, and Chen Huan-chang, owne18041http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180412011-05-31T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Consumer Protection Commission will cooperate with private counterparts to protect18042http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180422011-05-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese photographer Fan Hui-ling was named Best Author at the 6th Emirates Photography Competitio18034http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180342011-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Information sundry stores could help save traditional mom-and-pop stores in Miaoli County of norther18035http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180352011-05-30T05:40:00+08:00The Datong Public Assembly Hall in Taipei City is holding an exhibit of matchboxes. The display, wh18036http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180362011-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Female visitors accounted for 46.9 percent of the 5.57 million foreign arrivals to Taiwan last year,18037http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180372011-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s southern port city of Kaohsiung has announced a plan to build a library using a cable suspe18038http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180382011-05-30T05:40:00+08:00Five types of food products containing clouding agents will be banned from sale starting May 31 unle18030http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180302011-05-27T05:40:00+08:00In the International Schools CyberFair 2011, in which students do research and publish their finding18031http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180312011-05-27T05:40:00+08:00Council of Indigenous Peoples Minister Sun Ta-chuan officiated at a ceremony May 25 marking the offi18032http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180322011-05-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan proposed a revision to the National Pension Act May 26 that would entitle 18033http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180332011-05-27T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government will do its best to control the damage caused by the recent contamination case in18025http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180252011-05-26T05:40:00+08:00Xu Tian-cai of Puli Township in Nantou County has developed a method for propagating endangered tree18026http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180262011-05-26T05:40:00+08:00Craft workshops in ceramics and woodworking in the Taitung County area are providing new skills and 18027http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180272011-05-26T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan delegation headed by Lee Jen-fang, deputy minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs, wil18028http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180282011-05-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan provides an ideal habitat for Miscanthus, a species of wild grass considered a good source fo18029http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180292011-05-26T05:40:00+08:00The World Health Organization has been notified of a contamination case involving beverages tainted 18018http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180182011-05-25T05:40:00+08:00Internet searcher Zhang Guo-zheng of the Household Registration Department at Taiwan’s National Poli18019http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180192011-05-25T05:40:00+08:00Taichung City’s Asia University has developed the world’s only automated environmental control syste18020http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180202011-05-25T05:40:00+08:00Two researchers from National Chung Hsing University have developed a nanomaterial that can be used 18021http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180212011-05-25T05:40:00+08:00Thirty-five roads in Taipei City will be transformed into green boulevards during the next four year18022http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180222011-05-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s rich theatrical traditions are set to take center stage at the upcoming Prague Quadrennial 18023http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180232011-05-25T05:40:00+08:00Four students from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology’s College of Design have won18024http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180242011-05-25T05:40:00+08:00Renowned photographer Hsieh Chun-te will present multimedia art steeped in Taiwanese culture at the 18012http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180122011-05-24T05:40:00+08:00Queen Elizabeth II gave Taiwan’s display at the Chelsea Flower Show the royal seal of approval May 218013http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180132011-05-24T05:40:00+08:00Li Yuan-zhi, Zhang Zong-hui and Li Qing-rong, who are attempting the first uninterrupted canoe trip 18014http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180142011-05-24T05:40:00+08:00Although the demand for traditional tatami mats declined for many years, Hong Teng, a tatami maker i18015http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180152011-05-24T05:40:00+08:00The secondary school enrollment plan introduced by the Ministry of Education May 23 has raised conce18016http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180162011-05-24T05:40:00+08:00The ROC Centennial President’s Cup Rowing Championships kicked off at Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwa18017http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180172011-05-24T05:40:00+08:00In the first phase of Taiwan’s opening to individual mainland Chinese tourists, only residents of Be18007http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180072011-05-23T05:40:00+08:00To keep a promise to his wife, Taipei City resident Zou Jin-fu got a group of friends, all in their 18008http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180082011-05-23T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-bin May 21 dotted in the eyes of eight dragon boats at the Qu Yuan Temple18009http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180092011-05-23T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou May 21 unveiled the Mackay Program, an initiative providing foreign resid18010http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180102011-05-23T05:40:00+08:00Two public projects in Taiwan captured top awards at the 2011 FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Awards in Cyp18011http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180112011-05-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan entries won a total of 124 medals at the International Invention, Innovation & Technology18002http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180022011-05-20T05:40:00+08:00Fu Jen Catholic University nun Teresa Fung’s cheongsam exhibition opened May 18 in New Taipei City, 18003http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180032011-05-20T05:40:00+08:00A service center staffed by the elderly was launched May 18 in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, 18004http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180042011-05-20T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Young Designers’ Exhibition, the largest student event of its kind in the world, opened at 18005http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180052011-05-20T05:40:00+08:00The Hualien Plains Forest International Art Festival is slated to kick off May 21 and run through Ju18006http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180062011-05-20T05:40:00+08:00On a sunny day in May, while most students were in school, 50 children and their parents were drummi17997http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179972011-05-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese and Brazilian craftsmen have created a contoured bamboo chair that is winning praise for i17998http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179982011-05-19T05:40:00+08:00A Changhua County couple is making an odiferous fortune out of camphor tree oil and educating visito17999http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179992011-05-19T05:40:00+08:00The Craft Design Hall, affiliated with the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute,18000http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180002011-05-19T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 National Ecology Film Festival organized by the Council of Agriculture’s Forestry Bureau ki18001http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=180012011-05-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan track and field athletes have been kicking their training into high gear in preparation for t17993http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179932011-05-18T05:40:00+08:00Hualien is fast becoming Taiwan’s biking county, with thousands of locals and visitors exploring the17994http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179942011-05-18T05:40:00+08:00Two schools in Tainan are running furniture painting projects that aim to brighten up their campuses17995http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179952011-05-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is utilizing cutting-edge health information technology to create world-class e-health servic17996http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179962011-05-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan badminton player Hsu Jen-hao won the Slovenia International 2011 May 15, grabbing his second 17988http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179882011-05-17T05:40:00+08:00More than 300 chefs from Taiwan and around the world will compete in the 2011 Taipei World Champions17989http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179892011-05-17T05:40:00+08:00A former Tainan County council representative from Xinhua Township unveiled his mountain of newspape17990http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179902011-05-17T05:40:00+08:00The Lausanne-based International Baseball Federation began its global campaign in Taipei May 16 to r17991http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179912011-05-17T05:40:00+08:00Documenting the practice of facial tattooing practiced by several of Taiwan’s aboriginal peoples has17992http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179922011-05-17T05:40:00+08:00A trial capitation payment system for Taiwan’s national health insurance will get under way in July 17981http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179812011-05-16T05:40:00+08:00Followers of Taoist god Cheng Huang in Kinmen County’s Jincheng Township set the Guinness World Reco17982http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179822011-05-16T05:40:00+08:00A textile factory in the New Taipei City industrial park has developed a new material manufactured f17983http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179832011-05-16T05:40:00+08:00Kenting National Park in southern Pingtung County was Taiwan’s most popular national park with 6.35 17984http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179842011-05-16T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Yilan Green Expo promoting environmental protection and green energy wrapped up May 15 at t17985http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179852011-05-16T05:40:00+08:00Three indie bands from Taiwan will participate in the U.K.’s Liverpool Sound City Music Festival, th17986http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179862011-05-16T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Photo Center, Taiwan’s first public space dedicated exclusively to photographic art displ17987http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179872011-05-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan high school students took home eight awards at the prestigious Intel International Science an17975http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179752011-05-13T05:40:00+08:00National Cheng Kung University in Tainan City and Menno Goedhart, former director of the Netherlands17976http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179762011-05-13T05:40:00+08:00The 43 12th-grade students in the Department of Information at Chiying Senior High School in Taoyuan17977http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179772011-05-13T05:40:00+08:00A mountain checkpoint at Laiyi Township of Pingtung County is manned 24 hours a day, protecting the 17978http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179782011-05-13T05:40:00+08:00Two entirely new species of lightning bugs have been identified on Taiwan’s offshore Matsu Islands, 17979http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179792011-05-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s carbon emissions factor for electricity supply stood at 0.612 kilograms per kilowatt-hour i17980http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179802011-05-13T05:40:00+08:00For decades now critics have said that the educational system in Taiwan needs major reform. It has n17970http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179702011-05-12T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Dapeng Bay International Regatta, featuring more than 200 competitors from six countries, w17971http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179712011-05-12T05:40:00+08:00The Yangming Branch of Taipei City Hospital established May 9 a service affairs office to make it ea17972http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179722011-05-12T05:40:00+08:00A team of medical doctors in Taiwan has restored a gorilla residing in the Taipei Zoo back to health17973http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179732011-05-12T05:40:00+08:00Business tax revenues for the first four months of 2011 totaled a record NT$88.4 billion (US$3.09 bi17974http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179742011-05-12T05:40:00+08:00A National Chiao Tung University research team has developed fiber optic sensor monitoring technolog17965http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179652011-05-11T05:40:00+08:00A resident of Tainan City in southern Taiwan has lately become a master in reporting heavily polluti17966http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179662011-05-11T05:40:00+08:00Starting last year, two blind massage therapists have been offering their services three times a wee17967http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179672011-05-11T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taiwan Watermelon Festival, featuring fruit carvings, a cuisine contest and a quality asses17968http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179682011-05-11T05:40:00+08:00The English version of an illustrated book about Taiwanese culture by prominent French author and il17969http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179692011-05-11T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Green Island Human Rights Art Fest is slated to kick off May 17 on the island located off t17961http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179612011-05-10T05:40:00+08:00As Yilan County of northeastern Taiwan becomes ever more popular with tourists, the number of bed-an17962http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179622011-05-10T05:40:00+08:00“Never give up.” That was the message 42-year-old Chen Zhen-yi wanted to convey to her audience wh17963http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179632011-05-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan graphic designer Xiao Qing-yang won the Album Packaging award from U.S.-based Independent Mus17964http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179642011-05-10T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Education said May 9 that it will offer short-term training courses in Chinese-langu17955http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179552011-05-09T05:40:00+08:00A group of middle school students in Taipei City, all fans of the popular U.S. television series Cri17956http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179562011-05-09T05:40:00+08:00Many people believe that coffins are taboo, fearing that coming into contact with the long rectangul17957http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179572011-05-09T05:40:00+08:00Inventors from Taiwan bagged 32 medals—four gold, nine silver and 19 bronze—at Concours Lepine, an i17958http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179582011-05-09T05:40:00+08:00A park in honor of Yoichi Hatta, the Japanese civil engineer responsible for creating southern Taiwa17959http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179592011-05-09T05:40:00+08:00Foreign visitor arrivals in Taiwan totaled 520,000 in March, the Ministry of Transportation and Comm17960http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179602011-05-09T05:40:00+08:00The eight Taiwan students competing in the 12th Asian Physics Olympiad won three golds, four silvers17950http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179502011-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Two high school students in Taiwan have captured top honors at the 14th annual Moscow International 17951http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179512011-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Zheng Li-na is the Chinese name of a 31-year-old Indonesian woman who married a Taiwanese man and wh17952http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179522011-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Children who want to buy their mothers a nice meal on Mother’s Day will have to act fast if they hav17953http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179532011-05-06T05:40:00+08:00Tiny as it is, the Taiwanese island group of Kinmen has had a role in every twist and turn in Taipei17954http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179542011-05-06T05:40:00+08:00For Taiwan’s environmentalists and community activists, April was an encouraging month as several co17947http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179472011-05-05T05:40:00+08:00Students in the Department of Applied Cosmetology at Hungkuang University in Taichung City have put 17948http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179482011-05-05T05:40:00+08:00Pingtung County’s Tai-wu Elementary School, heavily damaged in the flooding and landslides caused by17949http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179492011-05-05T05:40:00+08:00An online tracking system will soon be launched for tea produced in Taiwan’s Alishan area to ensure 17941http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179412011-05-04T05:40:00+08:00National Hsinchuang Senior High School in New Taipei City has set up a new program to help students 17942http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179422011-05-04T05:40:00+08:00Shen Jin-pin, a tour coach driver for Taoyuan Bus Corp., covers enough ground every year to circle T17943http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179432011-05-04T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taiwan International Percussion Convention, featuring 26 concerts by 13 groups from 10 coun17944http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179442011-05-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s efforts to level the digital playing field for urban and rural residents while boosting par17945http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179452011-05-04T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taiwan-France Cultural Award has been presented to sinologist Goran Malmqvist and dance fes17946http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179462011-05-04T05:40:00+08:00Sunrise Group is taking over as title sponsor of the first Ladies Professional Golf Association tour17936http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179362011-05-03T05:40:00+08:00A parrot in central Taiwan’s Nantou City known as “Little Red” loves to eat sweets, especially the p17937http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179372011-05-03T05:40:00+08:00Tainan City firefighters went to great lengths May 1 to rescue a large koi trapped inside the passag17938http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179382011-05-03T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition on marine ecological conservation in Taiwan kicked off May 2 at the National Taiwan Mu17939http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179392011-05-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese athlete Yang Shu-chun captured the silver medal in the women’s 49-kilogram category May 2 17940http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179402011-05-03T05:40:00+08:00Researchers in Taiwan have found a new strategy for strengthening the effectiveness of “last resort”17931http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179312011-05-02T05:40:00+08:00The panda bears at the Taipei Zoo got a treat of 300 kilograms of wild bamboo shoots from the Hualie17932http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179322011-05-02T05:40:00+08:00No one likes hardship, known in Chinese as “to eat bitterness,” but at one old-time Taipei establish17933http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179332011-05-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Palace Museum will stage “The Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis XIV” exhibitio17934http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179342011-05-02T05:40:00+08:00To reduce disposable cup use, chain fast-food restaurants, beverage shops and convenience stores are17935http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179352011-05-02T05:40:00+08:00Three adventurous local boating enthusiasts set off from Bali, New Taipei City May 1 on a mission to17927http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179272011-04-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s space system R&D capabilities are set for a boost when space shuttle Endeavour blasts o17928http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179282011-04-29T05:40:00+08:00A 79-year-old carrot-clutching “cowboy” got the chance to make his childhood dream come true April 217929http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179292011-04-29T05:40:00+08:00The Lunbei Cantaloupe Festival, which runs April 30 to May 1 in central Taiwan’s Yunlin County, is e17930http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179302011-04-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s eastern Hualien County plans to introduce a major theater complex next to the famous Taroko17921http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179212011-04-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese fruit farmer Lin Jui-chen is growing disease-resistant golden mangoes using organic fertil17922http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179222011-04-28T05:40:00+08:00The National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra is holding a series of concerts at the end of April featuring17923http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179232011-04-28T05:40:00+08:00The Top University Strategic Alliance, a consortium of some of the best universities in Taiwan, and 17924http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179242011-04-28T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 World Pig Knuckle Festival will be held from Sept. 24 to Oct. 2 in Taiwan’s southern Pingtu17925http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179252011-04-28T05:40:00+08:00A team of researchers from Taiwan’s National Central University and National Chiao Tung University A17926http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179262011-04-28T05:40:00+08:00A team of scientists in Taiwan has discovered that wetlands absorb carbon dioxide and weaken the tox17916http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179162011-04-27T05:40:00+08:00A rare species of nassa mud snail was discovered by a tour group visiting Houpi Lagoon in Kenting, a17917http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179172011-04-27T05:40:00+08:00Students from National Yunlin University of Science and Technology's Department of Creative Design h17918http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179182011-04-27T05:40:00+08:00The Yingge Ceramics Museum in New Taipei City has launched a three-month residency program as part o17919http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179192011-04-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first futuristic classroom embedded with cloud computing technology was inaugurated in Ping17920http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179202011-04-27T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau is set to promote Taiwanese fine cuisine in Beijing in early May to give mainland17911http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179112011-04-26T05:40:00+08:00Cerebral palsy sufferer Lin Chien-liang has become a community celebrity courtesy of his outstanding17912http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179122011-04-26T05:40:00+08:00A student from the Department of Information Science at St. Aloysius Technical School in Hsinchu Cou17913http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179132011-04-26T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taiwan International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo will showcase creative green-livin17914http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179142011-04-26T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei International Flora Exposition wrapped up April 25 with parades, concerts and a 3-minute 17915http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179152011-04-26T05:40:00+08:00The Legislative Yuan’s Education and Culture Committee passed preliminary review of revisions to the17906http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179062011-04-25T05:40:00+08:00An elderly woman is setting tongues wagging at Tianliao River Park in Keelung City as she wanders ab17907http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179072011-04-25T05:40:00+08:00Coastal wetlands along Taiwan’s western Changhua County will be preserved for a national park, the M17908http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179082011-04-25T05:40:00+08:00The Forensic Medical Autopsy Center of Kaohsiung City will allow forensic scientists in Taiwan to pe17909http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179092011-04-25T05:40:00+08:00The Lan Yang Dance Troupe from Luodong Township in the northeastern county of Yilan will take part i17910http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179102011-04-25T05:40:00+08:00The number of wintering milkweed butterflies has rebounded significantly for the first time since Ty17899http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178992011-04-22T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau’s North Coast and Guanyinshan National Scenic Area Administration and Wild Bird S17900http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179002011-04-22T05:40:00+08:00Yang Yu-lin, a 20-year-old student at Kaohsiung’s Shu-Te University, won the Taiwan area championshi17901http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179012011-04-22T05:40:00+08:00The offshore Kinmen National Park launched the Zhongshanlin Bike Way and the Bicycle Story House Apr17902http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179022011-04-22T05:40:00+08:00Dharma Master Cheng Yen, founder of Taiwan-based Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, was named as a leader 17903http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179032011-04-22T05:40:00+08:00After achieving success on the national and international stage, Taiwanese surfer Niu Chen-lin has b17904http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179042011-04-22T05:40:00+08:00As bakery goods have replaced rice on their breakfast tables, Taiwanese consumers have acutely felt 17905http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=179052011-04-22T05:40:00+08:00Deep in the mountains of Alishan Township, Chiayi County, lies Lijia Village, a place of pristine be17892http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178922011-04-21T05:40:00+08:00The Xinshi Township Police Station in Tainan County has begun to offer tea free of charge to people 17893http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178932011-04-21T05:40:00+08:00A course on observing, tracking and photographing animals in the wild will begin next month, the Nat17894http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178942011-04-21T05:40:00+08:00A sum of NT$240 million (US$8.3 million) per year will be invested in international education in ele17895http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178952011-04-21T05:40:00+08:00A clot-busting drug that treats heart attacks using a combination of stem cells and nanomaterial was17896http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178962011-04-21T05:40:00+08:00Record numbers of protected migratory birds have been observed in Taiwan’s southernmost Dongsha Atol17897http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178972011-04-21T05:40:00+08:00The 20th Annual Chiayi City International Band Festival will kick off June 30 in the southwestern Ta17898http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178982011-04-21T05:40:00+08:00The International Taipei Flora Expo will go down in history as Taiwan’s most successful event when i17886http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178862011-04-20T05:40:00+08:00Donations from a selfless farmer helped Taiwanese novelist Chung Wen-yin publish an English translat17887http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178872011-04-20T05:40:00+08:00The Nantou Forestry Management Office said April 18 that it has recently discovered a variety of ind17888http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178882011-04-20T05:40:00+08:00Kinmen County intends to establish an international medical zone that will provide health services t17889http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178892011-04-20T05:40:00+08:00A decade-long study has found that climate change differentially affects the survival of lizards in 17890http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178902011-04-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s cultural artifacts are no longer at risk of being seized by a third country or territory wh17891http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178912011-04-20T05:40:00+08:00A Japanese waxwing, or Bombycilla japonica, was recently spotted for the first time near Longluan La17881http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178812011-04-19T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Economic Planning and Development April 18 approved a four-year project aimed at pro17882http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178822011-04-19T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City will soon have its first repertory theater, where tourists can enjoy popular theatrical 17883http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178832011-04-19T05:40:00+08:00More than 1,300 people took part in the