The Computex trade show in Taipei last week was, without question, the most dynamic iteration I have attended. The exhibition was markedly more crowded than in previous years, and artificial intelligence (AI) took center stage. The emerging technology was not merely a theme, it was the foundation of
As Taiwan promotes its energy transition, the proportion of renewable energy is gradually increasing, while traditional power facilities are being decommissioned. However, the public has grown increasingly concerned over the stability of Taiwan’s power system. Amid this transition, Taiwan’s emergenc
MRT should allow waterA recent post on the Professional Technology Temple bulletin board system called attention to regulations regarding eating and drinking in MRT stations and trains.Responses to the post were mixed. Someone said that it is OK to eat boxed meals on Taiwan Railway and High Speed Ra
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Two weeks after pulling back from the brink of all-out war, India and Pakistan are now racing to win over global opinion.Both sides are sending delegations to global capitals to influence international perception of the conflict as tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals continue to simmer.New Del
In the past few weeks, Russian officials have promoted the idea that once the war in Ukraine ends, Western businesses — particularly US-based companies — would be welcome to return to Russia. The administration of US President Donald Trump has responded with interest, but how realistic is that prosp
After US Vice President J.D. Vance’s hostile speech at February’s Munich Security Conference and US President Donald Trump’s shameful treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during his Oval Office visit later that month, even the most naive Europeans were forced to confront a sobering r
Last week, tepid demand for a 20-year US Treasury bond auction sent yields higher, amid worries about the country’s ballooning debt burden. Yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes rose above the 4.5 percent mark to their highest level since February, while yields on 20- and 30-year Treasury bonds
President William Lai (賴清德) has rightly identified the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a hostile force; and yet, Taiwan’s response to domestic figures amplifying CCP propaganda remains largely insufficient.The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) recently confirmed that more than 20 Taiwanese entertainer
Former president Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) visit to the UK, within her successful European trip as “Taiwan’s ambassador,” demonstrated the development of relations between the two nations. Last year, British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy canceled Tsai’s
Elderly drivers not the issueThree people were killed and 12 were injured in New Taipei City’s Sansia District (三峽) last week when a car plowed into a group of pedestrians at an intersection near Bei Da Elementary School. Since the driver was a 78-year-old man, the media and online communities have
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You would think that as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more advanced, governments would be more interested in making it safer. The opposite seems to be the case.Not long after taking office, US President Donald Trump’s administration scrapped an executive order that pushed tech companies to sa
What spoils crops, kills about six times more people than malaria every year and is breathed in by every person every single day? It is not a virus or bacteria, but something even more formidable: fungi.For example, Aspergillus spores are ubiquitous in the environment. Most of the time, this group o
Taiwan was not invited to the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) — the decisionmaking body of the WHO — for the ninth consecutive year, and a proposal by allies to invite the nation was rejected on Monday last week due to China’s objection. Taiwan has been trying to join the WHO since 1997, and it o
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reach the point of confidence that they can start and win a war to destroy the democratic culture on Taiwan, any future decision to do so may likely be directly affected by the CCP’s ability to promote wars on the Korean Pen
After India’s punitive precision strikes targeting what New Delhi called nine terrorist sites inside Pakistan, reactions poured in from governments around the world. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) issued a statement on May 10, opposing terrorism and expressing concern about the growing tensi
The impact of AI on teenagers Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has developed quickly, leading to many astonishing capabilities. As a result, many teenagers have begun relying on AI to complete their academic assignments. Gradually, AI has become a part of their daily lives. Howe
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