Category: Taiwan
President Lai congratulates Trump on election victory
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has congratulated former U.S. President Donald Trump on his re-election win while expressing confidence that the bilateral partnership between Taiwan and the U.S. will continue to flourish. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411060023
Read MoreTaiwan’s ruling, opposition parties congratulate Trump on election win
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) Taiwan’s ruling and opposition parties congratulated Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance on Wednesday for winning the U.S. presidential election and expressed hope for closer U.S.-Taiwan ties and regional peace during a second Trump term. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411060022
Read MoreNew U.S. president won’t affect trade, tax talks: Taiwanese officials
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) Taiwanese officials have said that they believed talks on a Taiwan-United States trade and double taxation deal would not be impacted by the election of a new U.S. president. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202411060021
Read MoreKaohsiung man receives 13 years for blackmailing underage girls into sex
Kaohsiung, Nov. 6 (CNA) A Kaohsiung man has been sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison for encouraging underage girls to take lewd photos of themselves and then blackmailing them into having sex over an 11-year period, according to the Kaohsiung District Court. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411060020
Read MoreCPI sees lowest annual growth for over 3 years in October
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) grew 1.69 percent from a year earlier in October, the lowest year-on-year growth since April 2021, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202411060019
Read MoreInterior ministry seeks to dissolve Chinese Unification Promotion Party
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) said Wednesday that it will ask the Constitutional Court to legally dissolve the Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP) for “posing a threat to democracy.” https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411060018
Read MoreTrump win to clear uncertainties on U.S., Taiwan markets: Analysts
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) Local analysts said Wednesday that they expect political uncertainties weighing on stock markets in Taiwan and the United States to clear with Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202411060017
Read MoreDraft amendments to funding law approved following lawmakers’ brawl
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) Amendments to an act relating to the allocation of funding between central and local governments completed an initial review on Wednesday following physical altercations between lawmakers in the Legislature. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411060016
Read MoreTFDA confirms Sudan dye found in turmeric from tainted curry powder
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Wednesday that a banned dye, Sudan I, was detected in turmeric in a curry powder. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411060015
Read MoreTFDA confirms Sudan dye found in turmeric from tainted curry powder
Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Wednesday that a banned dye, Sudan I, was detected in turmeric in a curry powder. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411060015
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