Events from the year 2003 in Taiwan,

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

. This year is numbered Minguo 92 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

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Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian (; born 12 October 1950) is a retired Taiwanese politician and lawyer who served as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) whic ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

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Annette Lu Annette Lu Hsiu-lien (; born 7 June 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. A feminist active in the tangwai movement, she joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 1990, and was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992. Subsequently, she served as Ta ...

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

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Yu Shyi-kun You Si-kun (; born 25 April 1948), also romanized Yu Shyi-kun, is a Taiwanese politician serving as a member and the president of the Legislative Yuan. He was one of the founding members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and is known ...

* Vice Premier –

Lin Hsin-i Lin Hsin-i (; born 2 December 1946) is a Taiwanese businessman. He served in the Democratic Progressive Party administration as Minister of Economic Affairs between 2000 and 2002, then as Vice Premier between 2002 and 2004. In November 2005, ...

Events

January

* 14 January – The establishment of

InnoLux Corporation Innolux Corporation () is a company producing TFT LCD panels, established in 2003 and located in Taiwan. Overview Innolux Display Corp., following its merger with Chi Mei Optoelectronics and TPO Displays Corp., began operating under the name In ...

February

* 14 February – The opening of

Tamsui Lover's Bridge The Tamsui Lover's Bridge () is a bridge in Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf, Tamsui District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The bridge was opened on 14 February 2003. Architecture The shape of the white-colored bridge resembles the mast and rigging of ...

Tamsui Township Tamsui District (Hokkien POJ: ''Tām-chúi''; Hokkien Tâi-lô: ''Tām-tsuí''; Mandarin Pinyin: ''Dànshuǐ'') is a seaside district in New Taipei, Taiwan. It is named after the Tamsui River; the name means "fresh water". The town is popula ...

Taipei County New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...

March

* 10 March – The opening of

European Economic and Trade Office The European Economic and Trade Office (EETO; ) is the representative office of European Union (EU) in Taiwan. Its counterpart body in the EU is the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium. The European Union does not have diplomatic ...

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

May

* 2 May –

Apple Daily ''Apple Daily'' ( zh, link=no, 蘋果日報) was a popular tabloid published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021. Founded by Jimmy Lai, it was one of the best-selling Chinese language newspapers in Hong Kong.

, Taiwan's tabloid-style newspaper, was first published.

June

* 12–24 June –

Typhoon Soudelor Typhoon Soudelor, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Hanna, was the third most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2015 after Hurricane Patricia and Cyclone Pam as well as the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2015 Pacific typhoon season. Sou ...

hit Taiwan. The storm caused about $2.46 million in damage. * 17 June – The establishment of

Taiwan Foundation for Democracy The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD; ) is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Taipei. Originally initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, the foundation's purpose is to promote democracy around the world. ...

July

* 1 July – The establishment of

Hakka TV Hakka TV (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-ka Thìen-shì-thôi) is a Hakka language satellite cable channel operated by Taiwan Broadcasting System (TBS) in Taiwan, launched on July 1, 2003. The Council for Hakka Affairs monitored the station until Taiwane ...

. * 28 July – The groundbreaking ceremony of

Central Taiwan Science Park The Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP; ) is an industrial park in Taiwan. The Central Taiwan Science Park opened in 2003. Around 53,000 people work in the park in 2022, which spans an area of 1,486 hectares. In 2021, Taiwan Semiconductor Manuf ...

September

* 17 September – The establishment of Taiwan Accreditation Foundation.

October

* 17 October – The opening of

National Museum of Taiwan Literature The National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL; ) is a museum located in Tainan, Republic of China (Taiwan). The museum researches, catalogs, preserves, and exhibits literary artifacts. As part of its multilingual, multi-ethnic focus, it holds ...

West Central District West Central District () is a District (Taiwan), district located in the center of Tainan City, Taiwan. It is home to 76,983 people. History The district was founded on 1 January 2004, which merged with West District and Central District.. ...

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...

. * 27 October – The establishment of

Cathay United Bank Cathay United Bank () is one of the largest commercial banks in Taiwan, with a capital value of TW$67 billion (approximately US$2.23 billion) and more than 165 branches located throughout Taiwan. It is part of Cathay Financial Holdings. History ...

after the merging of United World Chinese Commercial Bank and Cathay Commercial Bank.

November

* 1 November – The first

Taiwan Pride Taiwan Pride () is the annual LGBTQ pride parade in Taiwan. The parade was first held in 2003. Although joined by groups from all over the country, the primary location has always been the capital city of Taipei. The parade held in October ...

was held.

December

* 11 December – 2004 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary.

Events with dates not present in the "Events" section

*In 2003, Taiwan proposed a bill to legalize

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The Rose (TV series) ''The Rose'' () is a 2003 Taiwanese drama starring Ella Chen, Jerry Huang, Joe Cheng, Joelle Lu and Cecilia Yip. It was based on the Japanese josei manga, , written by Akemi Yoshimura and directed by Chu Yu-ning ( 瞿友寧). It was broadcast on ...

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Education in Taiwan The educational system in Taiwan is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education. The system produces pupils with some of the highest test scores in the world, especially in mathematics and science. Former president Ma Ying-jeou announced in ...

's National education budget was

NT$ The New Taiwan dollar (code: TWD; symbol: NT$, also abbreviated as NT) is the official currency of Taiwan. The New Taiwan dollar has been the currency of Taiwan since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar, at a rate of 40,000 old dollars ...

608.6 billion in 2003.

References

External links

Year 2003 Calendar - Taiwan
{{DEFAULTSORT:2003 In The Republic Of China Years of the 21st century in Taiwan

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

2000s in Taiwan