Thursday, 17 January 2019

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  • Control Yuan passes motion to impeach new NTU president - Taipei, The Control Yuan passed a motion Tuesday to impeach Kuan Chung-ming the new president of National Taiwan University NTU, over an alleged violation of a law that bans public servants from taking side jobs.The Control Yuan, the main watchdog bod...
  • Winning numbers for Tuesday’s Taiwan lotteries - Taipei, The winning numbers for Taiwan's Grand Lottery 6/49 on Tuesday were 12, 40, 38, 20, 41, and 30, plus the special number 10, the Taiwan Lottery announced that day.Meanwhile, the winning numbers for Tuesday's "Jin Cai 539" lottery were 30, 38, 0...
  • Taiwan, Indian firms expect to sign US$100 million in deals - Taipei, The government-sponsored trade promotion group Taiwan External Trade Development Council TAITRA said Tuesday it expects enterprises from Taiwan and India to sign deals later this month worth about US$100 million.On the sidelines of an Taiwan-I...
  • Former IC firm employees charged with trade secret leaks to China - Taipei, Four former employees of Hsinchu-headquartered Novatek Microelectronics Corp. have been indicted for leaking trade secrets to a rival Chinese firm, the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office said Monday.In a statement, the office said prosecutor ...
  • Over 90% of workers want new jobs after Lunar New Year holiday: poll - Taipei, More than 90 percent of workers in Taiwan plan to look for a new job after the Lunar New Year holiday, with more than half of them eyeing higher pay, according a survey released Monday.Citing the survey, online job bank yes123 said 90.7 percen...

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January 15, 2019 No Responses

Winning numbers for Tuesday’s Taiwan lotteries

Taipei, The winning numbers for Taiwan's Grand Lottery 6/49 on Tuesday were 12, 40, 38, 20, 41, and 30, plus the special number 10, the Taiwan Lottery announced that day.Meanwhile, the winning numbers for Tuesday's "Jin...
January 14, 2019 No Responses

Former IC firm employees charged with trade secret leaks to...

Taipei, Four former employees of Hsinchu-headquartered Novatek Microelectronics Corp. have been indicted for leaking trade secrets to a rival Chinese firm, the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office said Monday.In a statem...
January 9, 2019 No Responses

Most Taiwanese back security network for cross-strait exchanges: poll

Taipei, Nearly 90 percent of the people in Taiwan support a recent proposal by President Tsai Ing-wen to set up a three-part security network for cross-Taiwan Strait exchanges, according to a survey released Wednesday.T...
January 8, 2019 No Responses

Women doctors across Taiwan express support for President Tsai

Taipei, A total of 830 female doctors throughout Taiwan expressed support Tuesday for President Tsai Ing-wen and what they said were her efforts to defend Taiwan's democracy.The doctors declared their support in a signe...

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January 14, 2019 No Responses

Over 90% of workers want new jobs after Lunar New...

Taipei, More than 90 percent of workers in Taiwan plan to look for a new job after the Lunar New Year holiday, with more than half of them eyeing higher pay, according a survey released Monday.Citing the survey, online ...
January 13, 2019 No Responses

Mountaineers help equip high altitude huts with life-saving devices

Taipei, A group of mountaineers has spent the past three and a half years equipping 29 remote huts on mountains in Taiwan with portable altitude chambers (PACs), a life-saving device for mountain climbers suffering from...
January 12, 2019 No Responses

Kansai-themed train runs in Taiwan

Taipei, Kansai-area themed trains "Blue Warrior" and "Japan-Taiwan Friendship" will be unveiled in Taiwan on Jan. 14, showcasing the cordial relations between Japan and Taiwan, Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) annou...
January 10, 2019 No Responses

Politics: Focus on disaster risk management to ensure the security...

Shi Junji, vice president of the Executive Yuan, presided over the "107 Homeland Security Policy Report" today (10), reviewing the work of homeland security in (107) and discussing the priorities for the coming year. Aft...

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January 14, 2019 No Responses

Over 90% of workers want new jobs after Lunar New...

Taipei, More than 90 percent of workers in Taiwan plan to look for a new job after the Lunar New Year holiday, with more than half of them eyeing higher pay, according a survey released Monday.Citing the survey, online ...
January 6, 2019 No Responses

Taoyuan airport listed among world’s 50 biggest

Taipei, Arrivals at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport hit a new high in 2018, giving it a ranking among the 50 largest airports in the world, the management company said Sunday.The number of arrivals at Taiwan's larg...
January 2, 2019 No Responses

Taiwan’s PMI falls to new low

Taipei, Taiwan's manufacturing activity continued to weaken with the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for December falling to the lowest level since the index was introduced in July 2012, the Chung-Hua Institution for E...
December 30, 2018 No Responses

Regarding the review of Changhua County’s offshore wind power planning...

Relevant media said that Changhua County still has different opinions on the offshore wind power generation license review case. The Ministry of Economic Affairs said that the power to prepare for review is in the Minist...

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July 23, 2018 No Responses

Most new job seekers treated inappropriately in interviews: poll

Taipei, More than 80 percent of new graduates revealed they were asked inappropriate questions while more than 20 percent said they were sexually harassed during one-on-one job interviews, according to a survey conducted...
July 21, 2018 No Responses

HTC flagship U12+ phone to have VR and blockchain technology

Taipei, Taiwan-based smartphone HTC Corp. is planning to incorporate virtual reality and blockchain technology into its latest flagship smartphone model, the HTC U12+.Darren Chen (???), head of HTC Taiwan, said in a news...
July 20, 2018 No Responses

DPP lawmaker thanks U.S. congressmen for support of Taiwan

Taipei, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Yu Wan-ju (???), part of a delegation of Taiwanese lawmakers visiting the United States, thanked her U.S. counterparts for supporting Taiwan Friday."Many thanks to th...
July 19, 2018 No Responses

Report: Asia-Pacific Factories Lead in Using Digital Technology

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM She may not be the warmest waitress, but she serves a nice, hot cup of Joe at a cafe on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City.Though this robotic barista is still getting help from her human count...