POLITICS
Ex-VP Siew calls for new model for cross-strait cooperation
2014/7/22
Former Vice President Vincent Siew proposed July 22 that Taiwan and China should establish "cooperative free trade zones" to avoid "zero-sum" competition in trade and economics…
ECONOMY & SCIENCE
U.K. wants financial roundtable with Taiwan: official
2014/7/23
The United Kingdom is hoping for a roundtable conference with Taiwan that would lead to closer bilateral financial cooperation, according to the head of Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC), who recently returned from a visit to the U.K….
HTC smartphones No. 1 in UK poll
2014/7/18
Taiwan technology company HTC Corp. topped a poll of U.K. users, according to a survey released July 16 by smartphone and tablet website Mobile Choice…
Agriculture minister promotes FEPZ plan in U.S.
2014/7/19
Council of Agriculture (COA) Minister Chen Bao-ji has solicited investment in the value-added agriculture industry in Taiwan's planned free economic pilot zones (FEPZs) and has aggressively promoted a future U.S.-Taiwan bilateral investment agreement (BIA) during a July 13-19 visit to the United States…
Taiwan-sponsored auto parts show in Myanmar draws well
2014/7/21
An auto parts trade show held by Taiwan's main trade promotion body concluded in Myanmar on Monday after attracting a sizable crowd of buyers, the organizers said…
SOCIETY & CULTURE
Taiwan wins 1 gold medal, 3 silvers at Informatics Olympiad
2014/7/19
Taiwan won one gold medal and three silvers Saturday at the just-concluded 26th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), which was held for the first time in Taiwan…
Taiwan sci-fi anime tackles climate change
2014/7/22
“Weather Boy,” a sci-fi animation feature by award-winning Taiwan director Chiu Li-wei, is taking viewers around the globe to witness the effects of climate change…
Sistine Chapel Choir to give 1st Taiwan concert
2014/7/21
The Sistine Chapel Choir based in Vatican City is scheduled to perform its first Taiwan concert Sept. 23 at National Concert Hall in Taipei City…
