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Haven for Taiwan graffiti artists brightening city alleys

Attheedgeofabustlingshoppingdistrict,Taiwan'sgraffitiartistsarefindingasafehavenfortheirartatarevitalisedpark.Morepartsoftheislandhavewelcomedlegalgraffitizones

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Taipei 101 lit up for late Taiwan documentary director

Taipei 101, the landmark skyscraper in Taipei, featured a lighting display on Sunday night to pay tribute to acclaimed documentary director Chi Po-lin, who died in a helicopter crash Saturday.

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Torrential rain lashes Taiwan, killing at least 2

Taiwanhasrecentlysuffereditsheaviestrainfallsofarthisyear.AtleasttwopeoplehavebeenkilledandthreeothersmissingaftertorrentialrainsweptacrossmostoftheislandonFrid

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Asian street food fight: Singapore vs Taipei

​Many Asian cities claim to be the one true king of street food. Thais boast that Bangkok’s endless alleyways filled with tasty dishes make their capital tops, while Hong Kongers swear their dai pai dongs (street stalls) offering Cantonese fare put their city in street-food slot number one

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Shanghai, Taipei hold annual city forum

An annual city forum between Shanghai and Taipei was held at the Regent Taipei Hotel on Tuesday.

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Taiwan turns up charm to woo Muslim travellers

Visa-free entry, more halal outlets among efforts to cushion drop in number of mainland tourists

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The 'ugliest monkey' raises waves of criticism and laughter

Netizens have taken the title "ugliest monkey in history" from CCTV’s Year of the Monkeymascot, Kang Kang, and branded it on the main attraction at the Taipei Lantern Festivalvenue.

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Taiwan to close schools, offices as typhoon Chan-Hom nears

Offices and schools across northern Taiwan, including Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan and Keelung, will be closed Friday in anticipation of the heavy rain and strong winds brought by Typhoon Chan-Hom.

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Injuries revised down to 498 in Taiwan water park blaze

The number of people injured in an explosion and fire in a recreational water park in Taiwan has been revised down to 498, the local health department said Sunday.

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13 dead in Taiwan plane crash

A Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crashed into a Taipei river on Wednesday morning, 13 have died and three are in a critical condition, a Xinhua reporter on the scene reported.

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More cross-Strait city exchanges expected: mainland's Taiwan affairs chief

Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief on Thursday expressed hope that New Taipei City would continue to deepen cooperation with mainland cities, so as to create a win-win situation.

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Four dead, 21 injured in Taipei subway attack

Four people have died and 21 were injured in a random attack in Taipei metro train on Wednesday afternoon.

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6.5-Magnitude quake jolts Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Center is reporting a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan's Nantou County on Wednesday morning.

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Mainland-Taiwan economic co-op

Economic cooperation between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan has made two more breakthroughs.