Taiwan Travel News

The nation welcomed its 4 millionth overseas visitor of the year on Saturday, a Japanese tourist who received a debit card with NT$400,000 in credit, along with gifts from the Tourism Bureau.

Taipei, Dec. 4 President Ma Ying-jeou presided over a ceremony in the eastern township of Yuli Friday to mark the start of a railway electrification project on a line that connects the two eastern counties of Hualien and Taitung.

TAIPEI: Revenue generated by Chinese tourists to Taiwan is likely to be lower than expected, despite a significant hike in their numbers as ties between the two sides warm, a report said on Thursday.

Taipei, Dec. 2 Taiwan's National Immigration Agency promulgated Wednesday a set of rules defining the scope of activities Chinese tourists can be involved in, listing four forbidden activities for them in Taiwan, including participating in political rallies.

With three days to go before Saturday's county magistrate and mayoral elections, prosecutors have stepped up their efforts to drive out phantom voters, especially in the outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu.

Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng, right, Hokkaido Governor Harumi Takahashi, second right, and Taiwan s chief representative in Japan John Feng, second left, clink champagne glasses at the Sapporo branch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Japan yesterday, at a reception to mark the opening of the new office.

Taipei, Dec. 1 A visiting Chinese banker said Tuesday that preparations for a currency clearance and settlement system between Taiwan and China are now 80 to 90 percent complete.

Taiwan's Information Technology Month 2009, one of its biggest computer and IT products trade shows, has generated sales on the first two days that were up 20 percent year on year, according to the Taipei Computer Association , the organizer of the event.

Nancy Cheng, Taipei; Meiling Chen, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 24 November 2009] Taiwan-based IC designers expect inventories to run low through Lunar New Year if the current momentum in the market can last, according to industry sources.

SOUNDING: Participants at a speech contest shared their impressions of Taiwan and said that it was a much better place to learn Chinese than China By Loa Iok-sin STAFF REPORTER Sunday, Nov 22, 2009, Page 2 A foreign student holds up a dissected Chinese character yesterday while speaking about the problems she encountered learning Chinese at a ...

THE United States plans to resume arms sales to Taiwan and warned of a build-up of missiles aimed at the island by China, a top US diplomat said on Tuesday.

Daniel Shen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Monday 23 November 2009] Lou Qinjian, China's vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , will arrive in Taipei on November 23 for a three-day visit, according to industry sources.

The Japanese animated movie "Hatta Yoichi" was given wide theatrical release Friday in Taiwan, but few moviegoers here are likely to grasp its political significance.

Jade Mountain, northeast Asia's highest peak and Taiwan's sole finalist for a "New 7 Wonders of the World" award, remains an alluring mystery due to its remoteness and tough permitting rules.

Chinaa s biggest banks are vying to open branches in Taiwan after the two sides agreed to widen access to each othera s financial industries.

Taiwan and China are looking into developing electric cars together and will hold a conference here next week to seek areas where they can cooperate, a Taipei official said Monday.

Taiwan's biggest LCD monitor maker on Saturday agreed to buy the island's second largest LCD screen maker in a bid to compete with South Korea's market leading giants.

Taipei, Nov. 14 To boost sales of Taiwanese goods in China's Nanjing city, a key Taiwan trade promoter on Saturday signed an agreement with the Nanjing City government to set up a Taiwan Brand Street and a Taiwanese goods center in the historic capital city in China's Jiangsu province, officials said.

Taipei, Taiwan is my favorite friendly Asian city. I have traveled all over the world, and I have many favorite cities.

Taipei, Nov.10 The visiting head of China's eastern coastal province of Jiangsu said Tuesday that his province is set to purchase US$3 billion worth of products from Taiwan.