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Events from the year 2003 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 92 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents[edit]
- President – Chen Shui-bian
- Vice President – Annette Lu
- Premier – Yu Shyi-kun
- Vice Premier – Lin Hsin-i
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 14 January – The establishment of InnoLux Corporation.
February[edit]
- 14 February – The opening of Tamsui Lover's Bridge in Tamsui Township, Taipei County.
March[edit]
- 10 March – The opening of European Economic and Trade Office in Taipei.[1]
May[edit]
- 2 May – Apple Daily, Taiwan's tabloid-style newspaper, was first published.[2]
June[edit]
- 12–24 June – Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan.[3] The storm caused about $2.46 million in damage.[4]
- 17 June – The establishment of Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.
July[edit]
- 1 July – The establishment of Hakka TV.
- 28 July – The groundbreaking ceremony of Central Taiwan Science Park.[5]
September[edit]
- 17 September – The establishment of Taiwan Accreditation Foundation.
October[edit]
- 17 October – The opening of National Museum of Taiwan Literature in West Central District, Tainan.
- 27 October – The establishment of Cathay United Bank after the merging of United World Chinese Commercial Bank and Cathay Commercial Bank.
November[edit]
- 1 November – The first Taiwan Pride was held.[6]
December[edit]
- 11 December – 2004 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary.
See also[edit]
- List of Chinese films of 2003
- List of Taiwanese dramas from 2000 to 2010
- 2003 timeline in Taiwan Futures Exchange
- TVBS is renamed in 2003
Events with dates not present in the "Events" section[edit]
- In 2003, Taiwan proposed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.[7]
- The Rose (TV series) was released in 2003.[8]
- Education in Taiwan's National education budget was NT$ 608.6 billion in 2003.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Relations with the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg - Regional Relations - Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium 駐歐盟兼駐比利時代表處". Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ Taiwan Tabloid Sensation Next Media Re-Creates the News | Magazine | WIRED
- ^ Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summary June 2003
- ^ "Philippine Sugar Millers Association, Inc". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Central Taiwan Science Park".
- ^ Gay Pride in Taiwan
- ^ Taiwan Activists Push For Same-Sex Marriage Bill - The New York Times
- ^ The Rose - GoodDrama.net
