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Taiwan's Ambassador to Tuvalu Dismisses Switch in Recognition Reports
發布於 2024-01-26 14:01:13
Taiwan's Ambassador to Tuvalu is dismissing speculation (揣測) that Tuvalu could sever ties (斷交) with Taiwan following today's elections there.
According to Foreign Affairs Ministry official Andrew Lin, recent reports that the Pacific island nation will seek to establish ties with Beijing are based solely on "rumors" (完全是謠傳) and he firmly believes that Tuvalu will continue to maintain strong ties with Taiwan.
Lin says most of Tuvalu's incumbent (現任的) lawmakers are expected to be re-elected in today's congressional elections and the "rumors" about a switch (改變) in diplomatic recognition to Beijing are aimed at "undermining (破壞) the relationship" between the two sides.
The statements come after Tuvaluan Ambassador to Taiwan last Friday said his country could sever ties with Taiwan in favor of Beijing following today's elections.
Four Indicted for Illegally Hiring Migrant Workers
發布於 2024-01-26 14:01:13
The Yunlin District Prosecutors' Office has indicted (起訴) four people for allegedly collecting up to 25-million N-T in illegal brokerage fees (非法仲介費) from migrant workers since 2020.
The indictments come after an investigation was launched last year following a tip-off (通風報信) from the National Immigration Agency's Keelung Branch.
That investigation led to the arrest of the four suspects - all of whom have been charged (指控) with violating the Employment Service Act, document forgery (偽造文書), and fraud.
According to prosecutors, the four were found to have recruited and brought about 100 Vietnamese migrant workers into Taiwan after establishing two labor brokerage firms (人力仲介公司) and 10 shell firms (空殼公司) using fake documents.
Ten other individuals who cooperated with them have all been given deferred prosecution (延後起訴).
Giant Yellow Duck Heading Back to Kaohsiung
發布於 2024-01-26 14:01:13
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's famous yellow rubber duck will be going back on display (展示) in Kaohsiung beginning Sunday.
The duck will remain in display in the Love River Bay until February 25.
Its return is part of the 2024 Kaohsiung Wonderland Winter Fair, which is in turn part of the city's Lantern Festival events.
The duck was last exhibited in the city 10 years ago.
And Kaohsiung Music Center and the Gang-shan Skywalk will be featuring yellow lighting in celebration of the duck's much anticipated return.
The 18-meter-tall inflatable duck attracted 3.9-million visitors in a month when it was first displayed at Kaohsiung Guang-rong Pier in 2013.
Global shipping "not in crisis" just yet, says the UN
發布於 2024-01-26 14:01:13
In world news...
Consumers may be faced with higher food prices due to delays along the world's major shipping corridors (航道).
Speaking at the United Nations on Thursday, Jan Hoffmann the Chief of Trade Facilitation said three of the world's shipping lanes have seen major decreases in traffic.
Jody Jacobs reports from the UN in New York...
Denmark's report on South Korea adoptions
發布於 2024-01-26 14:01:13
A Danish report says adoptions of children from South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s to Denmark was “characterized by systematic illegal behavior (有系統的違法)" in the Asian country.
The report says these violations made it “possible to change information about a child's background and adopt a child without the knowledge of the biological parents (親生父母).”
The Danish Appeals Board says there was “an unfortunate incentive (獎勵) structure" and that large sums of money were “transferred (轉手) between the Danish and South Korean organizations.”
For years, adoptees (被收養者) in Europe, the United States and Australia have raised alarms (有提出警告) about fraud, including involving babies who were falsely registered as abandoned orphans (棄兒) despite having living relatives (活著的親屬) in their native countries.