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Taiwan, Lithuania sign MOU to bolster agricultural cooperation

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) Taiwan and Lithuania signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday that seeks to bolster cooperation and exchanges between the two countries in the field of agriculture. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306160020

Court rules search of lawyer-client confidential messages unconstitutional

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) Taiwan’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled unconstitutional the search and seizure of confidential messages shared between lawyers and their clients during a prosecutors’ investigation, and ordered that the law be amended within two years. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306160019

Former military head calls for quality over quantity in Taiwan reserve force

Taipei June 16 (CNA) Taiwan should overhaul its reservist training system to create a more effective military reserve force rather than maintaining one that is large but “not so useful,” Taiwan’s former Chief of the General Staff Lee Hsi-min (李喜明) said Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306160018

Xizhi preschoolers to be tested for sedatives in new drug-related case

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) New Taipei will test students at a preschool in the city’s Xizhi District for sedative drugs on Saturday after a student there showed traces of a controlled sedative medication, though the medical community was divided over whether the finding was significant. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306160017

Taiwan artist Yosifu exhibition ‘Love: Without Borders’ opens in Israel

Tel Aviv, June 16 (CNA) A solo exhibition by Indigenous Taiwanese artist Yosifu Kacaw (優席夫) opened in Bat Yam, Israel on Wednesday as part of a series of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and its Israeli counterpart establishing mutual representative offices. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202306160016

University to remove Chiang Kai-shek’s portrait, rename bus stop

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) National Chengchi University (NCCU) has passed a motion to remove a portrait of late Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek from its campus and rename a bus stop named after him, the university’s student association announced Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306160015

Labor ministry increases migrant worker hiring quota in 4 industries

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) In a bid to address workforce shortages in Taiwan, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) has revised regulations to allow companies in four industries, namely manufacturing, construction, agriculture and long-term care, to hire more migrant workers than previously permitted, starting June 17. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306160014

Taiwan’s ‘bilingual nation’ policy could widen grade gap: poll

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) There is public concern that Taiwan’s bid to turn the country bilingual by 2030 could backfire and widen the English language capability gap among students, the results of a telephone poll suggested Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306160013

Chinese pressure will continue after Taiwan 2024 election: U.S. scholar

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) The Chinese government is likely to continue exerting pressure on Taiwan regardless of which candidate wins the country’s presidential election in January 2024, American political science professor Andrew J. Nathan said Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202306160012

Taiwan recurve women’s team claims bronze in Archery World Cup Stage 3

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) The Taiwanese recurve women’s team has outplayed Team USA to finish third in stage 3 of the 2023 Archery World Cup, held in Colombia Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202306160011