Taiwan Guide

General

• GIO, Taiwan government information office. Look no further for an online starting point for your Taiwan journey. This website will answer all of your questions about Taiwan (history, culture, festival, accomodation, links to english language periodicals etc.) : http://www.gio.gov.tw
• Translating dictionaries English-Chinese : http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/sinotibe.html#chinese
• Central Weather Bureau (also typhoons, earthquakes) : http://www.cwb.gov.tw
  
  

Taiwanese authorities

• Taiwanese representative offices abroad : http://www.mofa.gov.tw/mofadb/?MIval=View_embassy_eng_test
• Bureau of consular affairs (visa information) : http://www.boca.gov.tw
• Tax information : http://www.ntat.gov.tw
• National Immigration Agency : http://iff.immigration.gov.tw and a free 24-hour Service Hotline : 0800-024-111. These two new English language services are designed to provide better "Daily Living Services" to foreigners living in Taiwan.
• Emergency contact numbers among Taiwanese authorities
  
  

Cultural / Tourism / Entertainment

• Lonely Planet's Taiwan Guide
• Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communication. Good guide for travelers who need information on places to go and things to see and do all over Taiwan. With details on how to get to all the places described: http://www.tbroc.gov.tw
• National Palace Museum. One of Taiwan's prime tourist attractions, the NPM in Taipei is the world's largest repository of Chinese art treasures. http://www.npm.gov.tw/english/index-e.htm
• Hotels in Taiwan : http://www.asiatravel.com
• Taiwan Railway Administration (train schedules, reservations) : http://www.railway.gov.tw/eng/
• Taoyuan Airport. You can check arrival and departure times, delays : http://www.taoyuan-airport.com
• Forumosa.com is the largest community website designed for the international community in Taiwan : http://www.forumosa.com
• 2ème Festival du Film francophone 2006 : http://www.fi-taipei.org
  

News

• Taiwan Headlines. One of Taiwan's top web sites for news about Taiwan, run by the GIO : http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw
  

History

• Books on Taiwan history : http://www.taiwandc.org/hst-ref.htm
  
  

Business

Please check the links on our Trade and Investment pages.

Education in Taiwan

• Taiwan Fellowships and Scholarships (TAFS) : The Taiwan Fellowships & Scholarships program is a Republic of China government initiative aimed to promote relevant research, educational links between Taiwan and the global community. Please find herewith the relevant information of each award.
  
  - Huayu (Mandarin) Enrichment Scholarships
  1) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Huayu Enrichment Scholarship : https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/
  2) Ministry of Education (MOE) Huayu Enrichment Scholarship : https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/
  
  - Scholarships for degree
  3) MOFA & MOE Taiwan Scholarship : https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/
  4) Taiwan International Graduate Program of Academia Sinica : http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/
  5) International Higher Education Scholarship Programs of Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund : http://www.icdf.org.tw/
  
  - Fellowships
  6) Taiwan Fellowship : http://www.mofa.gov.tw
  7) MOE Short Term Research Award : http://www.edu.tw/
  8) Research Grant for Foreign Scholars in Chinese Studies : http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/
  
  - Other Awards
  9) Taiwan Foundation for Democracy's Fellowships : http://www.tfd.org.tw/
  10) Grants from the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange : http://www.cckf.org.tw

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