BUSINESS
Huang ‘smartest CEO’: site
Web site Visual Capitalist has listed Taiwan-born Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) as the US’ “smartest CEO” out of 100 CEOs. A Frontiers in Psychology study featured in a Visual Capitalist report suggested that people who use more complex sentence structures tend to perform better in uncertain decisionmaking scenarios. The Visual Capitalist collaborated with Preply to run a generated analysis of speeches conducted by 100 CEOs, as well as 26 additional high-ranking executives. The CEOs were ranked based on verbal ability, abstract and conceptual thinking, creativity, memory and recall, and logical reasoning, the report said. Huang topped the list with a score of 81.3, followed by Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet, scoring 80.9, and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis with 80.8.
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WEATHER
Warm weather expected
Warm weather is expected to continue on Tuesday, before a seasonal northeasterly wind system sets in on Wednesday, which would cause temperatures to drop 5°C to 6°C, particularly in Taichung and the rest of central Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday. Daytime temperatures yesterday ranged from 31°C to 33°C in the west, and 28°C to 29°C in eastern Taiwan, and reached 35°C in the south, the CWA said. The CWA urged the public to take precautions to avoid sunburn and drink sufficient water to prevent dehydration. Independent meteorologist Daniel Wu (吳德榮) said the weather is expected to get warmer tomorrow and on Tuesday, and reach 35°C in most of Taiwan.
SOCIETY
Fight leaves man blind
A violent altercation between two neighbors in New Taipei City left one man permanently blind after his eyeballs were dislodged, police said yesterday. The suspect, surnamed Chien (簡), turned himself in at about 9am on Thursday after a fight with his neighbor, a man surnamed Lien (連), the New Taipei City Police Department’s Ruifang Precinct said. Chien told officers he hit Lien in the head with a brick after a verbal argument escalated. Police went to the scene and found Lien lying injured, having sustained a head trauma, facial injuries, swollen eyes and a chin wound. Doctors later discovered that Lien’s eyeballs were missing. Police returned to the scene and recovered the eyeballs, but they could not be saved, leaving Lien permanently blind. Investigators said that during the altercation, Lien reportedly bit Chien’s arm and refused to let go. To break free, Chien jabbed at Lien’s face, causing the severe eye injuries. Chien was handed over to the Keelung District Prosecutors’ Office for further investigation on suspicion of attempted murder. He was released on NT$120,000 bail after questioning.
TRADE
Taobao scrutiny urged
Lawmakers on Wednesday called for tighter oversight of Chinese e-commerce giant Taobao following the US’ decision to scrap tax exemptions for low-value imports from China as part of its efforts to address trade imbalances. Democratic Progressive Party legislators asked whether Taiwan’s policy — which allows up to six tax-exempt low-value shipments of up to NT$2,000 every six months — is overly lenient. Minister of Finance Chuang Tsui-yun (莊翠雲) said the ministry is carefully reviewing the tax exemption system for small parcels to prevent any unfair impact on local industries.
The US House of Representatives yesterday passed the PROTECT Taiwan Act, which stipulates that Washington would exclude China from participating in major global financial organizations if its actions directly threaten Taiwan’s security. The bill, proposed by Republican US Representative Frank Lucas, passed with 395 votes in favor and two against. It stipulates that if China’s actions pose any threat to Taiwan’s security, economic or social systems, the US would, “to the maximum extent practicable,” exclude China from international financial institutions, including the G20, the Bank for International Settlements and the Financial Stability Board. The bill makes it clear that China
Garbage and recycling schedules are to vary from Saturday through Sunday next week over the Lunar New Year holiday period. The following collection information is from the governments of the six special municipalities. Taipei Regular service: Sunday to Monday next week. No service: Tuesday to Thursday next week. Extra service: Friday next week. Regular service resumes: Saturday next week. New Taipei City Extra service: Sunday. Adjusted collection time: Monday next week — garbage collection is to begin in the morning and end at 6pm. No service: Tuesday to Thursday next week. Regular service resumes: Friday next week. Note: Garbage can be dropped off at 70
Taiwan’s Li Yu-hsiang performs in the men’s singles figure skating short program at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday. Li finished 24th with a score of 72.41 to advance to Saturday’s free skate portion of the event. He is the first Taiwanese to qualify for the free skate of men’s singles figure skating at the Olympics since David Liu in 1992.
The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) yesterday held a ceremony marking the delivery of its 11th Anping-class offshore patrol vessel Lanyu (蘭嶼艦), saying it would boost Taiwan’s ability to respond to Beijing’s “gray zone” tactics. Ocean Affairs Council Deputy Minister Chang Chung-Lung (張忠龍) presided over the CGA event in the Port of Kaoshiung. Representatives of the National Security Council also attended the event. Designed for long-range and protracted patrol operations at sea, the Lanyu is a 65.4m-long and 14.8m-wide ship with a top speed of 44 knots (81.5kph) and a cruising range of 2,000 nautical miles (3704km). The vessel is equipped with a
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