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China’s share of Taiwan’s exports drops over 12 percentage points from peak

Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) The proportion of Taiwan’s exports directed to China, including Hong Kong, declined by more than 12 percentage points in 2024 compared with its peak in 2020, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) reported. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501180010

Floating bookshop docks at Hualien Port

Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) The Doulos Hope, the world’s largest floating bookshop, docked at Hualien Port on Thursday and is open to the public until Feb. 2, the Hualien County government said in a press release Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202501180009

MOFA calls out China for its ‘erroneous claim’ over Taiwan

Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Saturday called out China for its “erroneous claim” about Taiwan and reaffirmed its stance that the country is sovereign and independent. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501180008

Man sentenced to 40 months for child pornography

Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) The Supreme Court has recently dismissed an appeal from a man sentenced to three years and four months in prison for luring minors into producing explicit photos and videos of themselves. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501180007

Opposition cuts 2025 central government budget by NT$93.98 billion

Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) The Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), two of the main opposition parties in Taiwan, joined forces on Friday to cut NT$93.98 billion (US$2.85 billion) in the 2025 central government budget during its second-reading review at the Legislative Yuan. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501180006

Taiwanese manga wins silver prize at Japan intl’ award

Tokyo, Jan. 18 (CNA) The manga “The Banana Sprout vol.2” (芭蕉的芽) by Taiwanese mangaka Zuo Hsuan (左萱) has won a silver award at the 18th Japan International Manga Award, the organizers announced on Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202501180005

Nvidia teams up with TSMC in silicon photonics development

Taipei, Jan. 18 (CNA) U.S.-based artificial intelligence chip designer Nvidia Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) have partnered with each other in silicon photonics development, according to Jensen Huang (黃仁勳), founder and CEO of the American AI giant. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501180004

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