The government should first address problems caused by the unequal distribution of public revenue among local governments before pushing for an amendment to the Local Government Act (地方制度法), the New Power Party (NPP) caucus said yesterday.
The amendment, which was proposed by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus on Friday, would facilitate the merger of Hsinchu city and county, making Hsinchu the nation’s seventh special municipality.
The six special municipalities are Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung.
The bill could be reviewed by lawmakers as early as this week, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) told reporters
Taiwan is the global leader in semiconductors and Slovakia’s second-largest investor from Asia, a delegation of Slovak officials said yesterday, adding that the visit is economic and not political in nature.
The 43-person delegation is to leave Taiwan today, concluding their five-day visit.
“Taiwan is an important part of our future economic diplomacy,” Lucia Kiss, director-general of economic and development cooperation at the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, told a news conference at the Sherwood Taipei.
Bilateral relations are not something new since the two sides established economic ties in 2003, she said, adding that the visit’s aim was
A Slovak delegation yesterday visited agencies affiliated with the Ministry of Science and Technology at the Hsinchu Science Park (新竹科學園區) and signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs).
Led by Slovak Second State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy Karol Galek, the 43-person delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday.
On Monday, the group attended the first session of the Taiwanese-Slovak Commission on Economic Cooperation hosted by National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) and a dinner hosted by Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮).
On Tuesday, Galek took a group of 13 people to meet with Minister of Science and Technology Wu Tsung-tsong
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