annual Clam Opening Festival on the offshore Kinmen Island A17884http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178842011-04-19T05:40:00+08:00Two world records were set in Taiwan April 17 when 160 men took turns carrying a huge sedan chair we17885http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178852011-04-19T05:40:00+08:00The first 3-kilometer section of the 27.5-kilometer Nan-ao Trail in Yilan County, which once connect17875http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178752011-04-18T05:40:00+08:00A new genus and species of land crab known as Lithoselatium pulchrum has been identified in southern17876http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178762011-04-18T05:40:00+08:00Cafe Astoria on Wuchang Road has been designated a heritage building to better preserve modern liter17877http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178772011-04-18T05:40:00+08:00After a three-year suspension of operations, Far Eastern Air Transport Corp. resumed flight services17878http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178782011-04-18T05:40:00+08:00Walking into Shilin Knife Store is like walking into a knife museum. Taiwan’s oldest knife store, w17879http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178792011-04-18T05:40:00+08:00Concerned that young people seem to have less and less regard for the value of life, the Dali City F17880http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178802011-04-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s spirited effort to win gold in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Under-18 Division 17867http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178672011-04-15T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou praised Oscar-winning director Ang Lee for promoting Taiwan by shooting h17868http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178682011-04-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s theater maestro Wu Hsing-kuo and his Contemporary Legend Theatre will perform in the annual17869http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178692011-04-15T05:40:00+08:00April in Hualien offers many options for firefly watching, with the Walami Trail in Yushan National 17870http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178702011-04-15T05:40:00+08:00Gene modification technology pioneered by Taipei-based Academia Sinica is shaping up as the best sol17871http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178712011-04-15T05:40:00+08:00A community-organized campaign has successfully revived a bat population at six abandoned air-raid s17872http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178722011-04-15T05:40:00+08:00Terminally ill patients, whether in palliative care or general hospital wards, are now able to recei17873http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178732011-04-15T05:40:00+08:00Visitors to the 2011 Yilan Green Expo’s fish creek park exhibit will have the chance to witness one 17874http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178742011-04-15T05:40:00+08:00The hottest target for investment in Taiwan nowadays is neither the robust stock exchange nor the so17862http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178622011-04-14T05:40:00+08:00In the first class offered by the Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Tribal Institute, students are learning 17863http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178632011-04-14T05:40:00+08:00Tainan Community College has introduced 10 tour itineraries throughout the city and region, with lon17864http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178642011-04-14T05:40:00+08:00The Central Taiwan Science Park registered a trade surplus of NT$26.67 billion (US$917 million) for 17865http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178652011-04-14T05:40:00+08:00The annual Fulong Sand Sculpture Festival is expected to draw over 200,000 spectators to Taipei’s mo17866http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178662011-04-14T05:40:00+08:00A large canoe being built by the Tao tribe will strengthen cultural exchanges and call attention to 17856http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178562011-04-13T05:40:00+08:00The Miaoli County Ceramic Arts Association began stacking unfired pots April 11 in the Ketao Kiln in17857http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178572011-04-13T05:40:00+08:00In the Fengshan district of Kaohsiung, a 7-Eleven store has moved into a 50-year-old historic reside17858http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178582011-04-13T05:40:00+08:00Sasunud Mavaliu, a Paiwan ceramicist from Pingtung County’s Mudan Township, will set off to Palau fo17859http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178592011-04-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will gain a better understanding of its rich biodiversity and past ecosystem now that more th17860http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178602011-04-13T05:40:00+08:00The three-day 2011 Gala Cultural Festival honoring a local deity is set to begin April 14, according17861http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178612011-04-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s FORMOSAT-3, a constellation of six weather microsatellites, will continue serving after its17853http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178532011-04-12T05:40:00+08:00Over 400 people of all ages formed a bucket brigade April 10 to transfer 750 bundles of books, or ne17854http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178542011-04-12T05:40:00+08:00The five sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) spotted in the lotus fields of Taoyuan County’s Guan17855http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178552011-04-12T05:40:00+08:00Branches of Taiwan Academy, an institute promoting Taiwanese culture and Mandarin Chinese, are set t17845http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178452011-04-11T05:40:00+08:00A group of volunteer business leaders based in southern Taiwan has built over 4,000 desks with their17846http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178462011-04-11T05:40:00+08:00Nine senior citizens living at a retirement facility in New Taipei City’s Tanshui District have set 17847http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178472011-04-11T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan gourmet food festival got underway in the southern city of Chiayi April 9 as part of ROC 17848http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178482011-04-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan won the most prizes of any participating country at the 39th International Exhibition of Inve17849http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178492011-04-11T05:40:00+08:00The art performances and folk activities held at Taipei’s Dalongdong Baoan Temple fully demonstrates17850http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178502011-04-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan national athlete Wei Chen-chan won the men’s division of the 2011 Miaoli International Triath17851http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178512011-04-11T05:40:00+08:00The annual Mazu Pilgrimage proceeded into Xiluo Township in Yunlin County late April 10, drawing tho17852http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178522011-04-11T05:40:00+08:00A flagstone arrangement dating back 1,000 years was found at the Kiwulan archeological site in Taiwa17838http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178382011-04-08T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Cultural Affairs unveiled a four-year plan April 7 that aims to help domestic art gr17839http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178392011-04-08T05:40:00+08:00Businessman Ke Po-wen is spreading the word throughout Taiwan that worshipping one’s parents is good17840http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178402011-04-08T05:40:00+08:00A survey of ocean trash initiated by Penghu County Government's Environmental Protection Bureau has 17841http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178412011-04-08T05:40:00+08:00The 11th annual Tour of East Taiwan will kick off in the counties of Hualien and Taitung April 16 an17842http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178422011-04-08T05:40:00+08:00An 11-member team from the ROC Military Academy is set to compete head to head with the world’s top 17843http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178432011-04-08T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Council for Hakka Affairs officially kicked off the 2011 Hakka Tung Blossom Festiv17844http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178442011-04-08T05:40:00+08:00The two-day 2011 International Symposium on Black-faced Spoonbill and Coastal Wetlands Conservation 17834http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178342011-04-07T05:40:00+08:00Chuang Hui-wen is in demand all over Taiwan as an assessor of tea leaves, demonstrator of proper tec17835http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178352011-04-07T05:40:00+08:00Young missionaries from the U.S. assembled at Houjia Cemetery in Tainan City April 5 to tidy graves 17836http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178362011-04-07T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan research team has developed a next generation high-speed wireless communication system with17837http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178372011-04-07T05:40:00+08:00The preparatory office of the Taipei City Government’s cultural asset management agency began operat17830http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178302011-04-06T05:40:00+08:00A fast-thinking fisherman used his rod and reel to save a 37-year-old woman who fell into Chengcing 17831http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178312011-04-06T05:40:00+08:00Gordon Tsai, founder of the Dream Community in New Taipei City, is a wandering “urchin” who criss-cr17832http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178322011-04-06T05:40:00+08:00The world’s first airport robot guides will soon make their debut in Taiwan to help passengers find 17833http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178332011-04-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Ministry of Education April 5 announced a plan to help children of new immigrants better ad17824http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178242011-04-01T05:40:00+08:00A new student began attending school at the Yilan Municipal Daycare Center this semester whose looks17825http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178252011-04-01T05:40:00+08:00Last year the whole world was gripped for months on end as the Chilean mine accident unfolded. For f17826http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178262011-04-01T05:40:00+08:00The establishment of a long-term healthcare insurance system in Taiwan moved a step closer to realiz17827http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178272011-04-01T05:40:00+08:00Starting Aug.1, all of Taiwan’s five-year-olds will be able to receive preschool care tuition free, 17828http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178282011-04-01T05:40:00+08:00The National Communications Commission released a policy action plan March 31 promoting a child-frie17829http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178292011-04-01T05:40:00+08:00Hugging the verdant slopes of the Hai-an Mountain Range above the turquoise Pacific Ocean, the Alang17820http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178202011-03-31T05:40:00+08:00Lin Jin-liang, a junior at the Department of Electrical Engineering at I-Shou University in southern17821http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178212011-03-31T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Traditional Performing Arts Festival, featuring traditional music, opera and puppetry, will17822http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178222011-03-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-born illustration artist Page Tsou won the International Award for Illustration at the 2011 B17823http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178232011-03-31T05:40:00+08:00The Council of Labor Affairs said March 30 that it will relax regulations on hiring foreign caregive17816http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178162011-03-30T05:40:00+08:00The New Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs held an event March 28 introducing a new oral his17817http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178172011-03-30T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition on the role of women in Taiwanese social history kicked off March 29 at the Institute 17818http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178182011-03-30T05:40:00+08:00A photography exhibition featuring 10 erotic photos by young artist Lin Xiu-pin is a personal medita17819http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178192011-03-30T05:40:00+08:00The Tamsui Itteki Memorial House, located within the Peace Park in New Taipei City’s seaside distric17812http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178122011-03-29T05:40:00+08:00A few years ago Chang Cheng-san of Chiayi County in Taiwan was down on his luck. His seafood distrib17813http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178132011-03-29T05:40:00+08:00Miniature carver Chen Forng-Shean unveiled his latest work this past weekend in the form of a 0.5 ca17814http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178142011-03-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan researchers have demonstrated the clinical effectiveness of genetic screening in preventing p17815http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178152011-03-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Lin Tzu-chi won the season opener of the Ladies Professional Golf Association Futures Tour 17805http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178052011-03-28T05:40:00+08:00Taipei is vying to join UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network as a City of Gastronomy, local government o17806http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178062011-03-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first movable bridge allowing the passage of boats, the Dapeng Bay Bridge in Pingtung Count17807http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178072011-03-28T05:40:00+08:00“The Taiwan Railway: 1966-1970,” a new book authored by onetime Taiwan resident Loren Aandahl, can h17808http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178082011-03-28T05:40:00+08:00Chang Tsung-hsien was named Most Outstanding Player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 17809http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178092011-03-28T05:40:00+08:00When he retired more than 10 years ago, Zhang Sen-nan decided to take up hiking as a hobby. But at D17810http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178102011-03-28T05:40:00+08:00The operator of Taiwan's nuclear power stations said all of its facilities are constructed on thorou17811http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178112011-03-28T05:40:00+08:00Li Shui-po, an 85-year-old grandfather, is thankful for the Yunlin Fund for Children and Families in17794http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177942011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00The news that an 84-year-old man killed his bedridden wife last year sent shock waves through Taiwan17795http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177952011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00The Huashan Social Welfare Foundation opened a new station in Taoyuan County’s Pingzhen City March 217796http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177962011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00“A married daughter is like water thrown out,” is an old Chinese proverb and a notion held by many T17797http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177972011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00A pilot program aimed at reducing inefficient use of Taiwan’s medical resources has seen a 13.4-perc17798http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177982011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00Over 100 volunteers from Changling Village in Hsinchu County’s Hukou Township, all over the age of 617799http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177992011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00Government embedded marketing in news and TV programs was outlawed across Taiwan following Cabinet a17800http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178002011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s waste disposal facilities are poised to take on more environmentally friendly and energy-sa17801http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178012011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Nantou International Pole Vault Invitational was held March 24 at National Tsaotun Commerci17802http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178022011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00Taipei-based firm Artech Inc. will design the main building of the National Palace Museum Southern B17803http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178032011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00The 84-year-old Fu-Hsing tea factory in Emei township in the northwestern county of Hsinchu relaunch17804http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=178042011-03-25T05:40:00+08:00On the eve of International Women’s Day, the Ministry of the Interior launched Taiwan’s first-ever N17789http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177892011-03-24T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung City signed an agreement March 23 on the construction of the Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural a17790http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177902011-03-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students have scored higher than their counterparts in other countries on this year’s America17791http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177912011-03-24T05:40:00+08:00Loren Aandahl’s “The Taiwan Railway: 1966-1970” brings together nearly 200 pictures of the country’s17792http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177922011-03-24T05:40:00+08:00National Taitung University and the Taitung Farmers’ Association said March 30 they intend to establ17793http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177932011-03-24T05:40:00+08:00Xintai Elementary School in New Taipei City has established a Toy Workshop Program to jumpstart the 17782http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177822011-03-23T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s riverside park bike path system will be completed when the last mile of the route, the17783http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177832011-03-23T05:40:00+08:00A National Geographic Channel documentary on EcoARK, a three-story exhibition hall at the Taipei Int17784http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177842011-03-23T05:40:00+08:00The government is considering the creation of a cloud computing-based disaster prevention and manage17785http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177852011-03-23T05:40:00+08:00Around 100 Taiwanese homestay accommodations will be provided to Japanese students left homeless as 17786http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177862011-03-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan was the top Asian country at this year’s red dot award competition, bagging a record 92 prize17787http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177872011-03-23T05:40:00+08:00Premier Wu Den-yih said March 22 Taiwan has about 120 days worth of emergency oil reserves, which is17788http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177882011-03-23T05:40:00+08:00A recent large-scale transnational study has found a link between abnormally high or low Body Mass I17778http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177782011-03-22T05:40:00+08:00Outdoor survival games are gaining in popularity in Taiwan, boosted by the domestic manufacture of a17779http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177792011-03-22T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Green Expo will promote tourism in Yilan County March 26 to May 15, while raising public aw17780http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177802011-03-22T05:40:00+08:00A trial registration system supplying all parrots with identification papers will be rolled out in s17781http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177812011-03-22T05:40:00+08:00A total of nine more kindergartens, elementary schools and junior high schools in Taiwan’s southwest17773http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177732011-03-21T05:40:00+08:00Authorities in New Taipei City have completed the city’s first riverside dog run, on the eastern sho17774http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177742011-03-21T05:40:00+08:00Li Rui-yu, owner of Qiaoyi Hair Salon, has over the past seven years taken in and trained a total of17775http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177752011-03-21T05:40:00+08:00An undersea seismological station being constructed off Taiwan’s eastern coast is expected to buy 1017776http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177762011-03-21T05:40:00+08:00An improved trail system in Neidong National Forest Recreation Area, southern New Taipei City, provi17777http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177772011-03-21T05:40:00+08:00A cross-strait Chinese language cloud computing database is expected to formally come online before 17765http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177652011-03-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese architect Xie Ying-jun, who has created likenesses of illegal structures in western Taipei17766http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177662011-03-18T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City-based Oriental Institute of Technology is working to produce an interactive televisi17767http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177672011-03-18T05:40:00+08:00The National Immigration Agency launched a tour program March 17 aimed at helping NIA officials offe17768http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177682011-03-18T05:40:00+08:00The National Taiwan Museum of the Arts will hold an exhibition showcasing designs by prominent Taiwa17769http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177692011-03-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiyen Biotech Co. Ltd., Taiwan’s largest salt producer, has decided to temporarily halt the export 17770http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177702011-03-18T05:40:00+08:00A three-hour fundraising telecast hosted by the Taiwan Broadcasting System brought in NT$114 million17771http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177712011-03-18T05:40:00+08:00Swaying fields of yellow sorghum stretch for miles across offshore Kinmen County in fall and winter,17772http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177722011-03-18T05:40:00+08:00At the Tanayiku Natural Ecology Park, a group of young men and women beam with joy as they bounce an17758http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177582011-03-17T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City’s Zhongxin, Xintai, and Changping elementary schools have established small farms on17759http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177592011-03-17T05:40:00+08:00Aboriginal education at Dingpu Elementary School in Tucheng District, New Taipei City, received a bo17760http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177602011-03-17T05:40:00+08:00National Cheng Kung University in Tainan City was one of the first to provide the world with satelli17761http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177612011-03-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s theater arts will be featured at the 12th Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Spac17762http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177622011-03-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan would experience no significant rise in radiation levels even if all 10 reactors at Japan’s F17763http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177632011-03-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese designers captured the silver medal at the 15th International Bicycle Design Competition h17764http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177642011-03-17T05:40:00+08:00The magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan has led to a wide-scale mobilization of rel17752http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177522011-03-16T05:40:00+08:00Linnei Township administration plans to revitalize its tobacco-producing legacy through an innovativ17753http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177532011-03-16T05:40:00+08:00The Bali district in New Taipei City is becoming a popular tourist destination due to its once-thriv17754http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177542011-03-16T05:40:00+08:00Mobile Savior, a smartphone application that could help save lives in emergency situations, was unve17755http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177552011-03-16T05:40:00+08:00An ongoing art program providing comfort and encouragement to Taiwan communities devastated by Typho17756http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177562011-03-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is running a yearlong high-profile media campaign aimed at boosting visitor numbers from Mala17757http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177572011-03-16T05:40:00+08:00National Taipei University of Technology third-year students Mao Ying-yi and Yang Cheng-yan have won17746http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177462011-03-15T05:40:00+08:00A Truku tribal chief in Hualien’s Shanyue Village wants the county to embrace greener tourism with t17747http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177472011-03-15T05:40:00+08:00The annual Tour de Taiwan will kick off March 19 in Taipei, according to event organizer the Chinese17748http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177482011-03-15T05:40:00+08:00Taichung City and Taitung and Changhua counties signed memorandums of understanding with Japan’s Shi17749http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177492011-03-15T05:40:00+08:00Volunteer crossing guards are supposed to get the job done with minimal fuss but not Kaohsiung City’17750http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177502011-03-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is mulling a text message disaster warning system in the wake of the devastating earthquake t17751http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177512011-03-15T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet gave preliminary approval for two Ministry of Education proposals March 14 that will ext17741http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177412011-03-14T05:40:00+08:00Over 30,000 trees were planted around Taiwan on Arbor Day March 12 as part of the nation’s afforesta17742http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177422011-03-14T05:40:00+08:00Hsinchu County’s He Hsing Primary School is encouraging reading through its Super Wednesday program 17743http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177432011-03-14T05:40:00+08:00Lin Tzu-ling, head of the Taipei-based Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, is a new woman circa17744http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177442011-03-14T05:40:00+08:00A foreign author has been selected for the first time as one of the winners of the annual Taipei Lit17745http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177452011-03-14T05:40:00+08:00The 12th Taichung City Mazu International Festival got underway March 12 as part of celebrations for17735http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177352011-03-11T05:40:00+08:00The news last month that work on the controversial Hushan Reservoir in western Taiwan’s Yunlin Count17736http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177362011-03-11T05:40:00+08:00The world’s first case of HIV transmission via a knife wound has now been scientifically established17737http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177372011-03-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese animation director Kuo Yen-ting captured the Tokyo Big Sight Award at the 2011 Tokyo Inter17738http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177382011-03-11T05:40:00+08:00Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen will seek her party’s nomination for 2012 presi17739http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177392011-03-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first drawbridge is slated to open to traffic March 27 in Donggang, Pingtung County, the To17740http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177402011-03-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau issued a tsunami warning at 2:30 p.m. March 11 following an 8.9-magn17731http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177312011-03-10T05:40:00+08:00At Kinlong Elementary School in New Taipei City, an enormous aquarium with more than 150 species of 17732http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177322011-03-10T05:40:00+08:00In a remote town in Yilan County in eastern Taiwan, the local post office has recently outsourced so17733http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177332011-03-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Building Technology Center, the nation’s first sail-shaped building, opened at the Taipei-bas17734http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177342011-03-10T05:40:00+08:00The 11th Song Jiang Battle Array Festival will take the field in Neimen District in the southern cit17726http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177262011-03-09T05:40:00+08:00A group of women in the Dongnan community of New Taipei City's Linkou District has made and delivere17727http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177272011-03-09T05:40:00+08:00To the delight of rock enthusiasts, a small group of peridotite hills has recently been discovered o17728http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177282011-03-09T05:40:00+08:00The East Rift Valley Cycling Carnival in Hualien County will host over 1,800 riders from home and ab17729http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177292011-03-09T05:40:00+08:00A research team at National Taiwan Normal University has launched several online classroom projects,17730http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177302011-03-09T05:40:00+08:00The annual pilgrimage by Mazu, Taiwan’s most revered deity, is the subject of a stunning short film 17721http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177212011-03-08T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University