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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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SAFE DISPOSAL: The government is mulling the construction of central storage facilities, as the current temporary facilities are only designed to last 40 years The government could propose separate regulations for high-level radioactive nuclear waste to continue the use of nuclear energy, a source familiar with the matter said.The reported proposals came as the nation’s …
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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 …
Taiwan’s new constitutional moment - Taipei Times
Dec 23, 2024 · 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.
Taiwan developing new hypersonic missile: source - Taipei Times
5 days ago · LOOKING FOR WHEELS: The military is seeking 8x8 single-chassis vehicles to test the new missile and potentially replace the nation’s existing launch vehicles, the source said 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 …
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Dec 19, 2024 · ‘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 …
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Nov 9, 2024 · NEW DESTINATIONS: Marketing campaigns to attract foreign travelers have to change from the usual promotions about Alishan and Taroko Gorge, the transport minister said The number of international tourists visiting Taiwan is estimated to top 8 million by the end of this year, Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shi-kai (陳世凱) said yesterday, …
Blinken warns China not to provoke - Taipei Times
Oct 12, 2024 · “Fifty percent of commercial container traffic goes through the Taiwan Strait every day; more than 70 percent of the high-end semiconductors that the world needs are produced on Taiwan, so there’s a strong interest around the world on maintaining peace and stability, preserving the status quo, avoiding any kind of conflict that could disrupt things that are so …