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Beef imports from the United States to Taiwan over the past four years have grown faster than those from Australia and New Zealand, according to the latest government statistics.
Since Taiwan partially re-opened its market in 2005 to U.S. boneless beef from cattle younger than 30 months, imports of U.S. beef have been rising steadily in [...]
Taiwan can further improve the energy efficiency of its new and existing buildings by achieving a potential 30 percent reduction in both energy use and carbon emissions using technologies that are already available, the European Chamber of Commerce Taipei (ECCT) said on Monday.
“Taiwan should pick up its pace to catch up with the world in [...]
President Ma Ying-jeou expressed his confidence Monday that the cancellation of his planned state visit to Honduras following a military coup in the country will not affect bilateral diplomatic ties.
Ma said aboard a chartered flight that would take him to Panama and Nicaragua that he believes Taiwan’s diplomatic ties with Honduras will remain unchanged because [...]
Taipei, June 30 (CNA) Prosecutors on Tuesday decided to continue barring Chen Hsing-yu, the daughter of former President Chen Shui-bian, from leaving the country, because they said she gave false testimony. The ruling by the Taipei District [...]
Panama City, Panama, June 29 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou will hold talks with Panamanian President-elect Ricardo Martinelli on the future development of bilateral relations between the two countries, during Ma’s visit to the Central American country for Martinelli’s inauguration, Taiwan’s ambassador there said Monday. [...]
Taipei, June 30 (CNA) The following is a brief roundup of selected local newspaper editorials Tuesday: China Times: On ex-President Lee’s wish to visit China During a recent meeting with former President Lee [...]
June 30 (CNA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokesman Henry Chen admitted Tuesday that he responded too fast and gave incorrect information on the situation in Honduras last Sunday, and said that he accepted full responsibility for the gaffe. He was referring to the fact that the Foreign Ministry gave conflicting information Sunday on the [...]
Taipei, June 30 (CNA) Taiwan has officially closed its representative office in Dhaka, Bangladesh in an effort to put the country’s diplomatic resources to better use. “Since the establishment of the [...]
Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) vowed on Monday to protect the dignity of the Legislature after prosecutors took a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator directly from the Legislative Yuan for questioning in connection with a bribery investigation.
Wang made the promise after the DPP caucus visited him on Monday morning to voice their dissatisfaction with Taipei [...]
Taipei, June 29 (CNA) The mastermind of a drug trafficking ring that allegedly used young women as mules has been arrested, officials of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) announced Monday. The man, identified only by his [...]
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