Category: Taiwan
Taiwan’s top male paddler falls to lowest world ranking since 2019
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Taiwanese paddler and Olympian Lin Yun-ju’s (林昀儒) table tennis world ranking dropped from 12th to 14th in the men’s singles, the lowest since July 2019, as announced by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202411050014
Read MoreTaiwan, Paraguay renew tourism agreement
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Taiwan and Paraguay have re-signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to strengthen tourism cooperation, the Tourism Administration said in a statement issued Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202411050013
Read MoreCondiments imported from U.S., Indonesia stopped at Taiwan border
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Shipments of condiments imported from the United States and Indonesia were recently intercepted at the border because they contained a banned pesticide and excessive amounts of sulfur dioxide, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411050012
Read MoreU.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex market
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Tuesday, gaining NT$0.007 to close at NT$31.968. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202411050011
Read More2 ‘hometown association’ heads indicted over China-funded trip
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Taipei prosecutors on Tuesday indicted the heads of two Chinese hometown associations in Taiwan for organizing a China-funded trip to Anhui Province for local Kuomintang (KMT) officials before Taiwan’s January 2024 elections. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202411050010
Read MoreArmy investigating conscript’s unauthorized firing of rifle
Taoyuan, Nov. 5 (CNA) The 6th Army Command said Tuesday it was investigating an incident involving a conscript firing a blank he allegedly found at a shooting range where a drill was underway. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411050009
Read MorePresident Lai meets visiting Paraguay Senate head
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Paraguayan Senate President Basilio Gustavo Núñez Giménez is in Taiwan to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation, he said in a meeting Tuesday with President Lai Ching-te (賴清德). https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411050008
Read MoreUni-Lions’ ace Gu Lin rare winner of CPBL’s MVP award
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) After six years of ups and downs, Gu Lin Ruei-yang (古林睿煬) capped one of the best seasons imaginable in Taiwan’s professional baseball league by winning an award that has been forbidden territory for local pitchers for nearly two decades. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202411050007
Read MoreTropical Storm Yinxing strengthens to typhoon
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Tropical Storm Yinxing strengthened to a typhoon early Tuesday, and is expected to move into the Bashi Channel that separates Taiwan and the Philippines, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411050006
Read MoreSeasonal winds to send mercury down to 20℃ in northern Taiwan
Taipei, Nov, 5 (CNA) Strengthening northeasterly winds are expected to bring temperatures in northern Taiwan down to as low as 20 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411050005
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