''Taiwan Daily'' () was a
daily newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...
based in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
that began circulation on 25 October 1964 and ended on 6 June 2006. It now exists as an online publication.
Features
The ''Taiwan Daily'' was usually published as
broadsheet in full color, excepting
classified ads
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and extended articles. It was divided into five sections, General News, United States and Community, Leisure and Living, Sports, and Advertisements. As is characteristic of Taiwan
Paparazzi
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, articles usually featured comprehensive biographies covering celebrities' height and weight, as well as provocative pictures of strippers and celebrity relations.
History
''Taiwan Daily'' was founded on 25 October 1964, as ''Oriental Daily'' (東方日報), in
Keelung. In 1976 the paper was renamed ''Taiwan Daily'', amongst semantic criticism. By that time, the ''Daily'' had reached 300,000 copies in circulation, and was Taiwan's largest newspaper. It ceased publication on 6 June 2006.
As of 2018, it exists as an online publication.
External links
Taiwan Dailyofficial website: now transferred to a Los Angeles-based newspaper of the same name, previously in franchise with the Taiwan-based newspaper.
1964 establishments in Taiwan
2006 disestablishments in Taiwan
Online newspapers with defunct print editions
Defunct newspapers published in Taiwan
Newspapers established in 1964
Publications disestablished in 2006
Chinese-language newspapers (Traditional Chinese)
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