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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...

G-Dragon expands ‘Übermensch’ media exhibition from Tokyo to Taiwan
G-Dragon is continuing to expand his media exhibition, ‘G-DRAGON Media Exhibition: Übermensch’, from Tokyo to Taiwan. The exhibition will first take place from July 12 to July 21 at Sumitomo Building’s Triangle Square, located in the heart of...

Kyoto Has Zero Zen By Reeves Wiedeman
Foreigners dressed in faux-traditional Japanese garb have become a scourge in Kyoto. Photo: Pongmanat Tasiri/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign...

Macau emerges as the top tourist destination for Chinese mainland travelers
Macau has secured the top spot for outbound travel satisfaction among Chinese tourists in 2024, ahead of Singapore, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Spain, Hong Kong, France, Australia, Malaysia, and Argentina, according to the China Tourism...
General : Rimba Raid Brings Major Boost To Tourism, Supports Visit Malaysia 2026 - Shamsul Anuar
LENGGONG, June 30 (Bernama) -- Hosting an international sporting event such as Rimba Raid X Lenggong significantly boosts the country’s tourism industry and helps stimulate local economic growth, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul...

Russia’s Korabelka crowned champions of VTV Ferroli Cup 2025
The win marked the second time Korabelka have secured the championship of the tournament. Earlier in the day, Chinese Taipei secured the third place with a 3-0 win over the Philippines. At the award ceremony, the organizers presented the...

How can you claim tax refunds as a tourist in China?
China will extend its value-added tax refund policy for inbound tourists to a series of new locations from July 1, including the northern coastal city of Dalian and the central province of Hubei. It is just the latest in a series of moves by...
At 26, I landed my dream publishing job in New York City. I turned it down and moved to Taipei instead
I had landed my first journalism job and was living in a basement studio. I was dating Ron, a fellow Columbia Journalism School grad, and we were scraping by on entry-level salaries. It was 2006, and we were happy exploring the boroughs of New...

Taipei Songshan Airport upgrades check-in with SITA biometric solutions
Taipei Songshan Airport partners with SITA to implement self-service, biometric, and baggage automation for faster, smarter passenger check-in. TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Passengers departing from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) will soon benefit from a...

Travelport delivers Taiwan’s EVA Air NDC to agencies with Travelport+
Travelport, which powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, has announced that agency customers can now access NDC content from Taiwan’s EVA Air through the Travelport+ platform. “Partnering with Travelport GDS to...

Deadline nears for Taiwan's Chinese immigrants to prove no China household registration
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The clock is ticking for roughly 12,000 Chinese immigrants in Taiwan, who have until Monday to prove they've given up their household registration in China. Failure to meet the deadline could mean losing residency rights,...

Taipei Songshan Airport adds SITA tech
Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) has selected SITA to lead its next-generation shared check-in counter project by deploying a full suite of self-service and biometric-powered technology. SITA’s Flex platform and Smart Path check-in kiosks will be...

Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) Price Prediction and Forecast (June 2025)
Forecasts 24/7 Wall St. Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (NYSE: TSM), AKA TSMC, hit an all-time high of $226.40 earlier this year. While the stock pulled back afterward, it has surged 15.8% in the past month, taking a run at...

Travelling? eSIM from Simify makes the process super simple — Australian Review
We wrote earlier this year about Simify’s rebranding and new offers for Aussies heading overseas. Taking your mobile with you on an overseas jaunt used to be a bit of an effort – you’d have to arrange roaming with your Australian telco, and...

Africa and Indian Ocean’s travel and tourism elite honoured at VIP reception in Tanzania
Tourism and hospitality dignitaries from across Africa and the Indian Ocean convened in Tanzania for the opening leg of World Travel Awards 2025 to honour the organisations pushing the boundaries of excellence and innovation across the region....
From stickers to safety checks: Line Taiwan’s rise as digital super-app
What is a social network to do when it becomes the biggest game in town? In Taiwan, the most popular app is Line, the online service that started as a chat app and has expanded into lifestyle, fintech, content, gaming and e-commerce. After...

Hamptons Subway Regrets Bicycle Based Delay
SCENE ON HAMPTONS SUBWAY Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Caro was seen reading the book his wife Ina has written titled Paris to the Past: Traveling through French History by Train while on the subway between East Hampton and Sag Harbor....

Taipei Zoo extends Saturday hours from July 5 to Aug. 23
Taipei, June 25 (CNA) Taipei Zoo will extend its nighttime opening hours to 9 p.m. during the summer vacation for eight consecutive Saturdays from July 5 to Aug. 23 and there will also be night tickets available for purchase from 4:30 p.m.to 8...