Chiayi City

Travel Postcard: Hiking around Jade Mountain, Taiwan

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.

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DPP chairwoman optimistic about local elections

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...

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Ma Ying-jeou's control over party and government faces test ?政一把抓的馬英九正面臨?驗

The results of this year's Dec. 5 county magistrate elections will mean a test for Ma Ying-jeou after his return as chairman of th...

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The Kungshen Wangyeh's Salt for Peace Festival kicks off in South

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...

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A(H1N1) vaccination for Typhoon Morakot survivors kicks off

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...

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Taiwan May Ease Tech Investment Rules

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...

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Transport minister wants more restoration of Alishan Highway

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...

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Quake rocks central, southern Taiwan

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...

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Temperature-Dependent Coupling Effect in Nematic Liquid Crystal Multiguide

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...

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Enhanced Performance of Vertical GaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes with a Current-Blocking Layer...

Authors: Kai-Ming Uang, Shui-Jinn Wang, Tron-Min Chen, Wei-Chi Lee, Shiue-Lung Chen, Yu-Yu Wang, Hon Kuan The performance of vertical-structure metallic-substrate GaN-based light-emitting diodes (VM-LEDs) with a patterned...

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