Taipei, Feb. 28 (CNA) The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will expand a “Bridge-building Project ” by holding more cross-Taiwan Strait conferences this year with the aim of bolstering industrial exchanges and cooperation between Taiwan and China, an MOEA official said Sunday. For example, the MOEA hopes to reach an agreement with China on the [...]

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The Cabinet has approved a national land space development strategy plan, setting an overall goal of “creating an innovative environment and building an eternal society” and establishing seven living zones. More Info: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246219/Seven-living.htm

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The expansion of Taipei Songshan Airport to accommodate more international flights may not be ready by October, and passengers may have to be patient, according to Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo. More Info: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246223/Songshan-Airport.htm

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – A 121-ping (one ping equals 3.3 square meters) plot of public land in Taipei City was sold for NT$731 million (US$22.74 million) in a public auction Thursday. More Info: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246229/Controversial-public.htm

Taipei, Feb. 28 (CNA) A Toyota collided with a pillar in front of a convenience store in central Taiwan Saturday as the driver was parking the car, local reports said Sunday. According to the driver, a 36-year-old woman, she was putting the car into parking gear when her four-year-old Toyota Wish lurched forward and hit [...]

Women’s tug of war team from Taipei Gingmei Girls’ High School Saturday beat all participatants and won the championship in 540kg group in the 2010 More Info: http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1191349&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng

(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The Bureau of Labor Insurance will kick off an online application system for relevant labor insurance documents on March 1, marking a significant improvement of the labor insurance system that was inaugurated 60 years ago. More Info: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/02/28/246218/Online-service.htm

Five female lawmakers performed the super popular Korean pop song “Nobody” at a Lunar New Year gathering at the Legislative Yuan last week. Their imitation of the singing and dancing of the South Korean pop group Wonder Girls might not have been as vibrant and charming, but the performance brought joy and festivity to the [...]

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(ChinaPost.com.tw) – An official of the semiofficial Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) said Saturday that its summer camps for children of Taiwanese businessmen in China have become ever more popular over the years and he urged more support for the program. More Info: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2010/02/28/246233/SEF-calls.htm