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All 7 of Lai’s judicial nominees rejected CONSIDERING OPTIONS: Lai’s office said he regrets, but respects the outcome, and his administration is looking at all legal and constitutional means to maintain democracy The Legislative Yuan yesterday rejected all seven nominees for the Constitutional Court, an expected outcome that could immobilize the court.President William Lai ( …
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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, Japanese ...
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Minister unveils Chip Team Taiwan initiative SECURITY: Taiwan is in talks with Amazon about collaborating on Kuiper broadband communication satellites to harden its telecommunications infrastructure in a potential conflict with China Taiwan is launching the “Chip Team Taiwan” initiative to forge robotics, drones and space industry supply chains to decrease dependence on China, National ...
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SEASONAL EFFECTS: An official said the end of the year means people are traveling, gathering with family and friends and going out for activities as temperatures fall Cases of influenza are expected to peak this week, with hospital visits expected to climb to 100,000, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, advising people to …
President to promulgate new laws: Presidential Office
8 hours ago · President William Lai (賴清德) is to promulgate the new laws passed by the Legislative Yuan, Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men-an (潘孟安) yesterday said. The Legislative Yuan approved controversial amendments to the Constitutional Court Procedure Act (憲法訴訟法), the Public ...
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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 concerns.UberEats had aimed to ...
Annexation of Taiwan ‘non-negotiable’: TAO - Taipei Times
1 day ago · The unification of China and Taiwan is “non-negotiable,” China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) said yesterday in response to an article by a Chinese academic suggesting that Beijing would not set a timetable for the annexation of Taiwan in the next four years. Chinese international studies ...
Taiwan’s new constitutional moment - Taipei Times
3 days ago · 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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CROSS-STRAIT TENSIONS: MOFA demanded Beijing stop its military intimidation and ‘irrational behavior’ that endanger peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region The Presidential Office yesterday called on China to stop all “provocative acts,” saying ongoing Chinese military activity in the nearby waters of Taiwan was a “blatant disruption” of the “status quo” of security and ...
US to continue friendly approach to Taiwan: official - Taipei Times
Nov 7, 2024 · 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 latest report.