Schools and offices are closed today across all of Taoyuan, Yilan, Hualien
and Penghu due to the effects of Typhoon Fung-Wong.

While school and work closures have also been called in some mountainous
areas of New Taipei and Taipei.

The Central Weather Administration has issued a sea warning for Typhoon
Fung-Wong and a land warning is expected to be issued this morning at the
earliest.

According to the administration's forecast center, Fung-Wong is currently
located some 380-kilometers southwest of Eluanbi at the island's southern
most tip and is moving in a north-northeasterly direction at
11-kilometers-an-hour.

The storm has a radius of 250-kilometers and is packing sustained wind speeds
of 119-kilometers-an-hour, with gust of up to 155-kilometers-an-hour.

The forecast center says based on its current tracking chart, the storm will
make landfall in the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area tomorrow afternoon.

However, the typhoon, combined with the effects of northeasterly winds, is
expected to bring increasingly heavy rain to the Keelung and north coast
area, Greater Taipei, eastern Taiwan, and the Hengchun Peninsula today.

Northern parts of the island are likely to still see significant rainfall
even after the typhoon moves away on Thursday.

Meanwhile,

The Central Weather Administration has issued rain advisories for much of the
island today.

An extremely torrential rain warning is in effect for mountainous areas of
Yilan.

Torrential rain alerts are in effect for mountainous parts of Taipei, New
Taipei and Taitung, as well as for the whole of Hualien.

Extremely heavy rain have been issued for Keelung and the north coast area
low-lying areas of New Taipei and Taitung as well as for mountainous areas of
Taoyuan and Pingtung.

While heavy rain warnings are in effect for low-lying areas of Taipei and for
mountainous areas in Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Nantou and Kaohsiung.

All of the warnings are currently slated to remain in effect through tonight.

Presidential Office spokeswoman Karen Kuo says the Lai administration is
taking threatening remarks made by Chinese officials toward Japan seriously.

According to Kuo, "such behavior clearly exceeds diplomatic etiquette."

The statement comes after Japan criticized China's Consul General in Osaka
for "extremely inappropriate" remarks seemingly directed at Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi, after she suggested that Tokyo could take military action if
Beijing attacked Taiwan.

Xue Jian threatened Takaichi in a social media post this past weekend in
which he said "the dirty neck that sticks itself in must be cut off."

The post was later deleted.

Japan's chief cabinet secretary says while the intent of the post was not
entirely clear, Xue has made "multiple inappropriate statements" and Tokyo
has repeatedly asked Beijing to take appropriate action.

Beijing is claiming Xue's post was "personal" and was a response to
Takaichi's "wrongful and dangerous" remarks on Taiwan.

Former President Tsai Ing-wen has delivered an address at the Berlin Freedom
Conference, which is part of the inaugural Berlin Freedom Week event in the
German capital.

The keynote speech was titled "Threats facing democracies: Taiwan's
experience defending freedom."

Tsai told delegates at the conference that resilience is key to the survival
of democracy in the face of authoritarian challenges and now is a crucial
moment for democratic countries to connect with each other and adjust their
strategies.

According to Tsai, democracies must deepen security cooperation, establish
mechanisms for communication and information sharing.

She also called on like-minded countries to speak out for peace and stability
in the Indo-Pacific region - saying "clear and consistent support for
Taiwan's security is an effective deterrent against authoritarian expansion."

Tsai arrived in Germany on Sunday on what is her fourth public overseas trip
since she left office in May of last year.

She visited the Czech Republic, France and Belgium in October of last year
and traveled to Lithuania, Denmark and the UK in May of this year.

Tsai's office has not said whether she will be visiting any other European
countries this week.

Representatives from Eswatini, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and St.
Kitts and Nevis are urging for an end to Taiwan's exclusion from United
Nations climate negotiations.

The call comes ahead of the 30th Conference of Parties in Brazil.

Palau's President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. is urging attendees to "reaffirm
the defining principle of leaving no one behind" - saying Taiwan continues to
be excluded from this process, despite its "strong climate ambitions."

The Marshall Islands foreign minister is emphasizing that "every nation needs
to be part of the solution" to climate change as "when nations' voices are
silenced, democracy dies."