will host the 2011 conference of the Asia-Pacific Association for Interna17722http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177222011-03-08T05:40:00+08:00National Cheng Kung University in Tainan City and the Hsinchu-based National Space Organization (NSP17723http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177232011-03-08T05:40:00+08:00Since maintaining all 72 of the trails within Taroko National Park can be quite a task, the park adm17724http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177242011-03-08T05:40:00+08:00Nearly 37 percent of working women in Taiwan are the main breadwinners in their households, accordin17725http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177252011-03-08T05:40:00+08:00The unique sweet potatoes grown in Hualien County’s Xincheng Township have become so popular that th17715http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177152011-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Tsou people launched their annual war ceremony March 5 in Chiayi County, attracting hundred17716http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177162011-03-07T05:40:00+08:00A group of overseas Fulbright scholars worked in the rice paddies of Yilan County for a day March 5 17717http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177172011-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Septuagenarian Lu Qiu-ji accompanies his blind five-year-old grandson to school every day at the Nat17718http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177182011-03-07T05:40:00+08:00The average life expectancy for Taiwanese women in 2010 stood at 82.7 years, up from 79.6 years in 217719http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177192011-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese opera star Yu Yuan-keng, artistic director of Yilan City’s Lan-Yang Taiwanese Opera Compan17720http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177202011-03-07T05:40:00+08:00Miaoli County’s Baishatun Mazu incense-offering pilgrimage was designated a national intangible cult17708http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177082011-03-04T05:40:00+08:00Yilan County’s National Lotung Industrial Vocational High School garnered three major awards at the 17709http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177092011-03-04T05:40:00+08:00The butterfly (Phalaenopsis) orchids produced by Taiwan Orchid Professionals Co. Ltd. have received 17710http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177102011-03-04T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taipei Traditional Market Festival, featuring discounts from over 40 stands at six markets,17711http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177112011-03-04T05:40:00+08:00Japan’s colonization of Taiwan (1895-1945) brought with it the idea that prisons punish and rehabili17712http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177122011-03-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s rock fans are getting ready for their first major concert of the year as the 2011 Mega Port17713http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177132011-03-04T05:40:00+08:00The Shei-pa National Park Headquarters recorded a total of 182 dependent plant species, including fo17714http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177142011-03-04T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Hakka Affairs has projected the Hakka population in Taiwan to be at least 4.19 milli17703http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177032011-03-03T05:40:00+08:00Zhang Shui-shu, 73, who entered the continuing education class at Nantou County’s National Tsaotun C17704http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177042011-03-03T05:40:00+08:00A restaurant operator in Kaohsiung surnamed Chang has used rare golden bamboo to make highly artisti17705http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177052011-03-03T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Cultural Affairs kicked off a 45-day promotion in Tainan March 3, aiming to attract 17706http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177062011-03-03T05:40:00+08:00An immunization program implemented in remote townships in Taiwan starting in 1995 has effectively r17707http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177072011-03-03T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Philharmonic Chamber Choir will kick off its U.S. tour March 4 with performances in Bosto17698http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176982011-03-02T05:40:00+08:00Two students at Fu Jen Catholic University’s Graduate Institute of Textiles and Clothing have garner17699http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176992011-03-02T05:40:00+08:00Army veteran Huang Shun-jie, 83, spends over two hours each day cleaning up trash or scrubbing the p17700http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177002011-03-02T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet has greenlighted the revised plan for the National Palace Museum Southern Branch in Chia17701http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177012011-03-02T05:40:00+08:00The first-ever Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament in Taiwan will be held Oct. 20 to 23 17702http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=177022011-03-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s consumer confidence index dipped slightly to 85.89 points in February, National Central Uni17691http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176912011-03-01T05:40:00+08:00In her 32-year nursing career, Chen Zhen-hui, 53, helped deliver more than 10,000 babies in southern17692http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176922011-03-01T05:40:00+08:00Volunteer fireman Su Li-ji of Yunlin County’s Beigang Township has removed over 500 wasp nests, most17693http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176932011-03-01T05:40:00+08:00A record 8 million visitors descended on the 2011 Taiwan Lantern Festival at Miaoli County’s Zhunan-17694http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176942011-03-01T05:40:00+08:00The biennial Taiwan International Machine Tool Show kicked off March 1 at the Taipei World Trade Cen17695http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176952011-03-01T05:40:00+08:00Tanayiku Natural Ecology Park in central Taiwan’s Alishan Mountains opened Feb. 26 for the first tim17696http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176962011-03-01T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Zoo and the Council of Agriculture donated US$10,000 to the Texas-based Turtle Survival A17697http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176972011-03-01T05:40:00+08:00Hospitals in Taiwan could make it routine to set up flu clinics once emergency room patient numbers 17686http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176862011-02-25T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City's Department of Cultural Affairs has passed a resolution designating No. 1 Grain Silo a 17687http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176872011-02-25T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwanese train attendant has notched up over 200 circuits of Taiwan since 2008, earning the unoff17688http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176882011-02-25T05:40:00+08:00A special exhibition showcasing the transformation of Taiwan’s living standards over the past centur17689http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176892011-02-25T05:40:00+08:00Pineapple skin-like bun ranks at the top of the classic Taiwanese style pastries among bakers in the17690http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176902011-02-25T05:40:00+08:00Tucked among the alleys of Dali Street in Taipei City’s Wanhua District, the Sugar Industry Cultural17681http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176812011-02-24T05:40:00+08:00Vehicle data recorders have replaced cameras and cell phones to become the weapon of choice for snit17682http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176822011-02-24T05:40:00+08:00Rukai aborigines have hacked a path to their traditional home of Haocha Village through the mountain17683http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176832011-02-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is inviting youngsters from around the world to stay with local families as part of this year17684http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176842011-02-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan researchers have identified three gene regions that are likely linked with susceptibility to 17685http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176852011-02-24T05:40:00+08:00The Marine National Park Headquarters said Feb. 23 that researchers recently discovered the rare phe17673http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176732011-02-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s underprivileged can sing, party and putt their hearts out at a secluded former restaurant o17674http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176742011-02-23T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued its highest-level warning against travel to Libya Feb. 20 fol17675http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176752011-02-23T05:40:00+08:00Taipei-based Central Pictures Corp. will invest NT$350 million (US$11.8 million) in Taiwanese movie 17676http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176762011-02-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first on-site earthquake detection system that can issue warnings seven to 27 seconds befor17677http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176772011-02-23T05:40:00+08:00National Cheng Kung University in Tainan City has built Taiwan’s first futuristic classroom at a cos17678http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176782011-02-23T05:40:00+08:00Award-winning Taiwanese fashion designer Johan Ku announced Feb. 22 that he will take part in the up17679http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176792011-02-23T05:40:00+08:00The Industrial Technology Research Institute and Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital’s Department of 17680http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176802011-02-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan celebrated its first National Hakka Day Feb. 22 with a series of activities held in 17 counti17670http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176702011-02-22T05:40:00+08:00Tourism in Kinmen County is on the rise courtesy of visits by military veterans to the former island17671http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176712011-02-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first national nature park is set to be established in the Shoushan area of Kaohsiung City,17672http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176722011-02-22T05:40:00+08:00Lugang Township in the western county of Changhua has won the right to host the 2012 Taiwan Lantern 17663http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176632011-02-21T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwanese Shaolin kung fu master is planning to put his collection of more than 1,000 weapons on d17664http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176642011-02-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Yani Tseng continued on her winning ways with a five-stroke victory Feb. 20 in the Honda LP17665http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176652011-02-21T05:40:00+08:00Kinmen County moved a step closer to World Heritage listing following the inaugural meeting Feb. 19 17666http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176662011-02-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s literacy rate hit a record high of 98.04 percent at the end of 2010, up from 95.55 percent 17667http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176672011-02-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese designer Chen Shao-yen is becoming a U.K. rag trade fixture following his third invitation17668http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176682011-02-21T05:40:00+08:00The Shei-Pa National Park Administration recently saw significant success in its efforts to establis17669http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176692011-02-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Hong Jia-sui took the top prize in a floral arrangement contest staged by Japan’s Ikenobo a17659http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176592011-02-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s HTC Corp. beat out Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Feb. 15 to become Device Man17660http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176602011-02-18T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taiwan Lantern Festival kicked off in Miaoli County’s Zhunan-Toufen Sports Park with much f17661http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176612011-02-18T05:40:00+08:00Lin Yi-chen may only be a sixth grader, but he clearly knows the meaning of good manners: The boy of17662http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176622011-02-18T05:40:00+08:00When Luolita, a 46-year-old South African woman, married her Taiwanese sailor husband Pang Long-tian17654http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176542011-02-17T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University of Science and Technology has clinched top spot in the latest academic in17655http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176552011-02-17T05:40:00+08:00Bottle rockets filled the night sky in Yanshui district in Tainan, southern Taiwan Feb. 16 to warm u17656http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176562011-02-17T05:40:00+08:00The fourth annual Turtle Prayer Festival was held Feb. 15 in the offshore Penghu Islands, with thous17657http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176572011-02-17T05:40:00+08:00When Taichung motorcycle shop owner Chou Chin-chih's father-in-law became seriously ill 10 years ago17658http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176582011-02-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-born photographer Chang Chien-chi has won the 2011 Anthropographia Award for Human Rights in 17647http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176472011-02-16T05:40:00+08:00The World Muslim League is set to hold a major international conference in Taiwan as part of efforts17648http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176482011-02-16T05:40:00+08:00The National Chinese Orchestra will celebrate the ROC centennial with concerts honoring Taiwan’s mus17649http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176492011-02-16T05:40:00+08:00A traditional Taiwanese festival featuring the firecracker bombing of a shirtless man acting as the 17650http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176502011-02-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese sports fans will see the world’s top skaters in action when the 2011 Four Continents Figur17651http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176512011-02-16T05:40:00+08:00An Academia Sinica research team has explained the biochemical mechanism behind a kind of eye drop c17652http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176522011-02-16T05:40:00+08:00An e-nursery established eight years ago by Jen-Ai Hospital in Taichung’s Dali District now holds ov17653http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176532011-02-16T05:40:00+08:00An intra-county exchange program, involving 16 students from six elementary schools in Yilan County 17643http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176432011-02-15T05:40:00+08:00The 19th Taipei International Book Exhibition, which wrapped up Feb. 14, attracted a record number o17644http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176442011-02-15T05:40:00+08:00Taipei was ranked above average in environmental sustainability, along with Hong Kong, Osaka, Seoul,17645http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176452011-02-15T05:40:00+08:00“Are people born just to work and make money?” This was the question Chin Hsin-yi found herself aski17646http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176462011-02-15T05:40:00+08:00Shi Quan-min, a guard at the Yehliu GeoPark in New Taipei City, has been given a most unusual task: 17637http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176372011-02-14T05:40:00+08:00Yani Tseng, 22-year-old golf sensation from Taiwan, was crowned the world’s leading professional fem17638http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176382011-02-14T05:40:00+08:00As part of this year’s Taipei Lantern Festival, a public art carnival debuted Feb. 12 across nine ve17639http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176392011-02-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese fiction writer Giddens, known among his Taiwanese fans as “Nine Knives,” confirmed Feb. 1117640http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176402011-02-14T05:40:00+08:00Located near a red brick wall next to the Chaoyang Tea Park in the Dadaocheng area of Taipei is the 17641http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176412011-02-14T05:40:00+08:00An enormous sky lantern, measuring 20 feet in height and carrying messages of peace and goodwill, wa17642http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176422011-02-14T05:40:00+08:00Chen Chuan-li, 75, has been raising cattle since he was only eight years old. He knows the moods and17629http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176292011-02-11T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City features prominently in “Michelin Green Guide Taiwan,” scheduled to hit bookstore sh17630http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176302011-02-11T05:40:00+08:00Two 20-year-old Finnish tourists, Pyry Palmumaki and Jarkko Momonen, rescued a suicidal woman at Anp17631http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176312011-02-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese choreographer Bulareyaung Pagarlava has been invited by the New York-based Martha Graham D17632http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176322011-02-11T05:40:00+08:00The Council for Cultural Affairs has finished production of a series of documentaries honoring five 17633http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176332011-02-11T05:40:00+08:00Hushan Reservoir in western Taiwan’s Yunlin County is expected to be ready by 2014, further ensuring17634http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176342011-02-11T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Taiwan International Festival of Arts kicked off in Taipei Feb. 10 with a production of “La17635http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176352011-02-11T05:40:00+08:00Visiting Japanese fiction writer Yuko Tsushima said Feb. 10 at the Taipei International Book Exhibit17636http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176362011-02-11T05:40:00+08:00Debate has raged for almost a decade over the design of Taiwan’s second-generation National Health I17622http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176222011-02-10T05:40:00+08:00The Zhitian Temple in Yilan’s Wujie Township will give a red envelope containing 100 trillion Zimbab17623http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176232011-02-10T05:40:00+08:00Deformed “lucky” pineapples have recently come back into favor with punters who are desperately sear17624http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176242011-02-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan publisher Linden Lin was awarded France’s Medal of Arts and Letters Feb. 9 for his contributi17625http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176252011-02-10T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica President Wong Chi-huey, leading a delegation of seven researchers, attended the 76t17626http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176262011-02-10T05:40:00+08:00A week-long fashion show featuring floral pattern gowns created by Taiwanese designer Jasper Huang k17627http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176272011-02-10T05:40:00+08:00Effective April 1, the premium rate for the national pension system will be increased from 6.5 perce17628http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176282011-02-10T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei City government held a trial run Feb. 9 at National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall for the the17618http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176182011-02-09T05:40:00+08:00Historians are calling for the preservation of the last remaining limekiln in the coral-based Fengsh17619http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176192011-02-09T05:40:00+08:00The Yushan National Park Administration is making every effort to drum up support to get Taiwan’s ta17620http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176202011-02-09T05:40:00+08:00New Taipei City’s Department of Environmental Protection plans to set up a green energy recharging s17621http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176212011-02-09T05:40:00+08:00The 19th Taipei International Book Exhibition kicked off Feb. 9 at the city’s World Trade Center, at17611http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176112011-02-08T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Pingxi Lantern Festival kicked off Feb. 6 at Jingtong Elementary School in New Taipei City’17612http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176122011-02-08T05:40:00+08:00Lantern Festival activities will get underway around Taiwan starting Feb. 10 in the run up to the fe17613http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176132011-02-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-born Go master Zhang Xu, better known as Cho U to his legion of fans, collected 14 million ye17614http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176142011-02-08T05:40:00+08:00The 32-year-old Taipei Chinese Orchestra has become the first group of its kind to join Opus 3 Artis17615http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176152011-02-08T05:40:00+08:00France is poised to become the second European country to grant Taiwan nationals working holiday vis17616http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176162011-02-08T05:40:00+08:00The National Science Council, working with the Yangmingshan National Park Headquarters, will set up 17617http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176172011-02-08T05:40:00+08:00More than 40 public reading sessions will be held during the upcoming Taipei International Book Exhi17609http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176092011-02-07T05:40:00+08:0017610http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176102011-02-07T05:40:00+08:0017606http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176062011-02-04T05:40:00+08:0017607http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176072011-02-04T05:40:00+08:0017608http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176082011-02-04T05:40:00+08:0017603http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176032011-02-03T05:40:00+08:0017604http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176042011-02-03T05:40:00+08:0017605http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176052011-02-03T05:40:00+08:0017602http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176022011-02-02T05:40:00+08:0017595http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175952011-02-01T05:40:00+08:00Wheat fields in the Daya district of Taichung are blossoming and setting heads of grain before the L17596http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175962011-02-01T05:40:00+08:00More than 500 ROC nationals stranded in Egypt are being evacuated from the strife-torn Middle Easter17597http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175972011-02-01T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwanese businessman has become the real life Dr. Doolittle of the Sumatran civet coffee world, u17598http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175982011-02-01T05:40:00+08:00As Taiwan counts down to the Lunar New Year, locals are busy putting final preparations in place to 17599http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175992011-02-01T05:40:00+08:00Temperatures in Taipei City for the first month of the new year averaged 13.8 degrees Celsius throug17600http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176002011-02-01T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Environmental Regeneration Arts Festival, which runs from Feb. 2 to 28 in Taibao City, will17601http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=176012011-02-01T05:40:00+08:00Four islets in the Penghu archipelago are expected to become Taiwan’s second marine national park af17589http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175892011-01-31T05:40:00+08:00A Taichung man has made it his mission to give the gift of life through making regular donations of 17590http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175902011-01-31T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei International Flora Expo is expected to be one of Taiwan’s most popular destinations duri17591http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175912011-01-31T05:40:00+08:00Chan Yung-jan came up short yet again in striving for her first tennis Grand Slam title when she and17592http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175922011-01-31T05:40:00+08:00“Taiwan Comix,” a collection of works by 12 Taiwanese comics artists, finished among the seven final17593http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175932011-01-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese Nobel laureate Lee Yuan-tseh was presented with Italy’s Ettore Majorana Erice-Science for 17594http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175942011-01-31T05:40:00+08:00The Agricultural Research Institute has developed the first variety of ornamental plum flower, or pr17583http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175832011-01-28T05:40:00+08:00The residents of Tianzhong Township in Changhua County are enjoying a 930-square meter park created 17584http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175842011-01-28T05:40:00+08:00Yangmingshan, with its nickname of “Taipei’s Backyard Flower Garden,” offers a diverse range of sigh17585http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175852011-01-28T05:40:00+08:00A delegation of Taiwan athletes departed for Kazakhstan Jan. 27 to take part in the upcoming 2011 As17586http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175862011-01-28T05:40:00+08:00Around 80 percent of Taiwanese citizens said they donated to charity in 2010, a United Way of Taiwan17587http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175872011-01-28T05:40:00+08:00A museum documenting the life of Taiwan’s first saxophone maker and 60 years of manufacturing histor17588http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175882011-01-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan banks' non-performing loan ratio dropped to a record low of 0.61 percent as of the end of Dec17578http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175782011-01-27T05:40:00+08:00A New Taipei City entrepreneur who once lived on the streets and feasted on roast cockroaches releas17579http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175792011-01-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Railway Administration’s Taichung station recently received an envelope containing NT$8,000 (17580http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175802011-01-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese universities have launched three joint research centers with U.S. schools and enterprises,17581http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175812011-01-27T05:40:00+08:00A trio of charity organizations held a "year-end party" Jan. 26, providing warm meals to 25,000 peop17582http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175822011-01-27T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Finance announced Jan. 26 the lifting of a decree temporarily suspending the imposit17572http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175722011-01-26T05:40:00+08:00Lu Yue-cheng, head of the Legal Enforcement Department of the New Taipei City Police Department’s Tr17573http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175732011-01-26T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition calling attention to Taiwan’s wetlands biodiversity and fragile ecology will be staged17574http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175742011-01-26T05:40:00+08:00German medical scientist Juergen Hennig has won the 2010 Tsungming Tu Award, the highest academic ho17575http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175752011-01-26T05:40:00+08:00Rhododendrons at Yunhai Elementary School in New Taipei City’s Shiding District are set to be in ful17576http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175762011-01-26T05:40:00+08:00National Cheng Kung University unveiled a world-leading cancer treatment technology and device that 17577http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175772011-01-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese researchers have made significant progress in creating an all-optical waveform synthesizer17566http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175662011-01-25T05:40:00+08:00ROC Vice President Vincent Siew broke ground Jan. 24 on the Asia University Art Museum in Taichung, 17567http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175672011-01-25T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Municipal Fuxing Senior High School now allows students to wear the school uniform of their c17568http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175682011-01-25T05:40:00+08:00Landscaper Liang Nai-yuan in Nantou County’s Puli Township has built four-meter-tall transformers mo17569http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175692011-01-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese taekwondo athlete Yang Shu-chun said Jan. 24 she will now focus on preparing for the 2012 17570http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175702011-01-25T05:40:00+08:00Discovery of the newly identified Uca jocelynae species of fiddler crab at a lagoon in Dongsha Atoll17571http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175712011-01-25T05:40:00+08:00Vocational high school students from families that meet certain household income requirements could 17560http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175602011-01-24T05:40:00+08:00Chen Qing-shun, 54, a farmer in Chiayi County’s Taibao City, goes everywhere in straw slippers, even17561http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175612011-01-24T05:40:00+08:00As part of centennial celebrations for the Republic of China, a nationwide exhibition on the history17562http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175622011-01-24T05:40:00+08:00An online database of traditional folk songs and songbooks has been launched by the National Museum 