I agree that front section is better. The bathrooms are located in front of Row 9 -- buikhead rows of the second section. Row 5-7 are good...
A340s are used exclusively on TPE-FRA (nonstop), JFK and SYD right now. They are also seen flying the twice daily nonstop flights between TPE and BKK, and some HKG-TPE flights.
Carfield