Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-06-01

President Tsai Ing-wen is calling on the United States to safeguard democratic values

with Taiwan.

Tsai was speaking Friday while meeting with visiting US senator David Perdue from Georgia. This is the Republican senator’s first visit to Taiwan since he was elected in 2014.

Tsai thanked the United States for its arms sales to Taiwan and its decision to grant a license that allows American firms to sell the country the technology needed to build submarines. Tsai said these policies demonstrate Washington’s decision to safeguard regional peace and its determination to back its partners in the Asia-Pacific region.    [FULL  STORY]

Promoting the beauty of Paiwan culture through creativity and innovation,  gives Remereman a great sense of satisfaction.
 
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/06/01
By:  Agencies

Nestled in the mountains of southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County is the picturesque township of Sandimen. Populated largely by members of the indigenous Paiwan tribe, the community is a popular destination for visitors from home and abroad on the strength of its thriving arts and crafts scene and distinctive aboriginal heritage.

One cultural and creative establishment regularly filled to the rafters with tourists is Dragonfly Beads Arts Studio. Established 35 years ago by Taruzaljum Remereman, a 62-year-old Paiwan and former teacher, the business shot to fame in 2008 following the release of Taiwan-made romantic drama “Cape No. 7.” The local box office heavyweight champion featured products created by Dragonfly’s full-time artisans, who number around 10 today.

“Bronze knives, ceramic pots and glass beads are considered the three treasures of Paiwan culture,” Remereman said. “Glass beads are particularly cherished as they’re symbols of aristocracy and essential for the rites of passage.”    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/06/01
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and William Yen

Taipei, June 1 (CNA) The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced a plan on

Friday for six Taiwanese hospitals to each form a medical team to improve health care in six Asian countries and lay the groundwork to boost Taiwan’s health care and medical sector.

Hsu Ming-hui (許明暉), an MOHW Office of International Cooperation official, said at a press conference the hospitals will help train local medical personnel and give overseas Taiwanese businessmen health consultations.

They will also create a bridge between Southeast Asia and Taiwanese health care institutions and medical device exporters, and engage in market research and study the laws and regulations of health-related sectors in those countries, Hsu said.
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All the ambiguities and ticklish connotations of the name ‘Republic of China’ could thus be avoided

Asia Times
Date: May 31, 2018
By: Asia Times Staff

It’s again the time of the year when Taiwanese diplomats and representatives are

snubbed in Geneva when global public-health officials convene for the annual World Health Assembly (WHA), at which Taiwan is consistently denied its own seat as Beijing seeks to browbeat the self-governing island’s international presence.

But Taiwanese Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung has found himself in a furor from some Taiwan-independence advocates after filing an official but perfunctory complaint with the World Health Organization expressing Taiwan’s outrage and dissatisfaction. That was because he signed the letter with the title “Republic of China Minister of Health and Welfare.”

So, what’s in a name?

Beijing’s adamant demand has always been that only by using “Taiwan, Province of People’s Republic of China (PRC)” would Taiwan be allowed to attend the WHA as an observer.    [FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-31

The transitional justice committee held an opening ceremony on Thursday as it starts

operations. The committee will be tasked with addressing Taiwan’s history of political repression during the martial law period from 1949 to 1987.

President Tsai Ing-wen said that Taiwan’s past efforts at transitional justice did not clear the victims of their responsibility.

Tsai said, “South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said that nobody has the right to say let the past bury the past. Unless we look at the past in the eye, we will continually be tormented by the past. This is the time for us to break from authoritarianism. It is by taking this first step that Taiwan’s democracy can truly be consolidated.”    [FULL  STORY]

The TRTC will on June 1 roll out new Taipei Metro passes that are loaded with coupons offering discounts at designated facilities, stores and restaurants

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/05/31
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)–Partnering with Niusnews, Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation

(TRTC) will on June 1 roll out new Taipei Metro passes that are loaded with coupons offering discounts at designated facilities, stores and restaurants, and the new passes will be issued for a full year until May 31 next year, the TRTC said.

With a purchase of the 24hr Taipei Metro Pass, 48hr Taipei Metro Pass, or 72hr Taipei Metro Pass, as well as group one-day pass or combo pass (MRT-HSR or MRT-Taoyuan Airport MRT), passengers will receive coupons and a folded leaflet packed with tourist information, the TRTC said in a press release on Thursday.

According to the TRTC, the coupons offer discounts in five categories, ranging from shopping, dining, cafes and dessert places, drinks and small bite stores, and specialty shops. The coupon holder can use two coupons for each category, and all coupons are valid through June 30 next year, the company said. (See more detail on the reverse side of the voucher.)    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/31
By: Miao Zong-han and Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, May 31 (CNA) The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) objected on Thursday to the

term “Taiwanese defectors” that was used on the BBC’s Chinese-language website to refer to Taiwan nationals studying or working in China and those who acquire Chinese citizenship by renouncing their own.

The BBC Chinese article, published on Monday, said “Taiwanese defectors” were like “Brexiteers”– British citizens who favored the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union — or North Korean defectors.

The trend of “Taiwanese defectors” moving to China to pursue education or careers or to change citizenship will only grow in the future, the BBC article said.

In response, MAC Vice Minister and spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said Taiwan is a free democratic country and its government has always protected the right to emigration and other fundamental human rights.    [FULL  STORY]