Published by Reuters TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Vice President William Lai wrapped up his visit to the United States and Honduras with a virtual
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Honduras inaugurates first female president, Harris vows closer U.S. ties
Published by Reuters By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Xiomara Castro was sworn in as Honduras’ first woman president on Thursday in
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS/7 in 10 companies prefer having employees in the office: Survey
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to more people working from home in Taiwan, but more than 70 percent of companies want all their employees back in the office, according to a survey by the 104 online job bank.The survey found that 71 percent of enterprise…
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS/Over 975,000 appointments made for COVID booster shot online in 7 hours
A total of 975,719 people made an appointment via the government’s 1922 website for a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose within seven hours of bookings opening Wednesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).The website began accepting a …
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS/Taipei, Yilan COVID-19 clusters confirmed as Omicron
Taiwan recorded 46 new domestic COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, and two clusters of unknown origin in Taipei and Yilan County have been confirmed as Omicron variant infections, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).Of the 46 new cases, o…
Read MoreTaiwan shares end slightly down as nontech gains offset tech losses
Shares in Taiwan closed slightly lower Wednesday as buying rotated to old economy and financial stocks to offset electronics sector losses that emerged after tech stocks plunged on the U.S. markets.Turnover remained thin as many investors stayed on the…
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