CORONAVIRUS/Education ministry to help foreign students return to Taiwan

May 28, 2020 Web Desk General 0

Taipei,  The Ministry of Education (MOE) said Thursday it will help facilitate the return of foreign students who wish to continue their studies in Taiwan but have not been able to do so due to the...

Tsai denounces China’s approved national security law for Hong Kong

May 28, 2020 Web Desk General 0

Taipei,  President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Thursday that a national security law approved by China earlier in the day would undermine freedom and rule of law in Hong Kong and that her...

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan cuts 2020 GDP growth forecast due to COVID-19 impact

May 28, 2020 Web Desk General 0

Taipei,  Taiwan’s government on Thursday downgraded its forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the...

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan to export micro surgical face mask factories

May 28, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei,  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Thursday it plans to help local companies export micro surgical face mask factories as a package amid the rising need for face masks around the...

Cabinet approves NT$6.6 billion fund for first-time jobseekers

May 28, 2020 Web Desk Market 0

Taipei,  The Cabinet on Thursday approved a NT$6.6 billion (US$220 million) incentive plan to assist and reward new graduates entering the job market in Taiwan, which will to go into effect in June....

Consumer confidence falls for 4th straight month

May 27, 2020 Web Desk General 0

Taipei,  Consumer confidence in Taiwan weakened in May for the fourth consecutive month, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, with confidence in equity investments falling to a new low, National...

Taiwan economy remains sluggish; leading indicators drop further

May 27, 2020 Web Desk General 0

Taipei,  Taiwan’s economy remained sluggish in April due to the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, with industrial production, sales and retail/wholesale revenue all weakening, the...

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan maintains border restrictions despite beating back COVID-19

May 27, 2020 Web Desk Medical 0

Taipei,  The border control measures implemented in Taiwan to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus will remain in place, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday, while...

New turbine model selected for wind farm off Changhua coast

May 27, 2020 Web Desk General 0

Taipei,  Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s new SG 14-222 DD wind turbine has been selected for use in the Hai Long Offshore Wind’s 300 MW Hai Long II project off Taiwan’s west...