Taipei
Taipei Confucius Temple Revives Ancient Tradition as Taiwan Marks Teachers’ Day
TAIPEI — Before sunrise on Monday, one of Taipei’s most historic cultural sites filled with the sounds of traditional music, ritual and…
Category: Taipei
Taipei
Taipei Breaks Ground on Major Underground Power Station to Support Tech Hubs and MRT
TAIPEI — Taiwan has begun construction of a major new power facility in Taipei as authorities move to strengthen electricity infrastructure supporting…
Taipei
Taipei Mayoral Race Turns ‘Chinese Taipei’ Into New Election Flashpoint as Shen and Chiang Clash Over Name
TAIPEI — A familiar international designation has become a fresh point of contention in Taiwan’s 2026 Taipei mayoral race, with Democratic Progressive…
Taipei
Blackie Chen Had a Heart Attack at 49 and One Artery Was Reportedly 90% Blocked — But He’s Still Being Monitored in ICU
TAIPEI — Taiwanese television personality and basketball executive Blackie Chen Chien-chou has reassured fans that he is safe after suffering an acute…
Taipei
Su Chiao-hui Pushes New Taipei Urban Renewal as Lee Shu-chuan Pitches New Bridge
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — The 2026 New Taipei mayoral race is putting urban development and transportation at the center of the…
Business
Taiwan Workers Demand a 5.75% Minimum Wage Hike — But Will Their NT$31,200 Goal Survive the Final Vote?
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s labor groups are pushing for a 5.75% increase in the minimum wage next year, a proposal that would lift…
China
China Accuses U.S. of Turning Taiwan Into ‘Cannon Fodder’—But Washington Says Its Goal Is Something Very Different
BEIJING/TAIPEI — China has sharply criticized the United States over its approach to Taiwan’s defense, with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV accusing Washington…
Taipei
French Mechanical Elephants Draw 150,000 in Taipei—Massive Crowds Turn Streets Into a Giant Theater
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Three enormous mechanical elephants from France have transformed Taipei's Shilin district into a giant open-air theater, drawing more than 150,000 people over two days and turning the opening of the 2026 Taipei Arts Festival into one of the city's biggest cultural spectacles of the year. The spectacle, titled “The Elephants Are Coming…” (《大象來了……》), featured three towering mechanical elephants moving through Shilin's streets alongside phoenix figures, musicians and performers.
Business
Taipei Home Prices Rise Despite Taiwan Housing Slowdown—But Buyers Are Pulling Back
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's housing market is showing a striking divide: home transactions have fallen sharply, yet property prices in Taipei have remained resilient and even increased. The latest figures show just how unusual the situation has become. Taipei's average residential transaction price reached NT$839,000 (about US$26,500) per ping, or roughly 3.3 square meters, in 2025—an increase of 2.69% from the previous year, according to Taipei City government data. But at the same time, the n
Politics
Taipei’s Hidden Sites of Repression Reveal Taiwan’s Dark Past—and Its Fight to Remember
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Beneath Taipei’s modern skyline, busy shopping districts and familiar tourist attractions lies another layer of history—one marked by political imprisonment, interrogation, executions and decades of authoritarian rule. Taiwan is increasingly confronting that past through transitional justice, preserving or identifying locations where people were persecuted during the island’s authoritarian era and turning them into places of remembrance and public education. The effort is givi