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HEALTH <strong>CECC reports 23,718 cases</strong> The nation yesterday recorded 23,718 local COVID-19 cases and 32 deaths from the disease, the Central Epidemic Command Center said. Two of the newly reported deaths were men in their 40s, one of whom was unvaccinated and had a chronic liver condition, it said. The other man, who had no history of chronic illness and had received three COVID-19 vaccine shots, tested positive on July 24 and was found dead in his house three days later, it said. The man died of pneumonia and respiratory failure, it said, adding that the case was under ...

The Swedish parliament on Thursday voted 205 to 80, with 64 abstentions, in favor of establishing a “House of Sweden” in Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The Riksdag praised the good economic and trade relationship between Sweden and Taiwan, and said that it hopes to make Sweden’s presence in Taiwan more prominent, the ministry said. It also thanked the Riksdag for taking concrete actions to demonstrate its dedication to the bilateral relationship, and expressed its confidence that the Swedish government would respond positively to the call. The vote was the latest...

CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT: Following a visit of Swedish lawmakers this month, the Riksdag showed further backing for Taiwan in a call for a ‘House of Sweden’By Yang Cheng-yu and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writer

On Sunday, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa was defeated in the country’s parliamentary election. Jansa’s loss was largely welcomed by the Western media, which had called him an autocratic populist, and reported on Slovenia’s slide to the right and a sharp decline in democratic standards during his two-year leadership, an assessment backed up by reports from Freedom House and Amnesty International. Taiwan’s response was always going to be more nuanced. In January, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) had called Jansa “a good friend of Taiwan” for his g...

Taipei, April 26 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has declined to comment on whether the defeat of Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa in parliamentary elections would impact a reported plan to open reciprocal representative offices in Taiwan and the Central European country.