Stay warm: Weeklong cold snap arrives along with rain
Temperatures in Taiwan are expected to drop as low as 7 degrees Celsius in the next ten days with the arrival of a strong continental cold snap, weather forecasters said on Monday.
Tourism Bureau sees productive year ahead after its efforts to assist local industry
Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau has launched a series of programs in the past year to assist the local tourism industry to make necessary upgrades and become more capable of attracting and hosting tourists from emerging markets and to step up service quality.
Jiji railway line in central Taiwan set to be new tourist hotspot
Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the railway authorities to develop the Jiji (集集) railway line in central Taiwan as a new tourist hotspot.
Yuck! Beware of the baked goods mixed with rotten eggs
Prosecutors in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan have searched the plant of an egg wholesaler in yet another food scandal that shocks the public.
Early arrival of cherry blossoms to greet the Yangmingshan Flower Season in Taipei
While some people are thinking to go to Japan to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom, Taiwan’s own species have already started blooming earlier this week.
Must-see and must-eat places in “Lesser Kinmen”
For many Taiwanese conscripts, there are memories of their military service in Kinmen, some good, some nostalgic, and well, some may be better off not reminiscing. Lieyu Township, or better known as “Lesser Kinmen” is one such place, where it takes a person, regardless of age or gender, back to the time of a strong military presence. It’s a tiny islet off the west coast of Greater Kinmen island.
Kinmen, a sensory paradise for the tastebuds and the eye
One of Kinmen’s greatest assets is its natural resources. While some of these resources have been brought by migratory birds over the years, others have come from the rich maritime resources.
Strolling with eyes wide open, Kinmen is rich in aesthetic appeal and historical attractions
Kinmen County, the former military fortress of Taiwan and a tiny islet just on the doorsteps of China’s Xiamen, has long known for its battlefield culture and military presence due to its historical role of bitter fighting between the Chinese Communists and the Nationalist forces shortly after the latter withdrew from the mainland in 1949.
Hardly anyone would associate it with a land of aesthetic appeal, rich in ancient Minnan or southern-Fujian-style culture and historical attractions.
It is all about AI robots: they can play the roles of sex partners and therapy, or cops to tackle crimes
While lifelike female sex robots are no longer news after they have been rolled out to mass production since last year, the launch of male sex robots will be the next big thing this year, according to sex robot pioneer Matt McMullen, CEO of US-based lifelike doll maker Realbotix.
Taiwan axes 176 extra Lunar New Year flights from China, 50,000 passengers may be affected
At least 50,000 Taiwanese businessmen and their relatives based in China may not be able to return to Taiwan for the Lunar New Year holiday under a decision by the aviation authorities on the island to cut 176 additional flights applied by two mainland Chinese airlines to fly across the Taiwan Strait.
