Candidates Set for Year-end Elections With only six months to go before the 2018 9-in-1 elections on November 24, candidates are solidifying their candidacies and campaigns. At stake are mayoral contests in all six of Taiwan’s special administrative districts, as well as 16 county mayoral races and hundreds of municipal councilor seats. The Democratic Progressive…
Michelin Guide Comes to Taipei The Michelin Co. formally launched its Michelin Guide Taipei on March 14, awarding stars to 20 restaurants. Only one, the Cantonese restaurant Le Palais in the Palais de Chine Hotel, received the coveted three-stars rating, signifying “exceptional cuisine worth a journey,” according to the Michelin standard. Two restaurants – Japanese…
Indictment Brought In Ching Fu Scandal Four executives at the Ching Fu Shipbuilding Co., including chairman Chen Ching-nan, were indicted by the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor’s Office on February 12 on charges of fraud, breach of trust, and banking law violations. Prosecutors recommended a 30-year prison sentence for the chairman, commutable to a NT$1 billion (US$34…
Taiwan Marks National Day Taiwan celebrated the National Day of the Republic of China on October 10 with a morning ceremonies and a parade in front of the Presidential Office Building. Also called “Double Ten Day,” the date commemorates the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, which sparked widespread rebellion and the…
Taiwan Tennis Star Wins Doubles Title The tennis duo of Chan Yung-jan from Taiwan and her legendary Swiss partner Martina Hingis took another doubles title, the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open, in late September. It was the eighth triumph for the pair and came soon after their victory in the U.S. Open on September 9, their…
