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U.S. Lowers Tariff on Taiwanese Goods to 15% in Trade Deal

Washington: The United States has agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20 percent to 15 percent, following the conclusion of trade negotiations with Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Executive Yuan on Friday (Taiwan time). The tariff reduction …

Tsai Yi-yu Secures DPP Nomination for Chiayi Magistrate Race

Chiayi: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Tsai Yi-yu is set to be nominated by his party as its Chiayi County magistrate candidate after securing a decisive victory in the party’s county magistrate primary. In the primary, determined by opin…

Canadian MPs Asked to Leave Taiwan Before Carney’s Beijing Visit

Taipei: Two Liberal Party members of Canada’s Parliament were encouraged to cut short a visit to Taiwan before Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing, a spokesperson for one of the members of Parliament has confirmed to CNA. MPs Helena…

Day-Night Temperature Fluctuations Persist Throughout Taiwan

Taiwan: Taiwan continues to be affected by a cold air mass and radiative cooling effects that will lead to low temperatures after dark and sizable day-night temperature gaps. Temperatures remained chilly early Wednesday morning in low-lying areas of n…