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
Innovating Taiwan: Microsoft’s Roan Kang on the Future of Mobile and Cloud Computing
For the first episode of my new podcast series Innovating Taiwan – a collaboration between ICRT and the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei – I had the pleasure of sitting down with Roan Kang, the General Manager of Marketing and Operations at Microsoft Taiwan, to chat about the future of technology. Listen The body...Continue reading
Angelina Jolie Praises Ang Lee’s Works
Actress Angelina Jolie has expressed her admiration for the works of Taiwanese director Ang Lee. While promoting her latest fantasy film Maleficent in Shanghai, Jolie told the Associated Press she admires the work of Ang Lee and hopes to work with Chinese talent. “I’m not sure if you consider Ang Lee Chinese, he’s Taiwanese but he...Continue reading
Star Trek Tech: Microsoft’s Skype Emulates the Universal Translator
Imagine a future where there aren’t any barriers in communication. Maybe you have family overseas that you’ve never met in person or can’t really speak their language, or maybe you’re traveling to a foreign country and need to ask for directions, but not sure how. With the advancement in automated translation we’re one step closer...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
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