Taiwan Travel News Archives

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.

A city in central Taiwan is offering shopping vouchers to volunteer dog waste collectors in a bid to clean up a perennial problem caused by the large number of stray animals island-wide. City officials in Taichung, which has a population of one million, said on Wednesday the environmental protection bureau would give vouchers worth 100 Taiwan ...

Ingrid Lee, Taipei; Meiling Chen, DIGITIMES [Monday 5 October 2009] Most Taiwan PCB makers are optimistic about the fourth quarter, during which shipments may reach the peak of 2009.

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As part of AIEFa TMs outreach efforts to schools in Taiwan, its counselors meet with students at many of Taiwana TMs universities on a monthly or a biweekly basis.

Taipei, Sept. 27 The number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan will increase substantially during their Oct.1 National Day holiday, an Tourism Bureau official said Sunday.