Category: Taiwan
Family of woman who died after AZ vaccine shot to get NT$6 million
Taipei, May 6 (CNA) The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has agreed to pay NT$6 million (US$196,122) and NT$500,000, respectively, under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) to the families of a woman and a man who died after getting COVID-19 vaccine shots. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305060008
Read MoreMercury hits 39.7 degrees in Taitung, highest so far this year
Taipei, May 6 (CNA) The mercury rose to 39.7 degrees Celsius in Taitung County’s Dawu Township on Saturday, the highest temperature officially recorded in Taiwan so far this year, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305060007
Read MoreFinance minister protests Taiwan’s designation at ADB
Taipei, May 6 (CNA) Finance Minister Chuang Tsui-yun (莊翠雲) has protested the designation used for the Republic of China, Taiwan’s official name, at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) while attending the bank’s annual meeting, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Saturday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202305060006
Read MoreTwo-day Europe festival kicks off in Taipei with Ukraine focus
Taipei, May 6 (CNA) The European Economic Trade Office in Taipei (EETO) celebrated Europe Day and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the EETO on Saturday at the Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei with a special focus on Ukraine. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202305060005
Read MoreTSMC accounts for 30% of global IC industry sales, excluding memory chips
Taipei, May 6 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, accounted for 30 percent of the global IC industry’s total sales, excluding memory chips, in 2022. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305060004
Read MoreTaiwan continues providing hot food to quake victims in Turkey
Istanbul, May 5 (CNA) Money donated by Taiwan’s people is continuing to help provide hot meals and other daily necessities to people in areas affected by an earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey in early February, according to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara (TECM). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305060003
Read MoreTaiwan headline news
Taipei, May 6 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Saturday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202305060002
Read MoreInvasion could cost world economy US$1tn
Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/05/06/2003799247
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Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2023/05/06/2003799224
Read MoreCan indigenous youths save the Amazon with tech?
Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2023/05/06/2003799246
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