Fri, Feb 22, 2019
Cabinet unveils marriage equality bill
The Executive Yuan yesterday unveiled the “enforcement act of Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 748” which, if passed, would allow two people of the same sex who are at least 18 years old to be legally married. The bill is to be delivered to the Legislative Yuan before Friday next ...FULL STORY
US, China ‘sketch outline’ of deal to end trade row
END IN SIGHT? Negotiators are drafting six MOUs that they say constitute a major step in getting China...FULL STORYSaudi crown prince in China on latest Asian tour stop
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman yesterday arrived in China on the latest stop of a sweep...FULL STORY
Taiwanese crew safe as rescue operations go on
Thirteen people, including three Taiwanese, involved in a bloody conflict aboard a fishing vessel in...FULL STORYHong Kong mulling Taiwan redefinition in extradition law
Hong Kong Legislative Council members are considering amending the territory’s extradition laws to define...FULL STORY
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KMT lawmakers demand action on DUI legislation
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday urged the Executive Yuan to...FULL STORY
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- Marriage Equality: LGBT groups support Cabinet proposal
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- Cingshuei area top earner over holiday
- Chunghwa Post workers criticize dog bite policy
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- Fines increased for pork products from Vietnam
- Court upholds death penalty for arsonist
- Bureau mulls scheme for towing supercars
- CDC confirms year’s first Zika case, five new measles cases
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MediaTek shifts to developing new tech
Mobile phone chip supplier MediaTek Inc (聯發科) yesterday said that it has...FULL STORY
- Manufacturing faces decline in production value
- Presale, new housing projects up 8 percent: report
- Fund managers face tricky year, Taiwan Ratings says
- CSBC reduces annual losses by 51.5%, focuses on diversifying income sources
- Saudi Aramco to invest in China refineries: sources
- Italy uses tweets to gauge ‘mood’ on the economy
- Amazon to detail carbon footprint in new report
- Taiwan Business Quick Take
- UK mulls softer approach to Huawei
- Foldable phones boost Chinese stock gains
- Asia’s export drop signals trade pain not over
- Japan manufacturing shrinks for first time since 2016
- Standard Chartered to take US$900m charge over probes
- World Business Quick Take
- FET revenue weighed by data plan
- PharmaEssentia gains EU drug approval
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EDITORIAL: Marriage equality bill handled well
The issue of legalizing same-sex marriage has been a political landmine that...FULL STORY
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- Japan frets over ‘nightmare scenario’ ahead of Trump-Kim meet
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- Aging Singapore tries to avoid the Japanese ‘lost decade’ trap
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- Examining the security situation
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Hsieh ousts Pliskova to reach semis
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei yesterday stunned another former world No. 1 to advance...FULL STORY
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Julie Bishop to quit politics at next poll
Former Australian minister for foreign affairs Julie Bishop is to retire at...FULL STORY
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- Climate change kills off its first mammal species
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- Putin offers Russians financial sweeteners
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- Anti-Semitism at worst since WWII, Macron says
- Vanuatu to give disposable diapers, plastics the flush
- Singaporean fined for Skype call with HK protest leader
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- Guaido to leave for Colombia as standoff hardens
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Is ‘Peppa Pig’ really giving US kids British accent?
「佩佩豬」會造成英國腔？ 學者表示懷疑
British animated TV series “Peppa Pig” has achieved global success over the...FULL STORY
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- Most Taiwanese students fail to meet TOEIC requirement
多數台灣學生 未達企業「多益」分數要求 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Malaysia seizes record 30-tonne pangolin haul
馬來西亞破獲三十噸穿山甲走私 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Should travelers be held hostage by strikers?
消費者該是肉票嗎？ - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- USING IDIOMS 活用成語
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- Mirror test hints at surprising cognitive abilities in fish
鏡像測試驚人結果 魚類可能具有認知能力 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Bach’s Magnificat
雙語音樂： 巴赫的《尊主頌》 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
- Lantern Festival celebrations light up Taiwan
全台多個縣市 歡慶元宵佳節 - EVERYDAY ENGLISH
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