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Recommended Reading on Taiwan
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Featured Articles on Living, Working, Studying, Traveling, and Volunteering in Taiwan
Teaching English in Taiwan: A Lucrative Endeavor in a Culturally Rich Environment by Newley Purnell
Three Reasons to Teach English and Live in Taiwan by Matt Gibson
Teaching English in Taiwan: The Vital Information by Matt Gibson
A Teacher's Tour of Duty in Taiwan: Rockets, Temples, and Tonal Languages by Brian Johnson
Teaching in Taiwan: Jobs are Plentiful, Living Is Easy by Danielle Staton
Teaching English in Taiwan: Making the Transition by Amelie de Mahy
Teaching English in Taiwan: Things Recruiters Won't Tell You by Jeffrey E. Wilson
Teaching English in Taiwan by Darby Cameron Doll
Tutoring English in Taiwan by Ruth Kamnitzer
Learn Chinese in Taiwan by Joshua K. Hartshone
Study Mandarin for (almost) Free in Taiwan by Matt Gibson
Get Your B.A., M.A. or Ph.D. for (almost) Free in Taiwan: The Taiwan Scholarship Program by Matt Gibson

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 Business and Economy in Taiwan

Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade, eweb.trade.gov.tw.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, www.amcham.com.tw. Suite 1012, Chia Hsin Building #2, 96 Zhong Shan N. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei 104 ,ROC (Taiwan). Tel. +886-2-2581-7089 Fax. +886-2-2542-3376; amcham@amcham.com.tw.

Invest in Taiwan, investintaiwan.nat.gov.tw/en.

World Trade Organization regulates trade rules between its member countries, and provides information on economic data, trade regulations,disputes and agreements about its members, including Taiwan.

U.S. Government Export Portal publishes Country & Industry Market Reports, Commercial guides, and other essential information for doing business abroad, including Taiwan..

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 Expatriate Websites and Resources in Taiwan

AlloExpat.com is an information and resource portal for expatriates living in or moving to the Asia-Pacific region, including an online forum for expatriates in Taiwan.

Asia Expats Forum is a community forum for expatriates living in Asia, with country-specific discussion groups including a Taiwan Expat Forum.

AsiaXPAT provides extensive expatriate resources for those moving to one of 13 East Asian cities, including Taipei.

BritishExpats.com is a website dedicated to British expats around the world, including a general forum on the Far East.

Expat Exchange provides a wealth of resources and articles, as well as a forum.The site has a few useful articles and links about Taiwan.

Expat Blog is a worldwide directory of blogs related to expatriate life, with listings for Taiwan.

Expat Web Directory provides listings of expatriate discussion groups and forums for most countries, including Taiwan.

Newcomers Club Worldwide is a worldwide directory of newcomers clubs for newly arrived expatriates, including Taiwan.

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 Government and International Organizations for Taiwan

Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan), www.gio.gov.tw

Ministry of Foreign Affiars, Republic of China (Taiwan), www.mofa.gov.tw

American Institute in Taiwan, www.ait.org, represents U.S. commercial and cultural interests in Taiwan. The Institute also operates a Chinese language school, trade center, and library.

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 News and Media in Taiwan

Taiwan Headlines, english.www.gov.tw, is an online online news source by the Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan).

Kidon Media Link, www.kidon.com, an online directory of world newspapers and news media, has an extensive listing of news media in Taiwan.

Live-radio.net, www.live-radio.net/info.shtml, provides continuously updated links to thousands of online radio stations worldwide, including Taiwan.

Online Newspapers, www.onlinenewspapers.com, lists over 1000 links to online newspapers worldwide, including Taiwan.

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 Recommended Reading on Taiwan
Lonely Planet Taiwan by Robert Kelly and Joshua Samuel Brown
Insight Guide Taiwan by Vivien Kim
National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan by Phil Macdonald
Taiwan: A Political History by Denny Roy
Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan by Jonathan Manthorpe
Culture Shock! Taiwan: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette by Chris Bates and Ling-Li Bates

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 Travel Information in Taiwan

Taiwan Tourism Board, www.taiwan.net.tw.

Tourism Bureau, Republic of China (Taiwan), www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/taiwan/tourism_bureau_taiwan.htm.

Asia Trotter provides useful links and resources for travelers to Asia, with a section on Taiwan.

Lonely Planet Worldguide offers plenty of useful travel information, including Taiwan.

New York Times Travel provides Destination Guides for most countries, including Taiwan.

Things Asian is an excellent travel portal centered on Asia, featuring fine articles, resources, literature, and other content. The site includes a section on Taiwan.

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