Category: Taiwan
Taiwan headline news
Taipei, April 9 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Sunday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304090003
Read MoreWeaving Indigenous stories into gripping movies: Filmmaker Laha Mebow
When Laha Mebow (陳潔瑤) was honored for best director at the Golden Horse Awards in 2022 for her feature film “Gaga,” she set two major milestones. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304090002
Read MoreHousing transactions in Taiwan’s 6 biggest cities plunge 24% year-on-year
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan’s six largest cities tumbled about 24 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter of this year, with analysts citing a rate hike cycle launched by the central bank and the government’s measures to cool market speculation as the main reasons. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304080016
Read MoreAward-winning Taiwan VR film scores new accolade at French festival
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) “The Man Who Couldn’t Leave” (無法離開的人), an award-winning virtual reality film exploring Taiwan’s White Terror period in the 1950s, bagged yet another international accolade on Saturday at France’s NewImages Festival. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304080015
Read MoreTaiwan-Japan Art Exchange Exhibition showcases diverse artistic styles
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) The 2023 Taiwan-Japan Art Exchange Exhibition featuring 140 artworks from 137 Taiwanese and Japanese artists opened on Saturday at the Bo-ai Gallery (博愛藝廊) in Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304080014
Read More71 Chinese warplanes fly in vicinity of Taiwan Saturday: MND
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) A total of 71 Chinese military aircraft and nine naval ships were detected in the general vicinity of Taiwan on Saturday as of 4 p.m., as China appeared to ramp up its deployment of aircraft missions in the area, according to Taiwan’s military. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304080013
Read MoreMcCaul meets Taiwan IC, national defense entrepreneurs to seek cooperation
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Michael McCaul, the visiting U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, on Friday met with representatives from Taiwan’s semiconductor and national defense industries for possible cooperation in the future, according to the government-sponsored trade promotional group Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304080012
Read MoreTaiwan will not answer China’s drills with provocations: Premier
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) on Friday said Taiwan will not respond to China’s unspecified “united sword” military drills around Taiwan with provocations, and he called for rationality from Beijing. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304080011
Read MoreKo Wen-je heads to U.S. ahead of expected presidential run
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman and 2024 presidential hopeful Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) embarked on a three-week “learning and conversation” trip to the United States Saturday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304080010
Read MoreTaiwan accounts for almost 60% of Japan’s IC imports in 2022
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) Almost 60 percent of semiconductors imported by Japan in 2022 came from Taiwan, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304080009
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