Events 2011 in Taiwan

1 events

1.1 january
1.2 february
1.3 march
1.4 april
1.5 may
1.6 july
1.7 august
1.8 october
1.9 november
1.10 december

events
january

1 january

the government introduces monthly stipend of nt$3,000 each child under age of 2 in low , medium income families.
the national minimum wage raised nt$17,880 per month (from nt$17,280) , minimum hourly wage raised, nt$95 nt$98.
the shalun line opens, connecting downtown tainan tainan high-speed rail station.


2 january – opening of chang jung christian university station of taiwan railways administration in guiren district, tainan.
7 january – yen ming appointed commanding general of roc air force after predecessor lei yu-chi demoted misuse of public resources.
9 january – groundbreaking ceremony of kinmen bridge president ma ying-jeou in kinmen.
11 january – holders of republic of china (taiwan) passports eligible visa free entry schengen area of european union, plus 3 other eu countries.

february

8 february – major general lo hsieh-che, head of taiwanese army s electronic communications , information department, arrested allegedly leaking secrets people s republic of china.
12 february – 13th pingxi sky lantern festival in new taipei city.

march

6 march – 9 people killed , 12 injured in fire in bar in taichung city.
29 march – opening of itteki memorial house in tamsui district, new taipei city.
30 march – establishment of national academy educational research of ministry of education.

april

5 april – opening of drop of water memorial hall in tamsui district, new taipei city.
11–15 april – han kuang exercise in taichung city , pingtung county.
24 april – opening of jhongdou wetlands park in sanmin district, kaohsiung city.

may

plasticizer in food products (sports drinks, juices, teas, syrups , jams, , tablets , powders) in food scandal hit taiwan
7 may – establishment of taiwan halal integrity development association in zhongzheng district, taipei city.

july

17 july – opening of tainan cultural , creative park in north district, tainan.

august

the establishment of chang gung university of science , technology in chiayi county.
the establishment of chung chou university of science , technology in changhua county.

october

7 october – opening of greater taichung international expo center in wuri district, taichung.
8 october – democratic progressive party (dpp) chairperson tsai ing-wen , presidential candidate 2012 taiwan presidential election explained stance on existence of republic of china on taiwan taiwan republic of china, , republic of china taiwan.
9 october – opening of penbay international circuit in donggang township, pingtung county.
10 october – 100th anniversary of republic of china.
29 october – establishment of national museum of taiwan history in annan district, tainan.

november

the opening of wellspring theater in taipei city.
11 november – opening of liujia station in hsinchu county.

december

1 december – establishment of national taichung university of science , technology in north district, taichung.
2 december – eruption of mud volcano in wandan township, pingtung county.
10 december – commissioning of bihai power plant in hualien county.
18 december – skip beat! opening telecast aired on formosa television.




^ new year brings range of new government programs . taipei times. 2011-01-01. 
^ shalun branch line cuts travel time tainan commuters . taipei times. 2011-01-02. 
^ new commanding general instated @ air force after row . taipei times. 2011-01-02. 
^ 金門日報 (1 january 2001). 英文原來這樣說(english piece of cake) . 
^ (south china morning post)
^ pingxi sky lanterns take off people s wishes . 
^ cna english news . focustaiwan.tw. retrieved 2012-01-23. 
^ bbc news – taiwan bar blaze leaves 9 dead . bbc.co.uk. 2011-03-06. retrieved 2012-01-23. 
^ memorial house symbolizes strong taiwan-japan bonds . 
^ military holds han kuang war games . 
^ tsai presents “roc taiwan” stance on eve of centenary, formosa news, 2011/10/09
^ tsai affirms recognition of roc, taipei times, 2011/10/10
^ volcano spews mud, natural gas in pingtung .