Taiwan

Residents of Changhua County and NGOs protested the construction of an industrial waste incinerator at a public hearing on Saturday June 3; the project was deemed illegally begun and authorities promised a thorough review and evaluation within two months

The European Economic Trade Office in Taipei celebrated Europe Day and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of EETO at the Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei, with a focus on Ukraine

Bainian Youtiao, or “hundred year youtiao”, a small family business in Tainan, will be shutting down after over a century of making youtiao; founded in 1901 and run by the same family for three generations, closes for poor health conditions of the owner

The plan to pay NT$ 5.000 (US$ 164) to foreign tourists arriving in Taiwan will be implemented on 15 April, in an effort to attract six million visitors to the country in 2023

The country has been chosen to host the third World Indigenous Travel Summit in 2024

Critically endangered Formosan landlocked salmon has reached a record population of 15.000, an annual survey by Shei-Pa National Park showed; the fish, nearly extinct in 1995 with only 200 left, is a glacial relict of the last ice age living in freshwater

The Wall Street Journal reported in the last days that the US would increases troops deployed to train Taiwan's military in support of a specific programme, speaking of quadrupled numbers of soldiers involved

Eight hotels and two spas in Taiwan were listed in the 2023 Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards published on 15 February, including the Mandarin Oriental in Taipei, which was awarded its seventh-straight five-star rating

The promotional poster for Pool A of the World Baseball Classic, to be held in Taichung, has been updated to include photos of players from all competing teams, after the event organiser, Major League Baseball, protested the absence of Taiwanese players

Taiwan Lantern Festival has officially kicked off Sunday in Taipei, returning to the capital for the first time in 23 years with hundreds of lantern installations in the city's most fashionable districts