Chinese News Links  

• Taiwan Daily, major online newspaper in Taiwan
• China Times, another leading real-time news provider in Taiwan
• United News, yet another real-time news provider in Taiwan
• The Journalist, easily the best political periodical in Taiwan
• Taiwan News, another political periodical in Taiwan
• Hi-On Taiwan, an excellent selection of news commentary and editorials
• FTV News, a leading real-time news provider in Taiwan
• Taiwan Southern Express, news with a Taiwanese point of view
• GVM - Yuan3 Jen4, polished Taiwanese business magazine
• Commonwealth, another polished Taiwanese business magazine
• Sina Magazine Portal, includes the popular Business Weekly

English News Links  

• BBC News
• CNN Interactive News
• Yahoo News
• Taipei Times, news from Taiwan in English
• Asia Times, news from Asia in English
• Inside China, as its name implies, specialises in reporting on China

Cambridge/Academic-related Links   

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• University of Cambridge
• Cambridge University Student Union
• Cambridge Area Information (CU)
• Cambridge City Guide (Adhoc)
• Cambridge City Guide (City Council)
• Cambridgeshire County Guide (County Council)
• Cambridge Online City Guide

Links to UK Taiwanese Organisations   

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Umbrella UK Student Organisations  

• Student Union of the Republic of China in the UK, the big brother of over 50 UK Taiwanese societies and the official liaison with the Cultural Division of the TRO

Local UK Student Organisations  

• It is simplest to use SUROCUK's main list.

Official ROC Organisations  

• Taipei Representative Office in the UK
• TRO Cultural Division

Other UK Taiwanese Organisations  

Travel-related Links   

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Travel to Taiwan  

• Ours Travel, almost always the cheapest ticket to Taiwan, bless them!
• Mandarin Travel, another Taiwan travel expert
• China Airlines
• EVA Air
• Dimerco Express, shipping stuff home? Contact Jack Lin at: Dimerco Express (UK) Ltd., Unit 4, River Gardens Business Centre, River Gardens, Feltham, Middlesex. TW14 0SN
  Tel: 0181-384-5050 Fax: 0181-384-5055 email: jack_lin@dimerco.com
  

General Travel  

• Yahoo Currency Converter, to find out how much it'll cost you
• STA Travel, cheapest student tickets?
• Opodo Travel, cheapest on-line tickets?
• Thomson Travel, another big travel agency
• Haggis Adventures, hands-down the best value and fun for touring Scotland. Visit their affiliates for tours in Ireland and England and Wales!
• International Youth Hostel Federation, easily the cheapest and often best places to stay
• Europe's Top Ten Hostels, including Balmer's in Interlaken!
  
• The Five - Discount Airlines that fly to Europe for under 50 pounds
  Go
  Buzz
  Ryanair
  Virgin Express
  easyJet
  
• Major European Rail Networks
  France - SNCF
  UK - Railtrack
  Italy - Trenitalia
  Germany - Deutsche Bahn
  Switzerland - SBB
  Others
  
• Parents/Friends Visiting? No Places to Stay?
  1. Ask your college rooms tutor for a guest room!
  2. UK Bed and Breakfast
  3. See above link to Youth Hostel or go HERE
  4. In London, try these:
  SUROCUK Guide, under Accommodation (note London area code 0171-->0207)
  London Hostels Guide
  Again B&Bs and YHs (see above) are your best bet. Though if it is during vacation time, try the University of London Vacation Letting Scheme, and you might get to stay in West End and other prime locations for around just 20 pounds!
  

Shopping/Shipping   

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Shopping  

• Tiffany, truly awesome UK internet store for Taiwanese food/goods (2-4 days delivery!) and the cheapest phone cards (under £15 for £25 cards delivered instantly via email!)
• Jungle.com, for music, videos, computers, etc., all with free delivery!
• Dell UK, for those of you who forgot to bring a computer... Be sure to visit the online factory store!
• 倫敦老趙家鄉食品 (Mr. Chao's Traditional Taiwanese Foods, Colindale, London). Finest homemade Taiwanese food in London. Zong-zi, bao-zi, kimchi, the works! Cheap and big bowl! Tel: 020-82005312 / Fax: 020-82001577 / Mobile: 07715-311493
• Monthly Galloway & Porter warehouse sales
  Saturday 9am - 5pm, most books one pound. (for exact dates check in G&P Store on Sidney Street)
  Venue: The Paddocks, 347 Cherry Hinton Road
  Go down Hills Road, and cross the railway bridge, then turn left into Cherry Hinton Road. Keep on going for some time.

Shipping  

• Dimerco Express, shipping stuff home? Contact Jack Lin at: Dimerco Express (UK) Ltd., Unit 4, River Gardens Business Centre, River Gardens, Feltham, Middlesex. TW14 0SN Tel: 0181-384-5050 Fax: 0181-384-5055 email: jack_lin@dimerco.com
  

Taiwan-related Links   

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Official Information on Taiwan  

• ROC Government Information Office, for general info on Taiwan
• Academia Sinica's Taiwan Site, more info on Taiwan

Interesting English Sites Discussing Taiwan  

• Taiwan Security Research/a>, a superb English site for Taiwan-related issues and commentary
• Taiwan Studies Institute, another superb English site
• The Official Site on Taiwan history by the Government Information Office, the most comprehensive and unbiased
• English introduction to Taiwan by the Taiwan Provincial Administration
• Brief well-written introduction by WUFI
• CIA World Factbook on Taiwan, for the newest updates and statistics
• Taiwan Tour Information, a travel/tourism-oriented site
• Leksu, an extremely comprehensive history site on Taiwan
• Taiwan History Lecture Series, excellent set of history lectures given in Chinese
• Listing of Taiwan history-related sites in Chinese
• Great website/portal for discussing Taiwan (Big-5)

TV/Radio from Taiwan and UK  

• Macroview, the official Taiwanese govt-sponsored Internet TV station!
• CTS, Taiwanese TV station
• FTV, Taiwanese TV station
• Voice of Taipei, the most popular station in northern Taiwan
• Hit FM, the music-only arm of Voice of Taipei
• BCC, the BBC radio of Taiwan (be sure to check out their various subchannels - Popular, Classical, News, etc.)
• UK Daily TV Listings

Other Taiwanese Organisations  

• National Youth Commission, Executive Yuan, site providing employment, training, and other info to overseas Taiwanese youths.
• Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), meet the ruling party!
• Kuomintang Party (KMT), meet the largest opposition party!
• National Taiwan University, read about where many of our members graduated from!

Search Engines   

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Chinese Search Engines  

• OpenFind
• Yahoo Taiwan
• Yam

English Search Engines  

• Yahoo
• Google
• Altavista
• Excite

Fun Links   

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Arts, Pop, and Culture  

• National Palace Museum, for the most spectacular collection of Chinese art on the planet
• Academia Sinica's Taiwan Site, more info on Taiwan
• JHTsai's Bestselling Internet Novels!!!
• Huge selection of all the other Chinese novels
• Great site for Taiwanese music, arts, and culture

The Fads   

• Sanrio Japan, if you like Hello Kitty!
• More Hello Kitty!
• OLD Taiwanese cartoon theme songs!, for all of you who still love Doraemon and hsiao-tian-tian!
• Speaking of Doraemon...
• Send your friends some electronic Chinese greeting cards!

Food/Health  

• Recipes for Chinese food!, for all of you sick of eating potatoes!
• More Chinese recipes for aspiring cooks!

General Portals  

• Sinanet, a popular Chinese WWW portal
• Minsheng(Acernet), another popular Chinese WWW portal