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Taiwan’s opposition parties worry about NT$6,000 cash rebate
Opposition party members in Taiwan have expressed their disapproval and concerns over the ruling party’s decision to provide a NT$6,000 tax rebate to those living in Taiwan.
2023/01/18 17:30
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New Year’s preparations in full swing despite price hikes
Despite price increases of up to 20%, Chinese New Year celebrations are still in full swing
2023/01/17 10:46
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Taiwan’s travelers head earlier to airports fearing crowds
The lines are now shorter at the departing gates at Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan.
2023/01/16 22:42
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Taiwanese people buy Chinese New Year dinner dishes online
Chinese New Year is coming soon and many Taiwanese people are getting ready for the year-end dinner.
2023/01/12 21:00
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Taiwan carries out military drills ahead of Chinese New Year
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands abruptly in Kaohsiung’s Tian-shan military base as Taiwan conducts a drill of enemy forces raiding army camps on Wednesday (Jan. 11), ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
2023/01/12 19:00
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Counterfeit money circulating ahead of Chinese New Year
With Chinese New Year around the corner, counterfeit money is circulating on the market
2023/01/10 19:55
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Taxi demand surges ahead of Chinese New Year festivities
With the pandemic cooling down and the Chinese New Year drawing near, taxis have become more and more difficult to hail.
2023/01/07 18:53
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Taiwan foreigners to self-pay COVID treatment costs in 2023
Foreigners in Taiwan will have to cover the costs of their COVID treatment on their own starting in 2023.
2023/01/01 07:59
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Taiwan faces egg shortage crisis again after supply issues
Taiwan is feeling the brunt of a widespread egg shortage due to global events.
2022/12/28 16:24
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Chinese, Taiwanese travelers empty medicine shelves in Japan
Drugstores in Japan have started limiting the purchase of cold medicine per each customer.
2022/12/26 18:36
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Taxi fares to increase in northern Taiwan in April 2023
Grabbing a cab home after work is about to get a lot more expensive in northern Taiwan as fares are set to rise next year.
2022/12/24 13:26
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Thousands of Taiwan citizens apply to renew passports
Many in Taiwan have plans to go abroad during the Chinese New Year, and the number of citizens reissuing their expired passports has skyrocketed. On weekdays, more than 2,000 numbers were issued for the waiting list.
2022/12/16 12:11
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Taiwan political parties lock horns over mini-three links
Taiwan’s ruling and main opposition parties recently locked horns over whether the mini-three-links should be restarted between Taiwan and China.
2022/12/16 11:41
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Queensland welcomes Taiwanese with sustainable holiday
With the Chinese New Year holiday approaching, many are looking forward to traveling abroad after more than two years of living with the pandemic.
2022/12/12 17:04
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CECC: China’s outbreak may reach its peak in 2 months
The epidemic continues to spread in mainland China, and according to the Commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center, Victor Wang, their situation may reach its peak in 2 months. As many will be traveling back to Taiwan from the mainland for Chinese New Year, the CECC is urging children to get vaccinated or re-vaccinated.
2022/12/06 12:10
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U.S. bans equipment sales from China’s tech giants
The United States announced on Friday (Nov. 25) that it has banned sales and imports of technology equipment from Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE among others.
2022/11/28 17:18
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China experts concerned at new normal in Taiwan Strait
Speaking at the 7th annual “China’s Power: Up for Debate” on Thursday (Nov. 17) organized by the Center For Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), U.S. officials, scholars, and commentators discussed the core issues underpinning the nature of Chinese power that could lead to a major crisis or conflict in the next year or two.
2022/11/22 07:37
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2022 Golden Horse Awards slated for Saturday
Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the most prestigious award shows of the Chinese language cinema will be taking place on November 19th this year. This award welcomes annual entries from not just Taiwan, but also from Hong Kong, China and other Chinese speaking areas.
2022/11/17 20:00
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FCC commissioner: Chinese growing tech a rising threat
The leaders of the world’s top superpowers, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, met in person in Bali at the G20 summit for the first time since Biden took office. Against this backdrop, TVBS Commentator Wenchi Yu spoke with Brendan Carr, commissioner of the Federal Communication Commissions of the U.S., on information censorship, semiconductor chips, and all things related to information and communications technology with the U.S., China, and Taiwan.
2022/11/17 19:13
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Taiwanese man with peculiar name wins free sushi meal
A sushi chain store in Taiwan has offered a free meal to those with two special Chinese characters (double one) in their names, and a Taiwanese man, Su Kun-kun (蘇 | |), was the lucky winner.
2022/11/11 17:37
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CTBC Brothers win 9th CPBL Taiwan Series title
The CTBC Brothers won the 33rd season of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) Taiwan Series title for the second consecutive year on Wednesday (Nov. 9).
2022/11/10 18:04
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Students improve Taiwanese Hokkien skills with AI system
The most common struggle seen when using a speech recognition system is the machine not being able to identify what is being said. Through continuous optimization, these systems can achieve a higher recognition rate. Such an AI tool can make learning the Chinese, English, and Taiwanese Hokkien languages easier.
2022/11/04 17:39
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Taipei Zoo Panda Tuan Tuan waiting for Chinese medical help
Mainland China sent two giant pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, to Taiwan in 2008 during Jason Yeh’s tenure as the director of the Taipei Zoo. The former city official expressed concerns on Monday that Tuan Tuan was recently diagnosed with a brain lesion, meaning that the endangered animal’s health is under threat.
2022/11/02 10:43
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Kevin Rudd warns of dangers of U.S.-China conflict
At the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping said that the PRC will continue to strive for peaceful reunification, but the country won’t promise to renounce the use of force. Speaking with TVBS Commentator Wenchi Yu, Kevin Rudd shared his take on Taiwan and China’s relationship and its effects on the world.
2022/10/20 22:12
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Wenchi Yu expects China to become more ideologically driven
President Xi Jinping’s speech at the 20th Chinese Communist Party Congress earlier this week mentioned Taiwan several times, without offering new strategies to resolve the cross-strait stalemate, according to TVBS commentator Wenchi Yu.
2022/10/20 16:59