Filipinos abroad must register as absentees to vote
The Commission on Elections in Manila announced that all Philippine citizens abroad not otherwise disqualified by law, who are at least 18 years old on election day and who wish to vote in presidential, vice presidential, senatorial and party-list representative elections on the May, 10, 2010, national elections, must file applications from overseas as absentee voters between Dec. 1 and Aug. 31 next year. The voting period will be from April 10, 2010, until 3pm on May 10, 2010. Further details are available at the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in the following cities: Taipei (02) 2508-2224, attention Aquino; Taichung (04) 2229-5901, attention Elvena; and Kaohsiung (07) 398-5935 ext. 36, attention Tangco. Additional information is also available at the following Web sites: Department of Foreign Affairs (www.dfa.gov.ph) and Commission on Elections (www.comelec.gov.ph).
BTCO announces scholarship winners
The British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO) on Aug. 21 announced the seven winners of this year’s BTCO award. The scholarship recipients will all start master’s courses in the UK this fall in subjects ranging from law and environmental policy to finance and fashion industry management. The one-year scholarships will provide up to £12,000 (US$22,000) for tuition. This year, the BTCO will offer a joint scholarship with the Delta Electronic Foundation specifically targeted at those who plan to make a contribution to tackling climate change and other environmental issues. The BTCO scholarship is awarded annually and is unique in that it looks for potential future leaders who can use their influence and standing to benefit Taiwan. Applicants are selected on both their academic strength and their commitment and ambition to make a difference upon their return. The scholarship is operated by the BTCO and administered by the British Council. A scheme for academics starting in the fall this year will be launched this month. More information is available on the BTCO Web site at ukintaiwan.fco.gov.uk/en/ or the British Council’s Web site at www.britishcouncil.org.tw.
Authorities have detained three former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TMSC, 台積電) employees on suspicion of compromising classified technology used in making 2-nanometer chips, the Taiwan High Prosecutors’ Office said yesterday. Prosecutors are holding a former TSMC engineer surnamed Chen (陳) and two recently sacked TSMC engineers, including one person surnamed Wu (吳) in detention with restricted communication, following an investigation launched on July 25, a statement said. The announcement came a day after Nikkei Asia reported on the technology theft in an exclusive story, saying TSMC had fired two workers for contravening data rules on advanced chipmaking technology. Two-nanometer wafers are the most
NEW GEAR: On top of the new Tien Kung IV air defense missiles, the military is expected to place orders for a new combat vehicle next year for delivery in 2028 Mass production of Tien Kung IV (Sky Bow IV) missiles is expected to start next year, with plans to order 122 pods, the Ministry of National Defense’s (MND) latest list of regulated military material showed. The document said that the armed forces would obtain 46 pods of the air defense missiles next year and 76 pods the year after that. The Tien Kung IV is designed to intercept cruise missiles and ballistic missiles to an altitude of 70km, compared with the 60km maximum altitude achieved by the Missile Segment Enhancement variant of PAC-3 systems. A defense source said yesterday that the number of
A bipartisan group of US representatives have introduced a draft US-Taiwan Defense Innovation Partnership bill, aimed at accelerating defense technology collaboration between Taiwan and the US in response to ongoing aggression by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The bill was introduced by US representatives Zach Nunn and Jill Tokuda, with US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar and US Representative Ashley Hinson joining as original cosponsors, a news release issued by Tokuda’s office on Thursday said. The draft bill “directs the US Department of Defense to work directly with Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense through their respective
Tsunami waves were possible in three areas of Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East, the Russian Ministry for Emergency Services said yesterday after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. “The expected wave heights are low, but you must still move away from the shore,” the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app, after the latest seismic activity in the area. However, the Pacific Tsunami Warning System in Hawaii said there was no tsunami warning after the quake. The Russian tsunami alert was later canceled. Overnight, the Krasheninnikov volcano in Kamchatka erupted for the first time in 600 years, Russia’s RIA
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