Draw ceremony of 2nd ITF Junior Masters held in Sichuan

Edit China Daily 07 Apr 2016
The inaugural ITF Junior Masters was held in the Sichuan International Tennis Center from last April 3 to 5, with Andrey Rublev from Ruassia and Xu Shilin from China winning the men's and women's events ......

Mayor Ko rebuts ‘white force’ report

Edit Taipei Times 06 Apr 2016
“I hope that Taipei residents leave me alone for the next two years and allow me to focus on my mayoral work,” he said ... Chou said that when he was recruited, he told Ko that he would only stay for one year, adding that the timing for his resignation was decided after he had made sure that Shilin District’s (士林) Taipei Performing Arts Center, the construction of which is overseen by DORTS, would be completed by the end of this year ... ....

Taipei urged to allocate extra funds for events

Edit Taipei Times 06 Apr 2016
“I have a lot of ideas and I am willing to cooperate with the mayor, but where does the money come from?” Zhengshou Borough (正守) Warden Lin Ju-hsuan (林洳萱) said ... Meanwhile, a city government plan to flatten the Chientan Youth Activity Center (劍潭青年活動中心) in Shilin District (士林) and turn it into a wetland triggered a protest from Mingsheng Bourough (明勝) Warden Chang Yung-tung (張永棟) ... “A wetland is not what we want.” ....

Players line up for 2016 ITF Junior Masters (ITF - International Tennis Federation)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Apr 2016
(Source. ITF - International Tennis Federation). Sixteen of the world's leading young players will take part in the 2016 ITF Junior Masters at the Sichuan International Tennis Centre in Chengdu, China on 8-10 April ... Players will compete for a total prize fund of $160,000 in travel grants. This year's winners will succeed the inaugural champions, Andrey Rublev of Russia, and China's Xu Shilin ... Women's singles. Katie Swan (GBR) ... Rubin said....

Suspected killer held incommunicado

Edit Taipei Times 29 Mar 2016
The Shilin District Court approved an application by prosecutors for Wang Ching-yu (王景玉), the suspect in the killing of a four-year-old girl in Taipei on Monday, to be detained incommunicado before he was taken to the Taipei Detention Center yesterday morning. Officials at Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office said they plan to indict the 33-year-old ......

Public Parking Service Adjustment between April 2 and 5 (Taipei City Government)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Mar 2016
(Source. Taipei City Government). Public Parking Service Adjustment between April 2 and 5. To ensure good parking order around tourist attractions and commercial hubs, ... Parking on roadside parking spaces of the following locations will be charged. Ximen Commercial District, Guanghua Commercial District, Miramar Commercial District, Taipei Zoo, and Shilin tourist spots....

TRTC Promotes Smart Logistics Service at MRT Stations (Taipei City Government)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Mar 2016
(Source. Taipei City Government). TRTC Promotes Smart Logistics Service at MRT Stations ... In fact, TRTC pointed out that a number of local businesses have reached out to MRT stations by setting up 'unstaffed' shops with lines of lockers ... Such delivery service can already be found at MRT Daan, Zhongshan, Shilin, Fuxinggang, Xingtian Temple, Taipei Arena, Nanjing Fuxing, Neihu, and Sanchong stations with fridge lockers ... 7, Lane 48, Sec ... Hit....

Taipei Predators to face Warhawks

Edit Taipei Times 18 Mar 2016
The Taipei Predators, the nation’s only American football team, is to play the Hong Kong Warhawks in Taipei today, their first battle against a team from overseas since their formation at the end of last year. This is to be the second football competition to take place in Taiwan ... Chen played in football teams in Japan ... The game between the Predators and Warhawks is to begin at 1pm at the Bailing Sport Park in Taipei’s Shilin District. ....

Museum expansion slammed

Edit Taipei Times 17 Mar 2016
Taipei Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Liou Ming-lone (劉銘龍) told a meeting in Shilin District (士林) that due to amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act (環境影響評估法) putting local governments in charge of overseeing establishments of cultural and educational facilities, the Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in January transferred the project to the department ... ....

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Edit Taipei Times 15 Mar 2016
A. I saw someone who looked just like you in the Shilin Night Market yesterday. B....

Former President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski visits Taiwan (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan))

Edit Public Technologies 15 Mar 2016
(Source. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)) March 14, 2016No. 061 ... He will also attend a dinner hosted by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Leo C. J ... the Case of Poland in the EU and Its Implication for Taiwan.' In addition, he will call at several leading companies and visit Yangmingshan National Park, the National Palace Museum, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, and Shilin Night Market. Mr ... (E) ... (noodl....

Destination Review: Taiwan

Edit The Times of India 15 Mar 2016
There's more to Taiwan than just machines. It can actually be one of the most memorable getaways with amazing sights on offer. Let's put a few things right first. Taiwan is not a city, it's actually an island boasting of bustling cities like Taichung and Taipei, it's not cheap and there's more to it than electronic markets ... Taipei treat ... It's too good a sight to be missed ... The night markets in Ximending and Shilin are any shopper's dream ... ....

Beitou ecological park to double as flood detention pool

Edit Taipei Times 14 Mar 2016
A vast park built among the wetlands in the heart of Taipei’s Beitou District (北投) will soon be open to the public, the Taipei Park and Street Lights Office said. The Zhoumei Xianzaigang Park (洲美蜆仔港公園), covering 30,818m2 in the Shilin-Beitou Technology Park, is a versatile facility integrating flood detention, sightseeing and ecological restoration, office director Chang Yu-huei (張郁惠) said ... ....
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