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March exports fall for 7th straight month, Q1 figure down almost 20%

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwanese exporters continued to feel the pinch from weakening global demand, with outbound sales falling from a year earlier for the seventh consecutive month in March, while exports for the first quarter of the year plunged almost 20 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110025

After U.S. visit, Terry Gou embarks on Japan trip Wednesday

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwanese Business tycoon Terry Gou (郭台銘), founder of the world’s biggest contract manufacturing company Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., known as Foxconn overseas, will head to Japan Wednesday, his office announced Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304110024

2 technology universities agree on merger plan

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) and Hwa Hsia University of Technology have agreed to merge, the two schools said Tuesday in a joint statement. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304110023

Taiwan’s CPI rises 2.35% year-on-year in March

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI), a key gauge of inflation, rose 2.35 percent year-on-year in March, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110022

Taiwanese aircraft maker signs NT$35 billion deal with GE Aerospace

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), an aircraft maker, said Tuesday that it has signed a NT$35 billion (US$1.14 billion) contract with GE Aerospace to provide key components. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110021

Taiwan shares end slightly up, but TSMC falls on Q1 sales

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan closed slightly higher Tuesday, while contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) came under pressure and moved lower after reporting disappointing sales for the first quarter of the year, dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304110020

Fresh strawberries from Japan seized at border for pesticide residue

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Five shipments of fresh strawberries from Japan were recently seized at Taiwan’s border, after being found to contain residue of a banned pesticide, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110019

Ex-TV station producer shot, wounded in Taipei

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) A former TV station producer was wounded after being shot in Taipei late Monday, police said Tuesday as a manhunt was launched. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304110018

Taiwan to hold international forum on gender equality in sports

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) The Taiwan Sport Forward Association will hold an international forum on sports and gender equality with the American Institute in Taipei (AIT) in May, the association announced Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202304110017

Taipei urged to probe school choir’s recording of ‘pro-unification’ song

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) A Taipei City councilor has called for an investigation into a school choir’s recording of a song expressing nostalgia for mainland China, which was later broadcast on a Chinese state television channel’s Lunar New Year special. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304110016