The Ministry of Health and Welfare has agreed to pay NT$300,000 (US$9,784) under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) to the family of an elderly man who died after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.The individual from Kaohsiung was in h…
Month: December 2022
South Korean National Assembly delegation visited Taiwan: MOFA
South Korea’s Taiwan-Korean parliamentary friendship group made a low-profile visit to Taiwan between Dec. 28 and 31, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Saturday.In a press release, MOFA revealed that the delegation led by Korean National A…
Taiwan’s migrant workers won’t need employer’s consent to buy scooters
A rule that requires migrant workers to present a letter of consent signed by their employer before they are allowed to buy a scooter or electric bike will soon be abolished, according to the Directorate General of Highways (DGH) on Saturday.Officials …
Saint Lucia updates its Citizenship by Investment regulations to remain competitive in the investment migration industry
Castries, Dec. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saint Lucia has amended the regulations of its Citizenship by Investment Programme to remain increasingly competitive and ensure that the Caribbean country fulfils its mandate of growing demand for its investment products for the ultimate benefit of the people of Saint Lucia. As one of the youngest Citizenship […]
Principion and LDA Capital signed a Put Option Agreement for up to 10 million Azerion shares
Amsterdam, 30 December 2022 – Today, Azerion has announced that its largest shareholder, Principion Holding BV, has signed a put option agreement with LDA Capital Limited for the sale of up to 10 million ordinary shares in Azerion, with the primary purpose of supporting liquidity of Azerion’s shares and directing part of the proceeds to […]
New Down Syndrome Resource Available in Spanish and Japanese
Global Down Syndrome Foundation, Centro UC Síndrome de Down and Japan Down Syndrome Association Join Forces to Translate & Provide Online Access to the GLOBAL Adult Guideline DENVER, Dec. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL), published a Spanish and Japanese version of the GLOBAL Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with […]
P. LEAGUE+ & T1 LEAGUE/Taiwan media buzzing on rumors of Jeremy Lin playing in P. LEAGUE+
In recent days Taiwan media have reported extensively on rumors that Jeremy Lin is set to join the Kaohsiung Steelers in the P. LEAGUE+, though the team’s General Manager Kenny Kao (???) declined to respond to questions from CNA English on Friday, citi…
Woman has no standing to challenge spouse’s visa ruling: Constitutional court
The Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that the Supreme Administrative Court was right to reject an appeal by a Taiwanese woman against a lower administrative court ruling that denied her Vietnamese husband a resident visa on the grounds that she has…
Indigenous man rewarded for Formosan black bear sighting
The Forestry Bureau’s Hualien Forest District Office on Friday awarded Hualien resident Manama (???) a cash reward of NT$8,000 (US$261.12) and a commendation plaque for reporting the sighting of a Formosan black bear.Manama, a member of Taiwan’s Indige…
Hua Yen, author of ‘The Diary of Didi,’ dies at 100
Author Hua Yen (??) has died at the age of 100, according to a statement provided by her family members on Friday.Hua Yen passed away on Dec. 10 at a hospital in Taipei surrounded by family, the statement said.”Her ashes will be buried at the Dharma Dr…