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Philippines

English instruction tagged as lure for Taiwan tourists

By bworldonline.com

THE Philippine representative office in Taiwan is promoting schools that specialize in teaching English, particularly in Cebu, in a bid to increase tourist arrivals.

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Taiwan

China tourists, dollars could charm, alarm Taiwan

By forbes.com

TAIPEI - Two decades after letting its people and companies go to China, Taiwan is opening itself to Chinese investors and visitors -- a move that could carry big economic dividends but also one fraug

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China-Taiwan Tourism

Chinese tourists give Taiwan 91% approval

By etaiwannews.com

Chinese tourists who have visited Taiwan since July 4 have given an average approval rating of 91 percent to tourism in Taiwan, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) reported yester

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Cross-Strait Tourism

Mainland's Taiwan affairs chief optimistic about cross-Strait tourism

By xinhuanet.com

XIAMEN, Fujian - Wang Yi, Taiwan affairs chief of the Chinese mainland, expressed on Sunday optimism about the prospects for cross-Strait tourism.

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Taiwan

Taiwan set to provide landing visas to Chinese tourists

TAIPEI — Taiwan said Tuesday it plans to offer landing visas to Chinese tourists travelling to two Taiwanese-controlled islands off the mainland, in another goodwill gesture to Beijing.

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Bali Tourism

Best July ever for Bali foreign arrivals

By balidiscovery.com

Foreign tourist arrivals for the month of July 2008 hit 183,122 making it the best July ever, improving +11.24 percent over last year's record-breaking performance for July 2007 (164,618).

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In Taipei, Taiwan On October 12-17

Taipei will host 69th Skal World Congress

By eTN

The 69th Skål World Congress will commence in Taipei, Taiwan on October 12, 2007 with a spectacular Get-together party at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, which includes the Chiang Kai Shek Museum.

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Taiwan

High-end tourists tame Taiwan's fears

TAIPEI - The strongest impression Chinese college student Chen Jiawei received as he toured Taiwan for the first time last week was the relatively unblemished quality of certain scenic spots.

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Chinese tourists in taiwan

China tourists drop $1.3 mln in Taiwan

TAIPEI - Chinese tourists who just finished a historic trip to Taiwan, which normally bans them for security reasons, spent about T$40 million ($1.3 million), a perk for the island's sagging economy,

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Taiwan

Three female Chinese tourists reported missing in Taiwan

Taipei - Three female Chinese tourists, who came to Taiwan via Thailand as part of a tour group, went missing in northern Taiwan Tuesday, according to a news release issued by the National Immigration

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China-Taiwan tourism

High-end China tourists charm Taiwan on first weekend

TAIPEI - A historic first wave of 762 select tourists from China charmed Taiwan over the weekend by spending money and behaving well, easing fears stoked by decades of animosity, officials said on Mon

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Taiwan

Culture shock looms as Taiwan braces for Chinese tourists

TAIPEI - The 350-room Cheng Pao Hotel near central Taiwan's Sun Moon Lake separates Chinese tourists from Japanese guests at meals to ensure those from China don't take out their nationalist aggressio

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Chinese tourists in taiwan

Taiwan to keep Chinese tourists from Falung Gong

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Authorities will try to avoid confrontations between Falun Gong followers and Chinese tourists when charter flights between Taiwan and the mainland resume this week, a Taiwanese off

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China: tourists will "behave"

China reassures Taiwan its tourists will behave

BEIJING - China sought to reassure Taiwan on Monday that its first tour groups to the island will behave well, and told tourists to be good ambassadors following a warming of ties between the two ofte

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China-Taiwan

China and Taiwan: friends through tourism

By Nelson Alcantara

What might have been difficult to imagine a few years back, has become a reality. Thanks to tourism, China and Taiwan can now call themselves friends.

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Taiwan: chinese tourists and galun gong sect, how will that work?

Taiwanese officials urge Falun Gong to leave Chinese tourist sites, sect refuses

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Falun Gong followers said Wednesday they will keep promoting their movement at Taiwanese sites popular with tourists from China, where the sect is banned, despite official requests fo

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Smiling bus drivers? in taiwan? that's fresh

Taiwan drivers learn to smile at Chinese tourists

Taipei - Taiwan's largest bus company is teaching its drivers how to flash the best smile to welcome Chinese tourists.

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Air China

Air China announces direct flights to Taiwan

By eTN

Beijing - Air China today announced that from July 4th, 2008 it will be commencing regular direct flights from Beijing to Taipei and Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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China

Regulations on mainland tourists' travel to Taiwan published

BEIJING - Mainland-based Cross-Strait Tourism Association (CSTA) has published three regulatory documents on mainland tourists' travel to Taiwan.

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China

Chinese mission in Taiwan to inspect tourism market

Taipei - China sent a travel agents' delegation to Taiwan Monday to make preparations for Chinese tourists to the island.

The inspection team was led by Fan Guishan, vice director of the Cross-Strait Tourism Association.

Taiwan's Tourism Bureau held a banquet to welcome the Chinese delegation.

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