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The Straits Times (Singapore), 2024-5-6:
Travelling to
Taiwan? Aftershocks can last up to a
year, so earthquake preparedness is key;
If you are indoors during an earthquake,
drop down onto your hands and knees and
seek cover. ★ TIME, 2023-11-20: Growth in Taiwan for 2023 is projected to be 1.61%—its slowest pace in eight years. Beijing only has to lift a ban on Chinese tourists to boost Taiwan's GDP by over 1%, according to Capital Economics. time.com/6336441/taiwan-presidental-election-william-lai-profile/ ★ ★ CNN (2022-12-6): Taiwan's 'living hell' traffic is a tourism problem. Taiwan is notorious for its dangerous roads. Multiple countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan and the US, have specifically called out Taiwan's road conditions. "Many drivers do not respect the pedestrian's right of way,” the US State Department warns. The Canadian government: "Motorcycles and scooter drivers don't respect traffic laws. They are extremely reckless.” Cities in Taiwan share a major issue – a lack of pavements and consistent walkways for pedestrians, ... Pedestrians are then often “forced” to walk onto car lanes... The number of people lost their lives to traffic incidents in Taiwan is approximately six times higher than Japan and five times higher than the UK. msn.com/en-us/travel/news/taiwans-living-hell-traffic-is-a-tourism-problem-say-critics/ar-AA14Xb2n brief ★
★ New York Times, (nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html) 2023-2-23 : Taiwan's CovID death rate (deaths per 100,000) ranks world No.1. The ranks of other Asian countries : No.6 Australia, No. 7 Japan, No. 23 New Zealand, No. 27 Hong Kong, 35 Korea, 64 Malaysia, 66 Thailand, 68 Indonesia, 72 India, about 170 Singapore, about 200 China. CNN: Taiwan will pay tourist to visit. full details ★ New York Times (2023-1-12):
★ Taiwan's cuisines rank No.78 in 100 Best Cuisines in the world tasteatlas.com/best/cuisines
★ Taipei Times, 2023-10-27: The gov LACK Of VISION - Some visitors can be loud very early in the morning, to the annoyance of residents...Kenting (墾丁) and Sun Moon Lake (日月潭) are the two places in Taiwan which have suffered most from overtourism...If Taiwan welcomes evermore tourists, “locals will get priced out of hotels and traffic congestion will get worse. Some roads can barely handle the traffic, even in tourist lulls, so spending on infrastructure upgrades will probably be needed,”★ SCMP, 2023-1-22:
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Daily Mail (UK), 2023-4-28: Young Australian student
on his dream overseas exchange program is fighting for his life in Taiwan after
eating food laced with rat poison. His Doctor father
said: "He had been
misdiagnosed in Taiwan with an immune disorder".
Alex is at the Taipei Medical University Hospital
..."The medical services in Taiwan don't
currently have the right treatments or drugs to stabilise his condition,
Alex's condition has grown worse and he needs to be flown to the Royal
Prince Albert Hospital in Sydney via a specialised medical flight retrieval
service". dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12023841/Toowoomba-student-exchange-Taiwan-fighting-life-eating-food-laced-rat-poison.html
According to New York Times (2022-10-25), Taiwan's CovID-19 cases per 100,000 and deaths per 100,000 both are the worst among main Asian countries.
★ China Times, editorial, 2023-5-9:
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DW (Germany), 2022-10-22: Taiwan
has reopened its borders to overseas
visitors. However, the number of inbound
travelers remains capped at 150,000 per
week, and the government has banned
tourists from mainland China, Hong Kong
and Macau
dw.com/en/taiwan-now-open-to-visitors-without-quarantine/video-63527555
★ National Geographic, 2022-7-6: Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyakazi denies that Jiufen (Taiwan) was an inspiration, but many have drawn a connection between the town’s ... resemblance to the settings in the 2001 film Spirited Away (《千與千尋》,《神隱少女》,(日语:千と千尋の神隠し), an Oscar-winning animated feature). nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/exploring-the-magic-of-taiwans-spirited-away-city ★
The statistics before
CovID-19 and China suspending independent Chinese tourists to Taiwan
talk the exact things - A ruling party friendly
news, the Liberty Times, editorial (2020-6-15):
Taiwanese have always preferred traveling
overseas to domestic tour.
