The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is to celebrate its 26th anniversary today, with DPP Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) telling foreign diplomatic corps at a reception party yesterday that the party would work hard to win back public’s trust and return to power.
“What Taiwanese wish to see is a government that can walk the walk, that doesn’t skirt its responsibilities and that is capable of governing,” Su told dozens of foreign representatives.
The DPP has taken the initiative to propose a Compassionate Economic Package (CEP) to rejuvenate the domestic economy, Su said, adding that the party focused on fostering a better investment environment to attract foreign direct investment.
On the escalating tensions in the East China Sea, Su said the DPP continued to emphasize the use of peaceful diplomacy to resolve the regional crisis and for all parties to “put aside differences and seek a diplomatic solution.”
Among the foreign dignitaries at the reception was American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Chris Marut, who arrived in Taiwan last week to replace William Stanton.
The DPP plans to hold an anniversary ceremony today at the Grand Hotel, where former DPP chairpersons and party heavyweights are to make speeches to commemorate the DPP’s 26-year history.
Former DPP chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who is in India and unable to attend the ceremony today, issued a statement yesterday, urging the party to continue to stand on the side of the people.
“We were stronger when we stood on the same side as the people and weaker when we were away from them,” Tsai said.
The DPP’s main goal is to bring the country back on the right track and help people regain happiness and well-being, the former presidential candidate said.
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is to launch a new program to encourage international students to stay in Taiwan and explore job opportunities here after graduation, Deputy Minister of Education Yeh Ping-cheng (葉丙成) said on Friday. The government would provide full scholarships for international students to further their studies for two years in Taiwan, so those who want to pursue a master’s degree can consider applying for the program, he said. The fields included are science, technology, engineering, mathematics, semiconductors and finance, Yeh added. The program, called “Intense 2+2,” would also assist international students who completed the two years of further studies in
Former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) departed for Europe on Friday night, with planned stops in Lithuania and Denmark. Tsai arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Friday night, but did not speak to reporters before departing. Tsai wrote on social media later that the purpose of the trip was to reaffirm the commitment of Taiwanese to working with democratic allies to promote regional security and stability, upholding freedom and democracy, and defending their homeland. She also expressed hope that through joint efforts, Taiwan and Europe would continue to be partners building up economic resilience on the global stage. The former president was to first
Taiwan will now have four additional national holidays after the Legislative Yuan passed an amendment today, which also made Labor Day a national holiday for all sectors. The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) used their majority in the Legislative Yuan to pass the amendment to the Act on Implementing Memorial Days and State Holidays (紀念日及節日實施辦法), which the parties jointly proposed, in its third and final reading today. The legislature passed the bill to amend the act, which is currently enforced administratively, raising it to the legal level. The new legislation recognizes Confucius’ birthday on Sept. 28, the
MORE NEEDED: Recall drives against legislators in Miaoli’s two districts and Hsinchu’s second district were still a few thousand signatures short of the second-stage threshold Campaigners aiming to recall Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators yesterday said they expect success in 30 out of 35 districts where drives have passed the second-stage threshold, which would mark a record number of recall votes held at once. Hsinchu County recall campaigners yesterday announced that they reached the second-stage threshold in the recall effort against Legislator Lin Szu-ming (林思銘). A total of 26,414 signatures have been gathered over the past two months, surpassing the 10 percent threshold of 23,287 in Hsinchu County’s second electoral district, chief campaigner Hsieh Ting-ting (謝婷婷) said. “Our target is to gather an additional 1,500 signatures to reach
RSS