Governance

RTX Pays Taiwan US$160 Million Over Arms Price Gouging: MND.

Taipei: Taiwan’s military on Wednesday announced it received a payment of NT$5.2 billion (US$159.86 million) from RTX, previously known as Raytheon Technologies Corp., after the defense contractor was found by the United States government to have enga…

Labor Minister Under Growing Pressure Over Worker Suicide.

Taipei: Taiwan’s Labor Minister Ho Pei-shan faced intense scrutiny from lawmakers on Wednesday regarding her management of an incident involving a civil servant’s suicide at work. The case has now been referred to both supervisory and judicial branche…

MOFA Sues Peruvian Contractor Over APEC Billboard Incident.

Lima: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced on Wednesday that it has initiated legal proceedings against a Peruvian contractor. The lawsuit stems from an incident during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where the contrac…

Taiwan Congratulates Palau President Whipps on Reelection.

TAIPEI: President Lai Ching-te on Thursday congratulated Palau President Surangel Whipps, Jr. on his election to a second term, saying that Taiwan will work with the diplomatic ally to jointly safeguard peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

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Cabinet Approves Incentives for SMEs to Boost Employee Wages.

TAIPEI: The Executive Yuan, Taiwan’s Cabinet, has given the green light to a new initiative aimed at encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to increase the wages of their employees. This plan, approved on Thursday, is part of the govern…