Baroness Kramer, the U.K. minister of state for transport, said Monday she regretted giving a watch to Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) after learning that it might not have been appropriate in Chinese culture and that Ko seemed to disparage it.
(Full text of the story is now in CNA English news archive. To view the full story, you will need to be a subscribed member of the CNA archive. To subscribe, please read here.)
Latest
-
Society
Body of student who tried to rescue drowning man found in Tamsui River
05/14/2026 10:38 AM -
Business
U.S. dollar up in Taipei trading
05/14/2026 10:18 AM -
Business
Taiwan shares open higher
05/14/2026 09:20 AM -
Society
Taiwan headline news
05/14/2026 09:03 AM -
Culture
Jolin Tsai leads Golden Melody Award nominations with 9 nods
05/13/2026 08:26 PM