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Court releases Ko Wen-je on bail of NT$30m. TERMS: The TPP chairman is barred from changing his residence, departing the nation and having one-on-one meetings with defendants and witnesses The Taipei District Court yesterday released Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on bail of NT$30 million (US$916,870), rejecting a request by …
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Taiwan a major world issue: Trump ‘ONE BRIDGE’: The US president-elect met with Akie Abe on Dec. 15 in Florida and the two discussed a potential Taiwan-China conflict’s implications for world peace US president-elect Donald Trump has described Taiwan as “a major issue for world peace” during a meeting with Akie Abe, the widow of late Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, …
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TPP’s Ko Wen-je indicted in four cases ‘BRIBERY, CORRUPTION’: Prosecutors accused the former Taipei mayor of unlawfully helping a corporation, as well as accumulating about NT$93.71 million illegally Prosecutors yesterday indicted Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on charges of corruption, embezzlement, breach of trust and other alleged offenses, …
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UNLAWFUL GAINS: The councilor was found to have pressured the city’s social welfare department to award CCTV installation contracts to his and a partner’s firms Taipei City Councilor Chen Chung-wen (陳重文) was yesterday sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of illegally obtaining more than NT$3.7 million (US$113,081) for himself and a business …
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‘LOSE-LOSE AVOIDED’: The National Delivery Industrial Union hailed the rejection, saying the deal would have hurt the industry and consumers if it had gone ahead Uber Technologies Inc’s plan to acquire Delivery Hero SE’s local Foodpanda business for US$950 million has been rejected, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said yesterday, citing anti-competitive …
EDITORIAL: The looming constitutional crisis - Taipei Times
1 天前 · After forcing through a slew of controversial amendments, the opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) on Tuesday last week rejected all seven Constiutional Court candidates nominated by President William Lai (賴清德), an event that triggered public concerns that it could lead to an unprecedented constitutional crisis and …
Taiwan developing new hypersonic missile: source - Taipei Times
2 天之前 · Taiwan is developing a hypersonic missile based on the Ching Tien (擎天) supersonic cruise missile, and a Czech-made truck has been tentatively selected as its launch vehicle, a source said yesterday. The Ching Tien, formerly known as Yun Feng (雲 …
Taiwan’s new constitutional moment - Taipei Times
2024年12月23日 · Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers on Monday unilaterally passed a preliminary review of proposed amendments to the Public Officers Election and Recall Act (公職人員選罷法) in just one minute, while Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators, government officials and the media were locked out.
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2024年12月19日 · ‘ONE BRIDGE’: The US president-elect met with Akie Abe on Dec. 15 in Florida and the two discussed a potential Taiwan-China conflict’s implications for world peace US president-elect Donald Trump has described Taiwan as “a major issue for world peace” during a meeting with Akie Abe, the widow of late Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese …
US to continue friendly approach to Taiwan: official - Taipei Times
2024年11月7日 · TECH EFFECT: While Chiayi County was the oldest region in the nation, Hsinchu county and city, home of the nation’s chip industry, were the youngest, the report showed Seven of the nation’s administrative regions, encompassing 57.2 percent of Taiwan’s townships and villages, became “super-aged societies” in June, the Ministry of the Interior said in its …