One of the finest museums in the world lies just 20 minutes outside Taipei: The National Palace Museum. This building holds the best of Chinese art, most of which was carried to the island when the Nationalists fled the mainland in the late 1940s. The collection includes objects dating back more than 4,000 years.
Incoming National Security Council lineup announced Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Su Chi, a Tamkang University professor who once served as Taiwan's top China policy coordinator, will serve as secretary-general of the incoming Kuomintang (KMT) government's...
Taiwan wins two silvers, one bronze in world badminton games Taiwan Headlines Rome, Taiwanese athletes won two silver medals and one bronze at the World University Badminton Championships that ended in northern Portugal Sunday. Taiwan also finished fifth in the...
Earthquake measuring 5.7 jolts Taiwan` Taipei News.Net An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Taiwan early Sunday morning, but there was no report of damage or casualties.
Local businessmen find a haven in central Philippines Taiwan Headlines ... d Lin CNA staff reporter Taipei, Many Taiwanese businesses in China are searching for new manufacturing locations, their profits squeezed by rising labor costs, higher taxes, and an...
Chiou I-jen attacks PNG scandal Taiwan Headlines Reacting to speculation that he was the main protagonist in the Papua New Guinea diplomatic fund scandal, former vice premier Chiou I-jen (邱義仁) said on Thursday that a &spate of lies have been...
Security & intelligence personnel said to remain unchanged for now Taiwan Headlines Taipei, National security and intelligence personnel will not undergo a major reshuffle for the time being, sources close to President-elect Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday. With slightly more...
Cross-strait affairs said to top NSC work agenda in 1st year Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Trade and economic relations across the Taiwan Strait will be the top concern of the National Security Council (NSC) in the first year of the incoming Kuomintang (KMT)...
Abu Dhabi index to list Japan, Taiwan ETFs by year-end Business Times The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, in the midst of a rebranding drive to lure foreign firms, said on Sunday that exchange traded funds (ETFs) from Japan and Taiwan could list on the...
Nobel offspring to hold lecture in Taiwan Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Dr. Michael Nobel, a great grand nephew of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize awards, is scheduled to come to Taiwan to take part in a forum on energy-saving awareness and...
VP-elect does not comment on new interior minister possibilities Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Vice President-elect Vincent Siew did not comment Sunday on the death of Interior Minister-designate Liao Feng-te when reporters asked him about the matter or who might be named...
Earthquake strikes off Taiwan coast, no casualties Times of India A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan early on Sunday morning, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The...
Strong quake hits Taiwan Itar Tass Athens, (Itar-Tass) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 was registered in Taiwan early on Sunday. Chinese seismic services fixed earth tremors in the area of the eastern coast of the...
Citigroup to shed US$500 bil. of assets, keep banking model The China Post Citigroup Inc.'s new chief executive, Vikram Pandit, plans to stick with a global banking model after months of intense review -- but only after shrinking the company by about one-fifth...
Taipei police chief to serve as nation Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Interior Minister-designate Liao Feng-te confirmed Friday that Taipei City Police Department chief Wang Cho-chun will be appointed to serve as National Police Agency (NPA)...
DPP chairmanship candidates face off in debate Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Three ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairmanship candidates vowed to safeguard the party's core values of national identity and sovereignty in a debate held in the...
Interior minister-designate without signs of life Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Interior Minister-designate Liao Feng-te collapsed Saturday while hiking in Muzha, a suburb of Taipei, and had no signs of life when paramedics arrived, the fire department's...
Taiwanese tourists stranded in Cambodia return home via Phnom Penh Taiwan Headlines Taipei, A group of Taiwanese tourists stranded in Siem Reap, Cambodia, by the abrupt shutdown of Angkor Airways arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Saturday on a China...
Taiwan minister dies after heart stops on hike CNN Cabinet minister in government of Taiwanese President-elect Ma Ying-jeou dies Incoming Interior Minister Liao Feng-te, 57, collapsing during a hiking trip He was pronounced dead more than four hours...
Taiwan relief team departs for Myanmar Taiwan Headlines The first Taiwan relief team to obtain permission from the Myanmar military government to enter cyclone devastated areas departed for the southeastern Asian country on Thursday. The 10-member team...
Pineapple exhibition held in Taichung museum Taiwan Headlines Taipei, A special exhibition on the history of pineapple cultivation in Taiwan opened Friday at the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung in central Taiwan, focusing on the...
Buddhist master calls for international aid to Myanmar Taiwan Headlines Taipei, People of kindness around the world should join in efforts to help the Burmese people suffering from the cyclone that devastated the region, the Burma-born Buddhist Master...
DOH urged to respect mothers Taiwan Headlines Taipei, Representatives of several local women's rights groups on Saturday accused the Department of Health (DOH) of blocking information on breastmilk substitutes in promoting...
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