Han calls on supporters to NOT vote in recall. Seriously.–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Bill to remove “unification” with China dropped A bill to remove “unification” with China as a national goal, that had passed first reading and had moved to committee, has been pulled.Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Yi-yu (蔡易餘) said with Tsai Ing-wen’s inauguration approaching, he did not want the proposals to be a source of […]
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Sorry to pop your bubble, China–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates Taiwan confirmed no new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus for the eighth consecutive day on Friday.It was also the 33rd straight day with no domestically transmitted infections.A stricter set of quarantine measures for returning far-sea fishermen will go into effect on May 18.And some good news, the number of spectators allowed at CPBL […]
Trudeau won’t call Taiwan a country–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates Taiwan reported no new COVID-19 cases for seven days on Thursday, and was also the 32nd straight day that no domestically transmitted infections were recorded in Taiwan. So that’s what Apple is up to We now know what Apple’s huge investment in the Hsinchu Science Park is for.They are planning on investing over […]
DPP makes a power move–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates Taiwan confirmed no new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday.It was also the 30th straight day that no domestically transmitted infections had been recorded in Taiwan.Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said that Taiwan will reopen its borders to trade and business from Hong Kong and Macau first.Chen said […]
TFI Post: ‘Not Chinese, but Taiwanese investors allowed,’ For the first time India has denounced One-China policy
There are several odd things in this article.For one thing, many if most countries already treat Taiwanese differently, regardless of having a “One China” policy.For example, Taiwanese passport holders get visa-free entry into far more countries than Chinese.Treating Taiwanese differently as investors is also quite common, and hardly amounts to a “denunciation.”This also says that […]
Han’s prospects looking grim and WHO saga grows–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates A seventh person has died of COVID-19 in Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced Monday, but no new cases of the disease were reported.As the spread of COVID-19 appears to be slowing in Taiwan, the CECC is considering easing restrictions over indoor activities, such as allowing gatherings of up to 250 […]
Developments show how dramatically Taiwan’s political ground has shifted–Taiwan News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates Taiwan confirmed no new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus for the third consecutive day on Sunday.It was also the 28th straight day with no domestically transmitted infections.The government will begin supplying face masks for children under the age of four, starting next week, via its online ordering system and at convenience stores, the […]
Two bombshells for the KMT–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates Taiwan confirmed no new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus for the second consecutive day on Saturday, keeping the total at 440.Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) noted that Taiwan has not reported a local infection for 26 days, showing that the nation’s disease situation has stabilized.The CECC announced that local governments […]
KMT in freefall and Canada’s FM snubs Taiwan, twice–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Coronavirus updates Taiwan confirmed no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, keeping the total at 440. Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) has partnered with Facebook on a service that is aimed at providing timely and reliable information on COVID-19. A rapid antibody test kit for COVID-19 developed by a local biomedical company that […]
