The butterfly (Phalaenopsis) orchids produced by Taiwan Orchid Professionals Co. Ltd. have received carbon reduction certification from the Environmental Protection Administration, making them the first living plant product worldwide to receive this designation. The certification attests that the flowers are grown in an environmentally friendly, low energy consumption and low carbon production environment. Having this [...]

Taipei, Feb. 2 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou made three wishes Wednesday for the country in the new Year of the Rabbit, one of which was for the economy to take off. In his Lunar New Year’s eve address, the president also said he wishes to see a more dynamic Taiwan and a warm society in [...]

Thanks to Chinese tourists, Taipei 101 — the world’s second tallest building — has turned a profit for the first time in 2010, two years ahead of its operator’s forecast. With a profit of NT$123 million (US$4.1 million) during the first half of 2010, Taipei Financial Center Corp. is expecting its full-year net profit to [...]

Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) The famous Broadway musical “Cats” might have a solid fan base around the world, but now a Taiwanese children’s group is proving that a self-made musical “Dogs, ” featuring a 20-strong cast, can also be a box-office hit. The If Kids Theatre Company is currently staging the musical, which made its [...]

On 24th December 2010, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) hosted the Taiwan Tourism Development Conference, which was attended by 300 representatives from industry, government and academia. Revolving around the Conference theme of “New Products, New Markets, New Trends”, a total of 6 forums were convened that discussed cultural creativity, agriculture, [...]

To promote sustainable development of Taiwan’s MICE industry, the Executive Yuan, R.O.C approved in 2010 an “Action Plan for Taiwan’s MICE Industry,” confirming its unwavering stance to build premium-quality international convention and exhibition venues continuously, including the Huashan 1914 Creative Park, the Pier-2 Art Center in Kaohsiung, both already in operation, and the National Convention [...]

Taiwan is one of the most famous of the Asian economic miracles and millions of products sold all over the world are labelled “Made in Taiwan.” While all this is well known, many do not realize that Taiwan also has much to offer the tourist. Natural beauty, rare wildlife, modern cities, ethnic diversity – Taiwan has all this and much [...]

Hong Kong, Jan. 26 (CNA) An exiled Chinese dissident said Wednesday that the “one country, two systems’ formula that China has applied to Hong Kong is nothing but a total lie. Wang Dan, one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democratic movement that was squelched by the Chinese army in a bloody [...]

Taiwan’s government is about to boost its MICE promotion efforts. After the launch of the “MEET TAIWAN” campaign by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) in 2009 to promote Taiwan’s MICE industry, the Executive Yuan on 19th November 2010 approved “Taiwan’s MICE Industry Action Plan” to better integrate MICE resources of relevant agencies at the [...]

Leading chefs from Taiwan will converge on Brussels next month on the Belgian leg of a European ‘gourmet tour.’ The six are all members of the prestigious Taiwan Formosa Chefs Association which earlier this year scooped 11 gold medals in an international culinary competition in Singapore. They will prepare a range of authentic Taiwanese-style dishes [...]