The German Trade Office has released its annual business confidence survey, which shows nearly 60% of German companies in Taiwan are optimistic about the country's economic prospects over the next three years.

Taiwan's High Speed Rail Corporation says passenger numbers hit a record-high of 73.03 million last year.

Premier Chen Chien-jen is urging both sides of the Taiwan Strait to cooperate on maritime security in waters around Kinmen and Xiamen with "rationality and equality."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says most of Taiwan's former diplomatic allies are repaying loans owed banks here in accordance with their contracts.

The Minister of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) today announced that group tours to China will be temporarily suspended from June.

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC says Taiwan will continue to enforce the law in waters it controls.

According to a survey by an online educational website Parenting, 60% of Taiwan's public elementary and junior high schools now offer bilingual courses. In Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung city, that rate is 100%.

Taiwan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India on labour cooperation, meaning Taiwan is getting ready to import Indian migrant workers.

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