POLITICS
Ma reiterates commitment to trade liberalization
2014/08/12
President Ma Ying-jeou said Aug. 11 that the government will continue pursuing trade liberalization so as to ensure Taiwan is not left on the sidelines of Asia-Pacific economic integration…
Military clarifies fighter desires after news report
2014/08/13
Taiwan is hoping to acquire advanced fighters from the US, preferably the F-35 stealth jet, but upgraded F-16C/D jets would also be an option, a Ministry of National Defense official said yesterday…
3-month visa fee waiver for Taiwanese visitors to Thailand
2014/08/08
Taiwanese visitors to Thailand will not have to pay for tourist visas between Aug. 9 and Nov. 8, the Thailand Trade and Economic Office in Taipei announced Friday…
APPU members step up regional collaboration
2014/08/07
The Asian Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union issued a joint communique Aug. 6 in Taipei City, pledging to strive for enhanced member collaboration on disaster prevention and economic integration…
ECONOMY & HEALTH
Asia’s No. 1 for heart transplants
2014/08/08
National Taiwan University Hospital celebrated its No. 1 rank for heart transplants in Asia as it discharged its 500th heart transplant patient…
New economics minister pledges continued cooperation with China
2014/08/11
Taiwan's goal and strategy in its economic relations with China will remain the same, newly appointed Minister of Economic Affairs Duh Tyzz-jiun said Monday, a day after being named as the outgoing minister's successor…
SOCIETY & CULTURE
Team-Win Lion Dance Theatre set for Northern Europe tour
2014/08/12
New Taipei City-based Team-Win Lion Dance Theatre will depart Aug. 14 on tour of Northern Europe, performing in Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Sweden, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Five Tang prize winners to attend awards ceremony
2014/08/12
Former Norwegian prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, the winner of the first Tang Prize in Sustainable Development, and four other Tang Prize winners are to visit Taiwan next month to receive the awards…
Religious service held in Kaohsiung for disaster victims
2014/08/12
A national religious service was held in Kaohsiung on Tuesday in memory of the victims of last month's explosions in Kaohsiung and plane crash in Penghu…
11 Taiwan universities make world’s top 500
2014/08/12
A total of 11 Taiwan universities made the top 500 in the August edition of Spain-based Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, which evaluates the research performance of tertiary institutions based on Web presence and impact...