Tuvaluan environment minister has told attendees that Taiwan needs to be "in
the equation."

St. Kitts and Nevi's environment minister of has been touting Taiwan's
helping her country's grid modernization.

While Eswatini's prime minister has underlined the need to include "all
members of the global community" including Taiwan to "confront what has
rightly been called one of the greatest challenges humanity will ever face"

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has thanked the diplomatic allies for their
support.

And,

The Ministry of Agriculture is touting the quality of kiwi fruit grown here
in Taiwan - saying Taiwanese kiwifruits have a sweetness and delicate texture
that comes from being harvested closer to ripeness than their imported
counterparts.

According to the agriculture officials in Miaoli, locally-grown kiwis start
coming into season in mid-September, but often sell out quickly due to their
limited quantity.

kiwis have to be grown at an elevation of at least 1,000 meters, in
mountainous areas such as Miaoli's Dahu Township, Hsinchu's Jianshi Township
and Taichung's Lishan.

Agriculture officials say Taiwan's kiwis are harvested when they are 90-per
cent or even fully ripe, while imported kiwis have to be picked when only 70
to 80-per cent ripe so that they can ripen during shipping.

That later harvest gives Taiwan's kiwis a higher sugar content.

Data shows Taiwan produced 133-metric tons of kiwi last year and imported
30,000 metric tons, mostly from New Zealand, but also from Italy, China, the
United States, France and Japan.

The Ministry of the Interior says the island's population declined for the
22nd consecutive month in October.

Data shows that a total of 9,458 babies were born in October, marking an
increase of 855 from September but a decrease of 2,612 from the same month of
last year.

The October figure is equivalent to roughly one birth every 4.7 minutes and
corresponds to an annual crude birth rate of 4.78 per 1,000 people.

A total of 15,908 deaths were reported in October, equivalent to
approximately one death every 2.8 minutes.

That figure represents an increase of 521 from September and 457 more than in
October of 2024.

The crude death rate for the month stood at 8.03 per 1,000 people and the
natural population decrease - or the difference between births and deaths -
stood at 6,450.

According to the interior ministry, as of the end of October, Taiwan's
population stood at 23,310,853 -that's a decrease of 91,951 compared with the
same period last year and translates to an average daily decline of 251.92
people.

The Central Weather Administration is warning of potentially devastating
rainfall across eastern Taiwan over the next four days as Typhoon Fung-Wong
approaches.

A sea warning for the storm was issued late this afternoon ... covering the
Bahsi channel and waters southwest of Taiwan.

Forecasters say in the next 24 hours, rainfall could exceed 200 millimeters
in Yilan, Hualien, New Taipei, and Taitung.

Mountain areas in Yilan could see up to 1 thousand 100 millimeters of rain
through Wednesday night....

While Hualien’s mountain regions could receive around one thousand
millimeters.

Officials also warn that strong winds and heavy rain may trigger class and
work suspensions in some areas.

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According to the CWA, the storm is located approximately 490 kilometers
south-southwest of Eluanbi, moving north-northwest at 13 kilometers per hour.

Fung-Wong is packing maximum sustained wind speeds of almost 137 kilometers
per hour near its centre ... with gusts of up to 173 kilometers per hour ...
and has a radius of around 250 kilometers.

The CWA's predicted path is for the typhoon to make landfall in the
southwestern areas of the island Wednesday afternoon.

It's expected to pull away from Taiwan the next day somewhere in Yilan or
Hualien.

Meanwhile,

Taoyuan Airport MRT warning of possible service disruptions over the coming
days as Typhoon Fung-Wong moves closer to Taiwan.

The operator says trains are currently running on schedule, but services may
be adjusted depending on wind speeds once typhoon warnings take effect.

Updates will be released through its official website, social media pages,
and its app.

Taoyuan Metro says it has activated its typhoon response procedures,
inspecting floodgates, pumps, and tunnel safety systems to ensure passenger
safety.

If the Taoyuan, New Taipei, or Taipei city governments announce work
closures, express trains will be canceled, though commuter trains (those that
stop at every station) will run every 15 minutes.

If only schools are closed, express services will continue as usual.

The company adds that if wind speeds reach safety limits, train operations
may be suspended entirely.

