Thu, Jun 01, 2023
‘THREE-DIGIT GROWTH’: Hon Hai chairman Young Liu attributed the expected leap to ChatGPT, saying the company would continue to boost its market share Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精密) predicts three-digit percentage growth for its artificial intelligence (AI) server business due to robust demand for AI products such as ChatGPT, chairman Young Liu (劉揚偉) said yesterday.Hon Hai — known globally as Foxconn Technology Group (富士康科技集團) — is the world
Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) yesterday attended a plaque-revealing ceremony inaugurating the newly established Anti-Fraud Office at the Executive Yuan in Taipei.The office would play a supervisory role in leading law enforcement efforts and integrating civil society resources in combating fraud, a t
Beijing yesterday blamed US “provocation” for an incident last week in which a Chinese plane crossed in front of a US surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea.The incident came at a time of frayed ties between Washington and Beijing over issues including Taiwan and the shooting down of an alle
North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite yesterday, but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza.North Korea does not have a functioning satellite in space and North Korean leader
IMMIGRATION REFORM: The legislative amendments aim to protect the rights of families to reunify, and to attract skilled professionals to stay and work in Taiwan Foreigners who are highly skilled professionals, top-prize winners in professional disciplines, investment immigration applicants or have made special contributions to Taiwan can soon apply for permanent residency on behalf of their spouses and minor or disabled children after the legislature approv
A joint Taiwan-US After Action Review team has declared the recently concluded five-day tabletop war game phase of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises a success, a senior military official said yesterday.The team that observed the computerized wargames held from May 15 to 19 has concluded t
Ferry services for Siaoliouciou Island (小琉球) will resume on Friday, as high waves up to 2m continue to affect travel to and from the island, the Pingtung County government said Thursday.Waves were roughly 1.4m in height on Thursday morning, and reached 2m by the afternoon, the county said, adding th
The government will invest NT$64.3 billion into the electrification of city buses, Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) said Thursday. The government aims for all city buses in the country to be electric by 2030, but there are currently still 9,400 diesel buses in use nationwide, Chen said. The government h
Reservoirs in Hsinchu and Keelung are now at roughly 90 percent capacity following heavy rainfall from Typhoon Mawar, the Northern Region Water Resources Office said Thursday. Taoyuan’s Shihmen Reservoir has also received 18.4 million tons of rainfall, which is equivalent to 16 days of residential a
MORE WARNINGS: If the US company does not clarify and solve issues with its frozen berries, the FDA might extend an import suspension implemented last month, it said The Kaohsiung Department of Health yesterday said it fined Costco NT$4.5 million (US$146,265) over contaminated frozen strawberries, while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that although the US company had filed an improvement plan, an import suspension on frozen berries could remain.Three
WAITING IT OUT: Twenty-two domestic flights were canceled yesterday, leaving 330 travelers stranded on Green Island and 478 people stranded on Orchid Island Air and sea traffic between Taiwan proper and outlying islands was disrupted yesterday as Typhoon Mawar edged toward the country, with 10 ferry routes suspended and 22 domestic flights canceled, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said.Thirty-five ferry journeys were suspended yesterda
Thirty-two percent of retailers targeted in an undercover survey sold cigarettes to buyers wearing school uniforms last year, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said yesterday.Out of 663 convenience stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets and betel nut stalls surveyed by the Consumers’ Foundation
Forcefully shaking an infant is physical abuse, and can result in long-term disabilities, brain injury or death, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said on Monday.Parents or caregivers holding down an infant’s limbs, arms, shoulder or chest tightly, or shaking their body vigorously in an atte
About 220,000 people test positive for suspected cancer in screenings each year in Taiwan, but about 20 percent never receive follow-up tests or treatment, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said on Tuesday, adding that it would allocate NT$517 million (US$16.8 million) of National Health Insurance
SUNFLOWER ALUM: Lin Fei-fan said he wants to win so the legislature would have one more seat that embraces the global voice and has confidence in Taiwan’s future Vice President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday presented young leaders who the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has nominated for next year’s legislative elections, including DPP Deputy Secretary-General Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆), a former Sunflower movement leader.Lin is to contest Taipei’s Third Electoral D