17563http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175632011-01-24T05:40:00+08:00Zhu Yi-chang, proprietor of a successful hot food stand in Taipei’s Nanmen Market, has had to overco17564http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175642011-01-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan researchers announced Jan. 21 their breakthrough findings on how enterovirus 71 develops into17565http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175652011-01-24T05:40:00+08:00Free preschool education could be available to all of Taiwan’s 210,000 five-year-olds beginning in A17555http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175552011-01-21T05:40:00+08:00An agarwood businessman who loves music has succeeded in building several types of musical instrumen17556http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175562011-01-21T05:40:00+08:00More than 4,600 flying lanterns will be handed out to tourists during the 13th annual Pingxi Sky Lan17557http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175572011-01-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Ku and Dancers’ latest performance in New York City has received a very enthusiastic respon17558http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175582011-01-21T05:40:00+08:00The National Science Council unveiled Jan.20 a presidential grants program encouraging young Taiwane17559http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175592011-01-21T05:40:00+08:00Since its inception more than 50 years ago, Taipei Medical University has had one main mission: to t17548http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175482011-01-20T05:40:00+08:00Air force personnel in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County have started a tradition of helping a local17549http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175492011-01-20T05:40:00+08:00Three fourth-year students in the Department of Computer Application Engineering at Tainan’s Far Eas17550http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175502011-01-20T05:40:00+08:00The Pavilion of Dreams at the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition will continue operations in17551http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175512011-01-20T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Sports Affairs Council has officially chosen Taichung City to represent Taiwan in 17552http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175522011-01-20T05:40:00+08:00The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung City will hold a special exhibition on Lunar New17553http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175532011-01-20T05:40:00+08:00The 2011 Kaohsiung Lantern Festival will get underway Jan. 28, two weeks before its official opening17554http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175542011-01-20T05:40:00+08:00An 11.67-kilometer Alishan cable car route has been selected after a feasibility evaluation, the Ali17541http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175412011-01-19T05:40:00+08:00National Taiwan University’s College of Medicine announced Jan. 18 that it has developed a time-savi17542http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175422011-01-19T05:40:00+08:00A design submitted by a team of Spanish and Taiwanese architects has been chosen as the winning entr17543http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175432011-01-19T05:40:00+08:00Mainland Affairs Council Minister Lai Shin-yuan said Jan. 18 there is no need to sign a cross-strait17544http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175442011-01-19T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan research team has developed a device that allows people to operate their television sets by17545http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175452011-01-19T05:40:00+08:00Taipei-based National Palace Museum launched its NT$18 million (US$620,690) Painting and Calligraphy17546http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175462011-01-19T05:40:00+08:00Liu Tien-ho, chairman of Tan Hou Ocean Development Co., Ltd., each year provides both financial and 17547http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175472011-01-19T05:40:00+08:00A team of volunteers at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum helped 20 visually handicapped people enjoy the 17536http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175362011-01-18T05:40:00+08:00Eleven new species of true bugs (Heteroptera), commonly known as stnkbugs, and one new species of du17537http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175372011-01-18T05:40:00+08:00The hand-held lantern design for the upcoming Taipei Lantern Festival made its public debut Jan. 17.17538http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175382011-01-18T05:40:00+08:00The remains of Ching dynasty general Lin Wan-zhang have been reunited with those of his aboriginal w17539http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175392011-01-18T05:40:00+08:00A yakiniku restaurant worker who used to live on the street organized his colleagues to distribute 117540http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175402011-01-18T05:40:00+08:00Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc., an enterprise fully owned by the Kinmen County Government, posted recor17530http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175302011-01-17T05:40:00+08:00Fala, a former Navy underwater demolition team member from the Amis tribe, has established a school 17531http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175312011-01-17T05:40:00+08:00Starting May 1, stores in Taiwan selling takeaway drinks will be required to offer discounts to cons17532http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175322011-01-17T05:40:00+08:00The New Qishan Bridge linking the districts of Qishan and Meinong in the southern port city of Kaohs17533http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175332011-01-17T05:40:00+08:00A vacant campus in the Beitou District began operations Jan. 15 as an arts and cultural park, accord17534http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175342011-01-17T05:40:00+08:00Visitors to Yeliu Geological Park in New Taipei City’s Wanli District jumped to 1.83 million in 201017535http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175352011-01-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport last year posted its highest number of passengers and largest f17524http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175242011-01-14T05:40:00+08:00A public monument will be erected to honor foreign residents who have lived in Taiwan for over 30 ye17525http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175252011-01-14T05:40:00+08:00Three Taiwanese musicians have won spots in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Clarinetist Chen Yi-chun17526http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175262011-01-14T05:40:00+08:00All the leaves dropped from the Chinaberry trees (Fructus Meliae Toosendan) at the Wuweigang Bird Sa17527http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175272011-01-14T05:40:00+08:00The Chiayi City Police Bureau is integrating manpower from its substations, criminal divisions and f17528http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175282011-01-14T05:40:00+08:00In a Dec. 30 interview with Taiwan Today, former Vice President Annette Lu spoke on a variety of iss17529http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175292011-01-14T05:40:00+08:00The Institute for Information Industry unveiled Jan. 13 a smart vending machine it has developed tha17518http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175182011-01-13T05:40:00+08:00Chen Zhi-zhong, a 9th grader at Tainan City’s Jiali Junior High School, began middle school life as 17519http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175192011-01-13T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwanese photographer who spent 40 years capturing emotive images of people and places islandwide17520http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175202011-01-13T05:40:00+08:00Three groups of Taiwanese musicians will showcase their talents at the 2011 Marche International du 17521http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175212011-01-13T05:40:00+08:00Between 2012 and 2015, the government will invest NT$3.1 billion (US$107 million) to strengthen the 17522http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175222011-01-13T05:40:00+08:00The government plans to attract more students from Southeast Asia to study at higher education insti17523http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175232011-01-13T05:40:00+08:00The Public Bath House Vocal Group, formed in 2007 by eight students from Taipei’s Wanfang High Schoo17514http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175142011-01-12T05:40:00+08:00In response to the disqualification of Taiwan’s taekwondo ace Yang Shu-chun at the 2010 Asian Games 17515http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175152011-01-12T05:40:00+08:00Lee Chin-yen, a teacher at Nantou County’s Tung Der Home Economics and Commerce Vocational High Scho17516http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175162011-01-12T05:40:00+08:00A controversial play examining history, war and civilization by Polish director Krzysztof Warlikowsk17517http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175172011-01-12T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan physicist and his overseas collaborators have made a discovery that could lead to a cure fo17506http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175062011-01-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s state-backed Adimmune Corp. announced Jan. 10 it has developed the world’s first vaccine ag17507http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175072011-01-11T05:40:00+08:00The EU visa-waiver program for ROC nationals, which took effect Jan. 11, is set to play a pivotal ro17508http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175082011-01-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Legislature passed a sweeping amendment bill Jan. 10 that improves the rights of disabled p17509http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175092011-01-11T05:40:00+08:00Wang Bai-yu, a sergeant in New Taipei City’s Yonghe Police Precinct, is also a Taoist priest, and so17510http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175102011-01-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved an amendment to the Hospice and Palliative Care Act Jan. 10, givi17511http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175112011-01-11T05:40:00+08:00Woodcarving master Xie Qing-he, 58, of Yilan County, began to work out of his truck more than a deca17512http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175122011-01-11T05:40:00+08:00In an effort to combat game fixing which has plagued professional baseball in Taiwan over the years,17513http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175132011-01-11T05:40:00+08:00Researchers from National Chiayi University said at a Jan. 10 news conference that they have develop17499http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174992011-01-10T05:40:00+08:00“Niu-niu,” a three-year-old male lorikeet, is able to recite five children’s songs from start to fin17500http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175002011-01-10T05:40:00+08:00As Taiwan is now an aging society, business opportunities associated with caring for the elderly are17501http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175012011-01-10T05:40:00+08:00The number of newborn babies in Taiwan last year continued to fall, with only 166,886 babies born, 217502http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175022011-01-10T05:40:00+08:00The New Taiwan dollar broke the NT$30 mark against the U.S. dollar Jan. 7, advancing by NT$0.301 to 17503http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175032011-01-10T05:40:00+08:00A Ministry of Transportation and Communications project to build wildlife crossings on eight of Taiw17504http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175042011-01-10T05:40:00+08:00In response to the new rise of Asia, the government will work to forge Taiwan into an Asia-Pacific c17505http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=175052011-01-10T05:40:00+08:00The main lantern for this year’s Taiwan Lantern Festival, to be held in the western county of Miaoli17495http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174952011-01-07T05:40:00+08:00A team composed of Professor Li Shou-hsien of National Taiwan Normal University’s Department of Life17496http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174962011-01-07T05:40:00+08:00As a television series portraying life in an army boot camp has been arousing great interest, milita17497http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174972011-01-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan graphic designer Xiao Qing-yang Jan. 6 announced the launch of a bilingual website to boost t17498http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174982011-01-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first zero-carbon building, the Y. S. Sun Green Building Research Center at National Cheng 17489http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174892011-01-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese Peter Liu, archbishop of the Kaohsiung Diocese, and Tsou Kuo-inn, dean of Fu Jen Catholic 17490http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174902011-01-06T05:40:00+08:00The flying spider monkey tree fern, Taiwan’s tallest fern species and once in danger of extinction, 17491http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174912011-01-06T05:40:00+08:00Jiang Yue-bi and her husband Huang Jin-cheng have changed their lives completely since Jiang was dia17492http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174922011-01-06T05:40:00+08:00Four new species of fireflies have been discovered in Taiwan’s Kenting National Park, the park admin17493http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174932011-01-06T05:40:00+08:00Childcare expenses in Taiwan could be capped at NT$10,000 (US$342) per household under a proposed pl17494http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174942011-01-06T05:40:00+08:00The Sword Lion, an emblem of the menacing big cat with a long saber in its mouth guarding the doorwa17485http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174852011-01-05T05:40:00+08:00Students and professors from Tamkang University’s Department of Architecture have created an install17486http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174862011-01-05T05:40:00+08:00Lai Wen-dian, proprietor of R. Den Dessert Factory in the Meizhou Industrial Zone of Yilan City, beg17487http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174872011-01-05T05:40:00+08:00Council for Cultural Affairs Minister Emile Chih-jen Sheng lauded young Taiwanese pianist Ivan Lin J17488http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174882011-01-05T05:40:00+08:00A local research team has developed a pioneering technique that can greatly protect printed material17478http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174782011-01-04T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-made chip that could revolutionize the global TV market by converting 2-D video and images 17479http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174792011-01-04T05:40:00+08:00When Chang Xi-bin began making brown sugar in the traditional way six years ago in the mountains of 17480http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174802011-01-04T05:40:00+08:00Recent renovation work at the Nanzi Tianhou Temple in Kaohsiung City has uncovered a highly unusual 17481http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174812011-01-04T05:40:00+08:00Stan Shih, founder of computer giant Acer Inc., was elected chairman of the National Culture and Art17482http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174822011-01-04T05:40:00+08:00Amendments to the Hospice Palliative Care Act allowing doctors and relatives to decide whether to di17483http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174832011-01-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based HTC Corp. said Jan. 3 it will launch a time capsule project this year to join in the ce17484http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174842011-01-04T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan welcomed some 529,000 foreign visitors in November 2010, the highest number recorded in histo17473http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174732011-01-03T05:40:00+08:00Although the ROC and Japan ended official diplomatic relations in 1972, ongoing commercial and cultu17474http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174742011-01-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will begin implementing a 12-year compulsory education policy in 2011 and complete the proces17475http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174752011-01-03T05:40:00+08:00St. Mary’s Hospital in Taitung has taken over a farm operation to provide jobs to locals whose livel17476http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174762011-01-03T05:40:00+08:00The female labor participation rate in Taiwan could break the 50-percent mark for 2011, the Director17477http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174772011-01-03T05:40:00+08:00Artworks by Ou Feng-niang using seashells to depict plum blossoms in bloom are a hit at the Siraya N17466http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174662010-12-31T05:40:00+08:00Dragon boats built in Pingtung County’s Donggang Township have become so well-known worldwide that t17467http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174672010-12-31T05:40:00+08:00The Victor-Badminton World Federation Superseries Finals is set to be held in Xinbei City Jan. 5 to 17468http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174682010-12-31T05:40:00+08:00He Ting-jun, head of the Chinese medicine department at Keelung Hospital, recommends several methods17469http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174692010-12-31T05:40:00+08:00Over 20 festivities in major cities and small towns alike will turn Taiwan into a carnival before th17470http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174702010-12-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Health Insurance cards may soon be legally recognized as living wills if amendment17471http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174712010-12-31T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will unveil a universal e-card reader New Year’s Day as part of an NT$500 million (US$17.18 m17472http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174722010-12-31T05:40:00+08:00With the 100th anniversary of the ROC—Asia’s first democracy—approaching, the Government Information17462http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174622010-12-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese society must face up to the reality of negative population growth and do more to tackle th17463http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174632010-12-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Penghu Islands were listed by Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide publisher, as17464http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174642010-12-30T05:40:00+08:00As an alternative to the jostling throngs of people watching the fireworks on New Year’s Eve, Taipei17465http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174652010-12-30T05:40:00+08:00A giant floral costume to be worn by aboriginal singer Samingad at the centennial New Year celebrati17458http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174582010-12-29T05:40:00+08:00Zhonghe City in Taipei County has solved its Styrofoam recycling headache and helped filled the loca17459http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174592010-12-29T05:40:00+08:00Lu Chia-you, an avowed environmentalist, has recently unveiled a new invention, the "plant propagati17460http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174602010-12-29T05:40:00+08:00A strong offense helped Taiwan clinch its fifth straight title at the 6th Asian Little League Champi17461http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174612010-12-29T05:40:00+08:00High-speed voice-recognition software that can identify speech in multiple languages and convert the17454http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174542010-12-28T05:40:00+08:00With campus bullying frequently in the news these days, it is nice to hear a story like that of Yunl17455http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174552010-12-28T05:40:00+08:00Wang Quan-shen, an 84-year-old farmer from Tuku Township in Yunlin County, has been selling various 17456http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174562010-12-28T05:40:00+08:00Hualien County in eastern Taiwan will build an NT$2 billion (US$677million) world-class theater with17457http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174572010-12-28T05:40:00+08:00Music teacher and composer Tseng Yu-chung has captured this year’s top prize at the Musica Nova, an 17448http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174482010-12-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s three major nursing homes are set to have their facilities and services upgraded as part of17449http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174492010-12-27T05:40:00+08:00The demeanor of Zhang Mei-yun, a sophomore at Asia Hospitality School in Tainan, masks a burden that17450http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174502010-12-27T05:40:00+08:00Japan has a responsibility to face up to its past mistakes and apologize for them, President Ma Ying17451http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174512010-12-27T05:40:00+08:00Wang Lai-hsing, a 70-year-old resident of Pingtung City, did hard physical labor all his life until 17452http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174522010-12-27T05:40:00+08:00The first official cross-strait Chinese language database should be up and running by the end of 20117453http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174532010-12-27T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan turned in one of the best performances of any nation at this year’s American Mathematics Cont17443http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174432010-12-24T05:40:00+08:00Special rites were held in Kinmen Dec. 22, the winter solstice, to pay tribute to ancestors. Large-s17444http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174442010-12-24T05:40:00+08:00A homely head of garlic sells for less than NT$3 (US$0.1), but the black garlic grown by the Luntung17445http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174452010-12-24T05:40:00+08:00The rare Greater white-fronted goose, or Anser albifrons, was spotted again during the Kenting Natio17446http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174462010-12-24T05:40:00+08:00Doctors at National Taiwan University Hospital recently performed Asia’s first successful heart tran17447http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174472010-12-24T05:40:00+08:00A recent project shows that the treasures of the National Palace Museum could help local companies d17439http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174392010-12-23T05:40:00+08:00In a bid to preserve the cultures of Taiwan’s 14 indigenous peoples, the Cabinet-level Council for C17440http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174402010-12-23T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City has purchased Taiwan’s first animal ambulance for NT$1.7 million (US$56,667).The vehicle17441http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174412010-12-23T05:40:00+08:00At the "2010 Beitou Creative Ecology Park Design Exhibition" held in Yangmingshan's “Huatian Huacaoj17442http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174422010-12-23T05:40:00+08:00“Bhutan: Land of Happiness” will be the theme of the 2011 Taipei International Book Exhibition, acco17433http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174332010-12-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Legislature passed on third reading an amendment bill to the Gender Equality in Employment 17434http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174342010-12-22T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition inspired by the works of popular artist Jimmy Liao opened at the Huashan 1914 Creative17435http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174352010-12-22T05:40:00+08:00Some 100 professional tour guides have recently been tasked by the Tainan County government and the 17436http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174362010-12-22T05:40:00+08:00Wu Pei-shu, a teacher at Tainan County's Peiwen Elementary School, has revived the gradually disappe17437http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174372010-12-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese taekwondo athlete Yang Shu-chun called the latest World Taekwondo Federation ruling unacce17438http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174382010-12-22T05:40:00+08:00Recent findings by a Taiwan-U.S. observation team studying distant “dusty galaxies” could lead to a 17428http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174282010-12-21T05:40:00+08:00Cloud Gate Dance Co. will begin constructing an art and culture park in northern Taiwan’s historic D17429http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174292010-12-21T05:40:00+08:00Shi Ming-huang, a baker in Changhua County, has started growing his own wheat so that the physically17430http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174302010-12-21T05:40:00+08:00Bus enthusiasts in Taiwan have formed a club to take retiring buses to go on trips throughout the is17431http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174312010-12-21T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan research team has made significant strides in mapping out the architecture of the fruit fly17432http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174322010-12-21T05:40:00+08:00An associate professor at National Cheng Kung University has developed an electronic scoring device 17422http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174222010-12-20T05:40:00+08:00In the 1980s, anyone who had not eaten at the Chalet Swiss could not call themselves a Western-food-17423http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174232010-12-20T05:40:00+08:00The Yuandao Kuan-Yin Temple in Taipei County's Danshui resembles a Tang Dynasty temple. The simple b17424http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174242010-12-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan hauled in eight gold medals, seven silvers and 11 bronzes at the recently concluded Asian Par17425http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174252010-12-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan golfing sensation Yani Tseng was voted Female Player of the Year Dec. 17 by the Golf Writers 17426http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174262010-12-20T05:40:00+08:00Long-distance Taiwanese runner Tommy Yen-po Chen finished second at the Antarctic Ice Marathon held 17427http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174272010-12-20T05:40:00+08:00A research team at Academia Sinica’s Genomic Research Center recently made a breakthrough in the stu17417http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174172010-12-17T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health resubmitted its second-generation National Health Insurance plan to the Leg17418http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174182010-12-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s landmark Taipei 101 building is planning an NT$60 million (US$2 million) fireworks extravag17419http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174192010-12-17T05:40:00+08:00The Nutrition Office at the Department of Health’s Keelung Hospital earlier this week introduced a h17420http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174202010-12-17T05:40:00+08:00The American Institute in Taiwan unveiled Dec. 17 a special exhibition describing the development of17421http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174212010-12-17T05:40:00+08:00Following Taiwan’s special municipality elections in late November, the country’s leaders and the fi17410http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174102010-12-16T05:40:00+08:00Associate professor Wu Wei-han of National Central University's Department of Mathematics is the pro17411http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174112010-12-16T05:40:00+08:00Taipei County’s Jeu-Guang Elementary School held an event Dec. 14 to promote calligraphy, inviting L17412http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174122010-12-16T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the European Union’s passage of a visa-waiver plan for ROC 17413http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174132010-12-16T05:40:00+08:00Clinical trials of a new vaccine that uses the patient’s immune system to control and kill breast ca17414http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174142010-12-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan athletes picked up three medals in 10-pin bowling and one each in swimming and track and fiel17415http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174152010-12-16T05:40:00+08:00A new orchestral version of the national anthem will debut at the New Year’s Day flag raising ceremo17416http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174162010-12-16T05:40:00+08:00A video exhibition featuring 30 documentary films made in Taiwan between 1937 and 2010 kicked off at17404http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174042010-12-15T05:40:00+08:00A hiker who got lost on Taipei County’s Mt. Beichatian Dec. 12 survived the cold night by sheltering17405http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174052010-12-15T05:40:00+08:00With temperatures dipping in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County, birds that make their homes at high an17406http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174062010-12-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s National Applied Research Laboratories said Dec. 14 it has developed the world’s smallest m17407http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174072010-12-15T05:40:00+08:00An international project will help Taiwan’s indigenous Paiwan gain remote access to museum collectio17408http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174082010-12-15T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration announced Dec. 14 that it has integrated G17409http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174092010-12-15T05:40:00+08:00Minister of the Interior Jiang Yi-huah said Dec. 14 that all eligible applicants for rent subsidies 17399http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173992010-12-14T05:40:00+08:00Huang Yi-wei, a teacher at the remote Taiwu and Chingshan Elementary Schools in Pingtung County, has17400http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174002010-12-14T05:40:00+08:00Mountain