Taiwan Related Websites & Other Resources

My Top Picks:

Pinyin & Chinese for Cities, Counties, Trains, Taipei streets, etc: http://www.romanization.com/

General Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei

Maps to Points of Interest in Taipei: http://wiki.forumosa.org/wiki/index.php?title=%5C%27Mosa_Maps

Mapping site set to Taipei City: http://www.maporama.com

Maps and tourist infomation: Tourism Bureau

MRT clickable route map: http://home.trtc.com.tw
MRT Pinyin route map

Classified Ads: Tealit.com

Forumosa.com
www.taiwanho.com
Bulletin board forums set up for expatriates in Taiwan.

Taiwan Railway Administration or Taiwan Railway Administration
train schedules

Websites:

www.ait.org.tw
American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto embassy

www.amcham.com.tw
American Chamber of Commerce, promoting business ties in Taiwan. They have a bulletin board, some useful information, and links to more sites.

www.boca.gov.tw
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

www.btco.org.tw
www.britishembassy.gov.uk
The British Trade and Cultural Office, the de facto embassy.

www.brassmonkeytaipei.com
Brass monkey pub’s website featuring a schedule of special events.

www.britishcouncil.org.tw

www.canada.org.tw
the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei, the de facto embassy.

www.canadiansociety.com
The Canadian Society is the equivalent of a chamber of commerce.

www.cancham.org
Find Canadian Chambers of Commerce around the world and a link to the Canadian Society.

www.canukabroad.com
information for Canadians traveling or living abroad.

www.chinapost.com.tw
The China Post Times is one of the two major daily English newspapers in Taiwan. This is their online version.

www.citizencain.com
Citizen Cain pub’s website.

www.community.com.tw
The Community Services Center is a non-profit foundation, which has some helpful information and services for expatriate residents. They are the publishers of Taipei Living, which is a useful book especially if you plan an extended stay in Taipei.

www.evaair.com
One of Taiwan’s major airlines.

www.edu.tw
Taiwanese Ministry of Education

www.ettaiwan.com
a new site advertising jobs for English teachers.

www.evta.gov.tw
The Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training with information on working and work permits.

www.expats.org.uk
A site with lots of good links to other sites including advisories issued by the US and UK.

www.fetnet.net
Far Eastone, one of Taiwan’s mobile phone service providers

www.formosa.com
A site with bulletin board and chat room set up for expatriates in Taiwan.

www.fullgass.net/fortunahostel.html
Fortuna Hostel

www.luxy-taipei.com
Luxy nightclub

www.mofa.gov.tw
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

www.mos-taipei.com
Ministry of Sound nightclub’s website. This is Taiwan’s largest nightclub.

www.npa.gov.tw
Taiwanese National Police Administration. This site has useful information and forms relating to visa extentions, Alien Resident Certificates (ARC), and health insurance, and other topics.

www.olemap.com
A site providing maps of Taiwan. It can be useful or frustrating.

www.oriented.com
Site of Global Oriented, which offers listings for various cities including Taipei.

www.southafrica.org.tw

www.dfa.gov.2a/sa_abroad/inorg.htm
Liason Office of the Republic of South Africa, the de facto embassy.

www.taipei.asia.xpat.com
This site provides some advice and listings in Taipei as well as other major cities in Asia.

www.taipei.gov.tw
Taipei area site with maps and information for travelers and residents.

www.taipeihostel.com
Taipei Hostel

www.taipeipubs.com
This site highlights several bars with the same owner.

www.taipeitimes.com
Taipei Times is one of the two major daily English newspapers in Taiwan. This is their online version.

www.taiwan.net.tw
Taiwan Tourism Bureau, some attractions and maps.

www.taiwanho.com
This is a good general information site on Taiwan. It features a bulletin board with both useful and amusing topics. They will also update you on the status of any typhoons which may threaten the island. This is useful to check and see if you need to go to work the next day.

