Taiwan Travel News

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.

After reaching a crisis level earlier in this decade as President Chen Shui-bian sought to distance Taiwan from China, relations across the Taiwan Strait have calmed noticeably since the election of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan's president in 2008.

Taipei, Nov. 7 The number of Chinese stowaways detained in Taiwan has dropped to 45, the lowest number in the past decade, officials of the National Immigration Agency said Friday.

Taiwan Peking opera "A Tale of Golden Locks," based on a novel of renowned writer Eileen Chang, will be staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Nov.

Harris Lin, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 4 November 2009] Four of the five 3G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan have adopted the WCDMA standard while reserving a 5MHz frequency band which may be used for TDD technologies including the China-developed TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE standards, according to industry sources.

Taipei, Oct. 29 The aviation and tourism industries on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will jointly launch a a package tour of Taiwan and the Shanghai Expo 2010 early next year.

Taipei's dogs are living it up at hotels, complete with VIP suites and pools, that aim to ease the problem of strays that has plagued the city for decades.

Taiwan's tourism sector is performing better amid signs of economic recovery, Stanley Yen, honorary chairman of the Taiwan Visitors Association said a day before the 2009 Taipei International Travel Fair opens today.

Some 60 countries are participating in the Taipei International Travel Fair, which opens at the Taipei World Trade Center today.

Taiwan said Friday that it will allow imports of US beef on the bone in a controversial move criticised by some lawmakers and activists for ignoring mad cow disease concerns.

Taiwan s efforts to cement ties with China could undermine its vibrant media environment by skirting topics deemed sensitive to Beijing, observers say.

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TAIWAN President Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday he would like to loan priceless art to Japan but first Tokyo must pass a law to guarantee none of the items get confiscated - and presumably handed to China.

U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has been invited to Taiwan in what would be Washington's first high-level visit to the island since 2000, officials said Tuesday.

TAIWAN has urged China not to boycott its second city after it hosted the Dalai Lama and screened a film about an activist accused by Beijing of inciting unrest, a report said on Sunday.

Taipei, Oct. 15 Taiwan and China are likely to establish reciprocal tourism offices at some point in the near future to help boost tourist exchanges between the two sides, a Mainland Affairs Council official said Thursday.

Quemoy is considering building Taiwan's first casinos, which could draw millions of gamblers from the mainland and transform the island county that has long been the frontline in cross-strait tensions.

Taiwanese transport authorities are planning to rename a metro line plagued by mechanical problems over concerns that its name is unlucky, officials said Friday.

Ruling Kuomintang Legislator Lee Hung-chun said yesterday he will appear in a series of programs on Japan TV in late October to promote Taiwan's tourist attractions, in line with the government efforts to lure more Japanese tourists and boost exchanges between the two countries.

Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson is set to travel to Taiwan later this month to push the state's economy and speak at a conference on renewable energy.