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TRA submits proposal to hike ticket prices by 11-27%

Taipei, June 17 (CNA) The state-run train operator Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to increase its ticket prices by 11-27 percent. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306170018

U.K. satellite internet provider to cover Taiwan by 2023: Digital minister

London, June 17 (CNA) The United Kingdom Internet satellite company OneWeb, which is partially invested by the British government, is expected to provide coverage to the entire Taiwan by the end of 2023, a move that has overtones of “mutual defense” between the two sides in case of emergencies, an official said on Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202306170017

Taiwan kept on U.S.’ currency manipulation watch list

Washington, June 16 (CNA) The U.S. Treasury Department has kept Taiwan on a watch list of currency manipulators in its semiannual report on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306170016

Taiwan theater troop wows Ukrainian refugees in Hungary carnival

Budapest, June 17 (CNA) Taiwan’s Paper Windmill Theater made a splash at a “Taiwan Day Carnival” in the Hungarian capital of Budapest on Friday, wowing Hungarian children as well as young refugees from Ukraine. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202306170015

Taiwanese freediver wins bronze at AIDA World Championship

Taipei, June 17 (CNA) Taiwanese freediver Hsu Yueh-shiang (許越翔) has won bronze at the 30th AIDA World Championship in Jeju, South Korea. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202306170014

KMT vice chair urges return of cross-strait exchanges to pre-COVID levels

Taipei, June 17 (CNA) Andrew Hsia (夏立言), vice chairman of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), on Saturday said exchanges across the Taiwan Strait should be brought back to pre-pandemic levels. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202306170013

Taipei launches free sedative tests amid preschool drugging fear

Taipei, June 17 (CNA) The Taipei City Hospital on Saturday began to provide preschoolers free blood tests to check for traces of sedatives after a New Taipei preschool allegedly drugged children under its care. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306170012

2 ministries censured over international student exploitation

Taipei, June 17 (CNA) The Control Yuan has censured the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Labor over the trafficking of international students into low-paying factory jobs by several Taiwanese universities. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306170011

President Chain Store, PX Mart among world’s top 250 retailers: Deloitte

Taipei, June 17 (CNA) President Chain Store Corp., which runs the largest convenience store chain — 7-Eleven — in Taiwan, as well as super market chain owner PX Mart were the only two Taiwanese firms which ranked among the top 250 retailers in the world, according to multinational financial services provider Deloitte. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306170010

Taiwan wins inaugural U-15 Women’s Softball Asian Cup

Taipei, June 17 (CNA) Taiwan defeated Japan 3-2 to claim gold at the first-ever U-15 Women’s Softball Asian Cup in Puli, Nantou County Saturday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202306170009