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The Central Weather Administration is getting ready to issue a sea warning
for Typhoon Fung-wong for Ba-shi Channel and the southern Taiwan Strait.

The Typhoon is now located some 540 kilometers south southwest of Taiwan's
southern tip E-luan-bi, packing winds of between 126 and 162 kilometers an
hour.

It's moving northward toward the seas south of Taiwan, and the CWA's
predicted path is for the typhoon to make landfall in the southwestern areas
of the island Wednesday afternoon.

It's expected to pull away from Taiwan the next day somewhere in Yi-lan or
Hualian.

Fung-wong is expected to weaken as it sweeps across Taiwan, but forecasters
are warning of heavy rain, especially in the north and east, saying the
combined effects of northeasterly monsoon and the storm will bring a huge
amount of precipitation.

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The Central Weather administration's earthquake center has warned of
aftershocks measuring up to magnitude 5 in the coming days, after a magnitude
5.3 earthquake struck Kaohsiung Jia-xian Township at 1 p.m. today.

The center's director said the region is where two tectonic plates collide
and has frequent seismic activity.

A magnitude-6.4 eartquake occurred in Da-pu Township in Jia-yi on January
21st, and seismologists are studying whether there are connections between
the two.

Meanwhile the Kaohsiung city government says Kaohsiung Metro and the
Lightrail system were not affected by today's quake.

The Taiwan Railway Corporation, on the other hand, said several of its trains
in southern Taiwan had to slow down, but they have sinced resumed normal
speed.

(JL)

The Taipei Zoo has confirmed the death of the female pangolin,
"Run-Hou-Tang," who had been living at the Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic
as part of an international conservation program.

The Prague Zoo announced the death on social media yesterday, stating that
the pangolin died around noon.

The pangolin was about seven years old, and began refusing food in September.

Her condition deteriorated by mid-October, leading to liver damage, and she
eventualy died on November 9th.

The Taipei Zoo says the physiological reason for her loss of appetite remains
unclear.

Run Hou-Tang was one of two pangolins sent from Taipei to Prague in April
2022 to establish an overseas satellite population for the highly endangered
pangolin, and she successfully gave birth to two female offspring in
subsequent years.

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Taipei City is moving to finalize the termination of a land contract with
Shin Kong Life Insurance this week to clear the way for NVIDIA's Taiwan
headquarters at the Beitou Shilin Technology Park.

Deputy Mayor Lee Shu-Chuan (李四川) announced today that the city aims to
sign the contract termination agreement with Shin Kong Life on November 14th.

The deputy mayor says both sides have agreend upon a contract termination fee
of about $4.43 billion NT.

The move is part of the city's effort to secure two sites, T17 and T18, for
NVIDIA’s new Taiwan headquarters.

Lee says the city is optimistic about signing an investment contract with
NVIDIA around the Lunar New Year, and aims to have the site ready for a the
groundbreaking ceremony next June, coinciding with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's
expected visit to Taiwan.

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Taiwan's population has declined for the 22nd consecutive month, with the
elderly population now approaching the threshold for a "super-aged society."

The Ministry of the Interior released its October household statistics today,
showing that Taiwan's total population stood at 23-million-310-thousand-853
at the end of last month.

This marks a decrease of over 91-thousand people compared to the same time
last year.

Taiwan is rapidly nearing "super-aged society" status, defined by the World
Health Organization as having an elderly population of 20 percent or more.



As of the end of October, the number of people aged 65 and over reached
19.9 percent of the total population.

Taipei City had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and over at 24
percent, followed by Chiayi County and Nantou County.

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The Yu-shan National Park announced that it will start charging users
accommodation fees for Guan-gao (觀高) Mountain Lodge to cover management and
maintenance costs.

The fees will start on December 1st at $800 NT per person per night on
weekdays and $1,200 NT on holidays.

The Park Office says it took two years to build the Guan-gao Lodge, which
began trial operations in April this year.

Officials say there will be 42 beds in three rooms available, and given the
expenses of on-site management staff, facilities, and power supply, the fees
should be reasonable.

The lodge is located at 2,540 meters above the sea level and the original
venue is a campsite that got destroyed by Typhoon Morakot 16 years ago.

