• 11/18/2024

Warm, sunny weather forecast across Taiwan in next few days: CWB

Taipei, April 9 (CNA) The weather around Taiwan will be warmer starting Sunday, with reduced moisture, due to weakening northeasterly winds, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304090004

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Taiwan headline news

Taipei, April 9 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Sunday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304090003

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Weaving 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

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Housing 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

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Award-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

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Taiwan-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

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71 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

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McCaul 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

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Taiwan 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

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Ko 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

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