Visa study identifies continued business potential in Asia-Pacific for luxury tourism

A market intelligence update presented by Visa Business and Economic Insights at the Opening Forum for ILTM Asia Pacific 2025 on Monday evening has painted a promising picture for luxury tourism industry stakeholders. Visa sees opportunities in an...

Navigating Uncertainty: How Maybank is Positioning for Wealth Leadership Across ASEAN and Beyond

In today’s wealth landscape, uncertainty is the only constant. Geopolitical tensions, uneven recovery in China, and shifting investor priorities are forcing banks to rethink their role - not just as portfolio managers, but as long-term partners....

Lotte Duty Free taps into growing Taiwanese market with LINE Pay Taiwan launch

SOUTH KOREA. Lotte Duty Free has today (1 July) introduced LINE Pay Taiwan across all of its domestic stores starting this month, enhancing payment convenience for Taiwanese travellers. The initiative reflects growing visitor numbers from Taiwan...

YouTrip: 1 in 4 Singaporeans visited multiple destinations during recent June holidays

It’s time to kaypoh and learn what our Singaporean peers have been up to during the recent June 2025 school holidays. According to YouTrip’s latest travel trends report, Singaporeans were excellent at maximising their rightful reprieve. 1 in 4...

Tariff Dealine, Fed Minutes and Other Key Thing to Watch this Week

Newspaper open to market pages by Mike Flippo via Shutterstock Markets enter the second week of July with the S&P 500 ($SPX) (SPY) digesting the implications of President Trump's landmark tax-and-spending package signed into law Friday afternoon,...

Palau, Japan, Taiwan partner to develop pollution-free salt industry, wellness tourism

MELEKEOK, Palau (June 26, 2025) — A delegation of Japanese and Taiwanese entrepreneurs is partnering with Palau to develop a pollution-free salt industry and promote sustainable wellness tourism, following the signing of a memorandum of...

China's New Graphite Bomb Signals Shift To Silent Siege Of Taiwan

Latest stories China is not alone in building a new cult of heroes and martyrs In Trump's game, the US and China win and Europe pays the bill Give the A-10s to Taiwan and they can stop a Chinese sea invasion Timothy Heath and other writers mention...

Taipei Zoo reopens after 10-day closure, celebrates panda birthday

Taipei Zoo, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Taiwan’s capital, celebrated the fifth birthday of its star giant panda Yuan Bao on Saturday, the same day the zoo reopened after a 10-day closure for annual maintenance. After zookeepers...

China’s new graphite bomb signals shift to silent siege of Taiwan

China’s tease of a graphite bomb signals a shift toward non-kinetic warfare aimed at crippling Taiwan’s power grid and eroding resistance from within. Recently the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that China in a state broadcaster video...

Travel Just Got Riskier: How To Stay Safe In A Dangerous World

How do you travel safely at a time like this? getty Deborah Kaminetzky was canoeing through Peru’s Amazon rainforest last week when the bombs started falling in Iran. She wondered about her return trip to the U.S. "I've discussed ways to get back...

EVA Air reaches 10 Years of Houston-Taipei route as cities mark 64-year union

Taiwanese carrier EVA Air is celebrating 10 years of flying between Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE). As the only Taiwanese airline to fly the route, EVA Air commemorated the...

Touch down in Taiwan

From the arrivals lounge to the exhibition and convention centre, Taiwan has all the makings of a top bleisure destination. Seamless airport arrivals, countless specialised venues and a roster of pre- or post-event themed itineraries are just some...

After 46 days on the water, Ron Acfalle flies to Taiwan to share CHamoru seafaring knowledge

The wind, the stars, and the motion of the sea brought traditional canoe builder and seafarer Ron Acfalle from Palau to Taiwan and back in a journey that totaled 46 days out on the water. Now, Acfalle is bringing the knowledge of traditional...

Despite apathy, history: India secure stunning direct qualification to AFC Women's Asian Cup

Sangita Basfore wept. She didn't just 'cry'. She lay on the pitch of the Chiang Mai stadium in Thailand as the full-time whistle blew and wept, the kind of emotional release that said it all. Her national teammates swarmed around her, a chaotic...

Agoda Unveils Asia’s Top Micro-Travel Destinations

Agoda unveils Asia’s top micro-travel destinations for travelers eager to make the most of short, spontaneous getaways. With busy schedules and limited vacation days, more people are embracing micro-travel as the ideal way to experience something...

Prosecutors probe two in death of Taichung family

The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office is investigating two women in connection with a family of five who were found dead in their home on Wednesday after apparently being defrauded in an investment scheme. Suicide notes left at the scene...

New national, local rules taking effect in Taiwan in July

Taipei, June 30 (CNA) Several amended national regulations and new local ordinances have been gradually announced to take effect around Taiwan in July. CNA has compiled a list of the new and amended policies from central administrations and local...

Taiwanese tourist dies in Hạ Long Bay

Taiwanese company importing foreign workers while Vincy applications ‘sitting catching dust’

Former workers at Overseas Engineering & Construction Co. (OECC), the Taiwanese firm that the Vincentian government awarded a US$78 million contract to build a new hospital in Arnos Vale, say the company continues to import foreign workers even as...

Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub (TEH) hosted Rock’n Taipei spotlighted the startup ecosystem synergy between Korea and Taiwan

TAIPEI, June 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Taipei Entrepreneurs Hub (TEH), international startup support platform under the Taipei City Government, hosted its signature event Rock’n Taipei at the Global Startup Center in Seoul. Co-organized with TIPS...