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2011.06 的文章

英語新聞／Solo Chinese tourists arrive today!


The first round of solo Chinese tourists arrived in Taiwan today! 282 solo tourists from Xiamen, Beijing, and Shanghai are expected. Being in the nearest proximity to Taiwan, people from Xiamen arrived in Taipei and Taichung in the morning via Kinmen.

英語新聞／Sports cars in costume drama?


With boosting ratings as their single goal, drama series never seize to amaze viewers with eye-opening, out of the blue story lines. Recently, a costume drama with the theme of time travel was aired, where the lead characters arrived in the present time facing up in a spectacular scene to dozens of exotic sports cars at once!

英語新聞／Oldest amusement park reopens!


A place to relive childhood happiness, after closing for three years, the oldest amusement park in Taipei, Taiwan is reopening on July 1st, 2011. For those that can't wait, this weekend, from the 24th to the 26th, the amusement park is allowing attendees in for a sneak peak and to try their facilities free of charge!

英語新聞／1st international-level race track!


Taiwanese motor racing fans can soon enjoy watching races from an internationally- certified track right in their own country. Taiwan's first international-le vel circuit, located at Dapeng Bay, Pingtung County, held an opening ceremony yesterday, where domestic racers made the fans swoon in a fascinating show.

英語新聞／Graduating under the sea！


Every year, a unique tradition holds for graduates of He-mei Elementary School. Located offshore in New Taipei Municipality, the school requires all of their six graders to attain their certificates that are buried under the sea! The graduation ceremony is then consummated by a boat party as a reward to these little divers!

英語新聞／Own graduation songs composed


In Taiwan, It's that time of the year already -- with graduation just around the corner - students are weaving treasured memories into songs and transforming them into personal music videos. Let's share their happiness through their unique songs.

英語新聞／Chinese art auction in Taipei


Chinese art continues to increase in value with new sale price records becomin a regular occurrence. Yesterday afternoon, Taiwan played host to a 20th century contemporary Chinese art auction, in which allowed the public to encounter the legacy of Chinese-French painter Zao Wou-ki. With a starting bid of 38 million NTD, the price was realized at 55 million NTD by a secret bidder over the phone. Meanwhile, other contemporary artworks are brimming as sound investments in this auction.

英語新聞／Too hot! Clams unable to survive


Did you know that summer holds a potential threat to the survival of clams? Once the ocean gets too warm, its salt content increases, and literally, the clams boil in the sea like a clam soup. Recently, in Chunghua,Taiwan, over 60, 000 kilo of dead clams were found laying on the beach at low tides.

英語新聞／Taiwan returns to U.S. Open golf


Taiwan will have a representative at the U.S. Open golf tournament for the first time in over two decades. Amateur golfer Pan Cheng-tsung(潘政琮) qualified for the tournament at the age of just 19. The young talent played his way into next week's US Open by winning a qualifying event on the final day of booking spots in the major.

英語新聞／Theme park searches for ghost queen


When we go to amusement parks, we often enjoy the exhilarating rides, but are you bold enough to visit the haunted houses? An amusement park in Kaohsiung is looking to hire the scariest "ghost queen" to marry their "ghost king", and the winner will receive a high-pay monthly salary of 100,000NTD!

英語新聞／A fight against plasticizer scandal


The snowballing issue of the plasticizer scandal isn't over yet in Taiwan. The ongoing food scare has brought fewer customers into beverage stores. In an attempt to boost sales, shop owners are coming up with new strategies to market their products. Let's see if their ideas worked.

英語新聞／Cross-strait tourism 06/28 starts


On Sunday, Shao Qiwei, the chairman of China's National Tourism Administration has taken the initiative to announce that individual Chinese tourists will be permitted to enter Taiwan starting June 28. Residents of Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen will be allowed in under the "free and independent travel program".

英語新聞／Health scare a boon to fresh juice


Not everyone is suffering because of the tainted food crisis. As the plasticizer scandal grows, more people are choosing natural foods. Sellers of natural foods have seen an uptick in business as people look for ways to avoid potentially contaminated foods. Healthy, 100 percent fruit juice has been selling well as of late.

英語新聞／Number one grill, number one students


It is the wish of parents to see their children and students to see themselves be the top in their class. A barbeque grill vendor in Hsinchu named his stall "Grill Number One", which is homophonous in Chinese to "Score number one". Interestingly, his son was admitted into the best university in Taiwan soon after, and his daughter successfully received her Master's Degree there as well.

英語新聞／Founding father's 2nd nationality


A surprising page in history has been turned for many people in Taiwan. America's de facto embassy in Taipei said Monday that the founding father of China was once an American citizen. The institute plans to put Sun Yat Sen's Hawaiian birth certificate on display next month to back up the claims.

英語新聞／High interest in visits to Taiwan


Government officials are hammering out final details for letting independent Chinese tourists into Taiwan. Independent Chinese tourists will begin arriving in Taiwan as early as the end of the month. Many businesses are eager for a slice of the action to significantly increase their profits, with some promoting sale items that are available only to tourists from Mainland China.

英語新聞／China visitors to arrive in June


Individual tourists are about to start arriving from China. The Mainland Affairs Council said that both sides are aiming at the end of June. The current plan would limit arrivals at 500 per day and be open to residents of Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen. Travelers would be permitted to stay between seven and 15 days.

英語新聞／Zhejiang provincial secretary


Taiwan's top museum will display a torn ancient Chinese landscape painting, dated almost 660 years ago, by bringing together its two pieces, which have been separated since 1940, with one kept in China and the other right here on the island, for the first time from June to September.

英語新聞／Asia's largest computer expo begins


The world's second largest computer show began its run in Taipei Tuesday. More than 1,800 companies showed off their products at the show, which runs through Friday and is Asia's largest computing exhibition.