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Watch Taipei Dome spring a leak

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A video surfaced on social media on Monday (Dec. 4) showing a leak inside the newly opened Taipei Dome. Monday was the second day of the BFA Asian Baseball Championship...

Taiwan pitches shutout against South Korea in Asian Baseball Championship opener

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan faced long-term rival South Korea in the opening round of the Asian Baseball Championship, with a strong outing by starting pitcher Hsu Ruo-hsi (徐若熙), leading the h...

Price tag for Terminal 3 at Taiwan’s main airport surges by third

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The price tag for Taoyuan International Airport’s Terminal 3 will surge by a third to NT$130 billion (US$4.15 billion), reports said Saturday (Dec. 2). The comple...

Meet Taipei Startup Festival kicks off at Nangang Exhibition Center

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) —Asia's largest tech startup festival, organized by Meet Taipei, celebrated its 10th anniversary with a packed crowd at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2 on Thursday (Nov...

Taipei Dome holds first public event

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — After 32 years of planning and construction, the Taipei Dome was open to baseball fans for the first time over the weekend. Since the public began clamoring for the Tai...

Taipei Dome holds exhibition baseball game

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei Dome hosted an exhibition baseball game closed to the public on Tuesday (Nov. 14), with participants praising the new sporting venue. Tuesday morning’s ina...

Taipei Dome to hold free baseball game for 12,000 fans on Nov 18

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taipei Dome has officially cleared all the hurdles for use and a trial baseball game will be open to 12,000 spectators on Nov. 18. After 11 years of setbacks, the T...

New north-south MRT line proposed for Greater Taipei

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The New Taipei Department of Transit Systems has revived a previously proposed north-south line and extended it to Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall to alleviate congestion expect...

Taipei Dome to offer 12,000 free tickets to baseball game

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei City Government will offer 12,000 free tickets to a baseball game on Nov. 18 as part of a test run of the Taipei Dome. On Friday (Oct. 27), Taipei Mayor Chiang W...

Taipei to give away 10,000 tickets for Taipei Dome baseball game

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — About 10,000 free tickets will be given to the public for a baseball game at Taipei Dome in November, the city's sports bureau head said on Monday (Oct. 16). The ar...

Taipei Dome fails to pass fire safety tests

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei Dome failed to pass a first round of fire safety tests, throwing doubt on whether it can launch as planned in mid-October, reports said Thursday (Sept. 28). Deve...

Taipei Dome edges closer to trial operations

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei City Deputy Mayor Lee Ssu-chuann (李四川) said Taipei Dome will conduct its final fire safety test on Sept. 25, with passage potentially leading Farglory to obtain a u...

Taipei to host Premier 12 baseball tournament in 2024

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that Taipei will host the preliminary rounds of the Premier 12 baseball championship to be held Nov. 10&...

Taipei MRT escalator heard speaking with Chinese accent

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei City Councilor Chien Shu-pei (簡舒培) made a post on social media about an escalator in Taipei’s MRT Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station on Sunday (July 9), which ...

Worker passes away after electrocution at Taipei Dome

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Labor inspectors issued a fine of NT$300,000 (US$9,630) and ordered a partial suspension of work on the Taipei Dome after the fatal electrocution of a worker on Wednesday ...