Officials the facility is also equipped with emergency medical supplies and a
Portable Altitude Chamber, a hyperbaric chamber for use at high altitude.

(JL)

The Central Weather Administration is expected to issue a sea warning for
Typhoon Fung-wong this afternoon after it crosses the Philippine island of
Luzon.

The storm entered the South China Sea earlier this morning after passing
through Luzon, and could potentially veer in a northerly direction toward
Taiwan.

It if does veer north, the weather administration's forecast center says
current data shows the eye of the storm will likely make landfall in Taiwan
between Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning.

According to the forecast center, it remains too early to say the exact
location of landfall; the center and south have a higher probability, but
areas including Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli cannot be ruled out.

Fung-wong is currently located some 700-kilometers south of Eluanbi at
Taiwan's southernmost tip and is moving in a northwesterly direction at
19-kilometers-an-hour.

The storm has a radius of 250-kilometers and is packing sustained wind speeds
of 144-kilometers-an-hour, with gusts of up to 180-kilometers-an-hour.

Typhoon Fung-Wong is forecast to bring heavy or torrential rain and strong
winds to northern and eastern parts of Taiwan this week.

The weather administration is expected to issue a land warning tomorrow.

Meanwhile,

Authorities in Hualien are preparing for possible large-scale evacuations as
Typhoon Fung-Wong nears Taiwan.

Officials are warning that extreme rainfall could trigger the formation of a
new landslide lake on Matai'an Creek.

According to the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, a new barrier lake
could form if three extreme conditions occur simultaneously.

Those being 24-hour accumulated rainfall of 80-centimeters, the collapse of
the existing Matai'an Creek barrier lake holding about 1.5-million cubic
meters of water, and a massive slope landslide blocking the river channel.

The agency says those conditions are met, the resulting lake could store up
to 15-million cubic meters of water and, if it later collapses, could unleash
floodwaters at a peak rate of around 4,500-cubic meters per second.

The Central Weather Administration is forecasting of nearly 28-centimeters of
rain over the next 48-hours and emergency cell-broadcast messages to
residents downstream, urging them to follow evacuation instructions if a red
alert is issued.

Guangfu Township, which is located downstream of the creek, has begun
preparations for potential evacuations affecting more than 5,500 residents.

Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim has returned to Taiwan following a whirlwind
trip to Brussels for the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China's Annual
Summit at the European Parliament.

She gave a speech at the the event on Friday, titled "Taiwan: A Trusted
Partner in a Volatile World ."

Speaking to reporters on her arrival at Taoyuan International Airport, Hsiao
said Taiwan's people should be able to participate in the international
community like all global citizens ..

... and that belief is what drives the government to fight for Taiwan's
international recognition, despite the many hardships and challenges.

According to Hsiao, the government remains committed to forging a path
through such hardships and challenges, one step at a time -thanks to the
efforts and support of the Taiwanese public.

Hsiao also reiterated that Taiwan, as an important partner in reshaping
global supply chains and a responsible member of the international community,
will eventually win over more like-minded friends.

Meanwhile,

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung says Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim's addressing
members of the European Parliament in Brussels last Friday marks the opening
of a new chapter in the Taiwan-European Union relations.

According to Lin, the visit marks a historic step forward for Taiwan's
diplomacy, as the vice president visited a country without official ties for
the first time and delivered a speech at the European Parliament.

Lin says Hsiao's visit and speech signaled that "Taiwan's partnership with
Europe is entering a new stage," and "under this new model, Taiwan and Europe
will continue to explore more possibilities for cooperation and exchanges."

Writing on his Facebook page Lin also said that "Taiwan will be more
confident in its efforts to move forward on the world stage."

Taiwan's top leaders have spoken in parliaments of diplomatic allies before.

However, this was the first time a president or vice president has done so in
a non-diplomatic partner's legislature.

Beijing strongly protested the visit - with a spokesperson for China's
mission to the European Union describing the organizers of the event an
"anti-China organization."

The Ministry of Health says it plans to launch its first nationwide census on
elderly people living independently next year.

According to the ministry, the aim of the survey is to identify an estimated
700,000 seniors and strengthen community-based healthcare and long-term care
services.

