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Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Away from the headline grabbing military threats, Beijing’s propaganda department is working to woo hearts and minds.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

The Central Epidemic Command Center yesterday reported the first death in Taiwan from the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, as well as 40 imported and five locally transmitted cases. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said the deceased is a Taiwanese in her 80s, who was listed as a contact of a cluster infection at the Golden Voice Social Club in Taoyuan. The woman was a dialysis patient who had taken a taxi driven by a member of the social club, Chen ...

A 72-year-old man in Yilan City Thursday received a commendation from the mayor after being twice recognized this year as an exemplary elder. Marking this year’s Double Ninth Festival — the traditional senior citizens’ day falling on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month — the city recognized 31 elderly residents for leading an exemplary life, Yilan Mayor Chiang Tsung-yuan (江聰淵) said, adding that Wu Wen-ching (吳文清), a retired postal worker, was one of recipients. Wu also rec...