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EverRich and Taiwan Taoyuan Airport complete T2 cultural gateway
DFNI-Frontier
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June 27, 2025
EverRich Duty Free has completed the five-year Terminal 2 Concourse C Duty Free and Public Services Project at Taoyuan International Airport. Centering on cultural and traveller-centric design, the project enhances shopping, dining, and public...
Forbes Travel Guide’s Best Ibiza Hotels, The Top Spa Suites And More Travel News
Forbes
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.Six Senses Ibiza It’s not too late to plan a summer getaway to Ibiza, long considered one of the world’s great party destinations. But the Balearic Island, just off the eastern coast of Spain, has so much more to offer than bass-thumping...
Oman, and the capital Muscat, are safest places in the world
Oman Observer
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July 7, 2025
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman and the capital Muscat, continue to be ranked among the safest countries in the world. Globally, the capital Muscat is among the safest is only behind Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Doha, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah, and Taipei....
Europe rolls out new entry rules for Asian travellers
ScandAsia
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June 27, 2025
Source: https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees/what-ees_en Singaporean and Malaysian citizens will soon need to apply online for a simple ETIAS travel authorisation before going to Europe. These two countries are visa-exempt for short stays in the...
The Most Important US Roles on Taiwan Don’t Require Senate Confirmation
The Diplomat
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June 26, 2025
At a lively holiday banquet in Taipei in December 1978, hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce, then-U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of China Leonard Unger received a cable that would upend China-U.S. relations and reshape the United States’...
KDDI Joins Travel Alliance to Enhance APAC Travel Experience
The Fast Mode
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June 27, 2025
KDDI Corporation announced that it has joined the Travel Alliance, an Asia-Pacific (APAC) cross-border rewards programme offering exclusive benefits that go beyond region and corporate boundaries. Through this initiative, KDDI aims to start...
How Secure Are Taiwan’s Remaining Diplomatic Partnerships?
The Diplomat
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June 26, 2025
In the intricate landscape of global diplomacy, shaped by the shifts in Donald Trump’s foreign policy and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, an intense struggle persists over the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan – formally known as...
KMT Proposals Accused of Seeking to Expand Chinese Influence Over Outlying Islands of Taiwan
New Bloom Magazine
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June 27, 2025
語言: English Photo Credit: rheins/WikiCommons/CC BY 3.0 THE KMT HAS alarmed with a new push to pass a slate of legislation directed at outlying islands of Taiwan. Although it is probable that the DPP will push back against the legislation,...
New HK – Hualien direct flight boosts Taiwan inbound with travel incentives
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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June 26, 2025
Hualien enhances international tourism with a new direct flight from Hong Kong and launches sustainable travel initiatives and cultural events. In a significant move to enhance cross-border connectivity and regional tourism development, HK Express...
Over 60,000 visitors expected at travel fair next month
The Malaysian Star
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June 26, 2025
THE Malaysia International Travel Mart (MITM) Travel Fair is back in Johor, with more than 60,000 visitors expected over three days. Event organising chairman Vin Ng said this year’s fair from July 18 to 20 in Sutera Mall, Skudai, would have the...
Simulation indicates ancient people crossed Taiwan-to-Okinawa waters by canoe
NHK
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A research group in Japan has made a supercomputer simulation on how ancient people crossed the waters between Taiwan and the southwestern Japanese island of Yonaguni about 30,000 years ago. The simulation was a follow-up of a 2019 experimental...
New Taipei team earns U19 spot in Pony Baseball World Series
Focus Taiwan
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June 26, 2025
Manila, June 26 (CNA) The varsity baseball team of New Taipei's Ku Pao Home Economics & Commercial High School has clinched a berth in the U.S. Pony Baseball Palomino Division (U19) World Series after posting a 4-0 record at the Asia-Pacific...
Pattaya needs every market there is— and American and British retirees are coming back
Pattaya Mail
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July 7, 2025
Every visitor counts—Pattaya’s economy depends on a diverse mix of tourists and long-term residents. (Photo by Jetsada Homklin) PATTAYA, Thailand – As Pattaya navigates a period of shifting tourism dynamics, one truth stands firm: the city needs...
‘Pessimistic’: Ukraine war, trade expected to mar progress at China-EU summit
South China Morning Post
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July 7, 2025
European Union envoys to China say they have low expectations of any substantial achievement at the coming EU-China summit while citing complex trade challenges and the ongoing Ukraine war. “I am sorry to be pessimistic – the next EU-China summit...
Taiwan welcomes PH’s visa-free entry for tourists
Cebu Daily News
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June 21, 2025
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office, the country’s de facto embassy in Taiwan, announced on Thursday that Taiwanese nationals will no longer need visas for 14-day tourism visits to the Philippines. The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)...
Taiwan welcomes PH no-visa policy for 14-day tourism visits
Inquirer
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June 21, 2025
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office, the country’s de facto embassy in Taiwan, announced on Thursday that Taiwanese nationals will no longer need visas for 14-day tourism visits to the Philippines. The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)...
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Manga mayhem: Japan’s July catastrophe fear sparks tourism slump amid quakes and volcano
Firstpost
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June 26, 2025
A wave of panic is sweeping across Japan as a viral manga prophecy converges with real-world seismic activity, sparking a sharp decline in tourist bookings and growing public anxiety. Over the past five days, more than 330 earthquakes have rattled...
Meet The Washington Foster MBA Class Of 2026
Poets&Quants - California
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July 7, 2025
What makes Seattle such a great place to earn an MBA? For many, it’s the opportunity to launch their careers at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. The Foster MBA program has evolved alongside Seattle’s rise as a global...
Voyage from Taiwan to Japan Isle 30,000 Yrs Ago Possible: Team
Nippon
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June 25, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Society Culture Jun 26, 2025 07:59 (JST) Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese team has concluded that it was possible to travel from Taiwan to Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni in a dugout canoe 30,000 years ago. The voyage...
Visa-free travel
Manila Standard
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June 25, 2025
“The Philippines since 2017 has become the biggest source of Southeast Asian visitors to Taiwan” LAST June 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan announced the extension for another year of a 14-day visa-free travel privilege to Filipinos....