Taiwan Today – In the News

• Experts warn of more quakes in western Taiwan
  In the wake of three large earthquakes in western Taiwan recently, the Central Weather Bureau and seismological experts have warned that “a period of frequent temblors has returned.” The 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Jiaxian Township, Kaohsiung County March 4 was followed by quakes of magnitude 5.1 in Chiayi March 8 and 4.5 in Nantou March 9, as well as two af […]
• Technician develops economic fuel-testing device
  Tsai Chung-wei, a technician with the Chiayi City Environmental Protection Bureau in southern Taiwan, has created a new device to extract fuel products from vehicles so the fuel can be tested for legality. Tsai’s device has attracted attention from the Environmental Protection Administration, and its use will be promoted throughout the island. It is estimate […]
• Justice minister calls for end to death penalty
  Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng called on the government March 9 to usher in an age of enlightenment and refinement in Taiwan by taking the death penalty off the ROC’s statute books. “The death penalty is the cruelest punishment in the modern world and means nothing to a family that has suffered a loss due to violent crime,” she said. “Moreover, it would ca […]
• Telecom firm plans Taipei WiMax expansion
  Taipei City has entered a new era of fourth-generation WiMax technology, wireless telecom service provider VMAX Telecom Co. Ltd. announced March 9. VMAX, licensed by the Cabinet-level National Communications Commission to offer mobile telecom services in the northern parts of Taiwan proper as well as outlying Lienchiang County, held a news conference at the […]
• Taiwan is 2nd in Asia for hiring demand
  Taiwan’s job prospects are second best in the Asia-Pacific region and third best in the world, according to an employment outlook survey conducted by Manpower Inc. After seasonal adjustment, staffing demand is expected to hit 33 percent in the second quarter of 2010, up as much as 39 percentage points over the same period last year, while marking the fourth […]
• Taiwan’s corruption ranking improves
  Taiwan’s corruption ranking has improved from last year and its civil servants are perceived as being “cleaner” than politicians, according to a survey by the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy. In a grading system with zero as the best possible score and 10 the worst, Taiwan got 6.28 in the survey, which placed it eighth out of 16 econo […]
• Government wrestles with real estate speculation
  Premier Wu Den-yih said during an interpellation session at the Legislative Yuan March 9 that bringing soaring house prices under control is a top priority for the current administration. The premier made his remarks in response to a comment from Kuomintang Legislator Lo Ming-tsai, who voiced his concern that the signing of an economic cooperation framework […]
• Ma backs health minister staying in job
  President Ma Ying-jeou approves of the general direction of Minister of Health Yaung Chih-liang’s drive to reform the national health insurance system, the Presidential Office spokesman said March 9. Speaking just two days after the health minister’s sudden decision to tender his resignation, Lo Chih-chiang said the president supports Premier Wu Den-yih’s ef […]
• Outstanding deposit certificates hit record high
  Outstanding negotiable certificates of deposit issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of China reached a record high of NT$6 trillion (US$188.4 billion) March 9, reflecting the great amount of idle money in the banking system. Statistics from the CBC showed the central bank has offered NT$116.8 billion in NCDs so far this month to prevent excessive funds […]
• Students invent solar-powered seeder
  Three students from National Chung Cheng University's Institute of Information Engineering in Taiwan’s southern Chiayi County have developed a solar-powered automatic seeding system. With their "green thumb" vehicle, seeds can be planted and sprout in places without any sources of water or fertilizer. The cart tests the environment and can adj […]

Culture

• NT dollar pares gain as intervention seen
• Advantech buys German computing rival
• Taiwan seeks to drain excess cash, cool asset prices
• Far EasTone to bring iPhone to Taiwan
• VMAX unveils 4G WiMAX service

Politics

• NT dollar pares gain as intervention seen
• Advantech buys German computing rival
• Taiwan seeks to drain excess cash, cool asset prices
• Far EasTone to bring iPhone to Taiwan

Science & Technology

• NT dollar pares gain as intervention seen
• Advantech buys German computing rival
• Taiwan seeks to drain excess cash, cool asset prices
• Far EasTone to bring iPhone to Taiwan
• VMAX unveils 4G WiMAX service
• Chipmakers on par with Feb. expectations
• Science parks workers on unpaid leave drops to 66
• China Steel to raise June prices, report says

Society

• NT dollar pares gain as intervention seen
• Advantech buys German computing rival
• Taiwan seeks to drain excess cash, cool asset prices
• Far EasTone to bring iPhone to Taiwan
• VMAX unveils 4G WiMAX service
• Chipmakers on par with Feb. expectations