2003 in Taiwan

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See also:	Other events of 2003 List of years in the Republic of China Timeline of Chinese history 2003 in China

Events in the year 2003 in the Taiwan (Republic of China).

Incumbents

• President - Chen Shui-bian
• Vice President - Annette Lu
• Premier - Yu Shyi-kun
• Vice Premier - Lin Hsin-i

Events

March

• 10 March - The opening of European Economic and Trade Office in Taipei.^[1]

May

• 2 May - Apple Daily, Taiwan's tabloid-style newspaper, was first published.^[2]

June

• 12-24 June - Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan.^[3] The storm caused about $2.46 million in damage.^[4]

July

• 1 July - The establishment of Hakka TV.

October

• 17 October - The opening of National Museum of Taiwan Literature in Tainan.
• 27 October - The establishment of Cathay United Bank after the merging of United World Chinese Commercial Bank and Cathay Commercial Bank.

November

• 1 November - The first Taiwan Pride was held.^[5]

December

• 11 December - 2004 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary.

See also

• List of Chinese films of 2003
• List of Taiwanese dramas from 2000 to 2010
• 2003 timeline in Taiwan Futures Exchange
• TVBS is renamed in 2003

Events with dates not present in the "Events" section

• In 2003, Taiwan proposed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.^[6]
• The Rose (TV series) was released in 2003.^[7]
• Education in Taiwan's National education budget was NT$ 608.6 billion in 2003.

References

External links

• Year 2003 Calendar - Taiwan
• Taiwan, 2003 Timeline

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