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Published by the Liberty Times Group, the Taipei Times launched its first edition on 15 June 1999. [3] It was the third English-language newspaper founded in Taiwan. [4] [1] President Lee Teng-hui attended its launch ceremony. [1] The other two English-language media before the Taipei Times were Taiwan News and The China Post. [5]
In addition, there are two major business-focused, financial newspapers: the Commercial Times (工商時報) and Economic Daily News (經濟日報). After competitors Taiwan News ceased print publication in 2010 and The China Post in 2015, Taipei Times (英文台北時報) remains the only major English-language newspaper in Taiwan.
The Liberty Times is a national newspaper published in Taiwan. Founded by Lin Rong-San, it is published by the Liberty Times Group. The newspaper was first published on 17 April 1980, as Liberty Daily, before adopting its current name in 1987. In 1999, they launched their English language version, the Taipei Times.
While Taiwan's media freedom may rank among the top few nations in Asia today, its progress to its current state of vibrancy was not without a struggle. [1] The Japanese occupation of Taiwan from 1895 to 1945 did not slow down the pace of economic modernisation on the island; the Kuomintang (KMT, Nationalist Party) also built on the successes of its predecessors to modernize and this provided ...
The China Post (英文中國郵報) was an English-language newspaper published in Taiwan (officially the Republic of China), alongside the Taipei Times and the Taiwan News. [1] The China Post was established by Mr. and Mrs. Y. P. Huang in 1952.
Lee died of multiple organ failure and septic shock at Taipei Veterans General Hospital on 7:24 pm, 30 July 2020, at the age of 97. [ 129 ] [ 130 ] He had suffered from infections and cardiac problems since he was admitted to hospital in February.
Taipei (/ ˌ t aɪ ˈ p eɪ / ⓘ; Chinese: 臺北; pinyin: Táiběi), [4] officially Taipei City, [I] is the capital [a] and a special municipality of Taiwan. [7] [8] Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the northern port city of Keelung.
Taipei Times. February 28, 2007. p. 8; The 228 Incident and Taiwan's Transitional Justice – The Diplomat; Japanese 228 victim's son awarded compensation – Taipei Times; Tsai vows to investigate 228 Incident – Taipei Times; Family of Korean killed in Taiwan's '228 Incident' in 1947 to get compensation – The Japan Times