DIVERSIFICATION: The chip designer expects new non-smartphone products to be available next year or in 2025 as it seeks new growth engines to broaden its portfolio MediaTek Inc (聯發科) yesterday said it expects non-mobile phone chips, such as automotive chips, to drive its growth beyond 2025, as it pursues diversification to create a more balanced portfolio.The Hsinchu-based chip designer said it has counted on smartphone chips, power management chips and chips
UNCERTAINTY: Companies are likely to turn cautious after disappointing exports and GDP growth, which would affect First Bank’s loanbook, an official said State-run First Financial Holding Co (第一金控) yesterday lowered its loan growth target for this year from 5 percent to 4 percent after Taiwan’s GDP growth and exports fared weaker than expected.The conglomerate revised down the target even though its net profit last quarter grew 34.1 percent year-on-y
Taiwan Cement Corp (台灣水泥) yesterday said that it expects cement to account for less than half of its sales by 2025, as revenue from energy storage and vehicle charging businesses pick up.Cement production would remain the company’s core business, despite business diversification efforts, Taiwan Ceme
Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday told a forum in Taipei that Taiwan’s viewpoint is more important for Asia-Pacific democracies than ever before. Giving attention to Taiwan’s perspective amid the turbulent international situation was likely a welcome message to the local au
Taiwan has a lot to offer Indonesia on healthcare in terms of knowledge-sharing and collaboration. By working together, the countries could make significant strides in improving the overall health and well-being of their citizens.Through initiatives such as promoting medical tourism, establishing pa
The presidential election is to be held concurrently with the legislative elections in January next year. While former president Chen Shui-bian’s (陳水扁) administration was fraught with challenges, as he never commanded a legislative majority, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) did not have this problem. In
‘MOUTHFUL OF CLAY’: Despite complaining about the clay court, Medvedev praised the 172nd-ranked Brazilian, saying he could make the top 30 by year-end Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday backed 172nd-ranked Thiago Seyboth Wild to break the top 30 by the end of the year after suffering a shock first-round exit at the hands of the Brazilian at Roland Garros.As far as the mercurial Russian was concerned, he was just happy to turn his back on another roller-co
Kosovo Olympic authorities have asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to open disciplinary proceedings against Novak Djokovic, accusing the Serb of stirring up political tension by saying “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia” at the French Open.Djokovic wrote the message on a camera lens followi
India’s top wrestlers on Tuesday held off throwing their medals into the country’s sacred Ganges River — as part of an ongoing protest against sexual harassment — after a community leader intervened and persuaded them not to.The wrestlers, who have been demanding the resignation and arrest of the pr
At a smoky sports club in Papua New Guinea’s rough-and-tumble capital, security guards check for weapons as players with smiles stained betel-nut red throw darts at the wall.About 150 Port Moresby locals have flocked to the Sports Inn to play or watch a game with origins in Middle Ages England that,
SYMBOLIC: The bill sponsored by a cross-party group of lawmakers was hailed as a ‘historic moment’ in the fight for marriage equality, but is unlikely to pass Lawmakers in South Korea have proposed the country’s first same-sex marriage bill, in a move hailed by civic groups as a defining moment in the fight for equality.The marriage equality bill, proposed by South Korean lawmaker Jang Hye-yeong of the minor opposition Justice Party and co-sponsored by 12
Sudan’s army yesterday suspended talks over a ceasefire and enabling humanitarian access, a Sudanese diplomatic source said, raising fears of fresh bloodshed and chaos.The talks with the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began early last month and had produced a declaration of commitment
OUTSPOKEN: Cresenciano Bunduquin, who was killed by motorcycle-riding shooters, hosted a program about ‘hard-hitting’ local issues such as illegal gambling and politics A radio broadcaster was yesterday fatally shot outside his home in the central Philippines, police said, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country.Cresenciano Bunduquin, 50, was killed by motorcycle-riding shooters in Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro province, police Colonel Sam
Jeong Se-ah feels happy to see Tanaka, a Japanese bar host character from the early 2000s created by a South Korean comedian, because he revives her teenage memories of watching animations from the neighboring nation.The 24-year-old office worker is one of a growing number of young South Koreans dra
When the pandemic forced Nvidia Corp to hold a major product launch virtually, CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) beamed video to promote the event from his kitchen, where he pulled the company’s latest chip out of his oven.“I’ve got something I’ve gotta show you,” Huang says while reaching for a pot holder. “T
Ameca can speak French, Chinese or dozens of other languages, instantly compose a poem or sketch a cat on request. Ask for a smile, and you’ll get a clenched grin on her rubbery blue face.Ameca is a humanoid robot powered by generative artificial intelligence that gives it the ability to respond to
