Heartbreak for Australia’s archery team as they lose thrilling shoot off to Taiwan – meaning the team won’t win back-to-back Olympic medals Olympic archery team loses bid to go back-to-back in the archery Team lost thrilling shoot off with world no. 2, Taiwan By Australian Associate Press Published: 00:14 EDT, 26 July 2021 | Updated: … Read more
Why you should head to Taiwan if you’re a fan of scenic railway journeys: Channel 5 documentary reveals the island’s stunning train trips The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys takes viewers on a trip of a lifetime around Taiwan’s rail network This week’s episode, narrated by Bill Nighy, takes in the Alishan Forest Railway and … Read more
After mankind has left: Abandoned buildings around the world now teeming with plant-life after being reclaimed by nature These incredible pictures feature an abandoned ballroom in Germany being overtaken by ferns and a desolate manor house in Taiwan covered by trees The beautiful yet crumbling locations left by their human inhabitants have been reclaimed by … Read more
What are you looking at? Playful Beluga whale lunges forwards every time zoo visitor approaches its tank Huang Chunchun visited the Pingtung Sea Life Museum in southern Taiwan She was standing by the glass of the aquarium when a Beluga whale approached Ms Chunchun described the encounter as the best experience of her entire life By … Read more
Did Argentina rob art from its own museum to fund the Falklands War? Military junta stole £1.8m of paintings from Buenos Aires gallery to buy arms from Taiwan, new book claims British academic claims art heist was staged by Argentina’s military Government Sixteen masterpieces vanished into thin air from national museum in the 1980s Just three … Read more
Couple marry four times in a month to earn 32 days paid leave under Taiwan laws entitling newlyweds to eight days holiday: Groom’s employers are FINED for trying to stop him An unnamed bank employee claimed 32 days of leave using a loophole in system Over a period of 37 days, he and his wife … Read more
Taiwan orders people to stop changing their name to ‘Salmon’ after 150 people do it to qualify for free all-you-can-eat sushi Sushi chain Sushiro announced promotion for anyone legally named ‘Salmon’ Anyone with the name qualified for free, all-you-can-eat sushi this week only 150 people, largely students, rushed to change their names to qualify for deal … Read more
A U.S. admiral has warned that China aims to invade Taiwan within the next six years ahead of the Biden administration first meeting with the country’s officials in Alaska next week. U.S. Navy Admiral Philip S. Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, also told the Senate Armed Services Committee of fears among the U.S. … Read more
China says it is paying ‘close attention’ as the first US warship sails through the Taiwan Strait since Joe Biden’s inauguration A warship sent by the US Navy passed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday It is the first such voyage since the inauguration of the new President Joe Biden Beijing claimed to have been … Read more
Taiwanese man is fined £26,000 for breaking Covid home-quarantine seven times The businessman was under home quarantine in Taichung after returning from a business trip to mainland China But the man violated the quarantine rules seven times within three days Under current coronavirus restrictions, all incoming passengers to Taiwan are required by law to quarantine … Read more