Taiwan warns against importing marijuana-laced products from Thailand – Taiwan News

Taiwan Customs has seized many parcels from Thailand found to have been laced with marijuana recently, from cosmetics, snacks, to ointments. Businesses in the country have jumped on the bandwagon by introducing cannabis-derived products, spanning beverages, essential oils, candles, among others. Individuals entering Taiwan with cannabis-laced products, or sending or receiving parcels containing such goods, […]

Cannabis congee: New evidence reveals heady Tang dynasty staple food – Taiwan News

Though it is widely believed a kind of cannabis congee was consumed by the ancients, there has been a dearth of hard archeological evidence to back up the theory. The tomb was unearthed in 2019 by laborers who were building an elementary school playground in Taiyuan, Shanxi’s provincial capital. The plant is listed as one […]

Gogoro continues domination of Taiwanese electric scooter market – Taiwan News

New data released by the Taiwan government for the first 11 months of the year show Gogoro ranked first out of nine brands, with 63,383 electric scooter registrations, according to Electrek. The remaining brands included eMoving , with all others totaling only 781 registrations. Gogoro has also been making moves to expand beyond Taiwan. …Read […]

Taiwanese snacks steal spotlight at DC Red Eye market | Taiwan News | 2021-11-07 15:56:00

Taking place on Pennsylvania Avenue, the “Red Eye Market” was an open-air market celebrating the foods and cultures of the Asian diaspora in D.C., with more than 50 stalls. Taiwanese delicacies, including gua bao , or pork belly buns, as well popcorn chicken, were among the items so well-received that attendees had to wait at […]

Italy’s most popular newspaper shows Taiwan’s name, flag on Olympic medal table

With a national record of six Olympic medals, including one gold, two silvers, and three bronzes, Taiwan is sitting in 21st place on the list. Thus far, the only other major international news site reported to be displaying both the name Taiwan and the country’s flag is France’s L’Équipe. The Republic of China first competed […]

Taiwan stock market suffers worst intraday drop in history amid pandemic fears

Taiwan’s stocks continued their downward trend from the previous day, which saw news of seven local COVID-19 cases and Chen’s declaration that Taiwan had entered the community transmission stage. By 11:20 a.m., the decline expanded as it broke the 15,200 barrier and plunged by 1,417.86 points, a new intraday trading record decline, according to CNA. […]

Over 1300 foreigners granted Taiwan Employment Gold Cards in 2020

The number issued last year doubled that of the previous two years combined. Launched in 2018, the Employment Gold Card is an ID offered to foreign professionals specializing in fields ranging from science and technology, economics, education, culture and art, sports, finance, and law, to architecture. Among last year’s recipients, Americans accounted for the lion’s […]