Business leaders said yesterday that they have confidence in the development of the nation and hope the government's new six-year national development plan will be fully implemented.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manu-facturing Co chairman Morris Chang (張忠謀) said he has seen the need for the reforms envisioned in the plan dubbed "Challenge 2008: Key National Development Projects."
Over the last eight years, he said, development was at a standstill with per-capita income at about US$13,000. He blamed the stagnation on the lack of international vision, failure to teach the basic sciences, the mental lethargy of the education system and a judicial system that isn't compatible with international regulations.
Under the plan, more attention will be given to the cultivation of e-generation talents, the teaching of English, the promotion of internationalization and the protection of the environment and the cultural development, he said.
Huang Chung-jen (黃崇仁), pres-ident of Taipei Computer Association, called on the legislature to work with the executive branch in appropriating the funding needed for the plan. He also urged the government to make decisions on direct links as soon as possible.
On Friday Premier Yu Shyi-kun reaffirmed the government's determination to carry out the plan,which will cost some NT$2.65 trillion (US$77.26 billion).
Taiwan is to receive the first batch of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 jets from the US late this month, a defense official said yesterday, after a year-long delay due to a logjam in US arms deliveries. Completing the NT$247.2 billion (US$7.69 billion) arms deal for 66 jets would make Taiwan the third nation in the world to receive factory-fresh advanced fighter jets of the same make and model, following Bahrain and Slovakia, the official said on condition of anonymity. F-16 Block 70/72 are newly manufactured F-16 jets built by Lockheed Martin to the standards of the F-16V upgrade package. Republic of China
Taiwan-Japan Travel Passes are available for use on public transit networks in the two countries, Taoyuan Metro Corp said yesterday, adding that discounts of up to 7 percent are available. Taoyuan Metro, the Taipei MRT and Japan’s Keisei Electric Railway teamed up to develop the pass. Taoyuan Metro operates the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT Line, while Keisei Electric Railway offers express services between Tokyo’s Narita Airport, and the Keisei Ueno and Nippori stations in the Japanese capital, as well as between Narita and Haneda airports. The basic package comprises one one-way ticket on the Taoyuan MRT Line and one Skyliner ticket on
EVERYONE’S ISSUE: Kim said that during a visit to Taiwan, she asked what would happen if China attacked, and was told that the global economy would shut down Taiwan is critical to the global economy, and its defense is a “here and now” issue, US Representative Young Kim said during a roundtable talk on Taiwan-US relations on Friday. Kim, who serves on the US House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee, held a roundtable talk titled “Global Ties, Local Impact: Why Taiwan Matters for California,” at Santiago Canyon College in Orange County, California. “Despite its small size and long distance from us, Taiwan’s cultural and economic importance is felt across our communities,” Kim said during her opening remarks. Stanford University researcher and lecturer Lanhee Chen (陳仁宜), lawyer Lin Ching-chi
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