POLITICS
High-level talks bolster cross-strait exchanges
2014/03/05
Two high-level cross-strait meetings held last month in Taiwan and mainland China paved the way for more substantial exchanges between Taipei and Beijing, according to the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs March 5…
http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=215014&ctNode=420
US, Japan experts welcome Ma’s proposal for code of conduct in the East China Sea
2014/03/01
President Ma Ying-jeou's proposal for a code of conduct in the East China Sea was welcomed by U.S. and Japanese scholars Feb. 27, with some of them urging countries in the region to follow Taiwan's lead in resolving disputes through peaceful means...
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2014/03/01/401774/US-Japan.htm
China's military threat to Taiwan not decreasing: report
2014/03/05
China still poses a military threat to Taiwan and is continuously boosting its combat capability to a point where it can mount a full attack on the island, according to a new report submitted Wednesday…
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201403050019.aspx
US official introduces bill affirming ties with Taiwan
2014/03/02
Ed Royce, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, introduced a piece of legislation Friday to reaffirm support for the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA)…
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/03/02/401831/US-official.htm
ECONOMY
Government wants Australia economic cooperation pact
2014/03/05
President Ma Ying-jeou said March 4 that the administration would like to move toward an economic cooperation agreement (ECA) with Australia…
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan-business/2014/03/05/402072/Government-wants.htm
2013 real average wage below '98 level: DGBAS
2014/02/27
Taiwan's real average wage stood at NT$44,739 (US$1,471) in 2013, lower than 1998's real average wage of NT$44,798 following adjustments for inflation, according to data released Wednesday by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics…
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan-business/2014/02/27/401610/2013-real.htm
Taipei boasts world's 2nd most expensive property sale
2014/02/27
A recent survey showed that the lump sum of the world's top 10 luxury property transactions reached US$264 million in 2013, with Taipei in second place preceded by Colorado and followed by Singapore...
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan-business/2014/02/27/401592/Taipei-boasts.htm
CULTURE & SOCIETY
28 Taiwanese on 2014 Forbes billionaires list
2014/03/04
Twenty-eight business magnates from Taiwan have been included by the Forbes magazine in its 2014 world's billionaires list, with snack food tycoon Tsai Eng-meng maintaining his title as the country's richest person…
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201403040004.aspx
Taiwan International Orchid Show 2014
Taiwan International Orchid Show is one of the orchid professional shows in the world. According to our efforts, Taiwan occupies a pivotal position in the world of orchids, accounting for over 70 percent of the total value of Taiwan's horticultural exports around the world. Taiwan International Orchid Show 2013 attracted some 260,000 visitors which included nearly 3,000 foreign floral exports and buyers from abroad…
http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0019829
