Members of the European parliament voted in favour of backing an EU-wide 2030 emissions reduction target of 60% (compared to 1990 levels).

Taiwanese lawmakers have established a constitutional reform committee.

Taiwan's Minister of Interior Hsu Kuo-yung says the government will begin issuing new electronic I-D cards nationally in the middle of next year following trial runs in certain locations.

The Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) is warning that large numbers of Taiwanese businesses in China are facing financial problems because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Manufacturing activity in Taiwan expanded in September for the third consecutive month. According to a report by the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER), Taiwan's official Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) rose by 1.7 points to 57.7, driven in part by the launch of new smartphones and automobiles.

Soft drink stores need to be more specific about the sugar and calories for their products in the future.

Taiwan's Minister of Health and Welfare, Chen Shih-chung, says if ongoing trials of a domestically-produced coronavirus vaccine prove successful, mass production could begin by mid-2021.

The European parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety held a debate with Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, on stepping up Europe's 2030 climate ambition.

Taxpayers in Taiwan are expected to be allowed to use their smartphones to file taxes in 2021, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).