Taipei: The office of Economic Affairs Minister Kuo Jyh-huei has firmly denied allegations that he misused public funds to host gatherings at a restaurant co-founded by him, clarifying that he personally covered the expenses. According to Focus Taiwan, the allegations were brought to light by a report from Mirror Media,
Taipei: The Taiwan dollar showed signs of stabilizing Tuesday, but shares in Taiwan still closed slightly lower as investors remained concerned over possible American tariffs on semiconductor imports, dealers said. The Taiex, the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s benchmark weighted index, ended down 10.40 points, or 0.05 percent, at 20,522.59 after moving
Taipei: Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency has dismissed allegations from environmental group Greenpeace regarding illegal shark fishing activities by Taiwan-flagged vessels in the North Pacific Ocean. According to Focus Taiwan, the Fisheries Agency Deputy Director Lin Ting-jung addressed reporters, stating that Greenpeace had “misunderstood” the situation, as the area in question is
Milan: Finance Minister Chuang Tsui-yun protested Taiwan’s designation at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which has referred to the country as “Taipei,China” since 1986, at the ongoing ADB annual meeting, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Tuesday. According to Focus Taiwan, Chuang protested Taiwan’s designation and reiterated a request to
Taipei: Two Kuomintang (KMT) referendum proposals focusing on “opposing the abolition of the death penalty” and “opposing martial law” have been scheduled for discussion in the legislative plenary session on Friday before being put to a vote. According to Focus Taiwan, the agenda-setting motion was approved on Tuesday during a
Sydney: Paelabang Danapan, a renowned Taiwanese scholar of Indigenous peoples and culture, will hold a series of seminars in Australia from May 7 to 9 to discuss the contributions of Taiwanese Indigenous peoples to literature and culture. At the seminars, Paelabang will examine the significance of written and spoken Indigenous