patrolmen who guard the protected trees in central Taiwan’s Nantou County will soon be gett17401http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174012010-12-14T05:40:00+08:00National Central University and Academia Sinica have teamed up to produce an innovative photo calend17402http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174022010-12-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese tennis star Lu Yen-hsun’s shocking defeat of Andy Roddick of the United States in a fourth17403http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=174032010-12-14T05:40:00+08:00The technical challenges posed by the highly unusual design of the Taichung opera house can be succe17391http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173912010-12-13T05:40:00+08:00Zhan De-chuan began his career at the Taipei Zoo feeding and cleaning up after the birds, before tak17392http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173922010-12-13T05:40:00+08:00The barbershop in noisy Pigsfoot Lane in the town of Likang in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County has17393http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173932010-12-13T05:40:00+08:00The annual Taiwan Design Expo kicked off in Taipei City Dec. 11, with local and international design17394http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173942010-12-13T05:40:00+08:00As part of an effort to promote Taiwanese culture worldwide, the first Taiwan Academy in the world w17395http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173952010-12-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s delegation of six students was named the top winner at the 2010 International Junior Scienc17396http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173962010-12-13T05:40:00+08:00The number of people eligible for public assistance will increase to 852,000, as the revised Public 17397http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173972010-12-13T05:40:00+08:00A new exhibition titled “100 Years of Sounds–Listening to ROC History” to mark the nation’s upcoming17398http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173982010-12-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan swimmer Lin Shin-wei won the country’s first gold medal Dec. 13 at the 2010 Asian Para Games 17385http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173852010-12-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan made its mark in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum this year with a raft of constru17386http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173862010-12-10T05:40:00+08:00Fourteen young men doing alternative military service, all fluent in English, are doing their part f17387http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173872010-12-10T05:40:00+08:00Researchers estimate that some 200 Formosan black bears are active in the Dafen area near Hualien Co17388http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173882010-12-10T05:40:00+08:00Consumers will no longer have to pay dealerships recycling fees for the removal of large home applia17389http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173892010-12-10T05:40:00+08:00The National Science Council signed a research cooperation agreement with the University of British 17390http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173902010-12-10T05:40:00+08:00Although Taiwan’s more lucrative, high-end industries are widely thought to have left agriculture in17380http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173802010-12-09T05:40:00+08:00The Miaoli County government is looking to create a Hakka Utopia theme park in the beautiful Chukuan17381http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173812010-12-09T05:40:00+08:00Robert Huang, an accomplished artist and owner of Taiwan’s largest English-style teahouse chain, sai17382http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173822010-12-09T05:40:00+08:00A 36-year-old Taiwanese male is very likely to have died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the Cabinet17383http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173832010-12-09T05:40:00+08:00Five industrial design products created with government help have recently won the iF Product Design17384http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173842010-12-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan researchers have developed a nontoxic, magnetic drug nanocarrier that helps enhance the deliv17375http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173752010-12-08T05:40:00+08:00Classes sponsored by the Taichung Rehabilitation Association in areas like quilting and handmade pup17376http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173762010-12-08T05:40:00+08:00Tutoring classes at the elementary and junior high school levels have changed over the years from tu17377http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173772010-12-08T05:40:00+08:00Students from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology have captured significant prizes 17378http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173782010-12-08T05:40:00+08:00The main hall of late President Chiang Kai-shek’s Shihlin Official Residence will open to visitors n17379http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173792010-12-08T05:40:00+08:00“Literature, Film and Landscape,” a dazzling two-volume history of Taiwanese works adapted for the s17370http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173702010-12-07T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition documenting some of the worst human rights abuses during Taiwan’s martial law period (17371http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173712010-12-07T05:40:00+08:00The over 180 households in Donghai ward of Taitung City faced a power outage on the morning of Dec. 17372http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173722010-12-07T05:40:00+08:00Tour operators in Kenting, on southern Taiwan’s Hengchun Peninsula, are now taking tourists out to s17373http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173732010-12-07T05:40:00+08:00The Forestry Bureau has established a new wildlife management office in central Taiwan to protect pr17374http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173742010-12-07T05:40:00+08:00Research by National Taiwan University’s Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering and the Tai17363http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173632010-12-06T05:40:00+08:00Opened in 1934 by Liao Shui-lai in Taipei's Dadaocheng section, Bolero restaurant is maintaining tra17364http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173642010-12-06T05:40:00+08:00The first Taitung Good Rice Winter Harvest Ceremony—Hakka Banquet attracted nearly four hundred peop17365http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173652010-12-06T05:40:00+08:00A team of four graduates from Taiwan’s Fu Jen Catholic University captured the Design for Asia Stude17366http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173662010-12-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese films trumped stiff regional competition to take five awards, including Best Short Film an17367http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173672010-12-06T05:40:00+08:00Yani Tseng wrapped up the points-based Rolex Player of the Year award on the Ladies Professional Gol17368http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173682010-12-06T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition featuring artwork by Taiwanese artists will go on display in Budapest, Hungary, starti17369http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173692010-12-06T05:40:00+08:00Department of Health Minister Yaung Chih-liang responded to an opposition lawmaker’s questioning of 17356http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173562010-12-03T05:40:00+08:00The Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taipei County’s Yingge Township is currently holding an exhibition of 17357http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173572010-12-03T05:40:00+08:00Twenty-nine-year-old Wu Zong-shu, with a master’s degree in epidemiology from National Taiwan Univer17358http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173582010-12-03T05:40:00+08:00The Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee of the Legislative Yuan gave preliminary appr17359http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173592010-12-03T05:40:00+08:00“Yii: Cutting Edge Crafts and Design from Taiwan” is now on view in Miami, Florida, according to the17360http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173602010-12-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Ming Chuan University has become the first university in Asia to be accredited by the U.S.-17361http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173612010-12-03T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s internationally-renowned graphic designer Xiao Qing-yang earned his fourth Grammy Award nom17362http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173622010-12-03T05:40:00+08:00The ultra-thin fleXpeaker, featured at the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, will be comme17348http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173482010-12-02T05:40:00+08:00A six-year-old child, Huang Bing-jun, recently spent 13 days riding over most of Taiwan, from the is17349http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173492010-12-02T05:40:00+08:00Taipei-based Chang Shu Production has won the rights to shoot a NT$20 million (US$657,895) documenta17350http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173502010-12-02T05:40:00+08:00The Paris-based Taiwan Cultural Center and Cinematheque Francaise will hold a film festival in comme17351http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173512010-12-02T05:40:00+08:00The Wild Bird Society of Taipei and Yuan Yu Industry Co. Ltd. are sponsoring a photography exhibit D17352http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173522010-12-02T05:40:00+08:00More than 6 million people visited the Hakka Tung Blossom Festival this year, making it one of the m17353http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173532010-12-02T05:40:00+08:00A group of female immigrants in Taiwan have produced a documentary film titled “Let’s Not Be Afraid”17354http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173542010-12-02T05:40:00+08:00A team of students from National Tsing Hua University recently won the student cluster competition a17355http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173552010-12-02T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou’s flexible diplomacy policy is delivering tangible improvements for Taiwa17343http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173432010-12-01T05:40:00+08:00The National Taiwan Museum is joining with cultural institutions around the globe in commemorating W17344http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173442010-12-01T05:40:00+08:00The 30th World Congress of Poets will open in Taiwan Dec. 2, with some 300 poets from 45 countries e17345http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173452010-12-01T05:40:00+08:00Zeng De-cai, a 73-year-old member of the indigenous Amis group in Hualien County's Kuangfu Township,17346http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173462010-12-01T05:40:00+08:00National Chengchi University President Wu Se-hwa recommended Nov. 29 that the government build Taiwa17347http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173472010-12-01T05:40:00+08:00A textbook for use in British fashion and design schools has selected for inclusion two award-winnin17339http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173392010-11-30T05:40:00+08:00Octogenarian Lin-Yang Yue-li, a grandmother in Taoyuan County’s Guishan Township, has developed a na17340http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173402010-11-30T05:40:00+08:00The Yilan International Children’s Folklore and Folkgame Festival (YICF) was accredited by the Inter17341http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173412010-11-30T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition showcasing the use of flowers in the lives of Taiwan’s 14 officially recognized aborig17342http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173422010-11-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Boat, a replica Ming dynasty junk from the era of Zheng Cheng-gong, or Koxinga, will be offic17334http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173342010-11-29T05:40:00+08:00In the local elections Nov. 27, Zheng-Chen Shu-ling prevailed over her husband Zheng Wen-liang 1,18217335http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173352010-11-29T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan bagged a total of 67 medals at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, mainland China, second only to i17336http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173362010-11-29T05:40:00+08:00The 5th Taipei Digital Art Festival, showcasing more than 120 digital artworks by 150 artists from n17337http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173372010-11-29T05:40:00+08:00A group of permanent dwellings for displaced families of Typhoon Morakot was unveiled Nov. 28 near S17338http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173382010-11-29T05:40:00+08:00Unable to hear the sound of an organ or the amens of a congregation, worshippers at the Bo-ai Sign L17329http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173292010-11-26T05:40:00+08:00The National Museum of Taiwan Literature announced winners for this year’s Taiwan Literature Award N17330http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173302010-11-26T05:40:00+08:00Wine knowledge and service standards in Taiwan are set to rise following the Paris-based Internation17331http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173312010-11-26T05:40:00+08:00Chen Shu-chu, a vegetable vendor in Taitung County who has donated nearly NT$10 million (US$324,675)17332http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173322010-11-26T05:40:00+08:00While more and more people have decided to donate their bodies to medical science upon their death, 17333http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173332010-11-26T05:40:00+08:00Aboriginal artist Yidan Pawalong has created a book of poetry and pictures exploring the fate of Tai17324http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173242010-11-25T05:40:00+08:00A computer Go program developed by National University of Tainan (NUTN) and the French National Inst17325http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173252010-11-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s medal haul at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, mainland China continued Nov. 24, with athletes17326http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173262010-11-25T05:40:00+08:00A low-cost, automatic collision avoidance radar system developed by a research team in Taiwan could 17327http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173272010-11-25T05:40:00+08:00Local physics researcher Hwu Yu-kuang and his French colleague Patrick Soukiassian received the 201017328http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173282010-11-25T05:40:00+08:00A new technology has been developed to make Chinese medicine more effective and easier to swallow, a17320http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173202010-11-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will be highlighted at the 2010 International Film Festival of India, with eight Taiwanese mo17321http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173212010-11-24T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese athletes continued their winning ways at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, mainland China Nov.17322http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173222010-11-24T05:40:00+08:00A Tatung University research team in partnership with local Grace Biotech Corp. has developed a seed17323http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173232010-11-24T05:40:00+08:00Two architectural projects designed especially for the International Flora Exposition captured top p17315http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173152010-11-23T05:40:00+08:00A typhoon research institute under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum was launched in Taipe17316http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173162010-11-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan tennis players continued their domination at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, mainland China Nov17317http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173172010-11-23T05:40:00+08:00National Hemei Experimental School is encouraging disabled students to express themselves through pa17318http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173182010-11-23T05:40:00+08:00The Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village in Nantou County's Yuchi Township recently received an anony17319http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173192010-11-23T05:40:00+08:00A butterfly found to have flown 1,700 kilometers from Japan’s Kochi Prefecture to Taiwan’s offshore 17309http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173092010-11-22T05:40:00+08:00Research carried out on the bat ecosystems in Shei-Pa National Park in north-central Taiwan over the17310http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173102010-11-22T05:40:00+08:00Kiki, of mainland China’s Xi-an, and her Taiwanese husband Tom face a special challenge to their lov17311http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173112010-11-22T05:40:00+08:00The glittering resurgence of Taiwan’s film industry was on full display at the Golden Horse Awards i17312http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173122010-11-22T05:40:00+08:00Taipei-based Academia Sinica announced Nov. 19 that its president Wong Chi-huey had been awarded lif17313http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173132010-11-22T05:40:00+08:00The nine-day Festival of Austronesian Cultures kicked off Nov. 19 in the eastern county of Taitung, 17314http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173142010-11-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is assured a gold medal in women’s doubles tennis at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, mainland C17302http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173022010-11-19T05:40:00+08:00More and more companies are starting to hire visually impaired masseurs and masseuses, creating more17303http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173032010-11-19T05:40:00+08:00The Sanwan Farmers’ Association in Miaoli County is promoting the use of rice straw to weave decorat17304http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173042010-11-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese driver Tsai Chih-ming, who rescued 20 members of a mainland Chinese tourist group but fail17305http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173052010-11-19T05:40:00+08:00Two graduate students at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology have won the 4th L17306http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173062010-11-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s baseball squad survived a ninth inning comeback rally to defeat Japan 4-3 in an extra innin17307http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173072010-11-19T05:40:00+08:00On Dec. 25, 2010, Taiwan will not only celebrate its Constitution Day, but also see three of its cit17308http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173082010-11-19T05:40:00+08:00The Green Party Taiwan is traditionally thought of as an environmental group, not a bona fide politi17294http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172942010-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese illustrators Chen Chung-hung, Bruse Lee and Jonnal Yen won a gold trophy at the 25th Londo17295http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172952010-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Two elderly sisters from England paid respects to their father at the site of a World War II prisone17296http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172962010-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Sun Hope Taiwanese Opera Troupe will perform a play based on the Buddhist story of “Master Yulin” in17297http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172972010-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan is demanding the World Taekwondo Federation launch an investigation into Yang Shu-chun’s disq17298http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172982010-11-18T05:40:00+08:00The National Communications Commission Nov. 17 approved Dafu Media Co.’s acquisition of an 80-percen17299http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172992010-11-18T05:40:00+08:00The Legislative Yuan’s Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee approved Nov. 17 a set of 17300http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173002010-11-18T05:40:00+08:00An international research team has developed a new process that will increase the performance of int17301http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=173012010-11-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based director Tsai Ming-liang received the Golden Owl Lifetime Achievement Award at the Leed17286http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172862010-11-17T05:40:00+08:00With the assistance of a teacher, students at Ming-Dao High School in Wuri Township, Taichung County17287http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172872010-11-17T05:40:00+08:00A pig farm recently established by Great Wall Enterprise Co. Ltd. in southern Taiwan's Pingtung Coun17288http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172882010-11-17T05:40:00+08:00Commuters in the greater Taipei metropolitan area will soon be able to enjoy EasyCard services with 17289http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172892010-11-17T05:40:00+08:00Twenty Taiwanese filmmakers have enthusiastically agreed to collaborate on a film dedicated to Taiwa17290http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172902010-11-17T05:40:00+08:00Despite losing their star player Lu Yen-hsun to an injury days earlier, the Taiwan men’s tennis squa17291http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172912010-11-17T05:40:00+08:00Eight hotels in Taiwan have been awarded five stars under a new hotel rating system, the Tourism Bur17292http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172922010-11-17T05:40:00+08:00A scholarship program initiated by the Ministry of Education has helped art and design students from17293http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172932010-11-17T05:40:00+08:00Famed cartoonist, inventor and artist Liu Hsing-chin has entrusted 180 of his creations for display 17281http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172812010-11-16T05:40:00+08:00Kuo Po-cheng won the men’s eight-ball pool singles competition Nov. 15 at the Asian Games in Guangzh17282http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172822010-11-16T05:40:00+08:00A simulation program that models the spread of highly communicable diseases at least a thousand time17283http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172832010-11-16T05:40:00+08:00Zeng Guo-wen, 76, has been providing cooked rice for schools, companies and temple events for 46 yea17284http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172842010-11-16T05:40:00+08:00Former Swedish representative Henrik Bystrom was granted permanent residency in Taiwan Nov. 16 at a 17285http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172852010-11-16T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of the Interior announced Nov. 15 it will expand its childcare subsidy program starting17277http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172772010-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Nearly 32 hectares of vacant land in Taipei County's Sanying have been transformed into a riverside 17278http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172782010-11-15T05:40:00+08:00The 73-year-old Songshan Tobacco Factory in Taipei’s east side will become home to the 7.8-hectare S17279http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172792010-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan defeated Japan in men’s soft tennis Nov. 14 to win the gold medal in the team competition at 17280http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172802010-11-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan has done a tremendous job in clearing its outlying island of Kinmen of landmines, a represent17274http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172742010-11-12T05:40:00+08:00A giant transformer robot called "Twisted DNA" has been placed in Wanhua Plaza No. 406, near the int17275http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172752010-11-12T05:40:00+08:00The Taichung County Agriculture Department has sent 24 workers into the Gaomei Wetlands to clear out17276http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172762010-11-12T05:40:00+08:00After decades of clean-up efforts, Taipei’s Danshui River boasts a level of aquatic biodiversity not17268http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172682010-11-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese director Chung Mong-hong’s “The Fourth Portrait” is in the running for top international h17269http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172692010-11-11T05:40:00+08:00U.S. university students are set to enjoy a liberal dose of Taiwan cinema this year courtesy of a mo17270http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172702010-11-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s last remaining diesel-powered locomotive set off from Chiayi Station Nov. 10 on the second 17271http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172712010-11-11T05:40:00+08:00The International Cultural Creative Industry Expo opened Nov. 11 at the Taipei World Trade Center, s17272http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172722010-11-11T05:40:00+08:00Huang Ping-xun, a Chinese medicine doctor at Miaoli County's Da Chien General Hospital, said contrar17273http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172732010-11-11T05:40:00+08:00Professor Chang Kun-sen of the Department of Environmental Safety at National United University brou17262http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172622010-11-10T05:40:00+08:00The Taoyuan County Fire Bureau has established 23 rescue teams, with seven members each and access t17263http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172632010-11-10T05:40:00+08:00Researchers at the Council of Agriculture’s Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Sta17264http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172642010-11-10T05:40:00+08:00The recently concluded Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement between Taiwan and Vietnam represents a sig17265http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172652010-11-10T05:40:00+08:00The Legislative Yuan passed a law Nov. 8 protecting the right to breastfeed in public, providing for17266http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172662010-11-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will launch the Marine Cable Hosted Observatory (MACHO) project off the coast of Toucheng Tow17267http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172672010-11-10T05:40:00+08:00A wireless meter reader and a barbecue grill that automatically collects oil brought home a silver m17257http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172572010-11-09T05:40:00+08:00Installation artist Li Te-hsing has composed three-dimensional photographs of famous people out of o17258http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172582010-11-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan showcased the nation’s first ever pollution-monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles in Kaohsiung 17259http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172592010-11-09T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung City is bidding for three Olympic Council of Asia-sanctioned events as part of efforts to 17260http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172602010-11-09T05:40:00+08:00The Far East Movie Theater in Keelung City has been acquired by a Protestant church, which will use 17261http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172612010-11-09T05:40:00+08:00Nine communities across Taiwan were granted international safety certification Nov. 8 for carrying o17250http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172502010-11-08T05:40:00+08:00A National Cheng Kung University research team has succeeded in using the world’s first “artificial 17251http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172512010-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Disadvantaged members of society whose health insurance cards had been blocked for defaulting on fee17252http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172522010-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students shone at the 2010 World Robot Olympiad held in Manila, the Philippines Nov. 6 to 7, 17253http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172532010-11-08T05:40:00+08:00A major tea festival kicked off in Taipei Nov. 5, allowing visitors a unique opportunity to understa17254http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172542010-11-08T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan ku fish (Onychostoma alticorpus) is making a comeback near Alishan’s Shanmei Village in t17255http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172552010-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Chen Ming-wei, a first-year student at National Pingtung Senior Industrial Vocational School, is a m17256http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172562010-11-08T05:40:00+08:00Over 420,000 spectators came out in rainy weather Nov. 6 for an electrifying hour-long fireworks dis17246http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172462010-11-05T05:40:00+08:00Though born with a rare syndrome, fourth-grader Wei Hui-shan of Chiayi's Jing Jhong Elementary Schoo17247http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172472010-11-05T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei City Zoo last month became the home for an injured Chinese ferret badger that was discove17248http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172482010-11-05T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, which begins Nov. 6, is the perfect opportunity for 17249http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172492010-11-05T05:40:00+08:00Visitors to the British exhibit at the Taipei International Flora Expo expecting to see carefully cu17241http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172412010-11-04T05:40:00+08:00Paintings by Taiwan's Chen Chuan-gen and America's Gregory Burns, both recipients of the Chou Ta-kua17242http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172422010-11-04T05:40:00+08:00Robots