A total of 2,939 same-sex couples, mostly female, last year married in Taiwan after it became the first nation in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, data released yesterday by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) showed.
The majority of same-sex marriages — registered between May 24, when the legislation took effect, and the end of the year — were held in New Taipei City, Taipei and Kaohsiung, the data showed.
New Taipei City registered the most same-sex marriages, 614, followed by Taipei with 484 registrations and Kaohsiung with 396, the data showed.
Nationwide, 2,011 marriages were between female couples, while 928 marriages were between men.
Heterosexual marriages totaled 131,585, with Taiwanese couples accounting for 113,308, or 84.24 percent.
Transnational marriages in which one spouse was Taiwanese totaled 21,216, or 15.77 percent, with 9,007, or 42.45 percent, of the foreign spouses from Southeast Asia, mostly Vietnam.
The second-largest group of foreign spouses was from China, accounting for 6,698, or 31.57 percent, followed by other nations and areas at 3,880 (18.29 percent), while 1,631 spouses (7.69 percent) were from Hong Kong and Macau, the data showed.
The first global hotel Keys Selection by the Michelin Guide includes four hotels in Taiwan, Michelin announced yesterday. All four received the “Michelin One Key,” indicating guests are to experience a “very special stay” at any of the locations as the establishments are “a true gem with personality. Service always goes the extra mile, and the hotel provides much more than others in its price range.” Of the four hotels, three are located in Taipei and one in Taichung. In Taipei, the One Key accolades were awarded to the Capella Taipei, Kimpton Da An Taipei and Mandarin Oriental Taipei. Capella Taipei was described by
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INDUSTRY: Beijing’s latest export measures go beyond targeting the US and would likely affect any country that uses Chinese rare earths or related tech, an academic said Taiwanese industries could face significant disruption from China’s newly tightened export controls on rare earth elements, as much of Taiwan’s supply indirectly depends on Chinese materials processed in Japan, a local expert said yesterday. Kristy Hsu (徐遵慈), director of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, said that China’s latest export measures go far beyond targeting the US and would likely affect any country that uses Chinese rare earths or related technologies. With Japan and Southeast Asian countries among those expected to be hit, Taiwan could feel the impact through its reliance on Japanese-made semi-finished products and
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