Health Minister Shih Chung-liang says the rapidly aging population and
declining birthrate have made the issue of seniors living alone increasingly
pressing ...

.. and the survey will be jointly conducted with the Ministry of the Interior
with a goal of establishing baseline data and better allocating healthcare
resources.

Local government estimates show that about 700,000 elderly people in Taiwan
currently live independently, including those living alone and elderly
couples living without other family members.

The health minister say the government plans to allocate 6.2-billion N-T from
a special act on national resilience to complete a full visitation program
within two years, ensuring that every independent senior receives at least
one in-person visit.

The Mainland Affairs Council is accusing Beijing of attempting to intimidate
Taiwan through "transnational repression."

It comes after China Central Television aired a video targeting D-P-P
lawmaker Puma Shen during a news broadcast - in which it threatened him with
what the council is calling "cross-border repression."

The video cited Chinese legal academics who said that Beijing could pursue a
global arrest warrant for Shen through Interpol and engage in "cross-border
judicial cooperation."

It also said Shen "maliciously attacked" Chinese spouses in Taiwan by
suggesting some were spies - forcing several women to return to China.

According to the Mainland Affairs Council, Beijing is trying to instill fear
and self-censorship among Taiwanese and create a chilling effect on free
expression.

The council also says the video not only targets Shen, but is also an attempt
to intimidate the broader Taiwanese public - and it "strongly condemns
Beijing for "its malicious and reckless tactics."

The video follows a report by China's state-run Xinhua news agency last week
that said Shen is under investigation by the Chongqing Municipal Public
Security Bureau on allegations of "secession-related" criminal activities.

Police in Tainan have arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of ramming a
police car in central Kaohsiung.

The incident left one officer injured.

According to police, officers approached the car, which was illegally parked
on the corner of Mingxing Street and Nantai Road in Kaohsiung early Sunday
morning.

One of the occupants - a 17-year-old male - stepped out of the vehicle for
questioning, but the driver ignored officers' instructions to get out of the
car and instead reversed his vehicle into the front right side of a police
car, hitting an officer.

Officers fired six shots at the back tires of the vehicle but were unable to
stop it.

Police arrested the man some seven hours later in Tainan's Yongkang District.

They also seizing an undisclosed quantity of ketamine.

The translator and the editor of the English version of "Taiwan Travelogue"
by Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-zi have won a translation prize from the
American Literary Translators Association.

The association announced the 2025 ALTA First Translation Prize winners at an
awards ceremony in Tucson, Arizona.

The translator, Lin King, had already received awards, including the US
National Book Award for Translated Literature and the Asia Society's Baifang
Schell Book Prize.

ALTA described "Taiwan Travelogue" as a "complex, multivocal meditation on
language, power, and queer desire," and it credited Yang with crafting "a
fictional translation within a translation: a memoir by a Japanese writer in
1930s colonial Taiwan, filtered through Mandarin Chinese, which we in turn
receive in English."

The novel's editor, Yuka Igarashi, is an executive editor at Graywolf Press,
according to the association.

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CWA

The Central Weather Administration says that Taiwan's average temperature in
October reached 27.4 degrees, the highest for the month since record-keeping
began in 1951.

The long-term October average is 25.2 degrees.

The CWA says the unusually warm conditions were mainly due to a strong
Pacific high-pressure system.

Nationwide, Taiwan saw 1.3 days with average highs of 35 degrees or above in
October, compared with the long-term average of just 0.1 days.

Taipei alone experienced nine such hot days -- the most ever recorded for the
month.

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President Lai Ching-te skirted a debate over reform of Taiwan's National
Health Insurance premiums this morning while enumerating the three main
targets for the NHI going forward -- namely increasing the quality of medical
care, retaining medical talent by increasing salaries ... and increasing
flexibility of medical reimbursements.

Lai attended the opening of Taiwan Medical Week, noting that the NHI budget
grew by 5.5 percent last year by one measure and by more than 8 percent when
factoring in NT$18 billion in public funds. He said that's the highest growth
rate in the NHI's history ... and the targeted rate this year is also 5.5
percent. Including public funds, he said that will take the budget to over
NT$1 trillion.

An NHI supplementary premium reform plan has sparked controversy, and the
Executive Yuan has issued a temporary halt. A medical association official
called on Lai to ensure the success of NHI reform in a speech that preceded
the president's.

