TAIWAN NEWS DIGEST WEEK 49, 2015 |
Taipei Office in Denmark offers this digest of news and events in Taiwan in addition to our monthly Danish-language newsletter. |
POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Mainland 's chief cross-strait envoy arrives for 1-week visit 2015/12/01 Chen Deming, president of mainland China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), arrived in Taiwan November 30 for a seven-day visit…
Taiwan, mainland China release imprisoned spies 2015/12/01 The recent release of two Taiwanese and one mainland Chinese intelligence agents underscores the enhanced mutual trust between Taipei and Beijing, according to the Presidential Office…
MOEA encouraging greater participation in green power program 2015/11/28 The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said November 28 that it is aiming to increase the number of customers that buy green power from the state-owned Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) and therefore will not raise the cost…
Five more countries grant Taiwanese visa privileges 2015/12/02 Taiwanese passport holders can now obtain visa-waivers, landing visas or e-visas for 158 countries and territories after five more countries granted Taiwan the privileges, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced December 1…
ECONOMY & INNOVATION EVA Air ranks among top 10 international carriers 2015/12/02 EVA Airways (EVA Air) has been named one of the top ten international carriers by AirlineRatings.com for 2016…
U.S., Taiwan hold first digital economy forum to advance cooperation 2015/12/02 The United States and Taiwan held their first digital economy forum December 2 in Taipei, bringing together officials and experts from both sides for discussions on policies regarding digital trade and on creating policy and regulatory environments to enable digital development…
Economics minister warns about China-South Korea FTA 2015/12/01 Economics Minister John Deng on December 1 warned about the impact of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and South Korea and expressed hope that a cross-Taiwan Strait trade-in-goods agreement can make major progress soon…
CULTURE & SOCIETY Rare seabird reappears on Dongsha after 148 years 2015/11/29 A rare brown booby, a member of the Sulidae family, was spotted recently in a coastal area of Dongsha Island in the South China Sea, marking the first sighting of the species in 148 years, according to the Kaohsiung-based Marine National Park Headquarters…
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