Taiwan Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Popular culture=== [[Karaoke]] is extremely popular in Taiwan, where it is known as KTV.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=12,29,33,45&post=23421|title=KTV: A Space for Sharing|website=taiwantoday.tw|date=1 June 2011}}</ref> KTV businesses operate in a hotel-like style, renting out small rooms and ballrooms according to the number of guests. Many KTV establishments partner with restaurants and buffets to form all-encompassing and elaborate evening affairs. Tour busses that travel around Taiwan have several TVs, primarily for singing karaoke. Taiwan has a high density of 24-hour convenience stores, which provide services on behalf of financial institutions or government agencies, such as collection of parking fees, utility bills, traffic fines, and credit card payments.<ref>{{cite journal|author=American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei |author-link=American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei |title=Convenience Stores Aim at Differentiation |journal=Taiwan Business Topics |volume=34 |issue=11 |url=http://www.amcham.com.tw/publication_topics_view.php?volume=34&vol_num=11&topics_id=558 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516161020/http://www.amcham.com.tw/publication_topics_view.php?volume=34&vol_num=11&topics_id=558 |archive-date=16 May 2008 }}</ref> Chains such as [[FamilyMart]] provide clothing laundry services,<ref>{{cite web|title=FamilyMart rolls out laundry service in Taiwan |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3624427|website=Taiwan News|date=24 January 2019}}</ref> and tickets for [[Taiwan Railways Administration|TRA]] and THSR are available at [[7-Eleven]], FamilyMart, [[Hi-Life (convenience store)|Hi-Life]] and [[OK (convenience store)|OK]].<ref>{{cite web|date=5 December 2011|title=TRA tickets collectable at stores |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/12/05/2003519985|website=taipeitimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ε°η£ι«ι΅ Taiwan High Speed Rail|url=https://en.thsrc.com.tw/ArticleContent/30125956-5176-4d8c-af61-f1984f2133a4|access-date=5 April 2021|website=en.thsrc.com.tw|language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page