What do a sexy Hong Kong icon, a bankrupted entrepreneur and a failed military defense campaign have in common? They all contributed to the rise of bubble tea, the insanely popular Taiwanese drink ...

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The Taiwanese-Swiss founder of a Taiwanese beverage chain, Eva Wei (魏伊娃), has brought Taiwanese boba (bubble tea) to Finland. Wei’s mother is from Taiwan and her father from Switzerland. She emigrated ...

It all started with foam tea Invented in the 1980s, bubble tea (also called “black pearl tea” or “boba tea”) is a beloved Taiwan classic. Though there are dozens of different variations, at its core ...

(CNN) — As the leaves rustle atop the hills in Nantou, Taiwan’s largest tea-producing area, the farm suddenly comes alive, millions of tiny green bugs hopping into the air. While many farmers might ...