Turkey raises monthly minimum wage by 30% for 2025
Turkey’s net monthly minimum wage will be 22,104 Turkish lira ($630.36) in 2025, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, marking a 30% increase from 2024.
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December 24, 2024 President Lai receives National Book Award winners
President Lai Ching-te expressed hope that through Taiwan’s literature the country’s stories would be brought to the world and bring further international recognition. Lai made the remark Dec. 19 in the Presidential Office in Taipei City during a reception for Yang Shuang-zi and Lin King, respectively author and translator of “Taiwan Travelogue,” which took the […]
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December 23, 2024 Trump threatens to try to regain control of Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump has demanded Panama reduce fees on the Panama Canal or return it to US control, accusing the central American country of charging “exorbitant prices” to American shipping and naval vessels. “The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, highly unfair,” he told a crowd of supporters in Arizona on Sunday. “This complete […]
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December 23, 2024 Sydney’s Greek community enjoys spirited Christmas Carols event
On Saturday, December 21, the courtyard of the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Redfern, Sydney, was filled with the spirit of Christmas as the Greek Orthodox community gathered for the annual Christmas Carols event hosted by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (GOAA).
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December 22, 2024 President Lai welcomes delegation from US Brookings Institution
President Lai Ching-te said Taiwan looks forward to continuing to work with the U.S. and other democracies to advance global prosperity. Lai made the remarks while receiving a delegation from the Washington, D.C.-based think tank Brookings Institution Dec. 19 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City. The president praised Brookings for its pivotal research that […]
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December 20, 2024 Taiwan readies for carbon fee collection
The National Development Council said Dec. 19 that all relevant government agencies will work hand in hand to implement a carbon pricing system set to take effect in 2025, following a briefing by the Ministry of Environment on the new policy measure. According to three regulations drafted by the MOENV in August this year, during […]
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December 19, 2024 Executive Yuan presents outstanding S&T award
The 2024 Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution was presented Dec. 18 in Taipei City to four local academics for their enhancement of human health and global civilization. During the presentation ceremony, Premier Cho Jung-tai praised the recipients for success in their respective fields of medical research. Citing President Lai Ching-te’s training […]
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December 18, 2024 Russia detains Uzbek man over general’s killing in Moscow
Russia’s security service says a 29-year-old man from Uzbekistan has been detained over the killing of senior general Igor Kirillov and his assistant in Moscow. Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was outside a residential block early on Tuesday when an explosive device hidden in a scooter was […]
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December 16, 2024 Deputy Foreign Minister Wu visits Somaliland
Deputy Foreign Minister François Chihchung Wu led a delegation as President Lai Ching-te’s special envoy to the Republic of Somaliland Dec. 11-14 to attend newly elected President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi’s inauguration, underscoring Taiwan’s commitment to ties with the African nation. On behalf of Lai, Wu congratulated Abdullahi in person and discussed areas of bilateral cooperation […]
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December 14, 2024 Majority want closer EU-UK ties – survey
By Martin Banks A major new poll of public attitudes towards UK-EU relations since 2016 has just been published.
