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
Tranlating 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
Information for Foreigners : this site integrates information provided by various government departments in Taipei e.g. police department for info on ARC, tax bureau, bureau of labour affairs, Taipei city government etc.
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
Website launched by the Taipei City Government featuring leisure and entertainment in Taipei (list of hospitals, tourism in Taipei, a very limited section on nightlife-pubs, hotels, etc.) : http://letsgo.taipei-elife.net/eng/index.htm
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/e_index.asp
Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport. You can check arrival and departure times, delays : http://cksairport.gov.tw
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

Taiwan Headlines. One of Taiwan's top web sites for news about Taiwan, run by the GIO : http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw
Taiwanese news site in French: http://www.taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw

Please check the links on our Trade and Investment pages.

Singapore based site, helps you to track your chinese roots : http://www.chinaroots.com