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Significance of Truss’ support for Taiwan

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/05/20/2003800106

‘Discriminatory’ banner at NTU raises ire of Indigenous students

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) A group of Indigenous students from National Taiwan University (NTU) staged a protest on the NTU campus Friday against what they said was underlying discrimination against them at the school. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202305190025

Suspect in Miaoli train accident detained: Police

Taichung, May 19 (CNA) The Taiwan Miaoli District Court has granted a motion from prosecutors to detain a man suspected of placing a 4-kilogram gas cylinder on a railway track in Miaoli County on May 2, resulting in damage to a train, railway police said on Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305190024

Taiwan’s agricultural exports to U.S. to benefit from trade pact: COA

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Taiwan’s government said Friday that the first agreement it and the United States finalized under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade will facilitate some agricultural exports to the U.S. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305190023

Political orientation impedes factchecking efficacy, report finds

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) People’s leanings toward certain political parties hamper efforts to debunk false information about politics, a report launched Friday by the Taiwan FactCheck Center (TFC) showed. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305190022

Taiwan, China reach impasse on cross-strait group travel

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Taiwan will not lift its restriction on cross-strait travel for the time being despite China’s announcement that it has ended its ban on tour groups from Taiwan, according to the Tourism Bureau on Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202305190021

Taiwan, U.S. groups sign 3 MOUs in EV development

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Groups from Taiwan and the United States have signed three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on cooperation in electric vehicle development, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305190020

Prehistory museum reopens after nearly 3 years of renovation

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) The National Museum of Prehistory (NMP) in Taitung County reopened to the public on Friday after undergoing nearly three years of renovation. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202305190019

HTC unveils new HTC U23 series metaverse smartphones

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. unveiled the HTC U23 series Thursday, marking the first time the company has introduced new smartphone models with metaverse features since the HTC Desire 22 Pro hit the market in late June 2022. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202305190018

Taiwan shares extend gains to hit 11-month high

Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan continued gathering momentum to hit an 11-month high on Friday, with investors at home and abroad increasingly optimistic that the Biden administration will soon reach an agreement with Republican congressional leaders to raise the debt ceiling to avoid default, dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305190017