Taiwan Apologizes for Labor Minister's Remarks on Indian Workers

FILE - A worker prepares a dose of vaccine against COVID-19 at the National Taiwan Science Education Center in Taipei City, Taiwan, July 3, 2021. Taiwan, which seeks to expand its source of labor, is taking steps to recruit workers from India, which has high unemployment.

Taiwan's Foreign Ministry has issued "sincere apologies" following a remark by Taiwan's labor minister that has threatened to disrupt fast-warming ties between the island republic and India.