The Taipei Times bilingual pages are having a makeover, with professionally curated content for both English and Chinese learners of all levels.With our new partners Ivy English, English OK, and American Magazine Center (AMC), Taipei Times readers can improve their language studies while keeping abr
畢業即失業？ Does graduation really mean unemployment? 對話 Dialogue小清：畢業後你有什麼打算呢？Xiǎoqīng: Bìyè hòu nǐ yǒu shénme dǎsuàn ne?小華：我打算先出國打工度假一年，你呢？Xiǎohuá: Wǒ dǎsuàn xiān chūguó dǎgōng dùjià yì nián, nǐ ne?小清：還好我已經考上研究所了。聽說現在工作不好找，「畢業即失業」啊！Xiǎoqīng: Háihǎo wǒ yǐjīng kǎoshàng yánjiūsuǒle. Tīngshuō xiànzài gōngzuò bù hǎo zhǎo, “bìyè jí shīyè” a!小華：是啊，所以大家要不是想辦
U2: Are ‘emoji’ words? You decide 「表情符號」是圖片還是文字？ Do all words need to contain letters? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, maybe not. In 2015, an “emoji” was nominated as its Word of the Year. Specifically, it selected the crying-laughing emoji. This sparked a debate on whether or not emoji count as words. Evolving from character-based emo
One of the ways that pro-People’s Republic of China (PRC) peaceniks forward PRC propaganda is by presenting its fabricated history of the Taiwan-China relationship as accepted, mainstream history. Like the faces of astronauts on rocket sleds reshaped by high GEE effects, every conversation about Taiwan is distorted by this stream of effluent. PRC supporters ground their conversations about the PRC in this fake history because it allows them to maintain that the PRC is “reasonable” and is simply deterring Taiwan’s “permanent separation” from “China” rather than bent on annexing an island it has never ruled over. It also recasts the PRC as the victim of history, presenting it as a nation maimed by history. That idea of victimhood is overt in the PRC’s expansionist claim of “century of humiliation,” but it is latent in every claim that Taiwan is part of China. Writers who speak of “Beijing’s feelings” or “China’s perspective” on Taiwan as part of China forward this propaganda. Seldom does serious commentary forthrightly start with the plain fact that Beijing is perfectly aware that it is engaging in annexing an island that does not and never has belonged to it, and whose people do not want to be annexed. In fact, the word “annex,” which until recently never appeared in the media to describe Beijing’s desire to absorb Taiwan, has in recent months been creeping into articles here and there. Progress is slow, but steady. Will the PRC attack Taiwan? Many people think that chances are high, yet those of us who have been sounding the alarm are told we are too emotional, or discussions are raising tensions, or even that in warning about it we are increasing the chance of an invasion. What can history teach us? Let us recall Tibet. In both Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Chinese Communist
Having recently returned from a productive visit to Taiwan, hosted by the Global Taiwan Institute (GTI), I wanted to capture impressions of my favorite island while they are still fresh. Our delegation met with a broad range of key Taiwan figures, including those in the ruling DPP as well as the opposition KMT. Our visit included a lengthy and informal visit with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) at her residence, including an introduction to the presidential cats and dogs. We saw legislators on both sides of the aisle, paid a visit to Hsinchu Industrial Park, and visited my own former place of employment, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). I am pleased to report I left Taipei convinced that things are in good shape in Taiwan. Elections early next year have focused everyone’s attention, a good sign that democracy continues to flourish on at least one side of the Taiwan Strait. I wish I could say the same about the other side, but that simply is not the case. Xi Jinping (習近平) has truncated Hong Kong’s autonomy, backtracking on solemn pledges to the contrary by Deng Xiaoping (鄧小平) to then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher forty years ago. Beijing’s faithlessness should register deeply among Taiwan’s 23 million citizens, who are the only ethnic Chinese polity currently allowed to enjoy untrammeled freedom today. Their sterling example will continue to resonate throughout Asia. Our group met with Eric Chu (朱立倫), representing the KMT. We also saw a range of DPP officials, including Vice President William Lai (賴清德), Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), and President Tsai. Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) was traveling to the mainland while we were in Taiwan. I’m not sure he still carries much weight within the KMT, but his currying favor with officials in Beijing isn’t likely to enhance his image with many
| New Taipei City | 24-25 | 20% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 24-25 | 20% |  |
| Hsinchu City | 25-25 | 20% | |
| Taipei City | 24-25 | 20% | |
| Miaoli County | 24-25 | 20% | |
| Taoyuan City | 24-25 | 20% | |
| Keelung City | 25-25 | 20% | |
| Yunlin County | 25-26 | 10% | |
| Taichung City | 26-27 | 20% |  |
| Nantou County | 25-26 | 20% | |
| Changhua County | 25-26 | 10% | |
| Chiayi County | 25-26 | 10% | |
| Chiayi City | 25-26 | 10% | |
| Tainan City | 27-28 | 0% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 27-29 | 10% | |
| Pingtung County | 24-26 | 10% | |
| Yilan County | 25-26 | 20% | |
| Hualien County | 25-27 | 10% | |
| Taitung County | 26-27 | 10% | |
| Kinmen County | 26-27 | 0% | |
| Penghu County | 26-27 | 10% | |
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