developed by research teams from Taiwan grabbed awards at an international robotics competiti17243http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172432010-11-04T05:40:00+08:00The number of Taiwanese eligible for public assistance will more than triple to 852,000 if the gover17244http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172442010-11-04T05:40:00+08:00Lin Yu-li, a 15-year-old student at Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, has been mad about cars si17245http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172452010-11-04T05:40:00+08:00The Council of Agriculture’s Endemic Species Research Institute held the 2010 International Conferen17237http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172372010-11-03T05:40:00+08:00A Taoist Temple of the Lords of the Three Mountains in Datong Township’s Leshui Village in Yilan Cou17238http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172382010-11-03T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health's Bureau of Health Promotion is registering success using acupuncture to he17239http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172392010-11-03T05:40:00+08:00A documentary on Beitou, a region in northern Taipei famous for its hot springs, will premier Nov. 317240http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172402010-11-03T05:40:00+08:00Interior Minister Jiang Yi-huah denied Nov. 3 a report in a local Chinese-language daily the same da17231http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172312010-11-02T05:40:00+08:00Zhu Yang-shan, now 68, has offered free tea to passersby every day for nearly 30 years through all t17232http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172322010-11-02T05:40:00+08:00Cai Yu-xiu, a seafood vendor at Taipei's Sanshui Market, has brought some color and fashion to the m17233http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172332010-11-02T05:40:00+08:00Audiences in Taipei City will get the chance to experience a fresh take on traditional puppetry when17234http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172342010-11-02T05:40:00+08:00The Daxueshan International Driftwood Art Festival opened in Taichung County’s Dongshi Township Nov.17235http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172352010-11-02T05:40:00+08:00A postdoctoral research fellow at Academia Sinica’s Research Center for Applied Sciences recently di17236http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172362010-11-02T05:40:00+08:00A proposal for a documentary film to capture the uniqueness of the bridal photography business in Ta17227http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172272010-11-01T05:40:00+08:00Taipei marked the end of an era Oct. 30 as the Zhejiang Haowei Spareribs and Rice shop on Wuchang St17228http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172282010-11-01T05:40:00+08:00More than 30,000 gays and lesbians and their supporters braved windy and drizzly conditions to take 17229http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172292010-11-01T05:40:00+08:00Oscar-winning director Ang Lee will shoot his upcoming film “Life of Pi” mainly in Taiwan, where he 17230http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172302010-11-01T05:40:00+08:00Films from Mongolia, Russia, Switzerland and Taiwan won top prizes Oct. 31 at the 7th Taiwan Interna17222http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172222010-10-29T05:40:00+08:00Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will arrive for a two-day visit in Taiwan Oct. 31, aboard 17223http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172232010-10-29T05:40:00+08:00A Taipower substation in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County, built of 147 blocks of colored glass, receive17224http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172242010-10-29T05:40:00+08:00This summer, 21 groups of students attending various universities in Taiwan left the comfort of thei17225http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172252010-10-29T05:40:00+08:00Flowers of various colors and shapes pave the way into the round wooden house. On the ceiling inside17226http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172262010-10-29T05:40:00+08:00Honey Angel, a Gower Ramsey variant, has gradually taken over as southern Taiwan’s largest Onicidum 17217http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172172010-10-28T05:40:00+08:00An online campaign to solicit photographs has been launched in preparation for the centennial of the17218http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172182010-10-28T05:40:00+08:00The world’s first medium-sized fluorescent fish, jointly developed by Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s top 17219http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172192010-10-28T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Municipal Ren-ai Junior High School has implemented an e-health system that makes it easy for17220http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172202010-10-28T05:40:00+08:00Experts say a large stone in Nantou County’s Lugu Township, full of indentations created by grinding17221http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172212010-10-28T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Agency, in cooperation with local universities, has developed new sound17213http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172132010-10-27T05:40:00+08:00The recent typhoon-triggered flooding and landslides in Taiwan’s northeastern Yilan County enabled t17214http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172142010-10-27T05:40:00+08:00Researchers at Academia Sinica have successfully developed sugar chips capable of diagnosing influen17215http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172152010-10-27T05:40:00+08:00In northern Taipei’s Tienmu area, a three-day Halloween Festival begins Oct. 29 with a children's co17216http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172162010-10-27T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Band Festival, a gala of band shows, will kick off Oct. 30, bringing a mixed bag of rock 17208http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172082010-10-26T05:40:00+08:00Wu Chung-hsin of National Taiwan Normal University's Department of Life Sciences is one of a very sm17209http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172092010-10-26T05:40:00+08:00A three-year project to recreate the feeling of old Qitang Street in Jinguashi, a one-time gold mini17210http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172102010-10-26T05:40:00+08:00An architectural project designed especially for the Taipei International Flora Exposition is co-win17211http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172112010-10-26T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration released the results of environmental test17212http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172122010-10-26T05:40:00+08:00A piece of earthenware with skull engravings recently found at the Kavayavayan site in Dawu Township17205http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172052010-10-25T05:40:00+08:00Physician Wu Sen, a volunteer with the Tzu Chi International Medical Association in Kaohsiung, diagn17206http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172062010-10-25T05:40:00+08:00The first English translation of works by noted early 20th century Taiwan native author and poet Lai17207http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172072010-10-25T05:40:00+08:00Cosplayers swarmed to National Taiwan University’s Sports Center in Taipei Oct. 23 and 24 for Fancy 17199http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171992010-10-22T05:40:00+08:00Under the bright sunshine of southern Taiwan, the Republic of China Military Academy’s vast campus, 17200http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172002010-10-22T05:40:00+08:00National Cheng Kung University Department of Life Sciences professor Chiang Tzen-yuh has established17201http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172012010-10-22T05:40:00+08:00Four septuagenarian Canadians from Quebec Province arrived in Taiwan Oct. 18 to engage in a biking t17202http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172022010-10-22T05:40:00+08:00Five academics from Taiwan’s top research institute, Academia Sinica, were elected fellows of the Ac17203http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172032010-10-22T05:40:00+08:00The periphery of Typhoon Megi skirted Taiwan Oct. 21, bringing record amounts of torrential rains an17204http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=172042010-10-22T05:40:00+08:00Rescuers are working to free 127 motorists stranded by mudslides and torrential rains on the Suao-Hu17194http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171942010-10-21T05:40:00+08:00The trial run for the Flora Expo will soon enter its third phase, allowing visitors to get a sneak p17195http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171952010-10-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese Go player Hsieh Yi-min defeated her Japanese opponent Chiaki Mukai in Japan Oct. 20, succe17196http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171962010-10-21T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s Traffic Engineering Office has created temporary traffic signs out of collapsible mahj17197http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171972010-10-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan's first energy-saving fan produced by a sheltered workshop went on the market Oct. 18, after 17198http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171982010-10-21T05:40:00+08:00The National Laboratory Animal Center has developed the world’s first technological platform for pro17191http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171912010-10-20T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s blockbuster “Monga” has won three nominations in Australia’s annual Asia Pacific Screen Awa17192http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171922010-10-20T05:40:00+08:00Lee Zheng-yi has become somewhat of a legend for having donated the most milk to the Taipei City Hos17193http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171932010-10-20T05:40:00+08:00A hybrid rocket designed by a research team at Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University has been succ17186http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171862010-10-19T05:40:00+08:00The OrigSound Music Festival will bring indigenous, traditional and contemporary sounds, plus musica17187http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171872010-10-19T05:40:00+08:00Mountainous regions in Taiwan's northeastern Yilan County and easter Hualien County should be braced17188http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171882010-10-19T05:40:00+08:00The recently opened Lanyang Museum in Taiwan’s northeastern Yilan County offers a range of exhibits 17189http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171892010-10-19T05:40:00+08:00National Taoyuan Senior High School chemistry teacher Lin Qing-shan has developed nearly 100 new var17190http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171902010-10-19T05:40:00+08:00Coral bleaching in waters off Kenting in southern Taiwan has gradually receded over the past two mon17181http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171812010-10-18T05:40:00+08:00Local and international cyclists will race along Taiwan’s east coast between Oct. 16 and 24 as they 17182http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171822010-10-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan inventors won big at the British Invention Show 2010 held Oct. 13 to 16 in London, topping th17183http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171832010-10-18T05:40:00+08:00The government will promote recognition of 10 items by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee as intang17184http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171842010-10-18T05:40:00+08:00The Guantian Township Farmers’ Association in Tainan County is teaching home economics students how 17185http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171852010-10-18T05:40:00+08:00Stinky tofu is the most popular snack in Taiwan, according to an Internet survey by the Government I17174http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171742010-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan's Evelyn Luo won this year's Goldwell Color Zoom Award for New Talent in Paris Oct. 11, among17175http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171752010-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Li Xin-bang and Jian Wei-chin of the Su-ao School of Maritime Affairs, relatively new to surfing, br17176http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171762010-10-15T05:40:00+08:00The Discovery Channel and the ROC Government Information Office are collaborating on a film about de17177http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171772010-10-15T05:40:00+08:00The model poses before the cameras as she averts her eyes from the prying lenses and turns her head 17178http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171782010-10-15T05:40:00+08:00The band Monkey Pilot has been nominated for seven Golden Indie Music Awards, more than any other gr17179http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171792010-10-15T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of ancient Greek artifacts on loan from the British Museum kicked off at the National 17180http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171802010-10-15T05:40:00+08:00Criminal justice has often been seen as society’s last line of defense. But several high-profile cas17169http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171692010-10-14T05:40:00+08:00Native forests in Taiwan have a greater ability to withstand the effects of severe storms than those17170http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171702010-10-14T05:40:00+08:00The government is committed to providing affordable public housing for disadvantaged people, Preside17171http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171712010-10-14T05:40:00+08:00Nan Kai University of Technology took four gold and two bronze medals at this year's Taipei Internat17172http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171722010-10-14T05:40:00+08:00An arts troupe made up of over 20 disabled individuals will perform with a drum corps from the St. R17173http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171732010-10-14T05:40:00+08:00A 20-year-old hairstylist from Taiwan has grabbed first place at the Goldwell Color Zoom Challenge 217163http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171632010-10-13T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications unveiled a new promotion 17164http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171642010-10-13T05:40:00+08:00The National Laboratory Animal Center has taken a global lead by developing mouse model strains that17165http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171652010-10-13T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 International Yunlin Puppet Theater Festival will kick off Oct. 16 in the central Taiwanese17166http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171662010-10-13T05:40:00+08:00A research team at National Cheng Kung University has conducted the world’s first successful experim17167http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171672010-10-13T05:40:00+08:00Rice noodle manufacturers in the Hsinchu area recently took advantage of the strong winds of this fa17168http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171682010-10-13T05:40:00+08:00Each time torrential rains come to Taiwan, the township of Wutai in Pingtung County is totally cut o17158http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171582010-10-12T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition of environmental art from Taiwan will open Oct. 13 at the University of North Carolina17159http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171592010-10-12T05:40:00+08:00A coffee shop run by the local farmers’ association in Yuanli Township, Miaoli County features dishe17160http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171602010-10-12T05:40:00+08:00Lai Nan-you, born with just one hand, has modified his bicycle's braking and shifting systems so tha17161http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171612010-10-12T05:40:00+08:00A moderate daily intake of red wine can help improve blood circulation and lower the risks of cardio17162http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171622010-10-12T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwanese opera troupe Ming Hwa Yuan is set to kick off the first-ever European tour in its 80-y17154http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171542010-10-11T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan-based director Tsai Ming-liang won recognition as Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the 15th Pus17155http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171552010-10-11T05:40:00+08:00In Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli, a new type of organic consumerism is arising, stressing local produc17156http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171562010-10-11T05:40:00+08:00Airplanes have opened up the world of learning for sixth grader Hu Jing-wei of Tuku Elementary Schoo17157http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171572010-10-11T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Nanying International Folklore Festival kicked off Oct. 9 in Xinying, Tainan County with a 17148http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171482010-10-08T05:40:00+08:00Zhang Pao-ren, now 104, is young at heart both figuratively and literally—his cardiologist says he h17149http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171492010-10-08T05:40:00+08:00New York-based fashion designer Jason Wu said while meeting with President Ma Ying-jeou Oct. 7 that 17150http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171502010-10-08T05:40:00+08:00The Lanyang Museum of Yilan County is just about ready to be formally opened to the public, museum o17151http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171512010-10-08T05:40:00+08:00Individual Taiwanese comics artists will make their official debut in France at the 34th Festival In17152http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171522010-10-08T05:40:00+08:00Taichung City Wu-Chuan Junior High School third-year student Chen Yu-min has won the grand prize in 17153http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171532010-10-08T05:40:00+08:00The world premiere of “All in Good Taste: Savor the Flavors of Taiwan,” a Cabinet-level Government I17143http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171432010-10-07T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition highlighting artist Wu Wei-you's unique ability to carve Chinese calligraphy and ink p17144http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171442010-10-07T05:40:00+08:00The proposed second-generation national health insurance plan will not increase the burden on employ17145http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171452010-10-07T05:40:00+08:00Equipped with two decades of wasp-hunting experience, Yan Meng-chen, a firefighter with the Zaoqiao 17146http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171462010-10-07T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s largest community arts event will kick off Oct. 9 in historic Danshui Township, Taipei Coun17147http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171472010-10-07T05:40:00+08:00National Science Council online academic platforms in French, German and Japanese are providing both17139http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171392010-10-06T05:40:00+08:00Keelung City’s Bureau of Environmental Protection is providing 30 collectors of trash and recyclable17140http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171402010-10-06T05:40:00+08:00About 50,000 people in Taiwan have been conceived through in vitro fertilization in the past 26 year17141http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171412010-10-06T05:40:00+08:00Twelve Taiwanese films will be shown at the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea, C17142http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171422010-10-06T05:40:00+08:00Full accreditation of the National Laboratory Animal Center’s Tainan facility by the Association for17136http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171362010-10-05T05:40:00+08:00Construction on the Cimu Temple in Taoyuan County’s Luzhu Township, dedicated to the Goddess Ma Zu a17137http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171372010-10-05T05:40:00+08:00A locally designed self-parking vehicle was unveiled Oct. 3 by the Taiwan Automotive Research and Te17138http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171382010-10-05T05:40:00+08:00The Centers for Disease Control under the Department of Health announced Oct. 4 that Taiwan has had 17133http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171332010-10-04T05:40:00+08:00The Industrial Technology Research Institute unveiled its newly-developed technology for producing b17134http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171342010-10-04T05:40:00+08:00Former Zhongli City Deputy Mayor Yeh Lian-deng has an old map in his collection dating from 1937 tha17135http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171352010-10-04T05:40:00+08:00In celebration of the ROC centenary, the first museum on the country’s presidents and vice president17125http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171252010-10-01T05:40:00+08:00Opportunities for young Taiwanese and Canadian adults to enrich their understanding of each other’s 17128http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171282010-10-01T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Asia-Pacific Traditional Arts Festival will feature traditional music and dance from North 17129http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171292010-10-01T05:40:00+08:00Musical luminary Milan Svoboda and his Prague Conservatory Jazz Orchestra played in Taipei Sept. 30,17130http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171302010-10-01T05:40:00+08:00“The Fourth Portrait,” “Pinoy Sunday” and “Seven Days in Heaven” will fly the celluloid flag for Tai17131http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171312010-10-01T05:40:00+08:00Ho Hsuan-ching, a newly hired ichthyologist with the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium 17132http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171322010-10-01T05:40:00+08:00A dwarf sperm whale found beached in Taipei County's Wanli Township Sept. 29 has been safely transpo17122http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171222010-09-30T05:40:00+08:00National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech) has used fly ash released by the gene17123http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171232010-09-30T05:40:00+08:00This year’s Sun Moon Lake Music Festival, featuring prominent musicians and performance groups from 17124http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171242010-09-30T05:40:00+08:00After over four years of renovation, the Treasure Hill Artist Village located at the southwestern bo17126http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171262010-09-30T05:40:00+08:00Efforts by the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology's Rescue Center for Endangered17127http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171272010-09-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan researchers have developed the world’s first multimodal molecular imaging contrast agent usin17119http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171192010-09-29T05:40:00+08:00Nature-themed literature and electronic publishing technology will be the driving forces behind effo17120http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171202010-09-29T05:40:00+08:00Yu Jian-zhang, with 7,500 kilometers already under his belt as leader of the volunteer Around-the-Is17121http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171212010-09-29T05:40:00+08:00Kong Chui-chang, 35, a 79th-generation heir of Confucius who studied business in Australia, led ritu17112http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171122010-09-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese senior high school students pocketed three gold medals and one silver medal at the 2010 In17113http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171132010-09-28T05:40:00+08:00Taoyuan County's Confucian Temple has hosted memorial rituals every Sept. 28, Confucius’ birthday, s17114http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171142010-09-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s 12-member Shaolinchuando team won 15 gold medals at the Hong Kong International Wushu Compe17115http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171152010-09-28T05:40:00+08:00Organizers of the Taiwan International Documentary Festival are out to prove that quality and quanti17116http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171162010-09-28T05:40:00+08:00The Yangmingshan spring, named the best of 100 springs during the Japanese colonial period (1895-19417117http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171172010-09-28T05:40:00+08:00Rafe Esquith, a multiaward-winning American elementary school teacher, Sept. 27 encouraged his count17118http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171182010-09-28T05:40:00+08:00An asteroid measuring 50 meters in diameter has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2098, according to17106http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171062010-09-27T05:40:00+08:00National Open University's 2010 graduation ceremony, held Sept. 25 at its Luzhou campus, witnessed t17107http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171072010-09-27T05:40:00+08:00A rafting competition held at Shuangchun Elementary School in Tainan County's Beimen Township attrac17108http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171082010-09-27T05:40:00+08:00Creative industrial designs from Taiwan impressed London audiences Sept. 23 to 26 at 100% Design, th17109http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171092010-09-27T05:40:00+08:00Minister of the Interior Jiang Yi-huah announced a plan Sept. 26 to double the number of social work17110http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171102010-09-27T05:40:00+08:00ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said draft legislation appraising the performance and ethics of judges wi17111http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171112010-09-27T05:40:00+08:00A strategic alliance consisting of 15 top universities in Taiwan signed a memorandum of understandin17102http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171022010-09-24T05:40:00+08:00The dried-up Dapitou farm pond on Daluntou Mountain in Taipei’s Neihu District has been restored aft17103http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171032010-09-24T05:40:00+08:00As the Republic of China gets ready to celebrate its 99th birthday Oct. 10, the country’s sports fan17104http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171042010-09-24T05:40:00+08:00A lifesaving inflatable watch, a walking cane that doubles as a seat and an LED-lit wedding dress ar17105http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171052010-09-24T05:40:00+08:00A gathering of diplomats, media representatives, and environmental and aviation experts listened to 17096http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170962010-09-23T05:40:00+08:00With a government-funded flexible salary plan set to commence next month, universities and colleges 17097http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170972010-09-23T05:40:00+08:00Tsai Hsiu-chin, a Caotun Township restaurateur, still offers a free meal every year to residents of 17098http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170982010-09-23T05:40:00+08:00Taipei Municipal Zhong-xiao Elementary School teacher Chen Jian-rong has been singled out as an outs17099http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170992010-09-23T05:40:00+08:00In an exchange of national art treasures, “The Portrait of Koxinga,” held by the National Taiwan Mus17100http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171002010-09-23T05:40:00+08:00Young Taiwanese dancer and choreographer Chou Shu-yi is set to put on performances of his award-winn17101http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=171012010-09-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s drive to transform itself into a low-carbon tourism island will see the country become a gr17091http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170912010-09-21T05:40:00+08:00Huang Shu-min, director of the Institute of Ethnology at Academia Sinica, a specialist in genealogy 17092http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170922010-09-21T05:40:00+08:00Under the direction of Principal Wu Wang-ju, Mi-tsang Elementary School in Bali, Taipei County, has 17093http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170932010-09-21T05:40:00+08:00The 6th Taipei Beef Noodle Festival is now underway, with 10 top chefs to be selected in a two-stage17094http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170942010-09-21T05:40:00+08:00A Spanish replica of a 17th century galleon sailed into Yilan County’s Wushi Harbor in northeastern 17095http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170952010-09-21T05:40:00+08:00Losses to manufacturers in Taiwan’s industrial parks resulting from Typhoon Fanapi totaled more than17085http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170852010-09-20T05:40:00+08:00A women’s tug of war team from Taiwan grunted and groaned their way to gold in the 500-kilogram weig17086http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170862010-09-20T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition’s Pavilion of Dreams, designed by the Industrial Tech17087http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170872010-09-20T05:40:00+08:00Typhoon Fanapi pounded Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rainfall Sept. 19, causing agricultural lo17088http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170882010-09-20T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Education formally launched an English version of its online Chinese-character learn17089http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170892010-09-20T05:40:00+08:00Solitary 81-year-old Lai-Li Qiu-leng of Chiayi County's Dalin Township has saved over 2,000 letters 17090http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170902010-09-20T05:40:00+08:00Ko Wen-je, 51, is the first surgeon in the history of National Taiwan University Hospital to neither17073http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170732010-09-17T05:40:00+08:00David Ta-wei Lee, ROC representative to Canada, keeps an eagle eye on political and economic develop17079http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170792010-09-17T05:40:00+08:00A member of Taiwan's