Tainan Water Shortage Gets Temporary Respite
The Southern Water Resources Office says the threat of water shortages in the Tainan area has been alleviated Water agency officials say that Nanhua Reservoir, which supplies the city’s main industrial and domestic water, is at 80 million metric ton-capacity at present, which is 83 percent of its total storage amount.ted at least temporarily due...Continue reading
A-mei Releases Teaser for Album
A-mei released a teaser clip on her Facebook page Tuesday to promote her latest album. The 20-second video is reportedly for the title track on her 17th album – the name of which is still under wraps. No release date has been announced, but according to the singer’s Facebook page, the album will be available...Continue reading
Apache Tests Completed for April Crash
The Army has completed its report on the April crash of an Apache attack helicopter in northern Taiwan, and military officials said yesterday that the contents will be made public pending approval by the Ministry of National Defense. Defense ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Luo Shou-he says experts from the Cabinet-level Aviation Safety Council, the Civil...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Forward Taiwan on Immigration (6/9-10/2014)
Listen Episode Description For many in Taiwan the prospect of increased immigration raises concerns of job loss for local workers. But there’s a flip side to that story as well and on this episode of Taiwan Talk we’ll be speaking to Forward Taiwan, an advocacy group that points out that foreign professionals also offer a...Continue reading
Taiwan to Produce SoftBank’s Humanoid Robot “Pepper”
Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry will be the lead manufacturer of SoftBank’s new humanoid robot named Pepper. In a press conference today SoftBank’s CEO, Masayoshi Son, revealed the waist-high, sleek robot. For the first time in human history, we’re giving a robot a heart, emotions. – SoftBank CEO, Masayoshi Son Pepper is designed to recognize...Continue reading
Singer-Songwriter David Tao to Marry
Local singer-songwriter David Tao will marry his girlfriend this year. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Tao said he proposed to his girlfriend of over two years in May, and plans to marry her at the end of 2014. The Golden Melody Award winning Tao admitted his marriage proposal was “very unromantic.” Tao rose to fame in...Continue reading
Taipei Metro Seeking Monetary Compensation From Knife Attack Suspect
The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation has filed a request with the New Taipei District Court, seeking compensation for financial losses it says have resulted from reduced ridership since last months deadly knife attack. The transit company is seeking 20 million NT in compensation from 21 year old Cheng Jie. The request states that ridership has...Continue reading
AmCham Taipei Releases 2014 White Paper on Taiwan Business Climate
The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei this morning released its 2014 White Paper, an annual document that assesses Taiwan’s business climate and identifies priority issues. In the publication, AmCham Taipei notes that it has noticed major positive developments in the past year in the areas of investment policy, intellectual property rights, cross-border data flow,...Continue reading
Vigil Held in Taipei to Remember Tiananmen Square Massacre
Over one thousand people joined a candlelight vigil at the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei yesterday evening to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Participants called on the Chinese government to acknowledge the killing of the student protesters in 1989 and release all jailed dissidents. During the vigil, participants, dressed...Continue reading
Flooding Reported in Southwestern Taiwan
Heavy rainfall caused flooding in parts of Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung yesterday. The flooding affected train services, and power supplies, and some roads became impassable. The Taiwan Railway Administration says 11 trains out of Chiayi suffered delays due to flooding and low visibility. Some 2 thousand passengers were affected by those delays. The Chiayi City Fire...Continue reading
Farglory Chairman Confesses to Paying Bribes
Farglory Group Chairman – Chao Tengxiong confessed Monday to paying a $16 million NT bribe to a former Taoyuan County official, to secure a contract for a public housing development in the county. According to the Taipei District Court, Chao admitted to the bribe at a detention hearing, which later ordered that he and senior...Continue reading
Tsai Ing-wen Leading DPP Again
Tsai Ing-wen took office Wednesday as DPP chairperson after a two-year break. Speaking during a handover ceremony in Taipei, her predecessor Su Tseng-chang urged party members to support Tsai – saying she is taking on a “difficult job.” Tsai, who held the DPP chairmanship for two terms from 2008 to 2012, thanked Su for his...Continue reading
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