Culture

Court hands down mixed rulings on science park
Taiwan’s Supreme Administrative Court Sept. 2 upheld a lower court ruling halting development of the third phase of the Central Taiwan Science Park, while ordering the reinvestigation of the fourth phase expansion. […]
Miaoli County promotes paper and scissors art
Over the past year Miaoli County has cultivated the art of decoupage, resulting in a nine-day exhibit at the county’s International Culture and Tourism Bureau's No. 1 Exhibition Hall opening Sept. 4. […]
Cabinet hears energy tax proposal
A proposed incremental energy tax would generate incentives for Taiwan industries to improve production processes, as well as creating jobs and business opportunities, Minister without Portfolio Liang Chi-yuan said Sept. 2. […]
Taiwan indie bands make mark in Canada
Four Taiwanese independent bands are making a 10-day concert tour across Canada, stirring up a buzz in the local Canadian press in the last leg of their tour in Vancouver starting Sept. 1. […]
Students busk their way around Taiwan
Carrying only NT$200 (US$6.23) with them, Lin Yi-liang, a student at Southern Taiwan University, and Chen Chang-yang of Tung Fang Design University, set out Aug. 21 to drive around Taiwan. […]
Formosa Plastics reaches Mailiao settlement
Formosa Plastics Group and residents of Mailiao Township signed several memorandums of understanding Sept. 2 on a compensation package for damages caused by two fires at the FPG’s petrochemical complex in the region. […]
Mainland cultural delegation visits Taiwan
A delegation headed by Cai Wu, mainland China’s top culture official, arrived in Taiwan Sept. 2 to participate in a forum hosted by the Taipei-based Sheen Ching-jing Foundation. […]
Cross-strait economic committee not authorized to ink pacts
The economic cooperation committee that Taipei and Beijing are in the process of setting up will not have the power to sign any new agreements, Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Liu Te-shun said Sept. 2. […]
World Technopolis Association meets in Hsinchu
Climate change and its effect on the metropolises of the world will dominate proceedings at the Seventh General Assembly of the World Technopolis Association, which opened in northern Taiwan’s high-tech Hsinchu City Sept. 2. […]
Foreign investor fund net outflow climbs for August
Taiwan saw a net outflow of around US$2.63 billion in fund remittances by foreign institutional investors for August, the highest level in nearly two years, the Cabinet-level Financial Supervisory Commission said Sept. 2. […]

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International Austronesian Conference opens in Taipei

International Austronesian Conference opens in Taipei

International Austronesian Conference opens in Taipei

International Austronesian Conference opens in Taipei

German organizations website focuses on culture, climate

Free aboriginal language classes open to public

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