Recently Tang Po-sheng and Tang Liang Jui-ying, both 90, celebrated their 63rd anniversary with a renewal of their wedding vows in their Taipei rest home.
The couple are the protagonists of …
The Black-faced Spoonbill, Terek Sandpiper and Stilt Sandpiper are the most prevalent migratory birds in southern Taiwan’s Tainan County wetlands.
The mouth of the Zengwen River and the Sicao wetlands in …
Taiwan Power Co. plans to set up wind turbines off the coast of Changhua County, according to Edward K.M. Chen, chairman of the state-owned electric utility.
Wind and solar power …
Taiwan Power Co. plans to set up wind turbines off the coast of Changhua County, according to Edward K.M. Chen, chairman of the state-owned electric utility.
Wind and solar power …
Premier Wu Den-yih said if Beijing were to move its missiles targeting Taiwan, this would be conducive to promoting “better feelings” across the Taiwan Strait.
“Even if the missiles were moved …
Premier Wu Den-yih said if Beijing were to move its missiles targeting Taiwan, this would be conducive to promoting “better feelings” across the Taiwan Strait.
“Even if the missiles were moved …
Minister of National Defense Kao Hua-chu visited Singapore last week and held military talks with Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Teo Chee Hean.
Kao’s visit is the first …
Construction of a memorial park commemorating Japanese engineer Yoichi Hatta’s contribution to water conservancy in Taiwan some eight decades ago is set to kick off Feb. 10 in Guantian Township, …
Local financial firms’ exposure to Greek, Portuguese and Spanish assets total NT$33.78 billion (US$1.05 billion), according to statistics from the Financial Supervisory Commission.
A breakdown of the preliminary figures showed domestic …
Taiwan Power Company plans to set up wind turbines off the coast of Changhua County, Taipower Chairman Edward K.M. Chen said Feb. 5.
Wind and solar power are the most feasible …
Taiwan’s planned recognition of mainland Chinese university degrees will not be applied retroactively, according to the proposed draft revision of related regulations recently finalized by the Ministry of Education.
The …
President Ma Ying-jeou instructed Premier Wu Den-yih Feb. 6 to fast track the draft Statute for Industrial Innovation that contains a major change to one of its key articles.
The …
The Financial Supervisory Commission will soon propose a draft of the financial services act to the Executive Yuan, giving immigrant investors in Taiwan new tax advantages.
Major incentives in the draft …
The mouth of the Zengwen River and the Sicao wetlands in Tainan County are international-class wetlands, with exceptional natural ecological environments that attract countless numbers of waterfowl to spend the …
Tang Po-sheng and Tang Liang Jui-ying, both 90, are the protagonists of a famed love story at the rest home where they reside. Some years back, Tang Po-sheng suffered a …
Minister of National Defense Kao Hua-chu visited Singapore last week, signaling renewed vigor in Taiwan’s ties with the Southeast Asian nation, an unnamed high-ranking official said.
Kao was invited to attend …
Piano duo Lina Yeh and Rolf-Peter Wille will play at the Vatican Feb. 10, while four Taiwanese performance groups are appearing in the Cultural Olympiad in Vancouver, Canada.
Yeh and Wille …
A Taiwan-made animation series based on characters derived from a traditional Chinese painting stored in the National Palace Museum will be screened on carton channels across 17 U.S. states this …
Premier Wu Den-yih said if Beijing were to move its missiles targeting Taiwan, this would be conducive to promoting “better feelings” across the Taiwan Strait.
“Even if the missiles were moved …
An NT$15 billion (US$468 million) plan to increase the use of public transport in Taiwan was unveiled by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Feb. 4.
The funds will be …
Relocating those left homeless by Typhoon Morakot must be completed before the annual flood season begins in May, according to Chern Jenn-chuan, deputy executive director of the Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction …
President Ma Ying-jeou said he anticipates Taiwan and Japan will soon start negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement that will deliver economic benefits to both nations.
“Japan is Taiwan’s …
More than 30,000 mainland Chinese travelers will visit Taiwan during the nine-day Lunar New Year vacation, according to the Tourism Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Feb. 4.
As …
Premier Wu Den-yih has instructed the Cabinet-level Financial Supervisory Commission to ensure public banking services remain uninterrupted over the Lunar New Year vacation.
In response, the FSC said it has …
Researchers have found a large number of terrestrial mollusks at high elevations in Yushan National Park in the heart of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range, including six previously unidentified species.
On a …
C’est parmi les célèbres ruines d’un monument historique de Tainan que Britton Chance, un Américain de 96 ans professeur invité à l’Université nationale de Cheng Kung, et Shoko Nioka, agée …
C’est parmi les célèbres ruines d’un monument historique de Tainan que Britton Chance, un Américain de 96 ans professeur invité à l’Université nationale de Cheng Kung, et Shoko Nioka, agée …
C’est parmi les célèbres ruines d’un monument historique de Tainan que Britton Chance, un Américain de 96 ans professeur invité à l’Université nationale de Cheng Kung, et Shoko Nioka, agée …
Deux études, l’une du ministère de la Santé, l’autre de l’Institut de la sécurité et de la santé au travail (IOSH), viennent de confirmer l’incidence élevée du cancer parmi les …
Deux études, l’une du ministère de la Santé, l’autre de l’Institut de la sécurité et de la santé au travail (IOSH), viennent de confirmer l’incidence élevée du cancer parmi les …

President Ma Ying-jeou concluded a visit to Honduras January 28, after which he traveled to the Dominican Republic and met with …
The National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) and a research team from National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH) announced January 26 that they had discovered a new method for treating novel …
Innovative management and design have transformed a rundown, seldom visited sales outlet at Taipei Railway Station into a popular gourmet haven.
Train stations are places of transit; people come …
For 120-some years, Taiwan’s railway stations have seen a lot of laughter and tears. While the trains bring in joyful passengers who are about to meet their loved ones, …
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) EVA Airways, Taiwan’s second largest air carrier by revenue, is scheduled to launch a fleet of four passenger planes with …
A l’occasion de l’ouverture du Salon des Vacances de Bruxelles nous avons rencontré M. Patrick Wang, Directeur pour la Belgique et l’UE du Service d’Information (GIO, Governement Information …
Physically, Taiwan is a large island situated in the Western Pacific between Japan and the Philippines, occupying an area of approximately 36,000 square kilometers—about the size of the Netherlands, …
The Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) 2010, which runs from January 27 to February 1 at the Taipei World Trade Center, is hosting exhibitors from nearly 60 countries—a record high …
Taiwan’s export orders for December 2009 totaled US$31.73 billion, up US$10.94 billion—or 52.63 percent—from December 2008, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on January 20. MOEA cited gradual global …
After a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12 and caused severe loss of life and property on the Caribbean island, Taiwan’s official and private organizations immediately joined in disaster …
Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 18 (CNA) After its success in rescuing an earthquake survivor in Haiti, the first Taiwanese search and rescue …
Vienna, Jan. 18 (CNA) Taiwan’s travel industry and Taiwanese communities in Austria successfully showcased Taiwan’s tourism strengths …
Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) The Paris Club has approached Taiwan for help in canceling Haiti’s international debt after the Caribbean country was ravaged by a magnitude 7 earthquake last week, …
Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) Taiwan’s nonprofit International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) has continued to speed relief goods and expand aid to Haiti since a deadly earthquake flattened its …

A Taiwanese rescue team operating in earthquake-torn Haiti has helped to save the life of a French national, said Presidential Office …