largest beetle species, the rare and endangered Formosa long-legged scarab (Che17080http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170802010-09-17T05:40:00+08:00Hsinchu City has won its bid for the Taiwan Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, according to t17081http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170812010-09-17T05:40:00+08:00Works by three Taiwanese video artists will be on display in a contemporary art gallery in Paris fro17082http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170822010-09-17T05:40:00+08:00Director Wei Te-sheng of “Cape No. 7” fame has surrendered his rights to the Sediq aboriginal people17083http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170832010-09-17T05:40:00+08:00A research team from Academia Sinica announced Sept. 16 that it has developed type 2 monoclonal anti17084http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170842010-09-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan bands Sizhukong and Matzka will perform in Latin America to promote the nation’s image abroad17074http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170742010-09-16T05:40:00+08:00In a small basement gallery located in Taipei City's Ximending area, 20 students from the Department17075http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170752010-09-16T05:40:00+08:00The Environmental Protection Administration announced its 2010 Green Package Design Event Sept. 14, 17076http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170762010-09-16T05:40:00+08:00The International Press Institute announced Sept. 14 that it will hold its 60th General Assembly in 17077http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170772010-09-16T05:40:00+08:00Sustainable transportation activists from 15 countries recognized the southern Taiwanese city of Kao17078http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170782010-09-16T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei-based Consumers’ Foundation has slammed Google Taiwan Inc. for reneging on a commitment t17069http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170692010-09-15T05:40:00+08:00Heavy amounts of rain in mountainous areas of Chiayi County have recently created an abundant flow o17070http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170702010-09-15T05:40:00+08:00Chien Kun-chih, now 91, has decorated his home and yard with a collection of posters of beautiful wo17071http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170712010-09-15T05:40:00+08:00Director Wei Te-sheng of “Cape No. 7” fame is embroiled in a dispute with Taiwan’s aboriginal Sediq 17072http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170722010-09-15T05:40:00+08:00Nine design concepts by Taiwanese students have been recognized in Germany’s 2010 red dot award, Nat17064http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170642010-09-14T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Shihmen International Kite Festival co-organized by the Taipei County government and the Sh17065http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170652010-09-14T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s nature writer Liu Ke-xiang will be traveling to Berlin, Germany as a resident writer in Oct17066http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170662010-09-14T05:40:00+08:00The first Huashan Living Arts Festival, incorporating performances and exhibitions, will be staged i17067http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170672010-09-14T05:40:00+08:00More and more old pottery kilns that had fallen into disrepair over time in Miaoli County are being 17068http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170682010-09-14T05:40:00+08:00The Cai Village in Taipei County’s Danshui has gone from providing a simple lunch program to elderly17061http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170612010-09-13T05:40:00+08:00Chang Kuo-tung, a research assistant at the National Taiwan University Animal Center, has become exp17062http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170622010-09-13T05:40:00+08:00Five Taiwanese athletes seized three gold medals at the 11th World University Badminton Championship17063http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170632010-09-13T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health has recommended that medical students be prohibited from pursuing dual degr17056http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170562010-09-10T05:40:00+08:00In the wake of torrential rains in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County, Chen Yi-fen, who works at the Gu17057http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170572010-09-10T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 International Workshop on Pacific Greenhouse Gases Measurement concluded successfully in Ta17058http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170582010-09-10T05:40:00+08:00Pan Ching-lin of the Department of Art at National University of Tainan was honored with the Udo Iva17059http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170592010-09-10T05:40:00+08:00A compilation of works by 12 Taiwanese comics artists is being featured at the Sixth BD Festival Int17060http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170602010-09-10T05:40:00+08:00A total of 6,063 couples around Taiwan took advantage of the auspicious date of Sept. 9 of the 99th 17051http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170512010-09-09T05:40:00+08:00Four 12th graders at Stella Matutina Girls' High School in central Taiwan’s Taichung City have inven17052http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170522010-09-09T05:40:00+08:00As many as 300 young people from 100 countries will visit Taiwan and stay with local families as par17053http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170532010-09-09T05:40:00+08:00The Central Bank of the Republic of China is planning to issue a special NT$100 (US$3.13) banknote t17054http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170542010-09-09T05:40:00+08:00The two-month-long Taipei Biennial opened in the capital city on the evening of Sept. 7 at the Taipe17055http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170552010-09-09T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health is set to classify NDM-1 as a type-4 infectious disease this week at the ea17044http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170442010-09-08T05:40:00+08:00The opening of National Freeway No. 6 in March 2009, cutting driving time between Taichung and Puli,17045http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170452010-09-08T05:40:00+08:00Central Taiwan's Taichung County is set to become home to a corrugated steel web bridge with the wor17046http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170462010-09-08T05:40:00+08:00The Taromak Rukai tribe in eastern Taiwan’s Taitung County has gifted a traditional slate house to B17047http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170472010-09-08T05:40:00+08:00The National Science and Technology Museum in Kaohsiung City opened its storerooms to the public Sep17048http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170482010-09-08T05:40:00+08:00Wun-de Elementary School in Changhua County’s Fenyuan Township recently completed an observation tow17049http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170492010-09-08T05:40:00+08:00A recent biodiversity survey of the Xindian River by the Environmental Protection Administration rev17050http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170502010-09-08T05:40:00+08:00Two Mexican nuns have been granted ROC permanent residency in recognition of their contributions to 17039http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170392010-09-07T05:40:00+08:00As people in Taiwan show increasing concern for personal health and individual style, handmade shoes17040http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170402010-09-07T05:40:00+08:00A recent workshop on Asian-style furniture at the Furniture Manufacturing Eco-Museum in Rende Townsh17041http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170412010-09-07T05:40:00+08:00At Yongkang Station in Taiwan’s southern Tainan County, 50,000 commemorative train tickets printed w17042http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170422010-09-07T05:40:00+08:00Families with third-born children under 2 will be eligible for childcare support beginning next year17043http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170432010-09-07T05:40:00+08:00Emile Chih-jen Sheng, Cabinet-level minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs, said Taipei and Be17035http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170352010-09-06T05:40:00+08:00Su Fang-hao spent a full year traveling around Taiwan putting his comic book directly into the hands17036http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170362010-09-06T05:40:00+08:00The Longan Temple in Taoyuan City’s Longgang community began a drive Sept. 4 to cut down on the air 17037http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170372010-09-06T05:40:00+08:00A two-month culture and creativity event kicked off in Taipei City’s Wanhua District and Ximending a17038http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170382010-09-06T05:40:00+08:00The ROC and Irish governments have inked an agreement recognizing Taiwan-issued driver’s licenses, a17031http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170312010-09-03T05:40:00+08:00Over the past year Miaoli County has cultivated the art of decoupage, resulting in a nine-day exhibi17032http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170322010-09-03T05:40:00+08:00Carrying only NT$200 (US$6.23) with them, Lin Yi-liang, a student at Southern Taiwan University, and17033http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170332010-09-03T05:40:00+08:00In 2003, Far Eastern University surpassed many prestigious schools in Taiwan in the number of patent17034http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170342010-09-03T05:40:00+08:00Four indie bands from Taiwan are making a 10-day concert tour across Canada, fostering greater appre17026http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170262010-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Peng Yu-hsuan has come up with a free software application for the visually impaired, using a cell p17027http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170272010-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Artist Su Tai-rong six years ago converted a small van into a mobile concert hall, taking classical 17028http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170282010-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Coming-of-age tales will be the central theme of this year’s Women Make Waves Film Festival, accordi17029http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170292010-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first-ever “orange technology” exhibition showcasing innovative products that improve the l17030http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170302010-09-02T05:40:00+08:00Officials with the Taipei Film Commission and Ile de France Film Commission signed an agreement on f17022http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170222010-09-01T05:40:00+08:00Five students from the upper grades at Fuxing Township's Yisheng Elementary School in Taoyuan County17023http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170232010-09-01T05:40:00+08:00University students and faculty are helping the Chiayi City government implement its Public Computer17024http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170242010-09-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s weather is expected to remain unstable through the early part of next week as the island co17025http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170252010-09-01T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan will stage its first-ever cultural and creative expo in Taipei from Nov. 11 to 14, according 17019http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170192010-08-31T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan-made film dealing with death and traditional funeral rites is pushing all the right buttons17020http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170202010-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Heavy rains can be expected across most of Taiwan over the next several days, with the island curren17021http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170212010-08-31T05:40:00+08:00Eighty-year-old Chen Chou has turned down an offer from the Nantou County government to nominate her17012http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170122010-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Students at National Chiao Tung University have designed a solar-powered jellyfish-shaped device tha17013http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170132010-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s North Coast area has become a hot spot for wedding photos, according to Zhu Chuan-wei, dire17014http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170142010-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Paris-based fashion designer Michel Klein incorporated Taiwan’s motorcycle helmets into haute coutur17015http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170152010-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Sixty new Taipei Confucius Temple tour guides with foreign language skills were presented with certi17016http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170162010-08-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan routed a team from Pearland, Texas by a score of 14-2 in the consolation game of the 2010 Lit17017http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170172010-08-30T05:40:00+08:00A collection of Taiwan’s finest Neolithic Age artifacts is being sent to Japan as part of an East As17018http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170182010-08-30T05:40:00+08:00The gap between the numbers of newborn boys and girls widened in the first half of 2010, resulting i17005http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170052010-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Dutchman Martyn Castelein, an authorized surveyor of vessels based in Taiwan, has designed a waterpr17006http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170062010-08-27T05:40:00+08:00Galloping gourmet Bob Blumer is set to take Taiwan’s cuisine to the world in an episode of his top-r17007http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170072010-08-27T05:40:00+08:00As the new semester approaches, repairmen are working overtime to fix up backpacks, school bags, sho17008http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170082010-08-27T05:40:00+08:00An animation work by a recent graduate of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology has b17009http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170092010-08-27T05:40:00+08:00The annual Taipei In Style fashion exhibition, now in its fifth year, has become a platform for buye17010http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170102010-08-27T05:40:00+08:00A team of Taiwan junior all-stars defeated their Japanese rivals 3-0 in a thrilling final to grab th17011http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170112010-08-27T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Film Festival kicked off Aug. 26 in Hong Kong with a charity screening of the award-winni17002http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170022010-08-26T05:40:00+08:00Wang Zhi-cheng, chief of general affairs at Taichung Municipal Chung-Cheng Elementary School, is not17003http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170032010-08-26T05:40:00+08:00Twenty-year-old Ho Tian-yang has been battling heart disease since he was 16, but through courage an17004http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170042010-08-26T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet approved Taiwan’s first cultural and creative R&D center Aug. 26, a project that pro16997http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169972010-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s golf fans will see the country stage its first ever Ladies Professional Golf Association to16998http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169982010-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Rather than trying to make some money for themselves during the summer, a group of 16- and 17-year-o16999http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169992010-08-25T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei Municipal Library now provides reading materials in many foreign languages to cater to th17000http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170002010-08-25T05:40:00+08:00Keelung City’s Miaokou Night Market was named the friendliest venue with the tastiest food in a camp17001http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=170012010-08-25T05:40:00+08:00The traditional Hengchun pole-climbing competition, which has taken place annually during Ghost Fest16994http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169942010-08-24T05:40:00+08:00Researchers at National Cheng Kung University have developed a new method of eliminating bacteria us16995http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169952010-08-24T05:40:00+08:00According to Chinese medicine, autumn is the best growth period for children, and acupuncture, foot 16996http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169962010-08-24T05:40:00+08:00The Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, with many years of disaster relief experience, ha16988http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169882010-08-23T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s Chung-ching Junior High School baseball squad beat a team from Tyler, Texas to win the16989http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169892010-08-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan high school students captured one gold and three silver medals in the 2010 International Olym16990http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169902010-08-23T05:40:00+08:00University students and professors from Taiwan spent part of their winter and summer vacations in di16991http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169912010-08-23T05:40:00+08:00"In the old days, the way a banquet was planned was even more important than the food itself. I'm af16992http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169922010-08-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation has become the first overseas nongovernmental16993http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169932010-08-23T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica and the National Cultural Association have launched a joint campaign promoting Taiwa16985http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169852010-08-20T05:40:00+08:00Chen Tai-rong, a second grader at Taichung County's Tucheng Elementary School, has designed a safety16986http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169862010-08-20T05:40:00+08:00Chiayi City’s program to use kitchen waste to develop environmentally friendly products, initiated a16987http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169872010-08-20T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health has for the first time released comprehensive information on Taiwan’s 500 h16980http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169802010-08-19T05:40:00+08:00A police substation in the southern city of Chiayi is contributing to a reduction in theft by donati16981http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169812010-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Fifteen-year-old Chen Xin-yu from Pingtung County in southern Taiwan has never studied overseas or a16982http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169822010-08-19T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan ultramarathoner Kevin Lin is planning to raise funds for highlighting the critical nature of 16983http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169832010-08-19T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Education has designated the fourth Sunday of every August as “Grandparents Day,” be16984http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169842010-08-19T05:40:00+08:00“For a country like Taiwan to survive in the world, it needs to be deeply connected with a trustwort16975http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169752010-08-18T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s leading art fair, Art Taipei, will run Aug. 20-24 at the Taipei World Trade Center, with wo16976http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169762010-08-18T05:40:00+08:00A number of Taiwanese dancers, including the Lafa & Artists Dance Company, Horse (Taiwan's first16977http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169772010-08-18T05:40:00+08:00Street artist performances, long a mainstay in major Western cities such as New York and Paris, have16978http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169782010-08-18T05:40:00+08:00Backpackers nowadays only have to pay NT$250 (US$7.82) for quality accommodations in downtown Hsiluo16979http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169792010-08-18T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Education announced Aug. 17 a series of amendments to admissions regulations designe16972http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169722010-08-17T05:40:00+08:00While it is common practice to first fall in love and then compare horoscopes to see if the individu16973http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169732010-08-17T05:40:00+08:00Chen Chung-hsuan, director of the Genomics Research Center at Academia Sinica, has spearheaded the d16974http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169742010-08-17T05:40:00+08:00Chinese Taipei weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun grabbed silver Aug. 16 at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games be16966http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169662010-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Organizers of the Yilan International Children’s Folklore and Folkgame Festival announced their wish16967http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169672010-08-16T05:40:00+08:00The Ministry of Finance is considering amending current regulations to make it easier for foreign to16968http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169682010-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Two males at a quilting studio in Miaoli County's Houlong Township are proving that embroidery and s16969http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169692010-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s efforts to combat the spread of HIV were under the spotlight at a regional forum hosted by 16970http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169702010-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Lovers wanting to make a display of affection to their significant other with a gift of flowers on C16971http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169712010-08-16T05:40:00+08:00Wang Jia-cheng, 42, out of work for 20 years himself, four years ago took over the care of a homeles16960http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169602010-08-13T05:40:00+08:00The "Luye Foreign Spouse Care Station" in Taitung County has teamed up with Taiwan Power Co. to prov16961http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169612010-08-13T05:40:00+08:00National Chung Hsing University's Health Service Club circled Taiwan in one month this summer, teach16962http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169622010-08-13T05:40:00+08:00Academia Sinica has revised plans to establish a national biotechnology research park amid public co16963http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169632010-08-13T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan ought to take advantage of its unique folklore traditions pertaining to the Ghost Festival in16964http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169642010-08-13T05:40:00+08:00The ROC government is considering establishing a fund to compensate companies for losses stemming fr16965http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169652010-08-13T05:40:00+08:00God has pity on kindergarten children,He pities school children—less.But adults he pities not at all16955http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169552010-08-12T05:40:00+08:00When Wang Chien-tzong dusted off his youthful dreams of music and got together six of his friends to16956http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169562010-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City’s Department of Cultural Affairs recently has begun recruiting firms to overhaul part of16957http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169572010-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Two Taiwanese students were named world champions in Microsoft Word and Excel at the Certiport 2010 16958http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169582010-08-12T05:40:00+08:00A team of engineers in National Taiwan University of Science and Technology’s Construction Engineeri16959http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169592010-08-12T05:40:00+08:00Thermal discharges from a nuclear power plant are causing coral deaths and bleaching off the southwe16952http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169522010-08-11T05:40:00+08:00Volunteers from eight different countries, in Taiwan for a cultural exchange program sponsored by th16953http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169532010-08-11T05:40:00+08:00The Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group, one of Taiwan's most famous Taiwanese opera troupes, will16954http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169542010-08-11T05:40:00+08:00Google is sending a camera-equipped tricycle that can take 360-degree photos at first-floor level on16948http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169482010-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Music lovers have discovered a unique way to enjoy a concert, renting pedal boats on Carp Lake in th16949http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169492010-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan graphic artist Xiao Qing-yang has won the coveted red dot design award in Germany for his cov16950http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169502010-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Yushan National Park and Adamello Brenta Nature Park in Italy have signed an agreement that16951http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169512010-08-10T05:40:00+08:00Researchers at the National Health Research Institutes and National Taiwan University have found a s16943http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169432010-08-09T05:40:00+08:00Chen Mei-ann, a native of Taiwan, was named music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta Aug. 4, just o16944http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169442010-08-09T05:40:00+08:00Young Taiwanese student guitarist Lin Chia-wei began to make his mark on the global stage Aug. 7 by 16945http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169452010-08-09T05:40:00+08:00The diamond grand prize for teams at the tenth annual Golden Silicon Awards went to students in the 16946http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169462010-08-09T05:40:00+08:00Minimally invasive spinal surgery has put a man surnamed Luo, 87, back on his feet again following a16947http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169472010-08-09T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan doctoral student Chang Tsung-yao of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of16936http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169362010-08-06T05:40:00+08:00From June 26 to July 8, a 23-member team from Taiwan’s China Medical University followed the life of16937http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169372010-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Some pundits believe that the Cross-strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed Ju16938http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169382010-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan Lottery has analyzed the faces of 1,414 winners of large cash prizes in the lottery, and comp16939http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169392010-08-06T05:40:00+08:00Research by four students from Tainan County's National Hsin Hua Industrial Vocational High School h16940http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169402010-08-06T05:40:00+08:00The new Taipei City Hall Bus Station at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Road and Keelung Road in 16941http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169412010-08-06T05:40:00+08:00With the approach of the first anniversary of Typhoon Morakot, which brought devastation to southern16942http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169422010-08-06T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Taiwan Culinary Exhibition, promoting the island's diverse food culture to gourmets from ar16930http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169302010-08-05T05:40:00+08:00Four second-year local students at the National Overseas Chinese Experimental High School in Taipei 16931http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169312010-08-05T05:40:00+08:00The Red Cross of the Republic of China has received more than 700,000 donations, amounting to a reco16932http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169322010-08-05T05:40:00+08:00The Taiwan Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale will offer visitors the opportunity 16933http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169332010-08-05T05:40:00+08:00The upcoming 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo will include a Future Pavilion featuring Taiwan’s 16934http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169342010-08-05T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration announced Aug. 4 that beverage shops and r16935http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169352010-08-05T05:40:00+08:00As part of celebrations of the ROC centennial, the Cabinet-level Council for Cultural Affairs will f16925http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169252010-08-04T05:40:00+08:00Renowned retro runner Xue 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alread16922http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169222010-08-03T05:40:00+08:00Chinese Taipei won the 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship in Thunder Bay, Canada by defeating A16923http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169232010-08-03T05:40:00+08:00A Taiwan student marching band led by Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School continued its recent stri16924http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169242010-08-03T05:40:00+08:00A 50-page comic book entitled "The Sentimental Sword," which integrates Chinese-style