Naked provocations in Copenhagen–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Business updates Taiwan has moved up five places from last year to 11th in the latest annual world competitiveness ranking released by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD).The global top 10 was led by Singapore, followed by Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Sweden, Norway, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. […]
Buttcheeks, revenge recalls and an odd US flyover–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Agriculture roundup Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently amended legislation to allow farms that grow fruits, vegetables, grains, orchids, livestock, or seafood to hire migrant workers, with up to 1,600 jobs available for application.Each farm can employee migrant workers for up to 35 percent of its workforce.However, according to government figures, the shortage of regular […]
Fraud, gangsters and the criminal diaspora–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said Wednesday that it plans to relax its COVID-19 control measures on trains and domestic flights after June 7, as the disease has been slowing in Taiwan.Passengers taking Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) and High Speed Rail (HSR) trains will still be required to have their temperatures […]
No to singing the praises of reuniting with the motherland–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates One new imported case of the coronavirus disease was reported in Taiwan on Friday, and was quarantined immediately upon return. Anyone in Taiwan can obtain a self-pay test for the COVID-19 coronavirus, with effect from Friday, as the country now has adequate testing capacity, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.They’re not cheap, […]
Poll: Hou Yu-yi is a powerhouse, but KMT is in the doghouse–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates The Ministry of Education (MOE) said 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 country’s border restrictions amid the pandemic.The MOE said, however, that such an undertaking would depend on whether the Central […]
Han anti-recall campaign gets dirty. Wu says what!? And PRC drops “peaceful”–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates One new case of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease was reported in Taiwan on Thursday, breaking a 13-day stretch of zero new confirmed infections in the country.He is a Taiwanese man who went to Mexico in January on a work trip and returned to Taiwan on Wednesday.There were no new cases on Friday.Meanwhile, the […]
Inauguration special: Tsai suggests country founded at the dawn of the 1950s — Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
President Tsai’s inauguration attendees President Tsai Ing-wen has been inaugurated for her second term, joined by William Lai inaugurated as Vice President for the first time. Due to the coronavirus, the event was low key. KMT chairman Johnny Chiang, ex-President Ma Ying-jeou, and Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu all skipped the event. New Taipei Mayor Hou […]
Video: Taiwan Report News Brief (03-12-2020) PRC hints to the DPP and warns KMT
The TPP plans to go all out in the 2022 local elections, Netflix to take on the Formosa Plastics Group, PRC media shows why DPP is proposing to change Academia Sinica’s name, gov’t cracks down on Huawei, Han recall signatures submitted, coronavirus updates, PRC again meddles with Taiwan’s attempt to bring citizens home, PRC drops […]
Podcast: Taiwan Report News Brief (03-12-2020) PRC hints to the DPP and warns KMT
The TPP plans to go all out in the 2022 local elections, Netflix to take on the Formosa Plastics Group, PRC media shows why DPP is proposing to change Academia Sinica’s name, gov’t cracks down on Huawei, Han recall signatures submitted, coronavirus updates, PRC again meddles with Taiwan’s attempt to bring citizens home, PRC drops […]
Video: Taiwan Report (02-25-2020) Virus news, China Airlines, KMT Chair Race, Taiwan Identity Poll…
Virus News, Petition to change the name of China Airlines, KMT chair race amid more bad news, huge news with new Taiwan identity poll, China to procure body armor units, and more…
