With the legislative by-election for Taipei’s Zhongshan District and part of Songshan District only four days away, candidates made televised policy presentations on Wednesday in an effort to appeal to undecided voters.The policy platform presentation …
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ELECTIONS 2022/Tainan City Council Speaker Chiu questioned in vote-buying probe
Newly-elected Tainan City Council Speaker Chiu Li-li (???) has been brought in for questioning by prosecutors investigating allegations of vote buying, following a search of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politician’s home by a multiagency task…
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…
ELECTIONS 2022/DPP publishes report examining reasons for local election defeat
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has published a report reviewing the reasons for its defeat in last month’s local government elections, in which it captured just five out of Taiwan’s 22 cities and counties.The report, compiled by a team l…
ELECTIONS 2022/Prosecutors seek to annul election of Miaoli magistrate-elect
The Miaoli District Prosecutors Office on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to nullify the election of county Magistrate-elect Chung Tung-chin (???) amid allegations his supporters handed out cash bribes to voters.According to lead prosecutor Chuang Chia…
ELECTIONS 2022/Court dismisses KMT magistrate candidate’s request for ballot recount
Pingtung District Court on Thursday dismissed a request by Su Ching-chuan (???), the Kuomintang’s (KMT) Pingtung magistrate candidate in the Nov. 26 local elections, for a recount of votes cast in the election.According to the Civil Servants Election a…
COST OF LIVING/Taiwan’s November CPI rises 2.35% year-on-year
Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) grew 2.35 percent year-on-year in November, the smallest increase in nine months, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said on Tuesday.The 2.35 percent rise was primarily caused by the…
Taiwan expects trade talks with U.S. to lead to benefits in three areas
Taiwan expressed hope on Thursday that upcoming negotiations with the United States on a new trade initiative with the aim
Minister Wu hosts welcome banquet for Czech delegation
Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu hosted a welcome banquet for a delegation comprising education, science and culture officials and academics
President Tsai meets St. Christopher and Nevis Ambassador Jasmine Elise Huggins
On the morning of September 16, President Tsai Ing-wen met with Ambassador of the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis