Taipei’s Beitou Park has become a popular spot for players of the smartphone game Pokemon Go after news surfaced that rare monsters often appear there.In the past, the park was extremely quiet at night, but it is now crowded with people, especially dur…
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Heavy Internet use in Taiwan leads to savvy consumers: report
The ratio of Taiwanese surfing on the web every day is the second-highest in the Asia-Pacific region, a trend that has created a group of consumers that are savvy enough to take advantage of the Internet in their buying behavior, a Google Inc. report r…
Hsuehshan Tunnel to be closed for military exercises
The Hsuehshan Tunnel on the No. 5 National Freeway will be closed from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday for Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises, according to the National Freeway Bureau.The Shiding to Toucheng section of the highway,…
Taiwan shares fall to below 9,000 points, led by Mega Bank
Shares in Taiwan closed below the 9,000-point mark Monday due to a drop in financial stocks, led by Mega Financial Holding, and a heavy depreciation of the Taiwan dollar against the greenback, dealers said.The weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchang…
Taiwan’s export orders down for 16th straight month
Taiwan’s export orders fell for the 16 consecutive month in July compared with a year earlier, according to statistics released Monday.Taiwan-based companies received US$35.03 billion in export orders in July, down 3.4 percent year-on-year, the Ministr…
Over 65% of Taiwan office workers play Pokemon Go on the job: poll
Some 65.3 percent of office workers in Taiwan have admitted that they play the mobile game Pokemon Go during work hours, according to a survey released Friday.On average, they spend 1.3 hours per day catching virtual monsters in the game, according to …
Five Taiwanese arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling
Indonesia police arrested five Taiwanese suspects Thursday during a raid on a private residence in Jakarta, where they found 60 kilograms of the drug of methamphetamine, according to Indonesian authorities.Investigators have determined that the drug wa…
Olympics: Taiwan taekwondo medal hopes dashed
Taiwanese taekwondo athlete Chuang Chia-chia (???) lost her bronze medal contest at the Rio Olympics Friday, dashing Taiwan’s hopes for a medal in the sport.Chuang became Taiwan’s last hope after Liu Wei-ting (???) was defeated by Oussama Queslati of T…