Asia Taiwan The government-funded hotel subsidy program has been used on a total of nearly 100.000 hotel rooms in just the first weekend Sunday 17th - Tuesday 20th; so far a total of 9.485 accommodation facilities have participated in the program
Asia Taiwan Taiwanese researchers successfully conducted a test flight of the second-stage propulsion system of the indigenous HTTP-3A sounding rocket, which could be used in the future to carry miniature communication satellites into orbit
Asia Taiwan Daxi-Daxi Folk Festival, a very participapated pop encounter of traditional culture and young generations, returns in person today after a 2-years COVID hiatus
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's EVA Airways was judged the best airline in East Asia at the recent Airline Passenger Experience Association ceremony, receiving the 'Five Star Global Airlines' rating for the fourth consecutive year
Asia Taiwan Minister of Labour seemed hesitant about a minimum wage increase next year, after President Tsai Ing-wen called for it; traditionally, a committee is convened to decide on the wage rate in the third quarter with government officials and business leaders
Asia Taiwan Taiwan's chief trade negotiator, John Deng, held more talks with the US on bilateral trade, the island's government said, after being excluded from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, the US economic plan for the Asia-Pacific region
Asia Taiwan It will be "very difficult" to get an invitation to a major WHO meeting this month, despite continued efforts, Foreign Minister Wu said; the country has been excluded from most global organisations because of China's objections
Asia Taiwan Facing a shortage of Covid-19 rapid tests, a Ministry of Health and Welfare official said more than 100 million rapid tests on order should be delivered to Taiwan by the end of the month
Asia Taiwan Employees received an average year-end bonus of more than NT$70.000 (US$2.400) for their work in 2021, with those working in shipping receiving the largest payment, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS)
Asia Taiwan Although Taiwan is slowly easing restrictions, the impact of the pandemic will remain severe until September, said epidemiologist Lee Ping-ing of National Taiwan University
Asia Taiwan A new Heineken pop-up museum reveals the company's 150-year history and a free beer is available to visitors starting today at Huashan 1914 Creative Park in the four-day exhibition titled Star Brewing
Asia Taiwan The National Human Rights Commission report, published on Friday, urges the government to act against online bullying, protect digital education rights and ban corporal punishment and it suggests to address rural areas with specific attention
Asia Taiwan Officials from Taiwan and the Vatican have planted three olive saplings to symbolize the two countries' solidarity with war-torn Ukraine and their commitment to world peace, according to Taiwan's embassy to the Holy See