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ENGLISH DIGEST 實用英語

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World Business Quick Take

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Academician, former NTHU president Frank Shu dies at 80

Taipei, April 25 (CNA) Internationally renowned astrophysicist and former president of Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Frank Shu (徐遐生) died at the age of 80 in the United States on Sunday, Academia Sinica said in a press release Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304250031

Taiwan to downgrade classification of COVID-19, disband CECC (update)

Taipei, April 25 (CNA) Taiwan will reclassify COVID-19 from a Category 5 communicable disease to the lower Category 4 on May 1 and disband the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) after it was set up nearly 1,200 days ago, Deputy Health Minister Victor Wang (王必勝) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304250030

3 Filipinos among 7 dead in Changhua food factory fire

Taipei, April 25 (CNA) Three Filipino migrant workers were among seven employees killed in a food factory fire Tuesday, which left four others in critical condition in central Taiwan’s Changhua County, the local government said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304250029

Taiwan tourism seeing strong recovery in 2023: Minister

Taipei, April 25 (CNA) The number of international visitors to Taiwan has rebounded post-COVID-19, with over 1.5 million entering the country this year through April 24, Transportation Minster Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304250028

Taiwan, Guatemala leaders hold bilateral talks in Taipei

Taipei, April 25 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and her Guatemalan counterpart Alejandro Giammattei held bilateral talks in Taipei on Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304250027

Protein powders containing banned preservatives seized at border

Taipei, April 25 (CNA) A batch of whey protein imported from the United Kingdom was recently seized at Taiwan’s border due to banned preservatives, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304250026

Think tank cuts Taiwan’s GDP growth forecast to 2.31% for 2023

Taipei, April 25 (CNA) The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) joined the growing list of think tanks to lower their forecast for Taiwan’s economic growth forecast in 2023, announcing on Tuesday a cut to its forecast for the nation’s gross domestic product growth to 2.31 percent, attributing the downgrade mainly to weakening global demand.…

StarLux chair wins 2nd round in Evergreen inheritance legal battle

Taipei, April 25 (CNA) The Taiwan High Court has rejected an appeal by a son of the late Evergreen Group founder Chang Yung-fa (張榮發), who was challenging a ruling that his father left his entire estate to another son, StarLux Airlines Chairman Chang Kuo-wei (張國煒). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304250024