Events from the year 2015 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 104 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
President – Ma Ying-jeou
Vice President – Wu Den-yih
Premier – Mao Chi-kuo
Vice Premier – Chang San-cheng
Events
January
1 January
The Tuo Chiang-class corvette was put into work during military drill in southwestern coast of Taiwan. The end of hunger strike of Annette Lu over the release of former President Chen Shui-bian. The new Chimei Museum opened in Tainan. Mainland Chinese tourists can apply for Exit and Entry Permit upon arrival for visits to Kinmen, Penghu and Lienchiang Counties. The maximum amount of cash that a traveler can carry into Taiwan increased from NT$60,000 to NT$100,000. Labor insurance rate increased from 9.5% to 10%. Singaporean singer JJ Lin was punched during an autograph session in Ximending, Taipei. 2 January – Singer Jody Chiang announced that she would end her singing career in 2015. 5 January Former President Chen Shui-bian released from Taichung Prison on medical parole. Body of a Taiwanese victim killed during the 2014 Shanghai stampede brought back to Taiwan. 6 January – Weekend traffic control measures to be implemented in Jiaoxi Township of Yilan County. 7 January – Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Kuang-shih tendered his resignation. 8 January – Statement from the American Institute in Taiwan spokesperson in Taipei regarding the raising of the Flag of the Republic of China in Twin Oaks, United States that it should never happen again. 9 January – The Executive Yuan approved the resignation of Yeh Kuang-shih and appointed Chen Jian-yu as acting Minister of Transportation and Communication. 13 January The World Health Organization monitors an avian flu outbreak in Taiwan, as H5N8 avian flu virus infects nine farms. Shooting at Ximending, Taipei killing two. 16 January – Magistrate Wei Ming-ku announced the new NT$30,000 baby bonus per birth in Changhua County. 17 January 2015 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election. India Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on tour around Hualien County. 18 January – Kinmen Marathon in Kinmen County. 19 January Eric Chu inaugurated as Chairperson of Kuomintang. Shooting at Taichung Airport, Taichung killing one and injuring two. Resignation of Taipei City Government Department of Sports head Jongher Yang (楊忠和). The annual electricity rate increase in Taiwan would be kept maximum at 6% starting April 2015. 20 January 60th anniversary of the Battle of Yijiangshan Islands. Wistron Corporation opened a research center in Kaohsiung. The assignment of Rafael Sierra Fernando Quesada as the ambassador of Honduras to the Republic of China. Fire at a bowling center in Xinwu District, Taoyuan killing six firefighters. 21 January – The announcement of European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan board of members for 2015. 22 January – Nearly 1,000 China Airlines employees took to the street in Taipei to protest their year end bonus cut. 23 January 2015 World Freedom Day celebration at Grand Hotel, Taipei. Chen Jian-yu appointed as Minister of Transportation and Communications. Hung Meng-chi appointed as Minister of Culture. Shyu Jyuo-min appointed as Minister of Science and Technology. 25 January – The establishment of New Power Party. 26–27 January – National Energy Conference at Taipei International Convention Center in Taipei. 27 January Resignation of National Defense Minister Yen Ming. The opening of a Muslim prayer room at Taipei Railway Station, Taipei. 28 January – Republic of China Navy military drill in Kaohsiung. 29 January Resignation of National Development Council Minister Kuan Chung-ming. Scaffolding collapse accident killing one and injuring two at Chinese Culture and Movie Center in Taipei. 7th regular meeting of Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Committee at Grand Hotel in Taipei. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je proposed Two Countries, One System for cross-strait relations. 30 January Kao Kuang-chi took office as Minister of National Defense. Yen Teh-fa took office as Chief of the General Staffs of the Republic of China Armed Forces.