Premier Su buys nine comic books to show support for local creative works
By Wu Po-hsuan / Staff reporter
Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) yesterday showed his support for original creative works by Taiwanese artists by purchasing comic books with Triple Stimulus Vouchers.
Taiwanese could pay NT$1,000 to receive NT$3,000 in stimulus vouchers in a program launched by the government in July to spur consumer spending, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of the year.
While visiting the Taiwan Comic Base in Taipei’s Datong District (大同), Su said he has already spent all of his vouchers, so he borrowed the vouchers from his daughter to buy comic books that he promised to take back to his granddaughter.
2020/12/11 18:36 (NIA image) (NIA image) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The government insists that although the second digit for the new numbering system of the Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) and Alien Permanent Resident Certificate (APRC) will be an 8 and a 9, it will be compatible with the myriad of systems geared toward Taiwan ID numbers that currently only accept a 1 or a 2. Currently, if a person living in Taiwan wants to fill out online registration systems, book reservations, make bank transactions, purchase travel insurance, participate in credit card promotions, or sign up for online job banks, they must enter a Taiwan national identification card number with a second digit that consists of a 1 or a 2. However, the second digit for all ARC and APRC numbers currently contain a letter, preventing foreign residents from accessing these services.
Taiwan should correct procedural issues with death penalty: NHRC
12/10/2020 09:10 PM
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Members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with President Tsai Ing-wen (center) at an event on Thursday to mark Human Rights Day. CNA photo Dec. 10, 2020
Taipei, Dec. 10 (CNA) Taiwan s government should correct the numerous procedural problems in the way the death penalty is carried out and work to protect the rights of new immigrants and migrant workers, Taiwan s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Thursday, Human Rights Day.
The remarks were part of the NHRC s independent opinion report which addresses issues raised in Taiwan s third national human rights report, published in June this year by the Executive Yuan.