SOCIETY
Amis nation’s largest group
The Amis remained Taiwan’s biggest Aboriginal group last year, accounting for 37.1 percent of the nation’s indigenous people, the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday. The ministry said that there were 540,023 Aboriginal residents last year, up 1.2 percent from the previous year. Their average age is 33.7, compared with an average age of 39.8 for all Taiwanese. The top three Aboriginal communities were the Amis with 200,604 people, or 37.1 percent of the total, the Paiwan with 96,334 (17.8 percent) and the Atayal with 85,888 (15.9 percent). Hualien County had the most Aboriginal residents, with 91,675, or 17 percent of the total number of indigenous inhabitants in the nation. Taitung County came in second with 14.7 percent and Taoyuan was third with 12.1 percent. In terms of the ratio of Aborigines to the overall population in each county or city, Taitung County had the highest number with 35.5 percent, followed by Hualien County with 27.5 percent and Pingtung County with 6.9 percent.
SOCIETY
Peng, Sui top lovers’ list
Actor Eddie Peng (彭于晏) and actress Sonia Sui (隋棠) were selected as the most lusted-after dream lovers among female and male office workers respectively, according to the results of a recent survey by the yes123 job bank. In a multiple choice survey ahead of Valentine’s Day on Saturday, 31-year-old Peng won the votes of 26 percent of the female respondents to top the male dream lover list, beating Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城武), 41, and Wilson Chen (陳柏霖), 31. Kaneshiro drew the backing of 23.1 percent, while Chen got 20.9 percent. Sui, 34, took the title on the female front, earning support from 22.1 percent of the respondents, followed by actress Puff Kuo (郭雪芙), 26, and TV host Smire Weng (翁滋蔓), 28, who tied with 21.5 percent each. The online survey was conducted between Jan. 20 and Tuesday last week among office workers under the age of 39. It collected 1,362 valid samples, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.66 percentage points.
SOCIETY
Hunter killed by friend
A 69-year-old man was shot dead after a friend mistook him for a boar during a pig hunt in Miaoli County on Friday, local police said on Saturday. The man, surnamed Chen (陳), was taking part in a monthly hunting trip with three friends on Friday night, but fell behind the others because his headlight was broken, police said. After the group spread out, one man sensed some movement in nearby bushes and fired a shot, but it turned out that he hit Chen. Chen’s friends were taken into custody, the police said, adding that the weapon used in the shooting was not a legitimate hunting weapon.
SOCIETY
Niceness pays off in poll
“Nice” Taiwanese topped the list of nine benefits to living in the nation, according to a survey conducted by the American Chamber of Taipei (AmCham Taipei) among its members late last year. Taiwanese are “extremely nice” and “my family feels safe in Taiwan” were top responses to the survey conducted in November and December last year, according to the results of the AmCham survey posted on its official Web site. Other benefits cited were: Taiwan is an easy country to live in; it provides quality medical and dental services; it provides a wide range of transportation alternatives to driving; it delivers reliable electricity; it provides adequate shopping opportunities; mobile telephone coverage is excellent and the postal service is excellent.
Hong Kong singer Eason Chan’s (陳奕迅) concerts in Kaohsiung this weekend have been postponed after he was diagnosed with Covid-19 this morning, the organizer said today. Chan’s “FEAR and DREAMS” concert which was scheduled to be held in the coming three days at the Kaohsiung Arena would be rescheduled to May 29, 30 and 31, while the three shows scheduled over the next weekend, from May 23 to 25, would be held as usual, Universal Music said in a statement. Ticket holders can apply for a full refund or attend the postponed concerts with the same seating, the organizer said. Refund arrangements would
Taiwanese indie band Sunset Rollercoaster and South Korean outfit Hyukoh collectively received the most nominations at this year’s Golden Melody Awards, earning a total of seven nods from the jury on Wednesday. The bands collaborated on their 2024 album AAA, which received nominations for best band, best album producer, best album design and best vocal album recording. “Young Man,” a single from the album, earned nominations for song of the year and best music video, while another track, “Antenna,” also received a best music video nomination. Late Hong Kong-American singer Khalil Fong (方大同) was named the jury award winner for his 2024 album
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
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
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