painting and a16917http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169172010-08-02T05:40:00+08:00Huang Yung-hsin and Chen Yan-chieh, students at Miaoli's National United University, completed a dre16918http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169182010-08-02T05:40:00+08:00Indigenous groups from Taiwan celebrated annual festivals July 31 in front of the Taoyuan County gov16919http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169192010-08-02T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s Yani Tseng held off a late challenge by Katherine Hull of Australia to win the Women’s Brit16920http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169202010-08-02T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced July 31 the lau16911http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169112010-07-30T05:40:00+08:00Over the past year, worsening conditions for dispatched workers have surfaced as a disturbing issue 16912http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169122010-07-30T05:40:00+08:00An exhibition documenting the early history of Taiwan’s photography industry under Japanese colonial16913http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169132010-07-30T05:40:00+08:00Local master tailors Liang Dong-fu, Li Wan-jin and Lin Zhen-chun will be among the nearly 200 master16914http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169142010-07-30T05:40:00+08:00A mobile Chinese medicine service kicked off July 29 in Miaoli County and will make a total of 30 st16915http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169152010-07-30T05:40:00+08:00The masterpiece “Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains” by Yuan dynasty painter Huang Gongwang (1269-135416916http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169162010-07-30T05:40:00+08:00Two green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests with nearly 100 eggs have recently been found on a beach16907http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169072010-07-29T05:40:00+08:00The "Aiken Happy Life Workshop," run by the Taipei Autistic Childrens' Welfare Foundation, opened it16908http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169082010-07-29T05:40:00+08:00Taipei County’s Yingge Ceramics Museum in Yingge Township, the ceramics capital of Taiwan, recently 16909http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169092010-07-29T05:40:00+08:00Over 95,000 visitors crowded in for the first day of the 11th Comic Exhibition July 28 in Taipei, se16910http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169102010-07-29T05:40:00+08:00The coral reef ecological system in waters surrounding the outlying island of Lanyu, also known as O16902http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169022010-07-28T05:40:00+08:00The ROC has reaffirmed its sovereignty over the Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea with the open16903http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169032010-07-28T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan's salt production was brought to an end when the Qigu Salt Plant in Tainan County stopped ope16904http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169042010-07-28T05:40:00+08:00With torrential rains battering southern Taiwan over the past two days, the Central Weather Bureau c16905http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169052010-07-28T05:40:00+08:00Apple Inc. has agreed to sell qualified customers a computer model at the price at which it was mist16906http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169062010-07-28T05:40:00+08:00After many years of promoting hospice treatments and home nursing services, St. Mary's Hospital in T16897http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168972010-07-27T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Consumer Protection Commission directed Apple Inc. July 26 to provide a solution f16898http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168982010-07-27T05:40:00+08:00In the jade mining pits of the high mountains of Hualien in eastern Taiwan, located at elevations of16899http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168992010-07-27T05:40:00+08:00There is great demand for Taiwan’s higher education, including university and vocational education, 16900http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169002010-07-27T05:40:00+08:00Mainland China-born National Basketball Association all-star center Yao Ming arrived in Taiwan July 16901http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=169012010-07-27T05:40:00+08:00The Taipei County Government and a group of fast food chain restaurants are set to launch a program 16891http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168912010-07-26T05:40:00+08:00Jianan Mental Hospital under the Department of Health, in Tainan County’s Rende Township, has been p16892http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168922010-07-26T05:40:00+08:00Doris Chen made Taiwan golfing history July 24 by becoming the first player ever from the island to 16893http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168932010-07-26T05:40:00+08:00A total of 58 Taiwan universities participated in a higher education fair in Malaysia July 16 to 20,16894http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168942010-07-26T05:40:00+08:00The long-running relocation of a traditional wooden house from Japan to Taiwan wrapped up with a cer16895http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168952010-07-26T05:40:00+08:00Xu You-fu, a veterinarian in Tainan City, has used the noon hour to make house calls over the past d16896http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168962010-07-26T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s fertility rate, the average number of children born to a woman during her childbearing year16883http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168832010-07-23T05:40:00+08:00When Jim Rogers, the internationally renowned investor and financial commentator, wanted to give his16884http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168842010-07-23T05:40:00+08:00The Yangkuang Assistive Devices Group has successfully developed an "assistive multifunctional agent16885http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168852010-07-23T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Hsinchu City International Glass Arts Festival, featuring outdoor glass installation art fo16886http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168862010-07-23T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan baseball fans may get the opportunity to see Major League action in person on their home soil16887http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168872010-07-23T05:40:00+08:00Over one-fourth of Taiwan’s citizens regard vitamins and health products as everyday necessities, wi16888http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168882010-07-23T05:40:00+08:00Taipei and the mainland Chinese city of Xian will work together in putting on international flora ex16889http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168892010-07-23T05:40:00+08:00Two memorial parks commemorating some of the worst human rights abuses during Taiwan’s martial law p16890http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168902010-07-23T05:40:00+08:00Japanese architect Norihiko Dan’s “wing design” for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport looks like 16878http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168782010-07-22T05:40:00+08:00PiLi International Multimedia is developing big-screen 3-D versions of its well-known hand puppet sh16879http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168792010-07-22T05:40:00+08:00Renowned Taiwanese rock band Wu Bai & China Blue will perform at the fifth Pentaport Rock Festiv16880http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168802010-07-22T05:40:00+08:00Jeremy Lin is set to become the first ever player of Taiwanese descent to join the ranks of the Nati16881http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168812010-07-22T05:40:00+08:00The Zhongshan Public Assembly building at 128 Zhongshan North Road, Sec. 2 in Taipei, with its class16882http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168822010-07-22T05:40:00+08:00The Siraya National Scenic Area in Tainan County has been successful in repopulating the Hungye Park16873http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168732010-07-21T05:40:00+08:00The Nuclear Energy Research Group under the Executive Yuan's Atomic Power Commission has successfull16874http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168742010-07-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese opera fans are in luck: The Tang Mei Yun Taiwanese Opera Company and the Xiamen City Gezai16875http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168752010-07-21T05:40:00+08:00The U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted Taiwan’s Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Fo16876http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168762010-07-21T05:40:00+08:00To promote Taiwan’s night markets, the Tourism Bureau has launched a campaign involving an online po16877http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168772010-07-21T05:40:00+08:00The life expectancy gap between the sexes in Taiwan is widening because men generally lead unhealthy16870http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168702010-07-20T05:40:00+08:00Huang Cheng-kuo, 76, successfully uses horseback riding to treat the severe back pain he has suffere16871http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168712010-07-20T05:40:00+08:00Students who like to skip class will soon find it more difficult to do so without being noticed foll16872http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168722010-07-20T05:40:00+08:00Tsai Chen-nan won the Best Actor award at the 8th Rome Asian Film Festival for his performance in th16866http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168662010-07-19T05:40:00+08:00A group of young volunteers from the Taixi Energetic Beach Society returned to their hometown in Yun16867http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168672010-07-19T05:40:00+08:00The number of babies born in Taiwan during the first half of the year reached 82,712, marking a year16868http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168682010-07-19T05:40:00+08:00The government will provide the nation’s research institutions with extra funding to form joint proj16869http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168692010-07-19T05:40:00+08:00Kaohsiung City will soon host a gala of dramatic performances, staged by groups from around the coun16865http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168652010-07-16T05:40:00+08:00Seventeen medical students from Taiwan's China Medical University and the school's president, Huang 16862http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168622010-07-15T05:40:00+08:00A selection of the best archaic jade pieces from Taiwan’s National Museum of History will go on exhi16863http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168632010-07-15T05:40:00+08:00The Executive Yuan's Council for Cultural Affairs announced in June of this year that a unique festi16864http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168642010-07-15T05:40:00+08:00Schoolchildren at Nantou County's Qin-ai Elementary School have decorated their violins with aborigi16860http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168602010-07-14T05:40:00+08:00To stimulate purchases of environmentally friendly products, the Cabinet-level Environmental Protect16861http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168612010-07-14T05:40:00+08:00Researchers at the Guantian Pheasant-tailed Jacana Educational Park in the southern county of Tainan16854http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168542010-07-13T05:40:00+08:00Hua Mao Nano-Tech Co. Ltd. has developed an exciting new textile that incorporates very finely groun16855http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168552010-07-13T05:40:00+08:00A fifth-grade teacher in Hsinchu City recently dealt with a case of student learning difficulties th16856http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168562010-07-13T05:40:00+08:00A research team from the Council of Agriculture has used pig embryonic stem cells to produce nerve c16857http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168572010-07-13T05:40:00+08:00A creative design by a student from southern Taiwan was recently voted second best in the worldwide 16858http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168582010-07-13T05:40:00+08:00Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed reliever Kuo Hong-chih will make history July 14, Taipei time, when 16859http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168592010-07-13T05:40:00+08:00Founded in 1911 in mainland China after the overthrow of the Ching dynasty, the Republic of China is16849http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168492010-07-12T05:40:00+08:00Peng Xin-yan, a wedding and portrait photographer from Hsinchu County, makes it a point every week t16850http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168502010-07-12T05:40:00+08:00An inexpensive bunch of bananas and a hug changed Yan Chang-keng's life forever, setting him out on 16851http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168512010-07-12T05:40:00+08:00Long-time Taiwan resident Doris Brougham, founder of the English-learning magazine company Studio Cl16852http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168522010-07-12T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Hohaiyan Rock Festival in northern Taiwan's Gongliao Township brought over 570,000 visitors16853http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168532010-07-12T05:40:00+08:00A concert hall bearing the name of a Taiwan-born philanthropist officially opened to the public last16844http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168442010-07-09T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Yilan Ocean Carnival is kicking off at the lively beach resort of Toucheng, with works by s16845http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168452010-07-09T05:40:00+08:00Two young women from the Tao tribe on Orchid Island have invented a hair dryer/vacuum cleaner, which16846http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168462010-07-09T05:40:00+08:00Four female scholars were inducted into Academia Sinica July 8, the first time in history that so ma16847http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168472010-07-09T05:40:00+08:00When Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan in August 2009, it brought, in some parts of the island, over 2.616848http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168482010-07-09T05:40:00+08:00Three precious exhibits related to Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) were16839http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168392010-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Six exchange students—hailing from France, Russia, Germany and the Netherlands—will serve as tour gu16840http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168402010-07-08T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s average hourly electricity consumption hit a record high of 32.94 million kilowatt-hours be16841http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168412010-07-08T05:40:00+08:00The Kending Youth Activity Center on southern Taiwan's Hengchun Peninsula has joined forces with stu16842http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168422010-07-08T05:40:00+08:00With children maturing at a younger age these days, the Ministry of Education said July 7 that it wo16843http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168432010-07-08T05:40:00+08:00A group of teachers from Pingtung County's Yen Pu Junior High School is working with the Little Sun 16836http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168362010-07-07T05:40:00+08:00A new device developed by students at Tajen University in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County will hel16837http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168372010-07-07T05:40:00+08:00With Taiwan facing a heat wave in recent days, several academics called for the Central Weather Bure16838http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168382010-07-07T05:40:00+08:00At a news conference in Tokyo July 6, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin welcomed Japanese to visit the city 16831http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168312010-07-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s average hourly electricity consumption reached a record high of 32.82 million kilowatt-hour16832http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168322010-07-06T05:40:00+08:00President Ma Ying-jeou announced July 5 that a “flexible salary” plan to fund pay increases for outs16833http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168332010-07-06T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan tennis star Lu Yen-hsun has shot up to No. 42 in the world following his recent stellar perfo16834http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168342010-07-06T05:40:00+08:00For the 2009 World Games, the Kaohsiung City Government encouraged "face lifts" for buildings in are16835http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168352010-07-06T05:40:00+08:00While bees most commonly build their hives in the overhangs of roofs or in the crevices of electric 16823http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168232010-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Central Taiwan’s Yunlin County aims to cut back daily garbage by 100 metric tons through the establi16824http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168242010-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Many football fans have been staying up until the wee hours of the morning to watch the 2010 FIFA Wo16825http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168252010-07-05T05:40:00+08:00At least 13 buyers from the public and private sectors on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have shown16826http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168262010-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Huang You-di, composer of over 2,000 songs and one of the most influential musicians in 20th-century16827http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168272010-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Temperatures in Taipei City reached 38.6 degrees Celsius July 3, making it the hottest day of the ye16828http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168282010-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s flexible diplomacy initiatives under the Ma Ying-jeou administration now have a new moniker16829http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168292010-07-05T05:40:00+08:00Rising tennis star Lu Yen-hsun returned to Taiwan July 2 to a warm welcome from family members, neig16830http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168302010-07-05T05:40:00+08:00The National Science Council and the Ministry of Education have jointly mapped out a “flexible salar16819http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168192010-07-02T05:40:00+08:00Pioneering physician Dr. Yang Chia-fu of the Department of Thoracic Medicine at Kaohsiung Minsheng H16820http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168202010-07-02T05:40:00+08:00The Tourism Bureau announced July 1 its first-stage assessment results under a new nationwide hotel 16821http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168212010-07-02T05:40:00+08:00The Yilan International Children’s Folklore and Folkgame Festival will resume after a two-year suspe16822http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168222010-07-02T05:40:00+08:00The tourist hot spot Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan registered a whopping total of more than 3.6 mi16814http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168142010-07-01T05:40:00+08:00The National Museum of Natural Science received June 30 a donation of 100,000 butterfly specimens fr16815http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168152010-07-01T05:40:00+08:00Taipei is the most popular city in Asia for young backpackers from Singapore, according to the resul16816http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168162010-07-01T05:40:00+08:00Local tennis sensation Lu Yen-hsun’s Cinderella run at Wimbledon came to an end June 30 with his str16817http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168172010-07-01T05:40:00+08:00After Typhoon Morakot laid waste to southern Taiwan in 2009, Aboriginal children faced two very diff16818http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168182010-07-01T05:40:00+08:00The upcoming typhoon season, beginning in July, could be prolonged past September into December, wit16810http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168102010-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Vice President Vincent C. Siew announced June 29 that a party celebrating the ROC’s 100th anniversar16811http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168112010-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan students rank among the highest in the world in terms of their understanding of civics and ci16812http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168122010-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Shu-Te University graduate Yeh Hsin-hua, winner of the 2009iF concept prize in Germany for the "Rabb16813http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168132010-06-30T05:40:00+08:00Huang Zhi-zhang, who lost big time in the stock market with borrowed money five years ago when he wa16804http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168042010-06-29T05:40:00+08:00Lu Yen-hsun made tennis history June 28 by winning his fourth-round match at Wimbledon to become the16805http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168052010-06-29T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Council for Cultural Affairs announced June 28 it has finished making its annual s16806http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168062010-06-29T05:40:00+08:00The 2010 Taipei Film Festival, presenting 152 films from around the world June 25-July 15, opened am16807http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168072010-06-29T05:40:00+08:00Birdwatcher Wang Cai-gui has photographed a roseate tern in Penghu that flew over 7,000 kilometers t16808http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168082010-06-29T05:40:00+08:00A National Chung Cheng University research team recently shone at the Institute of Electrical and El16809http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168092010-06-29T05:40:00+08:00On the border between Hsinchu and Miaoli counties at a height of 2,000 meters above sea level, Guanw16799http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167992010-06-28T05:40:00+08:00A new generation of larger sized fluorescent fish developed in cooperation between the Council of Ag16800http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168002010-06-28T05:40:00+08:00A regular reforestation project promoted by the government for over a decade finally received a resp16801http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168012010-06-28T05:40:00+08:00The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approved the use of Chinese characters in co16802http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168022010-06-28T05:40:00+08:00The number of new marriages in Taiwan in 2009 declined by 21.6 percent compared to the year before, 16803http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=168032010-06-28T05:40:00+08:00A unique bridal show held June 26 at Fo Guang Shan's Lan Yang Temple in Yilan County featured a brid16796http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167962010-06-25T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Government Information Office will inject a total of NT$2.13 billion (US$66.2 mill16797http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167972010-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Residents of Nan-an Village in Tainan County’s Anding Township have turned out again this year to he16798http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167982010-06-25T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan’s first international health center is set to be built in the Taoyuan Aerotropolis area, the 16791http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167912010-06-24T05:40:00+08:00Nearly 11 months after the devastation of Typhoon Morakot, Kaohsiung County's Jiaxian Township is ag16792http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167922010-06-24T05:40:00+08:00The Ten Drum Art Percussion Group has been chosen by the Council of Cultural Affairs to represent Ta16793http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167932010-06-24T05:40:00+08:00With the peak enterovirus season approaching, hospitals in Taipei City reported 506 new cases last w16794http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167942010-06-24T05:40:00+08:00After five years of research, National Penghu University has perfected the technology to raise high-16795http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167952010-06-24T05:40:00+08:00The restoration of former greenery to the Jianan Canal’s branch in Xinhua Township, Tainan County, h16785http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167852010-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Last week, Hualien's Guangfeng Farmers' Association once again won an outstanding product award in a16786http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167862010-06-23T05:40:00+08:00The Da-xue Shan National Forest Recreation Area in Taichung is now carpeted in foxglove blossoms as 16787http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167872010-06-23T05:40:00+08:00The Cabinet-level Government Information Office announced June 22 the winners of a music talent prog16788http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167882010-06-23T05:40:00+08:00The Department of Health announced three confirmed local cases of measles in Taipei City June 22, in16789http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167892010-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Former Cathay Trust Co. Ltd. Chairman Tsai Chen-nan’s collection of over 2,000 antiques and artworks16790http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167902010-06-23T05:40:00+08:00Alishan, one of Taiwan’s most beloved mountains and a cherished tourist destination, is open for bus16780http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167802010-06-22T05:40:00+08:00The National Culture and Arts Foundation announced winners of the 14th National Award for Arts in fi16781http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167812010-06-22T05:40:00+08:00Tainan University of Technology has established a Global Embroidery Research and Development Center 16782http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167822010-06-22T05:40:00+08:00Lin Sheng-hsiang, from a family of traditional seed merchants in Beigang in central Taiwan’s Yunlin 16783http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167832010-06-22T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese writers were invited to read their works at the 11th International Conference on the Short16784http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167842010-06-22T05:40:00+08:00In an attempt to broaden the international visibility of Taiwan, the Cabinet-level Government Inform16774http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167742010-06-21T05:40:00+08:00In a media preview June 18, five masterpieces on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art were unvei16775http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167752010-06-21T05:40:00+08:00Two branch sections of the Alishan Forest Railway, which was severely damaged when Typhoon Morakot s16776http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167762010-06-21T05:40:00+08:00ROC first lady Chow Mei-ching has arrived in Italy in her third stint as honorary director of Taiwan16777http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167772010-06-21T05:40:00+08:00Taiwan inventors shined at the just-concluded Invention and New Product Exposition (INPEX) in the U.16778http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167782010-06-21T05:40:00+08:00Resembling two hands pressed together in prayer, the new chapel at the Suan-Lien Elderly Center in T16779http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167792010-06-21T05:40:00+08:00The government is assessing the feasibility of opening an international health center as part of the16769http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167692010-06-18T05:40:00+08:00The workers who apply the lines to road surfaces need special skills and a lot of stamina to complet16770http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167702010-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Pingtung County's Jiukuai Cuzhuang community has revived an old Dragon Boat Festival custom known as16771http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167712010-06-18T05:40:00+08:00President Richard Nixon visited mainland China in February 1972 when the two superpowers, the U.S. a16772http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167722010-06-18T05:40:00+08:00Prices for direct flights between Taiwan and Shanghai will be reduced by between 10 percent and 30 p16773http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167732010-06-18T05:40:00+08:00The Executive Yuan approved a draft revision to the Hospice and Palliative Care Act June 17 allowing16765http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167652010-06-17T05:40:00+08:00To help musicians find more performance spaces, the Cabinet-level Government Information Office is r16766http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167662010-06-17T05:40:00+08:00Last year, Hualien County Police Chief Chou Wei-ting began requesting that officers collect historic16767http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167672010-06-17T05:40:00+08:00Taiwanese coffee shop chain 85C Bakery Cafe is hoping to win over American consumers with its iced s16768http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167682010-06-17T05:40:00+08:00The destroyed Pingpu Culture Museum in southern Taiwan will be rebuilt at a cost of NT$280 million (16759http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167592010-06-15T05:40:00+08:00A 50-year-old woman is recovering following a successful heart transplant operation that saw the don16760http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167602010-06-15T05:40:00+08:00Djudju Dalimalau, a 12-year-old girl from Taiwan’s indigenous Paiwan tribe, has received an invitati16761http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167612010-06-15T05:40:00+08:00Taipei City ranks 12th in Asia and 85th worldwide in terms of cost of living, according to the 2010 16762http://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=10&post=167622010-06-15T05:40:00+08:00Premier Wu Den-yih has instructed the Ministry of Economic Affairs, National Science Council and rel