Taiwan Tourists

Thailand will waive visa requirements for arrivals from India and Taiwan from next month to May 2024, a government official said on Tuesday, in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches.

Amid an increase in travel following the easing of Covid pandemic restrictions, countries are doing all they can to encourage visitors to come and boost their economies. The latest is Taiwan which is planning to pay tourists to vacation there.

The hum of holiday vibes and the selfie-snapping is interrupted by the roar of explosions as projectiles shoot up into the sky, prompting oohs and aahs from the surprised tourists.

A Taiwanese tourist was arrested and fined for wearing a bikini deemed too revealing to a beach in Philippines.

At least 18 people have died after an express train derailed and flipped over on a popular coastal tourist route in Taiwan on Sunday, the island's worst rail accident for more than 25 years.

Rani Mukerji's Hichki is also slated to release in Taiwan and Hong Kong on November 2 and 8, respectively

The toll from a deadly 6.4-magnitude quake in Taiwan rose to 14 Saturday as rescuers searching for a missing family of Chinese tourists discovered two more bodies in a partially toppled building.

Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their hands as they searched for about 145 people missing after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the popular Taiwanese tourist city of Hualien overnight.

As the world's second-largest economy and biggest trader, China can inflict pain by blocking certain imports. Beijing has shown that it can hurt others by cutting a lucrative Chinese export: tourists who normally flock to South Korea or Taiwan

Grieving relatives of 24 Chinese tourists who died in a bus inferno in Taiwan have demanded answers from authorities, after the worst road accident ever to hit mainland visitors.

A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a busy highway near Taiwan's capital today, burning to death all 26 people on board, officials said.

Taiwan authorities are confiscating pebbles collected as mementos by tourists and returning the rocks to the island's picturesque beaches as they step up moves to preserve the scenic east coast.

A branch of Mcdonald's opened in a historic Chinese building once inhabited by a former leader of Taiwan is serving up muffins and coffee amid a storm of controversy, state media said today.

Thousands of tourists were evacuated from islands off Taiwan Sunday as super typhoon Dujuan gathered strength on its approach to the island.

Seven tourists died today when they were struck by huge rocks tumbling down a mountain in one of China's most popular beauty spots, state media said.

Thailand will waive visa requirements for arrivals from India and Taiwan from next month to May 2024, a government official said on Tuesday, in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches.

Amid an increase in travel following the easing of Covid pandemic restrictions, countries are doing all they can to encourage visitors to come and boost their economies. The latest is Taiwan which is planning to pay tourists to vacation there.

The hum of holiday vibes and the selfie-snapping is interrupted by the roar of explosions as projectiles shoot up into the sky, prompting oohs and aahs from the surprised tourists.

A Taiwanese tourist was arrested and fined for wearing a bikini deemed too revealing to a beach in Philippines.

At least 18 people have died after an express train derailed and flipped over on a popular coastal tourist route in Taiwan on Sunday, the island's worst rail accident for more than 25 years.

Rani Mukerji's Hichki is also slated to release in Taiwan and Hong Kong on November 2 and 8, respectively

The toll from a deadly 6.4-magnitude quake in Taiwan rose to 14 Saturday as rescuers searching for a missing family of Chinese tourists discovered two more bodies in a partially toppled building.

Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their hands as they searched for about 145 people missing after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the popular Taiwanese tourist city of Hualien overnight.

As the world's second-largest economy and biggest trader, China can inflict pain by blocking certain imports. Beijing has shown that it can hurt others by cutting a lucrative Chinese export: tourists who normally flock to South Korea or Taiwan

Grieving relatives of 24 Chinese tourists who died in a bus inferno in Taiwan have demanded answers from authorities, after the worst road accident ever to hit mainland visitors.

A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a busy highway near Taiwan's capital today, burning to death all 26 people on board, officials said.

Taiwan authorities are confiscating pebbles collected as mementos by tourists and returning the rocks to the island's picturesque beaches as they step up moves to preserve the scenic east coast.

A branch of Mcdonald's opened in a historic Chinese building once inhabited by a former leader of Taiwan is serving up muffins and coffee amid a storm of controversy, state media said today.

Thousands of tourists were evacuated from islands off Taiwan Sunday as super typhoon Dujuan gathered strength on its approach to the island.

Seven tourists died today when they were struck by huge rocks tumbling down a mountain in one of China's most popular beauty spots, state media said.