Asia Taiwan The country will participate in the construction of the world's largest optical-infrared telescope together with six other countries, the National Science and Technology Council announced after signing a MoU with the Giant Magellan Telescope programme
Asia Taiwan The value of production in local semiconductor industry will reach a new high in 2024, up more than 15% y-o-y, thanks to robust demand for artificial intelligence applications and the fading impact of inventory adjustments
Asia Taiwan The Taiwan Lantern Festival 2024 in Tainan, a large outdoor exhibition of lanterns and light installations to celebrate the Lantern Festival observed on 24 February, was partially opened on Saturday evening
Asia Taiwan The Ministry of Environment has warned of poor air quality in western Taiwan and outlying counties due to air pollutants carried by seasonal winds from China, advising people not to go outside
Asia Taiwan The Taipei 101 Observatory recorded 1,29 million visitors in 2023, with international tourists accounting for 80% of visitors
Asia Taiwan A new endemic species of balitorid fish has been discovered in the Kaoping River in southern Taiwan, said the Yushan National Park headquarters
Asia Taiwan Several environmental groups gathered in Taichung to demand that the Taichung power plant stop using coal by the end of 2026
Asia Taiwan The first televised presentation of the candidates' policies for the presidential elections on 13 January 2024 will be held on 20 December announced the Central Election Commission
Asia Taiwan The Democratic Progressive Party held a massive election rally with over 10.000 people in Taipei to urge citizens to vote for Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Bi-khim in the 2024 presidential election, to be held in January
Asia Taiwan The Ministry of the Environment has announced the introduction on 1 April 2024 of a set of regulations requiring local mobile phone suppliers to set up recycling facilities and assist users in these practices
Asia Taiwan The four presidential candidates have all proposed policies on Taiwan's energy future, with broad agreement on the importance of renewable energy but considerable disagreement on whether Taiwan should continue to use nuclear power and in what form
Asia Taiwan Greenpeace Taiwan called for the full adoption of a reusable cup system, arguing that doing so would save the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as taking 240.000 fuel-powered scooters off the roads
Asia Taiwan Sun Yat-sen National University said a Mandarin-language immersive school at its Kaohsiung campus, operated by Vermont-based Middlebury College, will begin enrolling US university students in spring 2024