TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - Jade Mountain, northeast Asia's highest peak and Taiwan's sole finalist for a "New 7 Wonders of the World" award, remains an alluring mystery due to its remoteness and tough permitting rules.
Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) The chairwoman of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) expressed optimism Thursday about the party's chances in the upcoming Dec. 5 three-in-one local elections, saying that the DPP is...
One of the leading annual festivals in southern Taiwan, the Kungshen Wangyeh's Salt for Peace Festival, kicks off tomorrow in Chiayi County with a group cycling event. The festival runs until Nov. 22 and features a fusion of...
Taiwan has ordered 15 million doses to cover an anticipated nationwide demand of 12 million doses: Taiwan CDC Typhoon Morakot-affected people line up early yesterday at makeshift health stations to get swine flu shots as a...
BY PATRICIA JIAYI HO TAIPEI -- Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan will consider further loosening rules on local technology companies' investment in China to grab a bigger slice in the rapidly growing market. In an...
The road leading to Alishan Forest Recreation Area finally re-opened to small vehicles Alishan's nine-seater free shuttle buses running every 30 minutes to pick up tourists to the recreation area from yesterday. With the road...
Oct 22, 2009 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- [By Chen Chi-feng and Fanny Liu] Taipei, Oct. 22 (CNA) - An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale struck central and southern Taiwan at 11: 36 a.m. Thursday, but no immediate...
Authors: Wen-Chi Hung, Chie-Tong Kuo, Ming-Shan Tsai, Shuan-Yu Huang The authors propose an experimental observation of the temperature-dependent coupling effect in a nematic liquid crystal (NLC) multiguide. A grating like...