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CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan reports 13,311 new COVID-19 cases, 25 deaths

Taiwan on Sunday reported 13,311 new COVID-19 infections, all but 35 of which were locally transmitted, and 25 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).   The deceased ranged in age from their 50s to their 90s, and they all had underlying health issues, while

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St. Lucia Prime Minister Pierre to visit Taiwan next week: MOFA

Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip Pierre will arrive in Taiwan on Monday for a five-day visit, during which he will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Sunday. Pierre will head a delegation of Cabinet ministers, including Shawn A. Edward, minister of education, sustainable

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ELECTIONS 2022/KMT’s Lu Shiow-yen wins second term as Taichung mayor

Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) declared victory in the Taichung mayoral election on Saturday, beating her main rival Deputy Legislative Speaker Tsai Chi-chang (蔡其昌) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Lu finished with 799,107 votes, or 59.35 percent of the total, with her primary opponent, Tsai, receiving

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ELECTIONS 2022/KMT’s Hsu Chen-wei claims reelection win in Hualien County

Hualien County Magistrate Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚) of the Kuomintang (KMT) declared victory in her reelection bid Saturday against her main challenger Kolas Yotaka of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Hsu declared victory at 6:55 p.m. The outcome of the election will not be confirmed until the Central Election Commission (CEC)

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ELECTIONS 2022/DPP’s Huang Wei-che declares reelection win in Tainan

Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) declared victory in his reelection bid for Tainan mayor Saturday against his main rival Hsieh Lung-chieh (謝龍介) of the Kuomintang (KMT). Huang declared victory at around 7 p.m. Huang finished with 433,684 votes, or 48 percent of the total, with

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ELECTIONS 2022/KMT’s Yang Wen-ke claims reelection win in Hsinchu County

Incumbent Kuomintang (KMT) Hsinchu County Magistrate Yang Wen-ke (楊文科) declared victory in his reelection bid Saturday against his nearest rival Chou Chiang-chieh (周江杰) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Yang declared victory at around 7 p.m. Yang finished with 163,662 votes, or 63.36 percent of the total, with Chou receiving

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ELECTIONS 2022/TPP wins key Hsinchu mayor race, as Kao Hung-an declares victory

Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Legislator Kao Hung-an (高虹安) declared victory in the Hsinchu mayoral election Saturday evening, marking the first time the upstart party has won at the local government level. Kao finished with 98,121 votes, or 45 percent of the total, with her primary opponent, former Hsinchu Deputy Mayor

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