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The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday indicted Align Corp (亞拓科技) director Tu Ta-sen (杜大森) and his wife on national security charges for allegedly using Chinese-made chips in military drones.Prosecutors transferred the suspects to the Taichung District Court, seeking a minimum of five y
CHANGES: On top of extended leave for both parents, they would also be entitled to childcare leave during school class suspensions and to attend parenting activities The legislature yesterday passed amendments to the Gender Equality in Employment Act (性別平等工作法) and the Employment Service Act (就業服務法), extending maternity leave from eight to 14 weeks, doubling paternity leave from seven to 14 days and expanding eligibility for unpaid parental leave.The amendments a
From Asia to the US, Microsoft’s outage involving services such as Outlook and Teams has dragged on for hours and impacted users, companies and some government operations as the technology giant struggled to fix the issue.The outage was affecting a wide range of Microsoft 365 offerings that interact
EU leaders gathered in Dublin yesterday for their first ever summit on artificial intelligence (AI), to debate how the bloc can catch up with the US and China, and tackle funding issues and other problems.The meeting comes amid mounting worries about a technology that promises to transform industrie
Nvidia cofounder Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) has resigned as president, CEO and board member, effective immediately, the company announced yesterday evening.Nvidia appointed chief financial officer Colette Kress as interim CEO and Harvey Jones as first-ever chair of the board.The company said it is initiatin
JOINT STATEMENT: G7 ministers said they opposed unilateral attempts to change the ‘status quo’ and supported Taiwan’s participation in international organizations Taiwan will continue bolstering its self-defense capabilities and resilience following a joint statement by G7 foreign ministers emphasizing the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, the Presidential Office said yesterday.Presidential Office spokesperson Karen Kuo (郭雅慧) reitera
HARSH? The index lacked objective judgement and failed to take into account Taiwan’s insufficient natural resources and high energy demands, the ministry said Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming (彭?明) questioned the latest Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) released by Germanwatch on Wednesday, in which Taiwan ranked No. 59 in overall performance, with no significant progress from last year.The index is a tool used to track the climate mitigation e
BUSINESS AS USUAL: The city government said that it did not expect a change in CEO to affect building plans that were made by subsidiary Nvidia Iconic Taiwan Co The Taipei City Government yesterday said that Nvidia’s Taiwan subsidiary was meeting all of its contractual obligations for the company’s planned overseas headquarters at the Beitou-Shilin Technology Park.The statement came after Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) resigned as Nvidia CEO on Thursday following repor
Taiwan has successfully propagated Sansing golden pears with newly developed pear scions after the scions sourced from China’s Shandong Province were discontinued four years ago, the Agriculture and Food Agency said.The scions were developed by the Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extensio
Kaohsiung prosecutors have indicted 26 people, including the owner of the self-acclaimed largest underground cryptocurrency dealer in southern Taiwan, for allegedly laundering NT$686 million (US$20.9 million) for fraud rings, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office said yesterday.The dealer, Gold
Fraud rings are combining fake online shopping with fraudulent customer service tactics to scam people, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said, adding that victims who follow the instructions might find their bank accounts charged for overseas purchases or used for cross-border money launderin
OCEAN GOVERNANCE: The new center would operate a marine survey vessel project and national ship model laboratory to deepen Taiwan’s understanding of its own waters The Taiwan Institute of Ocean Technology would bolster the nation’s capability to survey its own waters and counter Chinese attempts to seize the narrative over maritime jurisdiction, Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲) said yesterday at the center’s inauguration.Kuan and President Wil
‘TOTALLY WRONG’: Wavel Ramkalawan reiterated his opposition to his nation’s revocation of Lai’s overflight permit in April, while lauding bilateral commercial ties Former Seychelles president Wavel Ramkalawan on Thursday said that his government’s last-minute revocation of overflight permission in April for President William Lai’s (賴清德) chartered aircraft en route to Eswatini was wrong and should never happen again.“This [the decision] was totally wrong. And t
Beijing’s high-profile celebrations of Sun Yat-sen (孫中山) are a bid to create opportunities for meddling in Taiwan’s elections later this month and promote a historical narrative that rationalizes a Chinese takeover of Taiwan, academics said in Taipei yesterday.Commemorative activities surrounding Su
New Taipei City mayoral candidates Lee Shu-chuan (李四川) and Su Chiao-hui (蘇巧慧) yesterday outlined contrasting visions for the city, with Lee pledging to carry on major infrastructure projects and Su calling for more balanced development across its districts.At the race’s only officially organized tel
POLICY RISKS: Executives cited Nvidia’s CUDA software platform and lengthy supplier approvals as buffers, but said US export rules for China remained a concern The departure of Nvidia Corp cofounder Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) could accelerate diversification in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market but is unlikely to significantly disrupt Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain, industry executives and investment advisers said yesterday.Nvidia announced on Thur
SCALING UP: Two new facilities are expected to generate NT$80 billion in annual revenue and 5,000 jobs, while ASE agreed to buy more AI Nose systems ASE Technology Holding Co (日月光投控), the world’s biggest chip packager and tester, yesterday said it is investing NT$100 billion (US$3.05 billion) in two new manufacturing facilities in Kaohsiung’s Lujhu District (路竹), scaling up capacity to meet surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) computi
