• 11/17/2024

Allies urge WHO to invite Taiwan to WHA

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/05/19/2003800060

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US to focus on China at G7 summit

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2023/05/19/2003800051

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U.S., Japan leaders determined to maintain peace in Taiwan Strait

Washington, May 18 (CNA) United States President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio reiterated their “resolve to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait” after the two leaders met in Hiroshima, Japan on Thursday ahead of the start of the G7 Summit. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305180024

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10-year spat over bakery’s bread claims ends with NT$3.42 million payout

Taipei, May 18 (CNA) A decadelong spat over a high-end bakery’s use of artificial ingredients in “all-natural” bread has ended with Taiwan’s Supreme Court awarding NT$3.42 million (US$111,200) in compensation to duped consumers. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305180023

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Nantou court sentences mass shooter to death

Taipei, May 18 (CNA) The Nantou District Court handed down a rare death sentence on Thursday in the case of a 56-year-old man who killed four people and severely injured one other in a shooting spree at a biotechnology company in central Taiwan’s Nantou County in July last year. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305180022

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Academia Sinica mulls legal action after database access terminated

Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s top research institute, on Thursday said it would take legal action against a Chinese company after the latter unilaterally cut its access to an online academic database in March. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305180021

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Taiwan High Speed Rail signs contract to purchase new rolling stock

Taipei, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. (THSRC) on Thursday signed a contract with Hitachi Toshiba Supreme Consortium to purchase new rolling stock for its high-speed rail service. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305180020

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Tainan to add pedestrian phase at intersection where girl was hit, killed

Tainan, May 18 (CNA) An exclusive pedestrian phase will be added next week at the Tainan intersection where a 3-year-old girl was hit and killed by a turning car while legally crossing the street with her mother earlier this month, the city’s mayor said Thursday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305180019

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TSMC to continue investing in Japan: company chairman

Hsinchu, May 18 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will continue investing in Japan and strengthening cooperation with semiconductor partners in the country, the company’s Chairman Mark Liu (劉德音) said Thursday in a statement. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202305180018

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McDonald’s to recruit 900 full-time employees

Taipei, May 18 (CNA) McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast food restaurant chain, announced Thursday that it will hold a two-day employment campaign to recruit 900 full-time employees, including 600 service staff and 300 managerial personnel. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305180017

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