Taiwan reported 25,583 new cases of COVID-19 and 28 deaths from the disease on Monday, according to the Central Epidemic
Category: Key Issues
Taiwan denies Chinese warship intrusion into its territorial waters (update)
Taiwan’s military on Sunday disputed Chinese state media reports saying that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warships had sailed into Taiwan’s
Taiwan’s economy continues to show steady growth
Taiwan’s overall economic monitoring indicator flashed green in May for the third consecutive month, indicating stable growth of the domestic economy, according to the latest report released by the National Development Council (NDC) on Monday.The compo…
Taiwan lists fentanyl precursors as controlled substances
The Ministry of Justice has listed two chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl, a synthetic opioid painkiller, as controlled substances in response to a call by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) for joint efforts to combat illegal manufacture of th…
Biden reinforces Japan ties, unveils Asia trade initiative
Published by The Bangkok Post TOKYO: President Joe Biden meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo and unveils
Biden meets Japanese Emperor at start of visit to launch regional economic plan
Published by Reuters By Trevor Hunnicutt TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden, in Japan to launch a regional economic
Communications scholar Hu Yuan-hui chosen as PTS chair
Communications scholar Hu Yuan-hui (???) was chosen to serve as chairman of Public Television Service (PTS) on Friday.Hu received 15 out of 19 votes from PTS directors, who are nominated by the Executive Yuan.His only competitor was Lin Kuan-yu (???), …
Prosecutors seek 24 years in Chiayi City councilor embezzlement case
Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a 24-year prison sentence for independent Chiayi City Councilor Dai Ning (??) over accusations she embezzled NT$5.18 million (US$175,000) in fraudulent staff expenses.The Taiwan Chiayi District Prosecutors Office said …
Retired professor to take over as CTS chairman amid false news ruckus
Retired professor Cheng Tzu-leong (???) was named Thursday as the new chairman of Chinese Television System (CTS), which has been under fire for running a series of erroneous news tickers on its cable channel last week.In an interim meeting of the CTS …
Taiwan’s export orders hit record US$62.69 billion in March
Driven by solid global demand for high technology products, Taiwan’s export orders in March rose to US$62.69 billion, the highest ever for the month, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Wednesday.The figure represented a 16.8 percent increase …