Gov’t urged to be tough against people misusing boarding passes
Government authorities in Taiwan are urged to take tougher action against people who buy air tickets only for the purpose of entering the airports’ transit areas in order to meet friends or purchase duty-free products.
12 tremors, including a magnitude-5.8 quake, hit eastern Taiwan in 2 hours, sending scared people fleeing into streets
At least 12 earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.8 one rocked eastern Taiwan within two hours late Sunday, according to the seismology center of the Central Weather Bureau.
Blanket of snow covers Taiwan’s high mountains as cold snap kills 49 in a day
Taiwan has been falling under the influence of a cold snap, which has not only blanketed high mountains on the island with snow but also killed 49 people so far.
Contaminated Malaysian durian coffee mix not imported to Taiwan: FDA
Consumers are urged not to buy or consume a kind of coffee product from Malaysia as it has caused at least five people to be hospitalize for alleged food poisoning, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Regent Taipei to present Japanese Kakiyasu beef; offer customers unique experience of Wagyu
Regent Taipei, one of Taiwan’s leading hotels, has invited the renowned Japanese Kakiyasu Group for a guest chef event from Feb 9-Feb 11 at the Mihan Honke restaurant to present customers with a more unique experience of Wagyu, a Japanese delicacy which entered the Taiwan market last October.
150 local constestants to compete in 2018 Fishackathon Taipei for global final
The Taiwan regional contest of 2018 Fishackathon will begin in Taipei on Saturday to select the winners who will represent the island to take part in the global final.
It’s better to walk briskly than aiming for a daily 10,000 steps: expert
Forget about walking 10,000 steps a day and consider replacing that by doing three brisk walking for 10 minutes daily, experts said.
AIT co-sponsors 2018 Fu-Jen University Jazz Camp in Kinmen, New Taipei City
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the US representative office in Taipei in the absence of formal ties, will hold a series of concerts that will begin on the coming Friday through Feb 9 to help promote jazz music in Taiwan.
Taiwan’s global trade competitiveness drops for sixth consecutive year: survey
Taiwan’s global trade competitiveness has dropped for the sixth consecutive year, falling out of Category A for the first time to the 17th place among 54 major economies in the world.
Hotels in Taiwan’s beach resort town Kenting see business downturn despite CNY holiday
The sharp reduction of the number of mainland Chinese tourists plus outrageously expensive prices has battered the businesses in Kenting, a famous Taiwan’s beach resort town in the southernmost of the island, with all hotels experiencing a downturn in business.
