2026/02/13

Trade deal with U.S. secures best tariff rates, safeguards local sectors: Cabinet

Taipei, Feb. 13 (CNA) Taiwan has secured highly favorable tariff treatment while protecting key domestic industries under its newly signed reciprocal trade agreement with the United States, the Cabinet said Thursday, at the conclusion of a 10‑month negotia...

2026/02/13

President Lai pardons elderly mother convicted of killing disabled son

Taipei, Feb. 12 (CNA) President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday approved a special pardon exempting a woman in her 80s convicted of killing her profoundly disabled son from serving time in prison. In a news release, Presidential Office spokeswoman Karen ...

2026/02/13

Taiwan signs trade deal with U.S. to cut tariffs, open markets

Taipei, Feb. 13 (CNA) Taiwan and the United States signed a reciprocal trade agreement in Washington on Thursday, capping U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods at 15 percent and granting preferential market access for U.S. industrial and agricultural exports, in...