Beitou Park Marks One-hundredth Birthday 　2013/6/17

A grand event was held at Beitou Park by the Department of Information and Tourism (TPEDOIT) on June 15 to mark the centenary of the park on June 17. The ceremony kicked off with the unveiling of the monument of Imura Daikichi—the then magistrate of Taipei Prefecture who oversaw the constructions of Beitou Public Bath and Beitou Park. Following was a series of celebratory activities beginning with a cosplay parade featuring participants dres......Full Text

Green Bean Cakes Named the City’s 2nd Most Popular Snack 　2013/6/17

The green bean cake has claimed the title as the second most recommended snack of Taipei, beating banana cakes, dried longan cakes, pine nut cakes, nougat, and Zhuang Yuang cakes with 2,882 ballots in an online vote. The results were unveiled by the Department of Information and Tourism (TPEDOIT) in a press event on June 13. The voting was a warm-up event of the 2013 Taipei Pineapple Cake Festival, which will take place between June 21 and 23 ......Full Text

Green Bean Cakes Named the City’s 2nd Most Popular Snack 　2013/6/14

The green bean cake has claimed the title as the second most recommended snack of Taipei, beating banana cakes, dried longan cakes, pine nut cakes, nougat, and Zhuang Yuang cakes with 2,882 ballots in an online vote. The results were unveiled by the Department of Information and Tourism (TPEDOIT) in a press event on June 13. The voting was a warm-up event of the 2013 Taipei Pineapple Cake Festival, which will take place between June 21 and 23 ......Full Text

City Secures US$50 Million-Worth of Orders via COMPUTEX 　2013/6/14

COMPUTEX TAIPEI, the world’s second largest professional computer exhibition, was held from June 4 to 8, 2013. During the exhibition, Taipei City Government’s Department of Economic Development played an active role to assist foreign buyers in the 371 procurement sessions, which resulted in deals yielding a combined US$50.2 million in revenue. The massive exhibition saw a total of 1,724 local and foreign exhibitors set up a staggering 5,042 boo......Full Text

Discovery Center Hosts Taipei Travel Postcards Exhibition 　2013/6/13

The Discovery Center of Taipei will be holding the “Look Taipei: Taipei Travel Postcards Exhibition” from June 11 to July 18. Over 1,000 classical replica postcards will be given away to visitors throughout the exhibition period. According to Information and Tourism Commissioner Chao Hsin-ping, post cards played an important role during the early days when imaging technology and tourism information were not readily accessible. The exhibition f......Full Text

Mayor Sets out Vision for Nangang 　2013/6/13

Presiding over a borough development meeting in Nangang District on June 11, Mayor Hau Lung-bin remarked that the district is set to become a potential driving force of growth for Taipei as a transportation hub as well as an area clustered with biotech, IT, cultural and pop music industries. With the completion of underground railway system of Nangang, a vast tract of public land will be made available for other uses. This along with the rege......Full Text