Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-17
The Bureau of Foreign Trade has outlined its 2018 plans for markets in South and Southeast Asia.
These plans aim to further the New Southbound Policy, the Tsai administration’s policy program that seeks closer ties with the two regions as well as with Australia and New Zealand.
The six goals the bureau has set for the year include expanding the scale of Taiwan trade expos held in target countries. [FULL STORY]
Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/17
By: Yu Hsiao-han and William Yen
Taipei, Jan. 17 (CNA) The father of a Vietnamese migrant worker who was shot and
Nguyen Quoc Dong (third right)/CNA file photo
killed by police in Taiwan for allegedly attacking them arrived in the country Wednesday to attend the first hearing on the case.
Vietnamese migrant worker Nguyen Quoc Phi was shot nine times after allegedly attempting to steal a car and attacking the officers trying to arrest him Aug. 31 last year. His death sparked questions about the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Chen Hsiu-lien (陳秀蓮), a Taiwan International Workers’ Association (TIWA) researcher, said the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office will hold the hearing Thursday.
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Taipei Times
Date: Jan 18, 2018
By: Yang Chun-hui / Staff reporter
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday reaffirmed her administration’s pledge to ensure stable power supply and phase out nuclear energy.
During a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Central Standing Committee meeting, Tsai said the government is determined to abandon nuclear power on the condition of ensuring steady energy supplies and reducing air pollution, in addition to economic growth and quality of life.
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) made a report at the meeting of the government’s industrial power supply plan.
Tsai instructed the Cabinet to complete the construction of new power generators on schedule and improve risk management for existing generators. [FULL STORY]
Xinhua|
Date: 2018-01-16
Editor: Zhou Xin
TAIPEI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Taiwan has seized a mainland ship and seven crew members for allegedly “crossing the line” in waters near Penghu County in southwest Taiwan.
Taiwan’s maritime patrol authority told Xinhua Tuesday that the seven crew members were being held for further investigation in Penghu. Their condition was described as normal.
The ship, used for refueling fishing boats, came from Dongdian Port on the mainland, and was caught “crossing the line” on Monday morning, according to Taiwan’s maritime patrol authority.
The investigation is still underway, and the crew members may be punished with fines.
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Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-16
President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that Taiwan and the United States are both
(Photo Courtesy 3Presidential Office) (CNA)
undergoing changes that require wisdom and courage to navigate. The president was meeting a visiting delegation from the US-Taiwan Business Council. The group included former council chair Matt Salmon, a retired congressman from Arizona.
Tsai said her government is paying close attention to the Trump administration’s economic policies, including tax reform and deregulation, as well as trade and investment policy. [FULL STORY]
Qantas is the first Australian company to respond deferentially to Beijing’s campaign targeting businesses
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/01/16
By: Duncan DeAeth,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Australian airline Qantas has bowed to pressure from
Qantas Airlines Airbus A380 (By Wikimedia Commons)
Beijing to change the designation of Taiwan on their website.
After the past week of Chinese complaints to various corporations over how they class Taiwan and other regions on the web or in company materials, the Australian airline Qantas is the most recent to succumb to China’s browbeating campaign for influence.
On Jan.16, the company released a statement; “Due to an oversight, some Chinese territories were incorrectly listed as countries on parts of our website. We are correcting this error.”
China issued a warning to the company last week, when China began its campaign of harassing companies that list Taiwan as a country.
Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/01/16
By: Chen Wei-ting and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, Jan. 16 (CNA) Taiwan’s Nantou County and Tainan City have made the list of
Asia’s top 10 trending destinations for 2018, which was published Tuesday by the American travel planning and booking website TripAdvisor.
Nantou, fifth on the Destinations on the Rise list, was described as the only landlocked county in Taiwan and home to Taiwan’s highest peak Yushan, mountainous ranges, lush forests and scenic lakes, including the famous Sun Moon Lake.
In addition to its natural scenery, Nantou offers travelers the opportunity to learn more about local culture by visiting its temples, cultural villages and agricultural farms, TripAdvisor said. [FULL STORY]
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 17, 2018
By: Lin Liang-sheng and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese-language United Daily News on Monday denied allegations that the newspaper was founded with KMT gold.
The denial came after former Presidential Office secretary-general Chen Shih-meng (陳師孟) earlier that day called on the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee to investigate the paper as a KMT affiliate.
United Daily News Group founder Wang Tih-wu (王惕吾), also a former KMT Central Standing Committee member, had received 100kg of gold from then-president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) to establish the newspaper, Chen said.
Chen on Monday underwent inquiries as a Control Yuan member nominee along with Yang Fang-yuan (楊芳婉), Chao Yung-ching (趙永清), Tsai Chung-yi (蔡崇義) and Yang Fang-ling (楊芳玲) at an interim meeting at the legislature in Taipei. [FULL STORY]
Beijing says foreign groups’ use of country names in online menus is disrespectful
Financial Timeas
Date: January 15, 2018
By: Emily Feng in Beijing and Edward White
Chinese regulators have publicly reprimanded a string of foreign corporations, including Qantas, Zara and Marriott, for labelling Tibet and Taiwan as independent countries, in online drop-down menus.
Beijing’s action and the ire it stirred among Chinese towards multinationals illustrates the pressures such groups face as they look to appease an increasingly nationalistic and powerful Chinese consumer market.
“We welcome foreign corporations’ investment and operation in China,” said Lu Kang, a spokesperson for the ministry of foreign affairs, at a regular press briefing last week. “Meanwhile, they should respect China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, abide by China’s laws and respect Chinese people’s national feelings.” [FULL STORY]
Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-15
Taiwan’s government is preparing a draft bill that would declassify political documents. This is part of the administration’s work towards transitional justice. The National Development Council (NDC) is gathering opinions from relevant government agencies, associations and victims about the issues.
NDC official Chen Hai-hsiung said they plan to finish their proposal in February for the Cabinet to look over. The draft bill will include a schedule for government agencies, political parties, and other related organizations to hand over political documents to the NDC.
Classified documents from more than 30 years ago will be declassified unless there are legal restraints. The declassification process will be simplified to fully reveal political files. The bill will also expand the open use of political files in an effort to create more transparency. [SOURCE]
