Mayor Hopes to Boost Industrial Development via Ten Major Construction Projects 　2013-06-20

Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-bin presided over a symposium with enterprises at Y17 on June 19. The symposium aims to promote better interactions with the business world. The mayor hopes that Taipei City’s industrial development will benefit from the implementation of the Ten Major Construction Projects, and a continued dialogue based upon a close partnership between the public and private sectors. Hau pointed out that the city government is maki......Full Text

Online Photo Exhibition: ‘101 Ways to Meet TAIPEI 101’ 　2013-06-20

Released by Department of Information and TourismThe virtual photo exhibition “101 Ways to Meet TAIPEI 101” was officially launched on May 31 on TAIPEITRAVEL.NET. Under the auspices of Taipei City’s Department of Information and Tourism (TPEDOIT) and the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the national capital’s most famous landmark, this exhibition features the 101 best Taipei 101-inspired photographs in recent years, including photo contest winners and prev......Full Text

Drivers to Face Punishments for Dodging Breathalyzer Tests 　2013-06-19

Taipei City Police Department (TCPD) called a coordination meeting with all its precincts on June 18 to discuss details of the SOP for arresting drunk drivers who refuse to take breathalyzer tests. The SOP was promulgated that same day by the National Police Agency. Since stricter laws came into effect on June 13, some drivers have refused to take the breathalyzer test, for fear of having to pay penalties or face prison terms. In light of this......Full Text

Cloud Industrial Park Bid Winner Unveiled 　2013-06-19

The construction of Taipei Cloud Computing Industrial Park and parking facilities will be undertaken by a joint team comprising five major IT & Communications companies in a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project following an evaluation process, Mayor Hau Lung-bin announced in a press conference on June 18. The five enterprises, with a combined market value of NT$1.16 trillion are, respectively, Farglory Land Development, Chunghwa Telocom, Delta......Full Text

DOIT and Taipei 101 invite you to explore the beauty of the skyscraper at TAIPEITRAVEL.NET’s online photo exhibition: ‘101 Ways to Meet TAIPEI 101’ 　2013-06-19

The virtual photo exhibition “101 Ways to Meet TAIPEI 101” was officially launched on May 31st on TAIPEITRAVEL.NET. Under the auspices of Taipei City’s Department of Information and Tourism (DOIT) and the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the national capital’s most famous landmark, this exhibition features the 101 best Taipei 101-inspired photographs in recent years, including photo contest winners and previously unpublished works collected by Taipei City ......Full Text

DEP to Beef up Inspection of Construction Fuels Starting June 　2013-06-18

To strengthen the control over illegal fuels causing air pollution, Taipei City Government’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has started to inspect the fuels used on the 2,796 construction sites under its jurisdiction. Construction contractors shall pay a penalty of NT$100,000 to NT$1 million should any engineering vehicle or tool be found running on diesel with a sulfur content over 50 ppmw. Thus, the department strongly urges contr......Full Text