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Events and Activities in Taipei for July 7-9

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The following is a list of notable events taking place in Taipei from July 7 to July 9: Performances Cirque de Soeil presents Toruk - The First Flight, a visual...

China's Great Firewall lowered for Taiwan's PTT online forum

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's popular Bulletin Board System PTT (台灣批踢踢實業坊) has been removed this month from China's virtual blacklist.  There is much speculation about the...

New law grants surgery authorization rights to gay partners

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Health and Welfare (衛福部) announced today that major amendments will be made to surgery and anesthesia authorization forms (手術同意書及麻醉同意書格式) to increase ...

Events and activities for June 23 - 25

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Activities to whet any interest happening around Taipei this weekend.  One-time-only events B46 will host the PopOpen Creative Mixer #1 Saturday ...

Foxconn announces $10 billion 'Flying Eagle Plan' to move plants to US

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foxconn Technology Group chairman and CEO, Terry Gou (郭台銘), announced yesterday at the annual shareholder's meeting plans to spend over US$10 billion on American ...

Ministry: Give Muslim workers day off to celebrate Eid al-Fatir!

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Today the Ministry of Labor (勞動部) made a statement encouraging employers to allow Muslim workers to have the day off this Sunday, June 25, to observe Eid al-Fitr, the...

Tourists flock to funky new post office in Pingtung

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The once sleepy town of Fangshan Township (枋山鄉), just outside of Pingtung County (屏東縣), is waking up to national celebrity status thanks to its mailbox-shap...

Coffee shop owner fined NT$3.68 million for employee's double homicide

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The owner of New Taipei City coffee shop, Mommouth Coffee (媽媽嘴咖啡), has been ordered to pay NT$3.68 million (USD$121,000) for the double homicide committed by an employee t...

Events and activities for June 16 - 18

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Weekend happenings of note around Taipei from June 16 - 18. Theater Guts Improv Theater's presents an evening of spontaneity at Big Improv Lab tonight, star...

Map pinpoints locations of sexual assault, robberies of women and children

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Based on the Ministry of the Interior's (內政部) public data, webizens created a comprehensive map of sexual assault, abuse, and robbery cases against women and chil...

Goodbye tortoise, goodbye hare — traffic violators beware

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Beginning on June 15, the Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau (臺灣區國道高速公路局) will begin to crack down on Snow Mountain Tunnel (雪山隧道) traffic violators using automa...

World's largest car-share now open in Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The world's largest car-sharing service in the world, Zipcar, opened operations in Taiwan Friday. Taiwan is the tenth country in the world to host Zipcar ...

Getting to know Taiwan's favorite fruit hybrid: the atemoya

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A little bit crab apple, a little bit cherimoya, the ambitious atemoya hopes for soft power prowess and export success.  When the atemoya (鳳梨釋迦)  was fir...

Events and Activities in Taiwan for June 10-11

Taipei (Taiwan News) -- The following is a list of notable events and activities taking place in Taiwan from June 10 to June 11: Expanding The Mind Cultivate your senses with a Perfume...

Three luxury cosmetic brands bow out of Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)  — Cosmetic brands Anna Sui Cosmetics, Paul & Joe Beaute, and Les Merveilleuses Laduree, confirmed today that they are exiting Taiwan's...