Taipei, July 10 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who doubles as chairwoman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), gave her approval Sunday to the selection of Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) to run for the Taipei mayoral post under the DPP banner in the Nov. 26 local government elections.
Taipei, June 4 (CNA) Taiwan on Saturday reported 68,151 new COVID-19 cases 68,118 domestically transmitted and 33 imported cases and 152 deaths from the disease, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Taipei, May 6 (CNA) This year's Double Ten National Day fireworks will take place in the southern Taiwan county of Chiayi, Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥) announced Friday, predicting the COVID-19 pandemic will have eased up by then.
This year’s Double Ten National Day fireworks are to be in Chiayi County, Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen (陳宗彥) said yesterday, predicting that the COVID-19 situation in Taiwan would have eased by then.
The fireworks are to be held at the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum on Oct. 10, Chen said, encouraging people to visit Chiayi for the “dazzling fireworks” during the three-day holiday weekend.
People interested in attending should book hotel rooms for that weekend now in case accommodation sells out, he said.
Chen, who is also deputy head of the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) and secretary-general
Chiayi County Commissioner Weng Chang-liang (翁章梁) on Tuesday urged Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) to choose his county after local media reported that it is the chipmaker’s preferred location to build an advanced IC packaging and testing plant.
The DigiTimes reported earlier in the day that TSMC was deciding whether to build the plant in Chiayi County or Yunlin County, with Weng’s county the more likely choice.
Weng said that he is delighted that TSMC is evaluating the possibility of building a plant in Chiayi.
The county government would do its best to help TSMC solve administrative problems arising from an investment