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EDITORIAL: HK jailings a warning for Taiwan

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Private university to merge with Tsing Hua amid declining enrollment

Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) Chung Hua University (CHU), which has been facing declining enrollment, has agreed to merge with National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) and will cease enrolling students as early as next year, according to an announcement on Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411220021

Prosecutors seek to extend detention of ex-Taipei mayor’s aide

Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) The Taipei District Prosecutors Office on Friday filed a motion to extend the detention of a top aide of former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), who himself remains detained in a corruption investigation involving a redevelopment project. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411220020

Series of earthquakes jolt Tainan, including a magnitude 5.4 temblor

Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) A series of earthquakes struck the southern Taiwan city of Tainan on Friday evening, including a magnitude 5.4 temblor, the strongest of the quakes, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411220019

Taiwanese calligrapher’s works grace The Met in New York

New York, Nov. 21 (CNA) Renowned Taiwanese calligrapher Tong Yang-tze (董陽孜) on Thursday unveiled two monumental calligraphy pieces inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York in what an official called “an honor” for Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202411220018

MOFA censured over mishandling of Taiwanese diplomat’s death in Brazil

Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) was censured by the Control Yuan on Friday for its mishandling of an investigation into the death of a Taiwanese diplomat in Brazil last year. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411220017

Taiwan’s October jobless rate falls to 24-year low

Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) Taiwan’s unemployment rate in October stood at 3.4 percent, the lowest for the month in 24 years, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) reported on Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202411220016

Taiwan shares soar led by TSMC, after U.S. tech rally

Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan moved sharply higher, jumping more than 300 points Friday with buying sparked after a rally staged by tech stocks in the United States overnight, dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202411220015

Rare win over Team U.S.A. at Premier12 boosts Taiwan final hopes

Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) One day after its first shutout loss at the WBSC Premier12, Team Taiwan bounced back with a commanding 8-2 victory over Team U.S.A. on Friday, keeping its hopes for a spot in the final alive. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202411220014