Taipei - Taiwan's pool champion Wu Chia-ching was granted residence in Singapore Monday, paving the way for his playing for Singapore, but Taipei said they would still welcome him back.
"If he changes his mind, we welcome him back and will restore his qualification to represent Taiwan," Tu Yung-hui, secretary-general of the Taiwan Billiard Association, told German Press Agency dpa.
"But he must openly declare his allegiance to Taiwan because changing citizenship is a serious matter," he said.
Taipei - In another sign of improved cross-strait ties, China on Monday allowed the second part of the World Buddhism Forum to be held in Taiwan.
After attending the first part of the forum in China, some 500 delegates from about 50 countries and regions flew in five chartered flights Nanjing to Taipei.
The delegates include various countries' Buddhist leaders, monks and nuns as well as scholars.
Taipei - Fish pedicures are becoming hot in Taiwan, but authorities are pouring cold water on the practice by questioning the effect of the treatment, a newspaper said on Sunday.
Some spa operators in Taiwan, like those in Japan, South Korea and other countries, have imported a special kind of toothless fish to nibble the feet of bathers in their pools, claiming the fish remove dead skin, give a pedicure and treat psoriasis and other ailments.
Taipei - The Taipei 101, currently the world's tallest building, went dark for one hour Saturday evening to observe Earth Hour, the global campaign to raise awareness about global warming.
The 508-metre-tall Taipei 101 turned off all its exterior lights - except its red aircraft warning lights - and all the interior lights from the 6th to the 89th floors, which are occupied by private firms and offices.
The lights in the basement shopping mall and from the first to the 5th floors containing shops and restaurants remained on.
Taipei - Taiwan said Friday it is still waiting for China's invitation to attend the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, as time is running out for Taiwan to build the Taiwan Pavilion.
"Some countries have already begun to build their pavilions, but we are still waiting for the invitation from the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination," Chao Yung-chuan, secretary-general of the China External Trade Development Council, told the German Press Agency dpa.
Taipei - Taiwan's pool champion Wu Chia-ching was granted residence in Singapore Monday, paving the way for his playing for Singapore, but Taipei said they would still welcome him back.
Taipei - In another sign of improved cross-strait ties, China on Monday allowed the second part of the World Buddhism Forum to be held in Taiwan.
Taipei - The Taipei 101, currently the world's tallest building, went dark for one hour Saturday evening to observe Earth Hour, the global campaign to raise awareness about global warming. 
Taipei - Taiwan said Friday it is still waiting for China's invitation to attend the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, as time is running out for Taiwan to build the Taiwan Pavilion.
