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Trump announces 32% tariff on imports from Taiwan

Trump announces 32% tariff on imports from Taiwan

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" on U.S. trading partners, including a 32 percent tax on goods from Taiwan that is set to take effect on April 9.

04/03/2025 07:22 AM

2025 Han Kuang extended to 2 weeks of wargames, 10 day live-fire drills
Taiwan's largest-scale annual military drills, the Han Kuang exercises, will be lengthened this year to include two weeks of computerized tabletop wargames and 10 days of live-fire drills, the nation's armed forces announced on Wednesday.
04/02/2025 06:28 PM
Taiwan reports 1st fatal Coxsackie B5 enterovirus case in a decade
Taiwan has recorded its first fatal case of Coxsackie B5 enterovirus in 10 years after a 1-year-old boy from southern Taiwan died from complications in early March, the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported.
04/02/2025 09:16 PM
Autopsy scheduled for newborn baby found abandoned in Chiayi
The Chiayi District Prosecutors Office has scheduled an autopsy next week to determine the cause of death of a newborn baby found dead in front of a deserted residence in Budai Township, Chiayi County on Wednesday, the office said in a statement.
04/02/2025 08:20 PM
Humpback whale spotted unusually close to Taiwan's southern coastline
A humpback whale was spotted in waters near the southernmost point of Taiwan's main island in recent days, prompting local authorities to dispatch a patrol boat on Tuesday to ensure the protected mammal was not disturbed by overzealous whale watchers.
04/02/2025 04:58 PM
Taiwanese woman dies in Myanmar quake while on way to make donations
A Taiwanese woman killed in Myanmar during a strong earthquake on March 28, was traveling with her husband to make donations, a businessman based in the country said Wednesday.
04/02/2025 07:27 PM
Honduras exploring Taiwan, S. Korea markets for hard-hit white shrimp
Honduras is seeking to develop markets abroad, including Taiwan and South Korea, for its hard-hit whiteleg shrimp farming industry, Enrique Reina, foreign minister of the Central American country, said in an interview Monday.
04/02/2025 09:49 PM
PLA conducts live-fire exercise in East China Sea on 2nd day of drill
Taiwan's military on Wednesday said it observed China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducting live-fire exercises in the East China Sea on the second day of PLA military drills which began on Tuesday.
04/02/2025 06:19 PM
China's drills around Taiwan aimed at testing U.S. response: Scholars
The stated aim of China's military drills around Taiwan is to deter "Taiwan independence" forces, but their real purpose may be to test the United States' response and strategic bottom line ahead of a potential Xi-Trump summit, scholars told CNA.
04/02/2025 02:46 PM

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Wild plants flourish on an Indigenous sculpture in the Pulowan Recreation Area in Hualien County, which was closed for a year following an earthquake in the region. CNA photo April 2, 2025

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