Category: Taiwan
Hu Shih Memorial Hall, a place to commemorate a great thinker
Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) Hu Shih (胡適), an intellectual and educator, known for his leading role in the Chinese literary renaissance, support for the Chinese vernacular language and anti-imperialist May Fourth Movement in 1919, is buried next to his former residence in Taipei City’s Nangang District. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202501280008
Read MoreTaiwan Sports Lottery sales hit record NT$64 Billion in 2024
Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) Taiwan Sports Lottery reached a new milestone in 2024, with total sales topping NT$64 billion (US$1.94 billion), the highest annual total in its nearly two-decade history. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202501280007
Read MorePartly sunny skies forecast across Taiwan on Lunar New Year’s Eve
Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) The Central Weather Administration (CWA) has forecast clement but cold weather across Taiwan on Tuesday, with two eastern counties being the only areas likely to see light rain. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501280006
Read MoreLunar New Year’s Eve traffic volume likely same as any normal day
Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) A “normal” volume of traffic is expected on Taiwan’s roads on Tuesday, which is Lunar New Year’s Eve, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501280005
Read MoreTaiwan headline news
Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Tuesday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501280004
Read MoreJourney home: A transgender woman’s dream of rejoining the Lunar New Year dinner
For most people in Taiwan, the Lunar New Year holiday is a time for reunion dinners with family, but for Claire Chiu (邱芯妤), the season looks very different. This year, she will spend the break working as a driver, unwelcome at her parents’ dinner table, even though she lives under the same roof. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501280003
Read MoreMagnitude 4.6 earthquake rocks Tainan
Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Tainan City, southern Taiwan, at 7:23 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501280002
Read MorePresident calls for cross-party harmony
Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/01/28/2003830949
Read MoreNatural disater
Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2025/01/28/2003830979
Read MoreNew Zealand has eased visa rules for ‘digital nomads’
Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2025/01/28/2003830946
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