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China: the new big buddy on our block...masters moved on? In the 1980s we fretted about expanding Soviet influence. Along came the Taiwanese with their chequebook diplomacy. Taipei and Beijing one-upmanship - built on pursuit of diplomatic recognition - has diminished as... In this article: China, Frank Bainimarama, Pacific, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Beijing, and Port Moresby |
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Taipei Times | 2 days ago
Think tank urges action to deal with police brutality
...from abusing their power and violating human rights. On Tuesday it was exactly one year since China's ARATS Chairman Chen Yunlin visited Taipei. Chen is set to meet his Taiwanese counterpart, Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Jiang...
In this article: Chen Yunlin, Taiwan, Democracy, Plaintiff, Fu Jen Catholic University, and Ma Ying-jeou
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Reuters | 2 days ago
TSMC and Infineon extend technology partnership
...for more complex devices, and squeezing more circuits onto a single chip increases chip yield per wafer, boosting efficiency. In Taipei, TSMC shares ended up 0.17 percent on Thursday, against the main TAIEX's <. TWII> 0.66 percent fall.
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Military trust, transparency still elude U.S. and China
...with Beijing, restates a long-standing request to buy U.S.-made F-16 fighter planes to update an aging fleet. Mullen said the Beijing-Taipei relationship "seems to be moving in the right direction" toward reduced tensions. But he...
In this article: United States, China, Beijing, Mike Mullen, Taiwan, Pentagon, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Hong Kong
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Microsoft to set up cloud research center in Taiwan
...technology companies have jumped on the bandwagon. There were no details on the size of investment or the number of people the Taipei center will employ, but the establishment of the center is expected to benefit contract manufacturers...
In this article: Microsoft, Cloud computing, Taiwan, and Steve Ballmer
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Stuff | 4 days ago
Hotels come to the rescue of Taipei's pet dogs
Happy, a Labrador mix, jumps into the swimming pool at a pet hotel in Taipei. Seafood in Sokcho, Korea US move allowing HIV tourists welcomed Top 10 ghost towns around the world Timor lures tourists with historic independence sites...
In this article: Dog, Taiwan, Biggest Loser, and HIV
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Centre Daily Times | 4 days ago
Taipei City Promotes 2010 Int’l Flora Expo in Shanghai
Taipei City Promotes 2010 Int'l Flora Expo in Shanghai TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taipei City Government promoted the 2010 Taipei International Gardening and Horticulture Exposition in Shanghai on November 1 with an interactive musical during...
In this article: Shanghai, Hau Lung-bin, and Taiwan
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Morita lives up to billing in Taipei
...of Portugal hits a shot during her match against Sophie Ferguson of Australia in the first round of the 2009 OEC Taipei Ladies Open at the Taipei Arena yesterday. PHOTO: CHANG CHIA-MING, TAIPEI TIMES No.1 seed Ayumi Morita lived up to...
In this article: Bagel, Taipei Times, Australia, and Sydney
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Yahoo! News | 5 days ago
Hotels come to the rescue of Taipei's pet dogs (Reuters)
Hotels come to the rescue of Taipei's pet dogs By Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings - 10 mins ago TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - Taipei's dogs are living it up at hotels, complete with VIP suites and pools, that aim to ease the problem of strays...
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Gay pride throngs Taipei streets
...LGBT Pride Parade drew an estimated 25,000 participants this year, the largest such parade in Asia Rainbow flags covered downtown Taipei yesterday afternoon as thousands of participants in this year's Taiwan Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and...
In this article: Asia, Presbyterian Church, National Taiwan University, and Taiwan
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The Times of India - World | 7 days ago
20,000 march in Taipei for gay rights
...one of the most open societies regarding tolerance of homosexuality. In 2003, when the current President Ma Ying-jeou was Taipei mayor, the Taipei City government began to subsidise the annual Gay Carnival, but the funding has dwindled over...
In this article: Taiwan, Amnesty International, Ma Ying-jeou, Japan, Malaysia, and China
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Taipei has been the de facto capital of the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, since the Chinese Civil War in 1949. It is situated on the Danshui River, almost at the northern tip of the country, about 25 km southwest of Keelung, which is its port on the Pacific Ocean. Another coastal city, Danshui, is about 20 km northwest at the river's mouth on the Taiwan Strait.
Taipei lies in the relatively narrow, bowl-shaped valley of the Danshui and two of its main tributaries, the Jilong (Keelung) and Xindian (Sindian) rivers. The generally low-lying terrain of the central areas on the western side of the municipality slopes upward to the south and east and especially to the north, where it reaches 1,120 metres at Cising Mountain (七星山). The climate is humid subtropical, with hot, muggy, rainy summers and cool, damp winters. It is also the political, economic, and cultural center of the country.
Taipei City, Taipei County, and Keelung City together form the Taipei metropolitan area but are administered under different local government bodies. Taipei City is a special municipality administered directly under the Executive Yuan, while Taipei County and Keelung City are administered as part of Taiwan Province. Taipei commonly refers to the whole metropolitan area, while Taipei City refers to the city proper. Taipei's city government is headed by a mayor who is elected by direct popular vote. A secretary-general assists the mayor.
- Name:
- Taipei City
- Local Name:
- 臺北市
- Also Known As:
- the City of Azaleas
- Government type:
- Taipei City Government
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 104.9
- Total Area (km):
- 271.7997
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 1.0
- Water Area (km):
- 2.7
- Time Zone:
- CST
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