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Taiwan shares close up 0.10%

Taipei, June 21 (CNA) Taiwan shares ended up 17.49 points, or 0.10 percent, at 17,202.40 Wednesday on turnover of NT$321.40 billion (US$10.38 billion). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306210011

Weiwuying to celebrate 5th anniversary with series of performances

Kaohsiung, June 21 (CNA) The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, also known as Weiwuying, will put on a series of artistic events later in the year to mark its five-year anniversary, Chien Wen-pin (簡文彬), the center’s general and artistic director, said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202306210010

British college students to learn Mandarin under Turing Scheme

London, June 21 (CNA) A group of 30 undergraduate students from University of Bristol will study Mandarin in Kaohsiung in July with the help of funding from the Turing Scheme, the first time the U.K. government-funded program has supported Chinese-language learning in Taiwan. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202306210009

Chinese aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait: Defense ministry

Taipei, June 21 (CNA) A fleet led by a Chinese aircraft carrier and consisting of an unspecified number of ships transited through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND). https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202306210008

CAL signs firm orders for Boeing 787-9 passenger aircraft

Taipei, June 21 (CNA) China Airlines (CAL) Chairman Hsieh Su-chien (謝世謙) has signed a contract with Boeing to convert the airline’s option for eight 787-9 passenger aircraft into firm orders, which will bring CAL’s 787 fleet size to 24 aircraft by 2028. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306210007

President highlights troop pay raise at military graduation ceremony

Taipei, June 21 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) highlighted her government’s military reforms and a 4 percent raise for Taiwan’s military personnel to start in 2024 during a speech at a joint graduation ceremony of six military academies on Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306210006

Summer solstice to bring 13+ hours of daylight to Taipei

Taipei, June 21 (CNA) The Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice, which marks the longest day of the year and the official start of summer, will bring 13 hours and 42 minutes of daylight to Taipei on Wednesday, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306210005

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