POLITICS
Taipei, Beijing cross-strait affairs heads hold 1st official talks (Background Information)
02/12/2014
http://www.roc-taiwan.org/DK/ct.asp?xItem=474484&ctNode=1062&mp=142
EU official welcomes Wang-Zhang meeting
02/11/2014
Catherine Ashton, the European Union's top foreign and security policy official, welcomed the historic meeting of Taiwan's top cross-strait official with his Chinese counterpart, which took place in China on Feb. 11...
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201402110052.aspx
US supports cross-strait dialogue, vows to meet Taiwan's security needs
02/07/2014
The United States is committed to helping Taiwan meet its legitimate security needs and strongly supports and encourages continued dialogue across the Taiwan Strait, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel said Feb. 5...
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/intl-community/2014/02/07/399999/US-supports.htm
ECONOMY
Business delegates to visit Africa, Central America
02/12/2014
Taiwan will send business delegations to Africa and Central America later this month in an effort to seek more business opportunities between Taiwan and countries in the two regions, a foreign affairs official said on Feb. 11...
http://chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/business/2014/02/12/400415/Business-delegates.htm
Taipei-Dubai flights launched by Emirates
02/11/2014
The first nonstop Taipei-Dubai service was launched Feb. 10 by Persian Gulf-based carrier Emirates, further boosting links between Taiwan and the Middle East...
http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=214244&ctNode=445
TECHNOLOGY
HTC reaches patent and technology collaboration agreement with Nokia
02/09/2014
Taiwan's HTC Corp. and Finland's Nokia Oyj have reached a patent and technology collaboration agreement to settle all pending patent litigation between the two smartphone makers since 2012…
http://chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/business/2014/02/09/400152/HTC-reaches.htm
Skype smartphones available in Taiwan
02/12/2014
The world's first smartphone designed for communication software Skype is now available at PChome online markets, the phone's developer said on Feb. 11...
http://chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/business/2014/02/12/400380/Skype-smartphones.htm
CULTURE & SOCIETY
China largest source of visitors to Taiwan in 2013: MOTC
02/07/2014
Almost 3 million Chinese tourists visited Taiwan in 2013, comprising the largest group of visitors to Taiwan, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said Feb. 7...
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201402070018.aspx
Taiwanese athletes stoked for Winter Olympics
02/07/2014
Three athletes will represent Taiwan at the Sochi Winter Olympics set to open at midnight Feb. 1 (local time), the largest delegation Taiwan has ever sent to the Winter Olympics...
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/apst/201402070031.aspx
