Podcast: Taiwan Report News Brief (04-08-2020) Back to the revolutionary future for the KMT
Plenty of coronavirus news with more subsidies, face mask rules on their way, but new cases are down, and local scientists make a breakthrough. Taiwan makes moves to bypass the WHA in May. Taiwan to the rescue on the world stage. HK’s Carrie Lam defends attack on RTHK, asking about Taiwan’s role in the WHO. […]
Video: Taiwan Report News Brief (04-08-2020) Back to the revolutionary future for the KMT
Plenty of coronavirus news with more subsidies, face mask rules on their way, but new cases are down, and local scientists make a breakthrough. Taiwan makes moves to bypass the WHA in May. Taiwan to the rescue on the world stage. HK’s Carrie Lam defends attack on RTHK, asking about Taiwan’s role in the WHO. […]
Podcast: Taiwan Report News Brief (04-05-2020) Should Taiwan’s passports read “Chunghua Minkuo”?
The CECC sends messages to crowded areas to tell people to keep away from each other and other coronavirus updates. The Taipei Times runs an editorial with creative ideas on how to build consensus on a new name for China Airlines and what to replace the “Republic of China” with on the passports. The second […]
Taiwan Report News Brief (04-05-2020) Should Taiwan’s passports read “Chunghua Minkuo”?
The CECC sends messages to crowded areas to tell people to keep away from each other and other coronavirus updates. The Taipei Times runs an editorial with creative ideas on how to build consensus on a new name for China Airlines and what to replace the “Republic of China” with on the passports. The second […]
Podcast: Taiwan Report News Brief (04-04-2020) Older drivers and love from Italy
Coronavirus news, including more details on subsidies for businesses and the announcement if you don’t wear your mask on public transportation, you’re going to get hit with a hefty fine. With the nation facing a driver shortage, the government is moving to lift the 65 age cap on drivers of heavy vehicles, with some conditions. […]
Video: Taiwan Report News Brief (04-04-2020) Older drivers and love from Italy
Coronavirus news, including more details on subsidies for businesses and the announcement if you don’t wear your mask on public transportation, you’re going to get hit with a hefty fine. With the nation facing a driver shortage, the government is moving to lift the 65 age cap on drivers of heavy vehicles, with some conditions. […]
Podcast: Taiwan Report News Brief (04-03-2020) Poll, pet police and who’s on and off Taiwan’s goody list
More details on government steps to contain the coronavirus and more details on the huge N$1.05 trillion package, lawmakers push for pet policy, and the KMT lawmaker at the center of a sovereignty spat says something surprising that is quoted on the KMT official website. Taiwan to the rescue, but who is on and off […]
Video: Taiwan Report News Brief (04-03-2020) Poll, pet police and who’s on and off Taiwan’s goody list
More details on government steps to contain the coronavirus and more details on the huge N$1.05 trillion package, lawmakers push for pet policy, and the KMT lawmaker at the center of a sovereignty spat says something surprising that is quoted on the KMT official website. Taiwan to the rescue, but who is on and off […]
WHO ethical principles (slightly revised Taiwan edition)
This is a slightly edited version of the WHO ethical principles as applies to Taiwan. Original is here. As a specialized agency of the UN system, WHO is firmly committed to the following ethical principles: Integrity: To behave in accordance with ethical principles, and act in good faith, intellectual honesty and fairness. Unless the people involved […]
Video: Taiwan Report News Brief (03-14-2020) Everybody must get stoned.
KMT lawmaker Wu Sz-huai reportedly tries to get hands on classified military documents, but the press gets it wrong. A new suicide law spurs debate of health versus freedom of the press, the NPP, TPP and the KMT unite against the DPP over land law but the DPP’s majority shuts them down, travel ban may […]
