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  2. History of Taiwan (1945–present) - Wikipedia

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    1945–present. Taiwan. History of. Taiwan portal. v. t. e. As a result of the surrender and occupation of Japan at the end of World War II, the islands of Taiwan and Penghu were placed under the governance of the Republic of China (ROC), [note 1] ruled by the Kuomintang (KMT), on 25 October 1945. Following the February 28 massacre in 1947 ...

  3. 7-Eleven - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .7-eleven .com. 7-Eleven, Inc. [2] is an American convenience store chain, headquartered in Irving, Texas and owned by Japanese company Seven & I Holdings through Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. [3] The chain was founded in 1927 as an ice house storefront in Dallas. It was named Tote'm Stores between 1928 and 1946.

  4. Takkyubin in Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    Takkyubin in Taiwan. Takkyubin (宅急便) is a national delivery service company based in Japan. A delivery item can be a parcel, luggage and other forms of packages. The service sends the parcel door to door and delivery is usually next day. The service was started by Yamato Transport Co., LTD in the 1970s and was introduced to Taiwan in 2000 ...

  5. Tracking China's 'grey zone' balloon flights over Taiwan - AOL

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    May 16, 2024 at 6:14 PM. By Jackie Gu and Yimou Lee. TAIPEI (Reuters) - About a month before Taiwan's January presidential election, China began sending intruders over the Taiwan Strait: more than ...

  6. Nine-dash line - Wikipedia

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    Nine-dash line. The nine-dash line, also referred to as the eleven-dash line by Taiwan, is a set of line segments on various maps that accompanied the claims of the People's Republic of China (PRC, "mainland China") and the Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan") in the South China Sea. [1] The contested area includes the Paracel Islands, [a] the ...

  7. Evergreen Marine Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Evergreen Marine Corporation ( Chinese: 長榮海運; pinyin: Chángróng Hǎiyùn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tióng-êng Hái-ūn) is a Taiwanese container transportation and shipping company that is headquartered in Luzhu District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. [5] With over 150 container ships, it is part of the Evergreen Group conglomerate of transportation ...

  8. Typhoon Matmo (2014) - Wikipedia

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    Taiwan News reported that "first suspicions hinted" the accident might be related to Matmo. The typhoon developed from a cluster of thundershowers consolidating around an area of low pressure in the doldrums. It initially followed a westward track, then made a sharp northwest turn before making landfall on Taiwan, and then China.

  9. Western Trunk line - Wikipedia

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    Western Trunk line. Western Trunk line ( Chinese: 縱貫線; pinyin: Zòngguàn xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiòng-koàn sòaⁿ) is a railway line of Taiwan Railway in western Taiwan. [1] [2] It is by far the busiest line, having served over 171 million passengers in 2016. The total length of the line is 404.5 km (251.3 mi).