FALLING ENROLLMENT: The ministry of Education has designated a number of science-based sectors as ‘national key fields’ to help remedy the labor shortageBy Huang Ching-hsuan and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writer
SURPLUS REVENUE: Three DPP lawmakers called on the government to provide debt relief to students and better support business affected by the pandemicBy Huang Ching-hsuan, Hsieh Chun-lin and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporters, with staff writer
By Lee I-chia, Huang Ching-Hsuan and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerSpecial passages and booths at polling locations for voting on Saturday are for people with a fever or respiratory symptoms, not for people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, as it reported 18,150 new local COVID-19 cases and 38 deaths from the disease.
DEFENSE BUILDUP: Taipei aims to bolster information sharing with allies, build up its war reserves and protect key infrastructure, a vice defense minister saidStaff writer, with CNA in RICHMOND, Virginia
BORDER OPENING: The program is open to Taiwan’s 14 diplomatic allies, as well as the US, Canada, New Zealand and Europe, but a ban on group tours remainsBy Chiu Chih-jou, Lu Yi-hsuan and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporters, with staff writer