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Taoyuan Airport MRT Express to Launch in March Under Loosened Standards

Kenzo

If the contractor keeps failing to fulfill the requirements unrelated to the system’s stability and safety, such as travel time and interval time, the government will consider launching the system first and making improvements along the way.

電腦 計算機科學 資訊工程

Taiwan Ranks First in 2015’s Global Evaluation on Open Data Index

阿Ken

UK's Open Knowledge Foundation surveyed 122 regions worldwide and made evaluations according to 13 criteria. Taiwan's rankings in governmental budget, national statistics, legal regulations, election results, geographic map data, pollution and emission, company registration and governmental spending have made great progress.

外籍 上班族

Taiwan Government Loosens Restrictions on Expats to Attract Foreign Talents

Kenzo

Liu Chia-chun, director general of the Workforce Development Agency, says that the overall labor force in Taiwan has been decreasing, and each year 20,000 to 30,000 white-collar workers move out. Facing the loss of professionals and lack of basic labor force, Liu hopes that foreign professionals will stay if limitations are relaxed.

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Government Taking Measures to Preserve Critically Endangered Aboriginal Languages

Kenzo

There has been severe loss of aboriginal (indigenous) languages in the process of Taiwan’s social transition. According to an UNESCO report, there are five indigenous languages listed as critically endangered, nine as vulnerable and 16 at the brink of extinction.

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Taiwan Government to Set Up Ten Thousand Phone Charging Stations on the Island

Yang

There are more than 16 million smart phone users in Taiwan and about 80% need to have their smart phones with them when they go out. On October 26, the Executive Yuan decided that over 1,300 post offices in Taiwan will provide free phone charging stations before the end of this year.

airbnb

Airbnb Proposes to be Legalized in Taiwan

Yang

Airbnb has promised to pay taxes and provide tenant insurance, which meets the initial requirements of the Executive Yuan. The travel and B&B industries also welcome Airbnb to come to Taiwan for further development.

陸客

Taiwan To Extend Limitation on Number of Chinese Tourists

Kenzo

The National Development Council thinks there are ways to strengthen exporting services. Tourism in Taiwan is a part of the service industry; therefore there is still room for improvement and will be the focus for the second half of the year.

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Hackers Paralyze Taiwan Government Websites

Yang

Anonymous Asia started their Anonymous #OpTaiwan movement on July 31. They threaten there will be even larger-scale actions in the future.

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Executive Yuan Disregards Overworked Doctors in Taiwan Water Park Explosion

Kenzo

The Taiwan Radical Nurse Union calls upon the government to deal with the lack of medical staff. If the Ministry of Health and Welfare doesn’t start implementing permanent manpower to help in the field, it is predicted that by the end of July, medical personnel will be extremely overworked.

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