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Budget airline Scoot will resume direct flights to Seoul and Hokkaido from Taiwan’s main airport in Taoyuan starting from the end of October, to meet increased demand for air travel, the airline announced Friday. Flights …

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Thirty-eight restaurants in Taiwan have earned Michelin stars this year, according to Michelin’s 2022 gourmet food guide on Taiwan released Tuesday that covered Tainan and Kaohsiung for the first time.”This year, we have the extreme pleasure of adding …

Michelin Guide lists 38 starred restaurants in Taiwan this year Read More

Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has fined U.S. carrier United Airlines NT$80,000 (US$2,659) for transporting a passenger’s luggage on a Taiwan to San Francisco flight that the individual had failed to board.According to a CAA report pub…

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Chinese yuan deposits held by banks in Taiwan at the end of July rose slightly from a month earlier but the amount owned by retail investors and placed in the banking system continued to fall, according to the central bank.Yuan deposits in the local ba…

Chinese yuan deposits up, amount held by retail investors falls Read More

The annual international balloon festival in Taitung County concluded Monday evening after attracting more than a million visitors since the start of the event in early July.A total of 1.23 million people visited the 2022 Taiwan International Balloon F…

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday her delegation of lawmakers was visiting Taiwan “to make unequivocally clear that we will not abandon Taiwan.”“Now, more than ever, America’s solidarity with Taiwan is crucial, and tha…

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“Don Carlo,” a five-act grand opera by renowned Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, will have its Taiwan premiere at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) in October, according to organizers.Performances of the Taiwan production, a multin…

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A hiker could face a fine and a possible ban from climbing mountains in Hualien’s Taroko National Park after apparently uprooting a plaque marking the north peak of Qilai Mountain.The incident came to light on Sunday after images of the male hiker surf…

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Taiwan will maintain its existing mask mandate through the month of June, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced Monday, but consideration is being given to adjusting the country’s strict COVID-19 border restrictions.The current mask mand…

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