2021/03/09 16:37 New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi (center) New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi (center) (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The newly completed bike path beside the Jingmei River in New Taipei City will enable cyclists to ride from the Bitan Scenic Area all the way to the Taipei Zoo without having to cross the river to Taipei City. New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) went on a cycling tour on Tuesday morning (March 9) to experience the new bikeway, which connects all existing bike paths on the river bank. He told reporters that the 4.4-kilometer bikeway cost the city NT$61 million (US$2.1 million) to build, noting that the city has a total of 209 kilometers of riverside bike paths that go along four waterways.
2021/02/05 14:36 Vice President Lai Ching-te (center left) visits Google s new office in Banqiao District. (Presidential Office photo) Vice President Lai Ching-te (center left) visits Google s new office in Banqiao District. (Presidential Office photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday (Feb. 4) attended the opening celebration for Google s new office in New Taipei City and thanked the tech giant for its trust in Taiwan. Speaking at the ceremony that morning, Lai noted that Google s new office complex in Banqiao District is the company s largest hardware development center outside the U.S. He said the space will also serve as an innovation center for artificial intelligence and software technology.