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strategy

President Lai has vowed to coordinate a national strategy to strengthen
Taiwan's tourism sector, with the goal of boosting spending by domestic
travelers to NT$1 trillion by 2030.

Speaking at the opening of the 2025 Taipei International Travel Fair, Lai
said Taiwan should leverage its natural scenery, cuisine, and cultural
diversity through closer public-private collaboration.

Citing statistics from the Tourism Association, Lai said Taiwanese people
spend more than NT$1.4 trillion annually on tourism, of which around NT$900
billion goes to overseas travel and about NT$500 billion to domestic trips.

That indicates there's room for growth in the domestic market.

The occurrence of 33 public holidays spread across nine long weekends next
year and rising disposable incomes resulting from tax cuts and welfare
measures are among the tailwinds that Lai noted.

However, he also pointed to significant challenges, including cheap travel
opportunities in the region.

The president cited Japan as an example, noting that the number of trips made
by Taiwanese to Japan reached 6 million last year, mainly due to convenient
transportation and attractive airfares.

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Taipower's Kaohsiung branch says it's on high alert as Typhoon Fung Wong
approaches the country, with 224 engineers, 41 engineering vehicles, 25
cranes and other equipment ready to deal with storm contingencies.

The typhoon is expected to reach Taiwan around midweek. The Central Weather
Administration is currently projecting it to be approaching the island from
the south.

Taipower is urging the public, especially in southern Taiwan, to start taking
precautions as early as possible ... and to report any outages as they occur
including by calling 1911 if the internet becomes unavailable.

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Taiwan has set its latest emission-reduction targets ahead of a climate
conference in Brazil next week.

Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming said ahead of COP30 that the country's
most ambitious goal is to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 40 percent by
2035 ... that's compared with 2005.

Although the goal falls short of the 52 percent target requested by
environmental groups, Peng said achieving a 40 percent reduction would be as
challenging as landing on the moon.

The minister said a key factor in achieving the goal lies in increasing the
share of renewable energy in the power portfolio.

According to government data, Taiwan's renewable energy as a share of total
energy rose from 4.8 percent in 2016 to nearly 12 percent last year. The
government aims to increase it to 30 percent by 2030 and 36 percent by 2035.

Coal-fired power generation is currently Taiwan's main source of thermal
power, accounting for 31 percent of the power generation mix last year. The
government aims to cut this to 20 percent by 2030 and 9 percent by 2035.

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Vice President Bi-Khim Hsiao has urged the European Union to strengthen
security and trade ties with Taiwan ... and support its democracy ... amid
growing threats from China.

Hsiao addressed international lawmakers in Brussels, calling for
collaboration on supply chains and AI technology.

Her speech marked the first time a senior Taiwanese official has spoken in
the EU's parliament in Brussels.

The EU and Taiwan have no formal diplomatic relations.

Hsiao compared cyberattacks on Taiwan to those faced by Europe since Russia's
invasion of Ukraine. Her visit was part of a conference organized by the
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.

China's mission to Europe criticized the EU parliament for allowing her and
other leading "Taiwan independence" figures to carry out so-called separatist
activities in its building despite China's opposition.

It said, "This act seriously harms China's core interests and violates the
one-China principle, while seriously interfering in China's internal affairs
and undermining China-EU political mutual trust."

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The Ministry of Finance says Taiwan's exports in October surged by 50 percent
on year to US$61.8 billion, a record monthly high.

The ministry says the jump was driven by strong global demand for artificial
intelligence technologies.

It's the 24th consecutive month of growth and the largest monthly increase in
nearly 15 and a half years.

October imports totaled US$39.2 billion, the highest for the month on record,
up 15 percent on year.

Taiwan's trade surplus reached a monthly record US$22.6 billion in October.

A ministry official cautioned that some industries, including metals and
metal products as well as plastics and rubber products, still face
overcapacity pressure and weak demand, which led to a decline in exports in
October.

Shipments to the United States in surged to more than US$21 billion, a
1.4-fold on-year increase. The U.S. accounted for 34 percent of Taiwan total
exports, 11 percentage points ahead of China and Hong Kong.

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