11+ hour, 31+ min ago   (534+ words) Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store Co’s plan to invest at least NT$1 billion (US$30.98 million) to renovate commercial and public spaces at Taipei Railway Station would involve removing the iconic black-and-white flooring in the main hall, the company said yesterday....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (542+ words) The Ministry of Transportation and Communication yesterday said that it favors an amendment to the Highway Act (公路法) to clearly define the responsibilities of online ride-hailing platforms, rather than enacting a new law to regulate them. The ministry made the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (384+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages THSRC set for largest timetable change in 20 years Pokemon trading card shop in Ximending suddenly closes, investigation opened Typhoon Dolphin may drench northern Taiwan…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages A model stands next to a Midget X, an electric concept car made by Japanese automotive manufacturer Daihatsu, at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (479+ words) Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, and Japanese Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hajime Sasaki attended a ceremony to rollout Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp’s (THSRC) new N700ST trains in Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (422+ words) The nation has seen a significant increase of drug-impaired driving fatalities from January to May, despite overall improvement of all major road safety indicators, Ministry of Transportation and Communications data released yesterday showed. The ministry released the road safety data…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (218+ words) An elevated pedestrian walkway connected to Minquan Bridge in Taipei opened yesterday. Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) described it as an ideal spot for watching aircraft take off and land at nearby Songshan airport. Speaking at a ceremony to open the…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (282+ words) The Ministry of Labor has unveiled the mandatory minimum insurance coverage for group accident insurance and liability insurance offered by delivery platform operators to delivery workers. Foodpanda and Uber Eats, two major food delivery platforms in Taiwan, yesterday suspended their…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (270+ words) Motorcycles are not legally permitted to be used as commercial passenger transport vehicles, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said today as Uber prepared to launch a free trial of motorcycle rides. Uber said that starting at 2pm today it would…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (191+ words) From tomorrow, people would be able to enter Taipei MRT railway stations using domestic and international contactless credit cards, as well as credit cards linked to Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, Taipei Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) said today....