Taipei
(1998 pop. 2.6 million). Taipei is the largest city on Taiwan and, since 1949, has been the capital of the Republic of China (the Chinese state that does not recognize Beijing's sovereig...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin, retaliating against
President Chen Shui-bian's renaming of the Chiang Kai-she Memorial
Hall, on Tuesday renamed the Presidential Of...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan on Sunday suspended operations of the newly
launched, French-built Taipei cable-car system following a breakdown
that caused 232 tourists to hang for t...
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Taipei (dpa) - The world's tallest building, the Taipei 101, will
hold its annual Taipei 101 run-up on Sunday, attracting 11 foreign
runners and thousands of Taiwan enthusias...
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Taipei (dpa) - Marco DeGasperi of Italy and Andrea Mayr of
Austria won Sunday's race up the world's tallest building, the
Taipei 101.
DeGasperi, 30, a moun...
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TAIPEI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Local officials in Taiwan plan to
demolish about 100,000 rooftop homes and other illegal
structures to improve safety, which could lead to confrontation
with poorer resid...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Wednesday
praised Guatemala for maintaining diplomatic ties with Taipei after
China has won over Costa Rica and is trying t...
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Taipei/Vienna (dpa) - The world's tallest building Taipei 101
stepped up security checks on Wednesday after Austrian base-jumper
Felix Baumgartner parachuted from its top.
...
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