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Taipei, June 7 (CNA) Taiwan has "fallen far behind schedule" in its efforts to significantly increase the country's renewable energy supply, according to the latest White Paper issued by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taiwan on Wednesday.

Taipei, March 25 (CNA) Taipei 101 and various local businesses and institutions such as hotels and telecom carriers on Saturday joined Earth Hour, a global effort to save energy, by turning off parts of their lights between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

"I threw up nonstop on my first day," Chen Yen-wei (陳晏維) said of his experience as an offshore wind turbine technician trainee. "The day after, I could barely move and my stomach was all cramped up."

Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) Taiwan has shown in the past year its determination and ability to meet the standards needed to become a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and will keep pushing for the country's accession to the trade bloc, the Office of Trade Negotiations said.

Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) The feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for certain offshore wind power facilities and geothermal power generation facilities will be raised in 2023, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) as it announced the 2023 FIT rates for renewable energy generation on Friday.

Bangkok, Nov. 19 (CNA) Morris Chang (張忠謀), Taiwan's envoy to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Thailand, and United States Vice President Kamala Harris talked mostly about chips when they met Saturday, he said at a press conference that evening.

Bangkok, Nov. 18 (CNA) Taiwan's envoy to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Thailand spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a gala Thursday night while its main trade negotiator was pushing Taiwan's bid to join a trans-Pacific trade bloc.

Taipei, Oct. 19 (CNA) The number of offshore wind turbines installed in Taiwan's territorial waters in 2022 is expected to reach 200, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Wednesday at the opening of a renewable energy trade show in Taipei.

Taipei, Oct. 18 (CNA) Taipei has opened registration for people to sign up for a chance at winning two sets of economic stimulus vouchers in a drawing to be completed on Oct. 25.

Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) State-owned oil supplier CPC Corp., Taiwan will raise natural gas prices by 5 percent for electric utility companies in October, CPC announced on Friday.