台灣邦交國日漸減少之際,強化國際參與,躋身先進國家陣營更顯重要。二○一三年通過之聯合國反貪腐公約(以下簡稱UNCAC),重在反貪專責機構,立法保護揭弊者與國際合作(司法互助)等國內廉政之基礎建設。由於UNCAC簽署國一八一國,再加上二○一五年台灣通過並施行聯合國反貪腐公約施行法,因此官方一直側重UN
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‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL?’ The KMT has claimed that its acquisition of the ex-Japanese government’s assets were compensation for its wartime expenses
POSITIVE SIGNS: The Ministry of Finance expects outbound shipments to continue rising at a high single-digit percentage this month amid a global econo
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By Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNAChinese Nationalist Party (KMT) leaders yesterday slammed the legislature’s passage of a bill authorizing the
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PERKED UP Lunar New Year bonuses were raised slightly to about NT$62,000 based on a stable economic recovery, with take-home wages said to rise 1.88 p
LENDING US A HAND: In June last year, the US replaced China as the biggest debtor to Taiwan, a trend that has continued due to the US’ stronger econom
A 25-year-old Thai sea turtle died from blood poisoning on Tuesday, never recovering from an operation to remove 915 coins from her stomach, thrown in
/ Reuters, SINGAPOREThe long cycle of falling interest rates in Asia could be over after the US Federal Reserve’s third rate increase in 15 months was
INVESTIGATION: Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung said authorities are trying to identify those involved in the production and distributio
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SOCIAL JUSTICE Tsai shrugged off criticism over her transitional justice policy, saying economic policy should not take precedence, because both are e
HEAD OF STATE: While Chiang Kai-shek played a role in the Incident, it is for future generations to determine the extent of his responsibility, the fo
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterUS companies in Taiwan are slightly more confident about their financial prospects this year as the economy improves an
〔體育中心/綜合報導〕籃網今天與尼克進行「紐約內戰」,林書豪雖然因為大腿傷勢持續缺陣,不過他在賽前仍著球衣參與練投,狀況看似不錯。林書豪因為大腿拉傷已經缺席18場比賽,籃網今天在推特放上他賽前投籃練習的影片,影片中他在不同位置進行跳投,恢復狀況看似不差,他先前曾表示,約兩至三周後可以歸隊。
By Chiu Yen-ling and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerDemocratic Progressive Party Legislator Chiu Yi-ying (邱議瑩) recently spoke
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