Some top foreign media introduced Taiwan's attractions: ♣ Yahoo Finance, 2022-11-21: Tainan, the ancient capital of nearly 400 years, preserves the most complete historic sites and traditional culture. 10 Tainan highlights with historical significance: Chikan Tower, Hsu Feng Hao, Chimei Museum, Madou Daitian Temple, Anping Tree House, Beimen Crystal Church, Sicao Green Tunnel, Dingtouer Sandbar, Jing Zhai Jiao Tile Paved Salt Fields, and Ten Drum Culture Village finance.yahoo.com/news/want-travel-truly-taiwan-tainan-224400342.html
♣ MSN, 2022-11-1: Best Tourist Spots in Taiwan 1. Sun Moon Lake,Taiwan's largest alpine lake 2. Kenting National Park, The annual Spring Scream Festival also takes place in early April and draws thousands of music-lovers each year. 3. Alishan National Scenic Area 4. Taroko Gorge ...the gorge's vertical cliffs and winding tunnels come so close together 5. Jiufen and Shifen 6. Kinmen Islands https://msn.com/en-sg/travel/news/post-restrictions-travel-guide-to-taiwan/ar-AA13z1Bl
♣ L.A. Times, 2018-2-18: National Palace Museum - you can browse among some of the 600,000-plus artworks and artifacts — centuries of cultural wealth — that Chiang's people had spirited away from China's Forbidden City 70 years ago (ps: Young people may not like old stuffs) , Taipei 101 (but no longer world tallest building) , Din Tai Fung (already degraded by Michelin Guide for a few years, no longer a star-restaurant) , Longshan Temple (a small temple), Shilin night market (Taiwan's night markets don't have same Michelin honors as those street food in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau have ) , Chiang Kai-shek Memorial (Taiwan's parliament passed a law that calls for erasing Chiang's name and likeness from landmarks across the island) , Pingxi sky lantern ( biodegradable lanterns can be incredibly harmful to both the environment and wildlife. Sky lantern litter takes quite some time to decompose, and the wire frames have been known to strangle and maim wild animals and livestock. They may pose a fire hazard), You might feel the ground shake (Not too often, you may not feel it) dailypress.com/life/la-tr-taipei-20180218-story.html
♣ USA Today, 2020-11-21 (usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/11/21/taiwans-relatively-covid-free-life-attracts-skilled-expats/6322040002/) : Foreign professionals run up against a protectionist mentality in e-commerce segments such as ride-hailing and home-sharing services like Uber and Airbnb. Taiwan’s English fluency lags Hong Kong and Singapore. In one of the most densely populated places on Earth, people live so packed together in apartment blocks that a neighbor's footfall upstairs or roadwork just outside easily overpower the sound of one's own TV.
♣ New York Times, 2008-3-2: The National Palace Museum is considered by many to be the finest repository of Chinese art in the world, the 1,670-foot Taipei 101, Da An Park - the largest public park in Taipei (a median sized park with little flowers) , Beitou , renowned for its hot springs resorts, some modeled after those in Japan (some are good), Din Tai Fung, a mandatory stop on Taiwan's restaurant scene, Longshan Temple, shaved ice topped with fresh mango, strawberry or kiwi at Ice Monster in Yongkang Street. nytimes.com/2008/03/02/travel/02hours.html
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ABC Radio
National, Australia, 2-27-2020:
What's most apparent when visiting
Taiwan is how ordinary it is — ordinary
in the sense of normal, everyday,
functional. ps: In Taiwan, the houses/buildings are
expensive "property", instead of
"architecture arts", the cars are
for transportation or for business,
always square shape with boring color,
black, gray, etc, hard to see a
sports-car, convertible
or
a VW bug with clockwork on its butt ... unlike those with
great vitality
in the US
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