Asia Taiwan Nearly 400.000 Taiwanese are expected to travel to the US this year; as demand for air travel to the US booms, more flights are being added from Taiwan to Seattle, with the number of companies operating the route this year rising from one to four
Asia Taiwan Budget for National Military Museum has been increased adding NT$2,59 billion (US$80,62 million) to project 9 years in making; the defense ministry said the National Military Museum will be completed in August 2025
Asia Taiwan Bonuses for Taiwan’s Paralympic athletes have been increased: from NT$4 million (US$125.176) to NT$6 million for gold medal, the silver medal bonus will be upped to NT$2,1 million, and the bronze medal bonus to NT$1,5 million
Asia Taiwan Victor Gao, renown Chinese lawyer, businessman and academic - vice president of the Beijing-based Centre for China and Globalisation - affirmed that everyone in Taiwan must pledge there is 'one China and Taiwan is part of China' after 'reunification'
Asia Taiwan To strengthen defence, a new increase of NT$ 647 billion (US$19,80 billion) was approved on a total budget of NT$ 3,13 trillion for next year