2015/11/05 |
Taiwan will Hold its First Chinese Arborist Exam Next Month
Arborists, also known as arboriculturists, are people who specialize in arboriculture. Their job includes planting, researching, growing and managing different kinds of trees such as shrubs, vines or other perennial woody plants. They are also usually referred to as tree doctors.
2015/11/04 |
Taiwan and China Presidents Will Meet For The First Time Since 1949
Taiwan presidential spokesperson Chen Yi-hsin says Ma's proposal for this meeting is to promote peace between the two sides and maintain the status quo. He says that no agreements will be signed and no joint statements will be issued.
2015/10/29 |
Taiwan Government Forms Southeast Asian Advisory Committee to Promote Cultural Exchange
Minister of the Ministry of Culture Hung Meng-chi says that Taiwan enjoys rich cultural experiences and language assets brought by the nearly one million Southeast Asian friends. This is Taiwan's fortune and valuable asset. He believes that Taiwan and Southeast Asia can find mutual goals and take practical actions from their shared experiences.
2015/10/27 |
USS Lassen to Sail into Disputed Chinese Islands
The US argues that under international law, building up artificial islands on previously submerged reefs does not entitle a country to make a territorial claim.
2015/10/20 |
Aboriginal Proposes Tribal Culture Alternative Military Service to Preserve the Disappearing Cultures
Under current laws, the servicemen that are distributed to aboriginal tribes are usually not aboriginals, and those who are from the tribes lose the opportunity to service and learn about the tribes. Aboriginal legislator candidate, Mayaw Biho, points out the addition of "tribal culture alternative military service" will give tribes the chance to self-develop and reduce the amount of assistance needed from others.
2015/10/19 |
Thousands of Vietnamese Workers On Strike Against Abuse in Taiwan-Funded Enterprises
The conflict between Taiwanese and Chinese managers and local Vietnamese workers has remained unresolved. Last May, the South China Sea sovereignty dispute raised conflict between China and Vietnam, the following anti-Chinese riot in Vietnam then spread to Taiwan-funded enterprises.
2015/10/17 |
KMT Presidential Candidate Annulled and Replaced Three Months Before Election
On October 17, the KMT held an extempore party congress at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. 891 party members participated and 812 were in favor of replacing the former KMT presidential candidate Hung Shiu-chu.
2015/10/15 |
Dancing During Concerts in Taipei Arena May Be Controlled after 2016
To solve the noise and vibration problems caused by concerts, the Taipei Arena has been drafting related regulations. On October 14, the new regulations were issued and include prohibiting performers from driving the audience to dance in any form.
2015/10/12 |
Taiwanese PhD Student Discovers New Whale Species
Tsai Cheng-hsiu, a Taiwanese PhD student in geology at the University of Otago in New Zealand took over a fossil of a whale left behind by a research team and discovered that it may be the ancestor of the blue whale, dating back to 25 million years ago.
2015/10/08 |
Indonesia Grants Taiwan Visa Free Privilege
Indonesian Tourism Minister Arief Yahya says that from the tourism point of view, Taiwan is one of Indonesia's potential targets in promoting international tourism. He hopes that the number of Taiwanese tourists visiting Indonesia can reach 200 thousand people this year.
2015/10/06 |
12 Nations Reach Consensus in TPP Negotiation, But What About Taiwan?
So far Taiwan has signed economic cooperation agreements with Singapore and New Zealand, and the government is now reviewing if our current regulations meet international standards. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to explain to the TPP members Taiwan's determination in trade liberalization and request to join the second round of negotiation in TPP.
2015/09/30 |
Nearly One Thousand Bookstores in Taiwan Have Shut Down in the Past Decade
Statistics have shown that in 2015, out of a hundred books, eighty of them are purchased through the Internet in Taiwan. Therefore it's not hard to imagine the recession of brick and mortar bookstores and the reason motels are replacing the bookstores that used to line the streets.
2015/09/26 |
After Six Years...Taiwan's First Documentary on Offshore Fishermen
Director Kuo believes the fishermen have dedicated themselves to their family, but emotionally they are drifting further away from home. Many people share this feeling and she hopes to convey the perseverance and love for the family through this film.
2015/09/26 |
Chinese President says Constructions in the South China Sea do not Affect Others
The Spratly Islands is the southernmost of the four islands in the South China Sea. They also have the most reefs scattered among a total area of 820 thousand M². This is where the South China Sea territorial dispute is about.
2015/09/24 |
Taiwanese Film Takes Taiwanese History Beyond The 228 Event
Producer Khan Lee says the difficulties of Taiwan in recent years is not having culture and that creativity comes from having culture. He enjoys taiga drama the most, but no one writes historic plays, therefore he used drama reproduction methods to film "Attabu 2."
2015/09/23 |
Xi Jin-ping Should be Concerned With What Tsai Ing-wen Will Do If She Becomes Taiwan President
Xi might tell the US that China has not realized how dangerous the stand of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and its presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen are. Former Chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan Richard Bush says that if so, Obama should urge Xi that China needs to react carefully towards Tsai's victory to avoid worsening sensitive issues.
2015/09/21 |
The Paper Dome Commemorates the Two Major Earthquakes in Taiwan and Japan
Though the 921 earthquake in Taiwan occurred four years after the Kobe earthquake (also known as the Great Hanshin earthquake), they are linked together because of a church.
2015/09/18 |
China and the US Collaborate to Construct High-Speed Railway
Just before the visit of Chinese President Xi Jin-ping to the US, China Railway International Inc. and XpressWest Enterprises LLC announced a joint venture to construct a high-speed railway. This will be China's first high-speed rail project in the US.