Fallout from Jensen Huang’s (黃仁勳) ouster as Nvidia Corp chief executive officer is reaching deep into Washington, where US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has drawn scrutiny over whether his department did enough to keep the company’s prized artificial intelligence chips out of China’s hands.As th
Multiple environmental groups and legal experts this week urged citizens to vote “no” in the nuclear power referendum, which is to be held alongside the nine-in-one local elections on Nov. 28. The referendum asks voters whether they support the government using nuclear power to boost the economy, wi
The controversy surrounding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) has shifted from salacious tabloid chatter into serious national security debates. Allegations regarding Huang’s ties to a well-connected Chinese businesswoman highlight an uncomfortable reality: In an era of great-power tech rivalry, the lin
On Nov. 28, people participating in the nine-in-one local elections will be handed one more ballot. It asks: “Do you support the government using nuclear power to revive the economy, thereby abolishing the ‘nuclear-free homeland’ energy policy?” The answer will probably be yes. Last year, three in f
ACE AFTER ACE: Jessica Pegula’s victory knocked out fellow American and former doubles partner Coco Gauff, who won her match 6-4, 7-5 to beat Marta Kostyuk Jessica Pegula fired a career-high 16 aces and saved a match point before winning the final three games to beat Linda Noskova 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-5 in her round-robin group at the WTA Finals on Thursday. The victory moved the American into the semi-finals to face Mirra Andreeva.“Even with 16 aces, it ju
Australian captain Pat Cummins responded to Usman Khawaja’s claims that the entire team was in on the ball-tampering plot that became known as “Sandpapergate” as “complete and utter nonsense.”Cummins staged an extraordinary news conference yesterday at the Sydney Cricket Ground, hours ahead Australi
Harry Kane capped another record-breaking night with his 92nd goal for England in a 2-1 win against Croatia in the Nations League on Thursday.World Cup winner Spain beat the Czech Republic 2-0 and Italy rallied to a 3-1 win against France.It is all eyes on Spain vs England in Madrid tomorrow. Both t
The Youth Olympic Games in Dakar earned high marks from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, a day before the closing ceremony, but the event’s future remains unclear.Senegal is the first African country to host an Olympic sporting event, with the Youth Games involving about 2,700
PROCEDURAL ERRORS: Assessments covered production emissions, but did not include subsequent emissions from burning oil after it had been extracted, the Supreme Court said Norway’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled that three oil licenses granted by the government in the North Sea were invalid, since their emissions impact had not adequately been accounted for.The court agreed with climate campaigners, who challenged the validity of the licenses, saying that the environme
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US envoy Jared Kushner on Thursday said Europe would join the next round of talks with Moscow, as Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated he would not compromise on its hardline demands to end almost five years of war.In a packed day of shuttle diplomac
“Luxury is the opposite of the naturally necessary,” Karl Marx said — but tell that to guests at a new five-star Rome hotel in the former seat of the Italian Communist Party (PCI).For decades the headquarters of the biggest communist party in the West, the imposing building just a few steps from Pia
Following in the footsteps of the Taipei Biennial (台北雙年展) and Taichung’s numerous biennials, the first Tainan Art Biennale launched on Oct. 31. Its overarching theme of “Unfolding Circuits” narrates a tale of connectivity and expression, tying together the city’s architecture, geography and cultural
High up on the Alishan Highway in Chiayi County, the road passes through the village of Shihzihlu (十字路), where a station on the Alishan Forest Railway is also located. The village name refers to a four-way crossroads, and although this village is the point where the railway and highway have their cl
I Play Rocky, Peter Farrelly’s comic and crowd-pleasing tale about the making of Rocky, might seem like a one-two punch of pure nostalgia. It’s been almost exactly 50 years since Sylvester Stallone’s breakthrough boxing classic first arrived in theaters. You need hardly more than a few Philadelphia
Every day, millions of people type the @ symbol when sending emails or tagging friends on social media. Because it is closely connected with the Internet, many people assume that it was created during the computer age. In reality, however, the symbol is much older than most people realize. Its histo
A: Japanese superstar Takuya Kimura is finally touring Taiwan for two shows at the Taipei Music Center. He’s also celebrating his 54th birthday today.B: Kimura has been a dominant force in the Asian showbiz for years, but he’s never held a solo concert overseas. This will be his first time.A: And
A: Japanese superstar Takuya Kimura will perform at the Taipei Music Center this week, while South Korean sensation, Blackpink’s Lisa is heading to Las Vegas, becoming the first K-pop artist to headline a residency in the “Sin City.”B: Lisa has also joined the recent wave of music documentaries, r
| New Taipei City | 22-27 | 30% |  |
| Hsinchu County | 20-27 | 30% | |
| Hsinchu City | 20-26 | 30% | |
| Taipei City | 22-27 | 30% | |
| Miaoli County | 19-27 | 30% | |
| Taoyuan City | 21-27 | 30% | |
| Keelung City | 21-26 | 30% | |
| Yunlin County | 20-26 | 40% |  |
| Taichung City | 22-27 | 30% | |
| Nantou County | 21-26 | 30% | |
| Changhua County | 21-27 | 30% | |
| Chiayi County | 21-26 | 40% | |
| Chiayi City | 20-26 | 40% | |
| Tainan City | 22-27 | 40% | |
| Kaohsiung City | 23-29 | 30% | |
| Pingtung County | 22-29 | 40% | |
| Yilan County | 21-27 | 20% |  |
| Hualien County | 22-27 | 30% | |
| Taitung County | 22-28 | 30% | |
| Kinmen County | 21-24 | 70% | |
| Penghu County | 23-27 | 50% | |
| Lienchiang County | 21-23 | 70% | |
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