www.taiwanfun.com
This is an entertainment guide with listings of restaurants and bars in Taiwan. They also publish a free magazine, which has a pull out map inside each issue.

www.taiwanteaching.com
The few job posts they had were out of date. I’m not sure why they keep advertising in the China Post.

www.taiwan-map.com
This site provides maps of Taiwan. It is of some use if you want to chart a course between their pre-selected tourist destinations.

www.tavern.com.tw
A sports bar located near Taipei 101.

http://www.tcc.net.tw/eng/
Taiwan Cellular Corporation (TCC) one of Taiwan’s mobile phone service providers.

www.teach101.com
a new website advertising teaching jobs. It requires you to log in to read or place ads.

www.tealit.com
This is probably the most comprehensive listing of teaching jobs in Taiwan and it is updated regularly. They feature free classified ads in a variety of categories including teaching jobs, other jobs, personals, apartments, roommates, scooters, computers, used mobile phones, and other items for sale.

They have information on setting up cell phones, Internet service, and getting health checks. This is good information but can become outdated quickly as the government and companies change their policies and update their systems.

www.travel.state.gov/travel/warnings.html
Check out the US Department of State and the official state of their paranoia.

www.trtc.com.tw
official site of Taipei’s Metro Rapid Transit train system.

www.uglyexpat.com
This site offers a bulletin board for expatriates to say whatever they need to say.

www.voyage.gc.ca
information and assistance for Canadians abroad.

www.wguides.com
This site offers some advice for various locations including Taipei.

www.0808.net/hostel/
Amigo Hostel

Guide Books

Lonely Planet Taiwan
This is one of the few widely available guidebooks for Taiwan. It has a lot of valuable information and is a good resource. Their website is www.lonelyplanet.com.

Taipei Living
Published by the Community Services Center located in the Tienmu area of Taipei, this book has a lot of valuable information. It is part practical information and part yellow page directory. This book is designed for expatriate residents and covers a lot of day-to-day needs as well as information on moving and finding schools for expatriate children. I get the impression that this is the product of a lot of bored expatriate housewives, as the advice is quite sterile and assumes that you or your company will have the money to finance their suggestions. Their website is www.community.com.tw.

Newspapers and Magazines:
The China Post and The Taipei Times are the two major daily English language newspapers in Taiwan. Some people have a preference, but I don’t think there is much difference. There is another English newspaper the Taiwan News but it is a second rate publication. Taiwan Fun publishes a free monthly magazine advertising restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. It also features a pull out map, which is not as good as the MRT map, but it is small and easier to fold up.

China Post: www.chinapost.com.tw

Taipei Times: www.taipeitimes.com

Taiwan Fun: www.taiwanfun.com

GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN TAIPEI

Taiwan, Republic of China Government Offices

www.mofa.gov.tw

Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2 Kaitakelan Blvd., Taipei 100

2-2348-2999

For visa information see the Bureau of Consular Affairs.

www.evta.gov.tw

The Bureau of Employment and Vocational Training with information on working and work permits.

www.edu.tw

Taiwanese Ministry of Education

www.boca.gov.tw

Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

3-5F, 2-2 Chi Nan Road, Section 1

2-2343-2888

www.npa.gov.tw

Taiwanese National Police Administration. This site has useful information and forms relating to visa extentions, Alien Resident Certificates (ARC), and health insurance, and other topics.

Foreign Government Offices in Taipei

These offices offer consular services in lieu of official embassies.

American Institute in Taiwan

Australian Commerce and Industry Office

  • International Trade Building, Suite 2612
  • 333 Keelung Road, Section , Taipei 110
  • 2-8725-4100

British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO)

New location in 2008: Taipei City, Xinyi District, Song Gao Rd., No. 9-11, 26F

Canadian Trade Office in Taipei

French Institute in Taipei

ITI Ireland
  • Taipei World Trade Center, 7F, Room 7B-09
  • Xinyi Road, Section 5, No. 5
  • 02-2725-1691

Liason Office of the Republic of South Africa


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