15 domestic cases, 36 imported cases, and zero deaths were reported by the Central Epidemic Command Center today. Eight cases were in Kaohsiung, four cases in Yilan, and three cases in Taoyuan...
The Central Epidemic Command Center, which coordinates Taiwan’s COVID-19 response, reported 82 domestic cases and 42 imported cases today, along with zero deaths. This is the highest number of cases this year...
The CECC, which coordinates Taiwan’s response to COVID-19, has announced a new requirement necessitating proof of vaccination for entry to bars, nightclubs, tea parlors with hostess services, and beauty parlors. This is in response to recent weeks that have seen cases return to the double digits, as well as a large number of imported cases...
The issue of food imports from Japan’s Fukushima prefecture is expected to become a contested issue for the Tsai administration in the near future. This takes place in the wake of a December 2020 referendum that saw the DPP victorious, with the DPP’s positions on all four referendum questions winning out over the KMT, in addition to the referendum failing to meet benchmarks to be binding. Some reports suggest that the DPP will next move to lift the ban...
Lin Zi-miao, the KMT magistrate of Yilan county, was detained by police and questioned for several hours last week as part of a corruption investigation. More than thirty were questioned as part of the investigation, with thirty locations raided by police...
Migrant workers rallied yesterday to demand the right to transfer jobs. Counts place the number of participants at over 400. The rally took the form of a march from the DPP's headquarters near Shandao Temple to the Ministry of Labor near the 228 Memorial Park...
The prospect of cooperation between Taiwan and Lithuania on semiconductors has been raised recently, as flagged by a Politico article regarding a 200 million USD investment plan from Taiwan...
Thousands of Vietnamese factory workers are on strike at a factory owned by Pou Chen, a Taiwanese company. Pou Chen is the world’s largest footwear manufacturer and supplies to Nike and Adidas...
There have been calls to take measures against drunk driving after a series of DUI incidents in the last few months. This includes proposals in the Legislative Yuan to publicize the names and photos of repeat drunk drivers...