Graduating students from Taoyuan's Houcuo Elementary School made a bicycle tour of 13 fellow elementary schools in the city ahead of a final round-the-island ride before the school is decommissioned at the end of the school year.

In your free time, take a Taipei green tour. Early in the morning, head to Fuyang Eco Park (富陽自然生態公園) and breathe in the fresh air. In the afternoon, enjoy a leisurely YouBike ride or stroll along Qingtian Street (青田街), admiring the old homes down the shaded side lanes and alleys.

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC Corp. (宏達電) said Tuesday that it has teamed up with ride-hailing provider Uber to sell its smartphones in the Middle East.

A group of Japanese university students who tried to cycle across Taiwan's central mountains but were forced to stop by low temperatures and rain were eventually helped to safety, police in Hualien County said Friday.

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) and the Eurex Exchange, a derivative exchange in Germany, are scheduled to discuss cooperation in the futures market in Taipei Thursday.