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President Lai congratulates Trump on election victory

President Lai congratulates Trump on election victory

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has congratulated former U.S. President Donald Trump on his re-election win while expressing confidence that the bilateral partnership between Taiwan and the U.S. will continue to flourish.

11/06/2024 09:44 PM

ANALYSIS/Taiwan faces pressure to boost military spending after Trump win: Experts
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House next year, Taiwanese scholars said his administration will maintain strong support for Taiwan but will also pressure the country to shoulder more responsibility for its self-defense and boost military expenditure.
11/06/2024 11:03 PM
Taiwan's ruling, opposition parties congratulate Trump on election win
Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties congratulated Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance on Wednesday for winning the U.S. presidential election and expressed hope for closer U.S.-Taiwan ties and regional peace during a second Trump term.
11/06/2024 09:38 PM
New U.S. president won't affect trade, tax talks: Taiwanese officials
Taiwanese officials have said that they believed talks on a Taiwan-United States trade and double taxation deal would not be impacted by the election of a new U.S. president.
11/06/2024 08:56 PM
CPI sees lowest annual growth for over 3 years in October
Taiwan's consumer price index (CPI) grew 1.69 percent from a year earlier in October, the lowest year-on-year growth since April 2021, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Wednesday.
11/06/2024 08:09 PM
Trump win to clear uncertainties on U.S., Taiwan markets: Analysts
Local analysts said Wednesday that they expect political uncertainties weighing on stock markets in Taiwan and the United States to clear with Donald Trump's election as U.S. president.
11/06/2024 07:50 PM
Draft amendments to funding law approved following lawmakers' brawl
Amendments to an act relating to the allocation of funding between central and local governments completed an initial review on Wednesday following physical altercations between lawmakers in the Legislature.
11/06/2024 07:30 PM
Taiwanese filmmaker wins accolade at Tokyo film festival
Taiwanese director Fu Tien-yu (傅天余) was presented a Kurosawa Akira Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) on Tuesday for her feature film "Day Off" (本日公休), according to a news release by event organizers.
11/06/2024 04:53 PM
TFDA confirms Sudan dye found in turmeric from tainted curry powder
The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Wednesday that a banned dye, Sudan I, was detected in turmeric in a curry powder.
11/06/2024 05:54 PM

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