MEDIA
Cities to screen ‘Linsanity’
A documentary about Jeremy Lin (林書豪), the first NBA player of Taiwanese descent, will be screened in about 20 cities in the US from Oct. 4, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle yesterday. Linsanity features Lin’s inspirational story, from his childhood to his meteoric ascent to stardom early last year with the New York Knicks that made the 24-year-old Harvard graduate a household name and created the phenomenon from which the documentary takes its name. Directed by Evan Jackson Leong (梁伊凡), the film will be shown first in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, the report said. Lin, who currently plays for the Houston Rockets, is scheduled to arrive in Taiwan on Aug. 14 for a week-long stay.
POLITICS
Hau appoints office director
Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) yesterday appointed Department of Information and Communication Commissioner Chao Hsin-ping (趙心屏) as director of his mayoral office. Chao will be replaced by Sun Ting-lung (孫廷龍), director of New Taipei City’s (新北市) Culture Foundation and a former deputy editor-in-chief of the Chinese-language China Times. Hau said Chao’s job will be to improve the city’s media market and communication with the press as part of efforts to improve the city’s overall image. Chao, who has served as commissioner for more than two years, said she would seek to negotiate with all city government departments to promote municipal development. Sun said he will use his 30 years of media experience to boost the city’s reputation and the number of tourists visiting the nation’s capital. The appointments take effect on Thursday next week.
RESOLUTIONS DEBATE: Taiwan’s allies said that UN and WHA resolutions cited by China and other nations ‘do not determine Taiwan’s participation in WHO activities’ A proposal to invite Taiwan to this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) was rejected on Monday, resulting in Taipei’s absence from the annual meeting for a ninth consecutive year, although partners spoke up for Taiwan’s participation at the first day of the meeting. The first agenda item after the opening was a “two-on-two debate” on a proposal to invite Taiwan to participate at the WHA as an observer. Similar to previous years, two countries made statements in favor of the proposal, while two others expressed their opposition. Philippine Secretary of Health Teodoro Herbosa, president of the 78th WHA, accepted the WHA General Committee’s
Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr arrived in Taiwan last night to kick off his first visit to the country since beginning his second term earlier this year. After arriving at Taoyuan International Airport at around 6:30 pm, Whipps and his delegation were welcomed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍). Speaking to gathered media, the Palauan leader said he was excited and honored to be back in Taiwan on his first state visit to Taiwan since he was sworn in this January. Among those traveling with Whipps is Minister of State Gustav N. Aitaro, Public Infrastructure
Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) on Friday laid out the Cabinet’s updated policy agenda and recapped the government’s achievements ahead of the one-year anniversary of President William Lai’s (賴清德) inauguration. Cho said the government had made progress across a range of areas, including rebuilding Hualien, cracking down on fraud, improving pedestrian safety and promoting economic growth. “I hope the public will not have the impression that the Cabinet only asked the legislature to reconsider a bunch of legal amendments,” Cho said, calling the moves “necessary” to protect constitutional governance and the public’s interest. The Cabinet would work toward achieving its “1+7” plan, he said. The
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) hosted a dinner in Taipei last night with key Taiwanese suppliers to celebrate the successful mass production of the company’s new Blackwell AI systems. Speaking to the media earlier yesterday, Huang thanked Nvidia’s Taiwanese partners for their contributions to the company’s ecosystem, while also sharing his plans to meet with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) founder Morris Chang (張忠謀). In response to rumors that Nvidia will launch a downgraded Hopper H20 chip for China in July, Huang dismissed the reports, saying, “That is not true.” He clarified that there
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