As Taiwan celebrating the nation’s 100 years old birthday, President Ma, Ying-jeou, had delivered his national address in the name of “Empowering Taiwan and Invigorating Chinese Culture. He specially pointed out that the next 10 year is a critical moment for the nation to step into a more advanced stage.

President Ma Ying-jeou says that he hopes to make Taiwan into an Asia-Pacific education hub. Ma was speaking at a forum organized by Commonwealth magazine in Taiwan. The president spoke about how Taiwan's higher education can become a major industry.

Unlike most diplomats who are usually seen in three-piece suits and leather shoes, Wu Sung-lian is helping to further Taiwan's diplomacy with a spatula in hand and a white chef's hat on his head.

President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) pledge to publish a cross-strait Chinese dictionary will be implemented in several phases, with the first stage, which is comprised of 5,000 characters and 30,000 phrases, to be made available online by the end of next year, former premier Liu Chao-shiuan (劉兆玄) said yesterday

A Taiwanese marathon runner who came second in the Antarctic Ultra Marathon said late Sunday that he helped promote his country by serving hot instant noodles to other runners in the sub- zero weather.

A Japanese-style inn opened here in mid-December that brings the legendary service and attention of Japan's world-famous Kagaya Hotel to Taiwan. In development since 2004, the Radium-Kagaya International Hotel is located in Beitou, a famed if slightly faded resort area at the foot of a sulfur-scented group of mountains known as Yangmingshan that dominates Taipei's northern skyline.

The Taipei International Flora Expo welcomed its two millionth visitor Dec. 15 with a gift of two free flight tickets and a VIP pass for unlimited entry to five of the most popular pavilions. This milestone came much earlier than anticipated and augurs well for the success of this large-scale event in promoting Taiwan abroad.

An international project will help Taiwan’s indigenous Paiwan gain remote access to museum collections, document intangible aspects of their culture and disseminate information about their heritage to a broader public, including indigenous groups abroad.