POLITICS
President Ma flies out on visit to Latin American countries
2014/06/30
President Ma Ying-jeou left for Panama yesterday evening to attend the inauguration of Panamanian president-elect Juan Carlos Varela July 1…
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/06/30/2003594018
Zhang's visit helps cement cross-strait ties: Ma
2014/06/30
President Ma Ying-jeou on June 29 described the visit by China's Taiwan affairs chief to Taiwan last week as a very important step in consolidating relations between the two sides…
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201406300006.aspx
US, Taiwan, Japan lawmakers to discuss security issues at conference
2014/07/01
Lawmakers from Taiwan, Japan and the United States will discuss regional security issues at an international conference in Taipei that opens Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/intl-community/2014/07/01/411358/US-Taiwan.htm
ECONOMY & SCIENCE
Taiwan shares hit 6 1/2-year high, led by electronics
2014/06/30
Boosted by a sharp surge in heavily weighted electronics stocks, shares in Taiwan rose to their highest level in more than six and a half years on Monday, dealers said…
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201406300020.aspx
Taiwan hoping to break monopoly of Chinese, Hong Kong travel agents
2014/06/30
Taiwan will discuss with Beijing possible steps to break a monopoly of Taiwan's tourism market for Chinese customers by Chinese and Hong Kong companies, Premier Jiang Yi-huah said Monday during a visit to the outlying island of Kinmen…
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201406300013.aspx
SOCIETY & CULTURE
International students may apply for work in Taiwan
2014/07/01
Starting July 1, international students in Taiwan may apply for work permits in Taiwan, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said, adding that there a total of 2,000 spots available in the first year…
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/07/01/411351/International-students.htm
Taipei food show sets record for international buyers
2014/06/28
The Taipei International Food Show concluded on June 28 after attracting record number of international buyers, according to the organizers…
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201406280022.aspx
Taiwan wins ‘World Cup’ of recycling: ‘Le Figaro’
2014/07/02
A Taiwanese method of recycling plastic bottles into textiles was used to produce the uniforms of 10 teams in the World Cup, a report said…
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/07/02/2003594169
