POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
President regrets Abe's lack of apology over comfort women issue
2015/08/18
President Ma Ying-jeou expressed regret August 18 that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not apologize over the comfort women issue in his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II…
Taipei, Shanghai ink intercity cooperative accords
2015/08/19
Four memorandums of understanding promoting two-way exchanges and collaboration were signed Aug. 18 by Taipei and Shanghai at the 2015 twin city forum in mainland China…
Green Party, Social Democratic Party to form political union
2015/08/16
Taiwan's Green Party and Social Democratic Party (SDP) will form a political union and jointly field national candidates to increase their chances of winning some legislator-at-large seats in the Legislature next year, officials of the two parties said August 16…
New political party established to campaign for social welfare
2015/08/19
A new political party, the Social Welfare Party (SWP), was established in Taipei on August 18 to campaign for better social welfare policies, joining a wave of new and emerging parties that are eyeing seats in Taiwan's Legislature…
Taiwan builds a lighthouse in South China Sea
2015/08/16
Taiwan is building a lighthouse on Taiping Island (also known as Itu Aba) which will be completed by the end of September, the Maritime and Port Bureau said on August 7…
ECONOMY & ENERGY
Taiwan to invest NT$36 billion in Productivity 4.0
2015/08/18
The government is planning to spend NT$36 billion (US$1.12 billon) over the next nine years as part of its Productivity 4.0 project to elevate Taiwan's status in the global supply chain, President Ma Ying-jeou said August 14…
Taipei housing prices more than 5 times higher over 27 years
2015/08/13
Results of a survey conducted by a local housing magazine show that housing prices in metropolitan Taipei in the past 27 years have increased more than fivefold, and that to buy a 150-square-meter apartment, a double-income family would have to spend the entire salary of both partners for 45 years…
Convenience store numbers still on the rise in Taiwan
2015/08/19
The number of convenience stores in Taiwan rose again in 2014 as store chain operators dedicated themselves to broadening their product lines and service coverage, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) cited a survey as saying August 19…
CULTURE & SOCIETY
Taiwan scholars win Jean Monnet Actions grants
2015/08/18
Nine projects from Taiwan scholars were recently awarded Jean Monnet Actions grants under the European Commission Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency…
Poll finds most happy with quality of life in Taiwan
2015/08/13
Around 82 percent of people in Taiwan are happy with their overall quality of life, the highest level in eight years, according to the National Development Council Aug. 12…
Five Taiwanese students win British Council's NT$100,000 IELTS Prize
2015/08/19
Five Taiwanese students received the NT$100,000 IELTS prizes from the British Council on Aug. 11. With an aim of connecting people with learning opportunities, the British Council launched the IELTS Prize in 2011 and since then it has supported a total of 123 students in the East Asia region in entering universities worldwide…
