2021/06/08 18:11 Former Yunlin County chief Chang Jung-wei Former Yunlin County chief Chang Jung-wei (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Local governments allowing people to jump the line to receive COVID-19 shots will face cuts in their vaccine quota, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday (June 8). The comment followed allegations that former Yunlin County chief Chang Jung-wei (張榮味) was inoculated as soon as he was released from jail even though he was not part of any priority group, CNA reported. Chang served three years of an eight-year prison sentence for corruption and left jail on May 31. The current Yunlin County chief, Kuomintang (KMT) member Chang Li-shan (張麗善), is his sister.
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Taiwan on South Korea s priority list for travel bubbles
06/09/2021 08:26 PM
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Taiwan s Tourism Bureau holds a promotional event in Seoul at the end of May. Photo courtesy of Taiwan s representative office in South Korea
Seoul, June 9 (CNA) South Korea said Wednesday it will seek to accelerate talks on quarantine-free travel bubble agreements with several countries, including Taiwan, to enable group trips for people who are fully vaccinated from as early as July.
The country is seeking travel bubble agreements with Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Guam and Saipan and will start official talks soon with these countries and territories, the South Korean government said in a statement.