Category: Taiwan
International hotel guest numbers rise 18.3% year-on-year
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) International hotel guest numbers at Taiwan’s hotels rose 18.3 percent in 2024 from the previous year, though domestic Taiwanese guest numbers fell by 6.21 percent, according to new official data. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503030023
Read MoreTaiwanese maritime training ship arrives in Tokyo in maiden voyage
Tokyo, March 3 (CNA) A maritime internship vessel commissioned by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) docked in Tokyo Harbor on Monday, a feat praised by Taiwan’s representative to Japan, Lee Yi-yang (李逸洋), as a milestone in maritime exchanges between Taiwan and Japan. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202503030022
Read More‘Uncertain’ fish species identified in Taiwan as new garfish
Kaohsiung, March 3 (CNA) Researchers in Taiwan and Germany have recently identified a new garfish species that had been described as an “uncertain species” despite a specimen being collected in Kaohsiung over a century ago. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202503030021
Read MorePublic urged not to push stranded marine animals back into sea
Kaohsiung, March 3 (CNA) Taiwan’s Ocean Affairs Council (OAC) released a report on whale, dolphin and sea turtle strandings on Monday that is urging people not to push beached animals back into the water and instead report them to the authorities to increase their chances of survival. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503030020
Read MoreTaiwan captain hoping WBCQ trainer snafu a thing of the past
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Taiwan’s national team inexplicably went through the recent World Baseball Classic Qualifiers (WBCQ) without a team athletic trainer in the dugout, a situation team captain Chen Chieh-hsien (陳傑憲) recently said he hopes will not reoccur. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202503030019
Read MoreTaiwan’s top diplomat says Haiti, Vatican ties need extra attention
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) While Taiwan’s diplomatic relations with all its 12 official allies are relatively stable, “extra attention” needs to be paid to Haiti and the Vatican, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) has said. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202503030018
Read MoreLabor funds post gains of NT$108.7 billion in January
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) On the back of a boom on global financial markets in January amid peak season effects, funds managed by Taiwan’s Bureau of Labor Funds reported gains of NT$108.7 billion (US$3.30 billion) in the month, according to data released by the bureau on Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503030017
Read MoreTaiwan shares end sharply lower on Trump’s tariffs
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan moved sharply lower Monday as sentiment was hurt by U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration last week that his 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will take effect on March 4 as planned, dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503030016
Read MoreU.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex market
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Monday, gaining NT$0.097 to close at NT$32.917. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202503030015
Read MoreNo evidence of outside force in Tainan bullying case: Autopsy
Taipei, March 3 (CNA) An autopsy conducted on a 13-year-old boy who died last week following alleged school bullying found no signs of external force, though the results of a toxicology report are still pending, Tainan prosecutors said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202503030014
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