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Executive Yuan passes 2021 central government budget plan

Executive Yuan passes 2021 central government budget plan

The Executive Yuan on Thursday passed a central government budget plan for 2021, which projects a deficit of NT$201.5 billion (US$6.83 billion) for the year.

08/13/2020 09:43 PM

CORONAVIRUS/Public health experts debate universal COVID-19 testing
Public health experts on Wednesday offered differing views on whether Taiwan should test all incoming arrivals for COVID-19, at a press conference held by National Taiwan ...
08/13/2020 11:18 PM
Longest suspension footbridge across Taroko Gorge opens
The Shanyue Suspension Bridge, the longest in Taroko National Park in eastern Taiwan's Hualien County, officially opened Wednesday.
08/13/2020 10:40 PM
Lee funeral procession to make symbolic lap around Presidential Office
The funeral procession of former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) will make a symbolic lap around the Presidential Office Building Friday following a private ceremony at ...
08/13/2020 06:14 PM
CORONAVIRUS/Public warned against buying masks falsely advertised as made in Taiwan
A pharmaceutical association in Taipei said Thursday that people should be on the alert against false labeling of surgical masks sold in some online stores, which are advertising ...
08/13/2020 09:34 PM
Czech senate president to arrive in Taiwan Aug. 30 on 6-day visit
The president of the Czech Republic senate Miloš Vystrčil will visit Taiwan for six days, starting Aug. 30, at the head of a delegation comprising about 40 political and business ...
08/13/2020 04:43 PM
Taiwan to seek closer security ties, trade agreement with U.S.: Tsai
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said on Wednesday that Taiwan will continue to work closely with the United States during her second term, with the focus on establishing a ...
08/13/2020 01:49 PM
Cabinet approves proposal to lower age of majority to 18
The Executive Yuan passed a proposed amendment to the Civil Code on Thursday to lower the legal age of majority to 18 from 20, and to set the engagement age at 17 and the marriage ...
08/13/2020 05:38 PM
Facebook user faces possible lawsuits for live streaming film
A Facebook user who live streamed the South Korean film "Peninsula" in a cinema might face a lawsuit for violating copyright, film company Garage Play said in a statement released ...
08/13/2020 07:35 PM

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Nearly 100 people gather to watch the Perseid meteor shower in Nangan on Taiwan's offshore Matsu Islands Tuesday. CNA photo Aug. 13, 2020

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