Taiwan's Directorate General of Budget Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) has increased its forecast for Taiwan's GDP growth for 2024 to 3.94%.

The KMT is describing Terry Gou's plans to run as an independent candidate in January's election as being "deeply regrettable."

The government says the number of "make-up" work days is being cut to just one next year, while the number of long weekends will be reduced to four from this year's seven.

Taiwan's job market encountered challenges in 2023 due to the global economic downturn.

The ECCT's Family Friendly Alliance (FFA) hosted its annual summit for the second consecutive year with the theme Population & Talent Sustainability Best Practices.

The Consumer Price Index is expected to go up by around 2.03% this year.

The cabinet has approved a NT$2.88 trillion central government general budget plan for next year.

The ECCT arranged a Special Lunch on the topic: "2024, the year when the whole world votes" with renowned Italian journalist Federico Rampini, Global Columnist for Corriere della Sera.

With three candidates already in the race to be Taiwan's next president and the possibility of others joining, this election has echoes of the past

By Brian Hioe

The ECCT has released its 2024 Position Papers.

Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) announced its goal to break even this year if the Legislative Yuan approves a NT$100 billion subsidy.

DPP presidential candidate Lai Ching-te has been telling reporters that if elected in January's ballot he will work towards cutting cancer deaths by a third.

The United Kingdom and Japan have agreed to an enhanced global strategic partnership, in which they characterize peace across the Taiwan Strait as "indispensable" to a safe and prosperous world.

Terry Gou is set to launch his signature drive to become an independent presidential candidate later this week.

Unless the pan-Blue camp finds a way to unite behind a single candidate, the DPP is the odds-on favourite to win the 2024 presidential election but the outlook for the legislative elections is less clear

By Brian Hioe

Ministry of National Defense (MND) Minister Wellington Koo says the military is expected to take delivery of all 1,700 wire-guided 2B anti-tank missiles and 100 launchers purchased from the US before the end of this year.

Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai says he believes the number of tourists choosing to visit Taiwan could return to pre-Covid pandemic levels from next year.

The Tourism Administration says it's seeking to attract 12 million international tourists this year.

Opening remarks were made by Dr Chiang Mao-Hsiung, Dean of the College of Engineering at National Taiwan University (臺灣大學工學院院長 江茂雄) and ECCT Chairman Giuseppe Izzo, after which presentations were delivered in

KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih is beginning a week-long trip to the United States for what his campaign office is touting as "a journey to boost dialogue and friendship."

DPP presidential candidate Lai Ching-te has pledged to boost salaries, focusing on addressing the concerns of young voters.

The Ministry of Finance says it expects to adopt a 15% minimum multi-national corporation tax rate on 1 January 2024 at the earliest.

"Taiwan-European Union (EU) relations are at an all-time high", according to President Lai Ching-te. "The ECCT has played a crucial role in enhancing Taiwan's internationalisation and providing the expertise and investments that have made this possible," according to ECCT Chairman Giuseppe Izzo. These were some of the highlights from speeches made at the ECCT's annual Europe Day Dinner.

While Taiwan's overall economic and financial environment remains stable, as an export-driven economy, Taiwan's growth prospects in 2024 will depend largely on demand from its major export markets. 

By Paul Shelton

The Central Election Commission has announced the schedule for next year's legislative election.

Is the far right poised to shake up the traditional centrist establishment?

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Computex 2024 kicks off on 4 June this year under the theme of "Connecting AI" – with organizers pointing to AI servers, edge AI personal computers, and all kinds of innovative AI applications and solutions as highlights.

The Directorate General of Budget Accounting and Statistics has raised Taiwan 2024 GDP forecast to 3.43%.

The Ministry of Education is warning that university enrolments next year could fall below 900,000 next year due to the continued effects of low birth rates.