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Taiwan, Hong Kong artists criticize authoritarian regimes at MOCA video art exhibit

The exhibition, ‘(Not) Just a Historical document: Hong Kong-Taiwan Video Art 1980-1990s,’ lets visitors review modern history through video artwork

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/04/14
By: Teng Pei-ju, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A video art exhibition discussing epoch-making political events in

(Photo courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei)

Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China over the course of two decades was opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei (MOCA), and will run until June 3.

The exhibition, “(Not) Just a Historical document: Hong Kong-Taiwan Video Art 1980-1990s,” lets visitors review modern history through video artwork produced by important Taiwanese or Hong Kong artists, most of whom were actively engaged in the political events in their respective society.

According to MOCA, the title of the exhibition is a response to the claim of the Chinese government made in 2017 that the “Sino-British Joint Declaration,” signed in 1984 detailing the plan to transfer sovereignty of Hong Kong over to Beijing, was “just a historical document.”    [FULL  STORY]

President calls for careful monitoring of China, Syria

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/14
By: Yeh Su-ping and Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, April 14 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) ordered national security officials to keep a close watch on actions by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the ongoing civil war in Syria to protect Taiwan’s political, economic and security interests.

In a statement issued Saturday night, the Presidential Office said Tsai met with high-ranking officials from national security and defense agencies and issued four orders.

The first was to have a comprehensive grasp of the PLA’s actions in the air, on land and at sea to be ready for any military confrontation.

The president said Taiwan must maintain its “no provoking yet no surrendering” policy when it comes to national defense to protect its people.    [FULL  STORY]

NSYSU to hold referendum on statue removal

Taipei Times
Date: Apr 15, 2018
By: Huang Hsu-lei and Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer

Kaohsiung’s National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) is to host a school-wide

Statues of Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek are pictured at National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung’s Gushan District on Friday.  Photo: Huang Hsu-lei, Taipei Times

referendum tomorrow to decide whether to move the statues of Sun Yat-sen (孫中山) and Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) on its campus.

The referendum reflects Taiwan’s democratic education and is the first of its kind among the nation’s colleges and universities, NSYSU’s administration said in the announcement.

Under an atmosphere of rationality and mutual respect, the school can hopefully resolve an issue that has concerned its students and faculty for a long time, it added.

Student representatives on Oct. 21, 2016, at a university affairs meeting proposed removing the statues that stand outside the university’s Info-Library Building.
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FDA will not follow in EU’s footsteps and regulate acrylamide, a carcinogen

Formosa News
Date: 2018/04/13

New regulations went into force in the EU Wednesday requiring fast food outlets and major restaurants to regulate amounts of acrylamide in their food. The carcinogen is produced naturally when French fries are burnt or toast is charred black. As previously reported, Taiwan’s FDA insists it has no plans to adopt similar legislation and will only continue to offer recommendations.

Many people love French fries and freshly-baked hot bread – but be warned! If these kinds of baked or fried starchy foods have been burnt or charred, they will produce “acrylamide,” which is harmful to human health.     [FULL  STORY]

Roboworld Cup 2018 to be held in Taichung

Radio TaiwanInternational
Date: 2018-04-13

The FIRA Roboworld Cup 2018 will be held in the city of Taichung from August 6 to 11.

The event will see teams of robots from different countries face off in a series of soccer

Minister of Science and Technology Chen Liang-gee (2nd from left) attended the flag handover ceremony on Friday. (CNA photo)

games. The goal is to showcase the latest robotic technologies, including artificial intelligence, navigation, and motion control.

Chen Liang-gee, the head of the Ministry of Science and Technology, attended the flag handover ceremony on Friday. Chen said that he hopes Taiwan’s contenders will train hard and showcase the country’s strength in AI development.

Central Taiwan Science Park director-general Chen Ming-huang said the science park will continue to train talent in robot tech at all levels, including from elementary and high schools, as well as universities.
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Completion of terminal 3 at Taiwan’s Taoyuan Intl. Airport to be delayed until 2022

Designs for the new terminal were completed at the end of last year

Taiwan News  
Date: 2018/04/13
By: Juvina Lai,Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Minister of Transportation and Communications Ho

(By Central News Agency)

Chen Tan (賀陳旦) announced on Thursday that the third terminal to be added to the Taoyuan International Airport will not be completed before its stipulated deadline of 2020.

According to Hochen, the design was just recently completed and therefore, to carry out proper planning and construction the deadline will have to be postponed, reports the Central News Agency.

The original deadline stipulated that the third terminal would be added to the airport facility as soon as the end of 2020 and would be open to test operations within the first six months of 2021.

However, looking at the current progress, the announcement from the Ministry does not come as a surprise. Authorities of the Taoyuan International Airport also mentioned in February that such a delay was inevitable.     [FULL  STORY]

Unaccounted for migrant workers fed drugs, used in violent crime

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/13
By: Lin Chang-shun and William Yen

Taipei, April 13 (CNA) Members of a violent criminal ring that has been using narcotics to

CNA file photo

control unaccounted for migrant workers and using them as muscle to beat and intimidate its victims have been arrested in a recent operation, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said Friday.

The NIA said that the ringleader, surnamed Huang (黃), manages a cleaning company in Taipei and along with two accomplices, surnamed Chen (陳) and Chang (張), used the unaccounted for Vietnamese migrant workers to beat and intimidate other cleaning business competitors into signing paperwork signifying that they owed money.

Huang also supplied narcotics such as amphetamines to his victims and repeatedly hosted drug-fueled parties in his office, often acting as the catalyst for his victims’ addictions and charging them for the drugs, the NIA discovered.    [FULL  STORY]

Bill for HIV-positive organ transplants passes review

Taipei Times
Date: Apr 14, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Draft legislation allowing HIV-positive people to donate organs to HIV-positive patients passed a preliminary review by a legislative committee on Thursday, a move that could save lives.

The HIV Infection Control and Patient Rights Protection Act (人類免疫缺乏病毒傳染防治及感染者權益保障條例) currently bans individuals who are HIV-positive from donating blood and providing organs, tissue, body fluids or cells for transplantation or use by others.

The draft states that HIV patients in need of organ transplants can sign an agreement to accept organs from HIV-positive donors.

The amendment on Thursday passed a preliminary review by the Legislative Yuan’s Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee.    [FULL  STORY]

Tsai encourages overseas Taiwanese to invest in Taiwan

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-04-12

President Tsai Ing-wen met with a group of overseas Taiwanese businesspersons and encouraged them to invest in Taiwan.

Tsai highlighted March’s export value which reached a record monthly high of nearly US$30 billion. She also spoke about the government’s investment in new emerging industries.

Tsai said, “Currently, Taiwan is making new investments in green energy, smart cities, new agricultural technology and other fields. I hope that everyone will take this opportunity to take a good look at what’s going on in Taiwan and consider coming back to invest in Taiwan.”    [FULL  STORY]

Applicants for overseas workforce experience in Vietnam doubles

Increased number of applicants for workplace experience abroad in Vietnam

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/04/12
By: Jane Lau, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Applicants for an overseas exposure trip to Vietnam doubled in

Site visits in Vietnam. By K-12 Education Administration, Ministry of Education.

number as compared to last year, reports said.

The K-12 Education Administration at the Ministry of Education led a group of 36 high school students to Vietnam last year to get an experience in the workforce. The trip lasted a week.

The K-12 Education Administration selects outstanding new residents’ children to spend their summer vacation in Vietnam for seven days each year. The trip includes site visits to various manufacturing companies.

The organizing team predicts a total of 72 students for this year. Before the trip, participants will be able to take up Vietnamese language courses.    [FULL  STORY]