President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Wednesday paid his respects to Pope Francis in Taipei but did not respond to questions about whether he would attend the late pope's funeral at the Vatican later this week.
(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
- Politics
Cabinet announces subsidy measures for swine fever losses
10/30/2025 03:06 PM - Culture
Singer and Jewish community patron Na Tang dies at age 59
10/30/2025 02:02 PM - Business
Taiwan shares close down 0.03%
10/30/2025 01:48 PM - Cross-Strait
- Business
U.S. dollar up in Taipei trading
10/30/2025 10:16 AM