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TIFA trade talks return after five years


From left, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Chen Chern-chyi, Minister Without Portfolio John Deng, Executive Yuan spokesman Lo Ping-cheng, Office of Trade Negotiations Deputy Trade Representative Yang Jen-ni and Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Hsueh Jui-yuan attend a news conference in Taipei yesterday after the 11th Trade and Investment Framework Agreement trade talks between Taiwan and the US.
Photo courtesy of Executive Yuan

After a five-year hiatus, the 11th Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) trade talks between Taiwan and the US yesterday began with a virtual meeting, with the two sides agreeing to hold more “working groups” and to discuss a number of topics throughout the year to consolidate bilateral trade relations, government officials said.

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Nation eyes Moderna production


The National Health Research Institutes in Nangang District, Taipei, is pictured yesterday.
Photo: Cheng Ming-hsiang, Taipei Times

The National Health Research Institutes is reportedly preparing to initiate talks with Moderna Inc for authorization to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan, a local magazine said yesterday.

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Newsflash


A protester from Changhua County smears his face with mud yesterday during a demonstration outside the Executive Yuan against the fourth phase of the Central Taiwan Science Park development project.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times

Hundreds of farmers from Changhua County yesterday rallied outside the Executive Yuan in Taipei, urging the government to fulfill a pledge to stop the construction of an aqueduct that would divert water from crops to a science park.

“Stop the water robbery right now,” the 300 farmers — mostly from Changhua County’s Sijhou Township (溪州) — and their supporters shouted in anger.