
News by Country: Taiwan (R.O.C.)
28 July 2020
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Confidence in economic outlook weakens
as COVID-19 spikes globally (Focus Taiwan, 25 July 2020)
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Number of furloughed workers edges up,
led by manufacturing sector (Focus Taiwan, 24 July 2020)
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TIER raises Taiwan’s GDP growth forecast
for 2020 (Focus Taiwan, 24 July 2020)
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Taiwan shows how to
carefully snip Chinese economic ties (Foreign Policy, 24 July 2020)
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Cabinet presents additional NT$210
billion budget for COVID-19 relief (Focus Taiwan, 23 July 2020)
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Migrant worker suicide leads to call for
work injury payout system (Focus Taiwan, 22 July 2020)
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Taiwan’s jobless rate drops as COVID-19
abates (Focus Taiwan, 22 July 2020)
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Taiwan: COVID-19
relief measures for employees (Lexology.com, 20 July 2020)
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Stimulus vouchers being scooped up in
Taiwan (Focus Taiwan, 18 July 2020)
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Number of furloughed workers continue to
fall, down over 2,000 (Focus Taiwan, 16 July 2020)
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More than 1 million
eligible for aid to buy vouchers (Taipei Times, 5 July 2020)
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Government receives over 4.7 million
pre-orders for stimulus vouchers (Focus Taiwan, 4 July 2020)
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Manufacturing sector in contraction but
index points to rebound (Focus Taiwan, 4 July 2020)
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Taiwan to require larger sleeping space
for migrant workers (Focus Taiwan, 3 July 2020)
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Taipei sees largest growth in furloughed
workers in late June (Focus Taiwan, 1 July 2020)
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NGOs protest use of migrants as
temporary workers (Focus Taiwan, 30 June 2020)
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Consumer confidence index up in June,
ending four month decline (Focus Taiwan, 29 June 2020)
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Fishing companies falling short on labor
insurance for migrants (Focus Taiwan, 29 June 2020)
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Taiwan economy remains sluggish despite
weaker COVID-19 impact (Focus Taiwan, 29 June 2020)
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Furloughed workers top 20,000; over 50%
from manufacturing sector (Focus Taiwan, 24 June 2020)
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Poll shows half not
confident over unemployment (Taipei Times, 23 June 2020)
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City hotels seek
inclusion in next bailout package (Taipei Times, 23 June 2020)
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Taiwan’s export orders up slightly in
May (Focus Taiwan, 21 June 2020)
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MOFA reports Q1 accomplishments on
economic diplomacy (Focus Taiwan, 21 June 2020)
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Central bank leaves interest rates
unchanged (Focus Taiwan, 18 June 2020)
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Taiwan to expand rent subsidy plan (Focus Taiwan, 18 June 2020)
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Graduates entering
workforce can get cash (Taipei Times, 17 June 2020)
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Number of furloughed workers hits high
on overseas lockdowns (Focus Taiwan, 16 June 2020)
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Domestic tourism sees boost as pandemic
eases in Taiwan (Focus Taiwan, 14 June 2020)
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Agriculture, culture
stimulus vouchers also to be offered (Taipei
Times, 11 June 2020)
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EPA plan aims to
improve sanitation worker conditions (Taipei
Times, 10 June 2020)
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Help urged for foreign
students hurt by layoffs (Taipei Times, 10 June 2020)
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Travel subsidies to
begin next month (Taipei Times, 9 June 2020)
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Taipei offering the
elderly NT$1,000 as stimulus effort (Taipei
Times, 9 June 2020)
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Benefits of Taiwan stimulus plan only
temporary: economist (Focus Taiwan, 7 June 2020)
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Q3 labor demand
forecast to be lowest in 11 years (Taipei
Times, 6 June 2020)
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Priests urge inclusion of migrant
workers in stimulus voucher program (Focus Taiwan, 5 June 2020)
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No extra limits on
coupons for tours: ministry (Taipei Times, 4 June 2020)
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Taiwan economy forecast to shrink 1% in
2020 (Focus Taiwan, 3 June 2020)
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Number of furloughed
workers up by 3,823 in a week (Taipei Times, 2 June 2020)
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Taiwan nationals, foreign spouses to
receive stimulus vouchers (Focus Taiwan, 2 June 2020)
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1,330 companies put 26,323 people on
furlough: MOL (Focus Taiwan, 1 June 2020)
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Stimulus vouchers to be available to residency
permit holders: source (Focus Taiwan, 31 May 2020)
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Government subsidy
targets graduates seeking employment or job training (Taipei Times, 29 May 2020)
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KMT lauds virus curbs,
slams relief (Taipei Times, 29 May 2020)
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Government stimulus
coupon program flowed: KMT (Taipei Times, 28 May 2020)
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Taipei urges people to
support disabled through workshops (Taipei
Times, 28 May 2020)
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Taiwan economy remains sluggish; leading
indicators drop further (Focus Taiwan, 27 May 2020)