Taipei, Dec. 31 (CNA) The father of a Taiwanese woman who was killed by a drunk driver in Seoul in 2020 was disappointed by the South Korea Supreme Court's recent rejection of the driver's eight-year prison sentence, a decision that could result in a more lenient penalty.
Seoul, June 27 (CNA) Taiwan's promotion of its delicacies and bike trails at the Seoul International Tourism Fair 2021 over the past four days has drawn positive reactions from fair visitors.
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.
TSMC prioritizes automotive chip supply to ease shortage
05/05/2021 06:27 PM
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Taipei, May 5 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world s largest contract chipmaker, said Wednesday that the company has prioritized boosting automotive chip supply in a bid to ease the current global shortage.
TSMC said the top consideration for the company right now is to reallocate production capacity in a bid to increase automotive chip supply to support the global auto industry.
The comments were made after Reuters reported Wednesday that United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has pressed TSMC and other Taiwanese chipmakers to supply more chips to American automakers.