Taipei Times
Date: Jul 26, 2016
By: Stacy Hsu  /  Staff reporter

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday demanded that the Ministry of Education remove former ministry secretary-general Chuang Kuo-jung (莊國榮) from his post as convener of a curriculum guidelines review committee, citing what the KMT called his past “vulgar remarks.”

At a news conference in Taipei yesterday morning, KMT Culture and Communications Committee deputy director-general Wang Hung-wei (王鴻薇) said education is vital for younger generations and is supposed to transcend politics.

“However, Chuang is not only notorious for his often vulgar and preposterous rhetoric, but also for his apparent political affiliations,” Wang said.

Urging the ministry to immediately dismiss Chuang and remove him from the committee, Wang also called on parents to jointly oppose Chuang’s participation in the committee.     [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: July 26, 2016
By: Sun Hsin Hsuan

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Kuomintang (KMT) Monday urged the Education Ministry to replace the 00Curriculum Review Committee’s convener Chuang Kuo-jung (莊國榮), saying that he was unfit for the position.

Currently an associate professor at National Chengchi University and the former chief secretary of the Education Ministry, Chuang was appointed convener of the Curriculum Review Committee in June.

He was one of the figures at the center of a controversy over adjustments to high school curriculum guidelines last July, which saw a stalemate between student protesters and government officials.

KMT Culture and Communications Committee deputy head Wang Hong-wei (王鴻薇) said at a press conference Monday morning that since Chuang has a “disgraceful reputation” for vulgar language, outrageous actions, and a lack of respect for gender equality, he should be removed as the committee convener and should “scram.”     [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 25, 2016
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

In a bid to keep up with rapidly changing technology, the National Communications Commission (NCC) is working to update rules governing businesses and services.

The commission said the Administrative Rules on Type II Telecommunications Business (第二類電信事業管理規則) are outdated and cannot meet the challenges posed by new services such as Juiker or Vehicle-to-X communication (V2X).

The decision was made at a recent commission meeting, where the commissioners agreed to hold another public hearing on the voice-over-the-Internet service offered by mobile application Juiker.

The app was jointly developed by the government-sponsored Industrial .Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and LofTech Corp as part of the government’s efforts to prevent leaks of confidential information via popular apps such as Line or WeChat.     [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: July 25, 2016
By: CNA

TAIPEI — The Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Saturday that employers in Taiwan who have signed up for the MOL’s job website are seeking 15,000 new graduates as full-time employees and are willing to offer them no less than NT$30,000 (US$9,375) in monthly wages.

Including the 15,000 job openings, employers are seeking more than 145,000 newcomers who are not required to have any work experience, according to the website. The website, called Taiwan Jobs, is managed by the MOL’s Workforce Development Agency.

The job openings data serves as a positive sign in Taiwan’s employment market at a time when an influx of new graduates during the current graduation season has boosted the local jobless rate.

A day earlier, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Budget (DGBAS) reported that the local unemployment rate for June rose 0.08 percentage points from a month earlier to 3.92 percent, in reflection of a month-on-month increase in first-time jobseekers by 9,000.     [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 25, 2016
By: Lin Liang-sheng / Staff reporter

Xinhua news agency on Saturday accused President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) of raising tensions between Taipei and Beijing by saying that her administration is unlikely to accept the so-called “1992 consensus” if it is against the public will.

Xinhua criticized the remarks Tsai made in an interview with the Washington Post that was published on Thursday, in which she said the government would not accept a deadline for conditions that are against the will of the people — in response to a question on whether she would agree to the “1992 consensus” by a certain deadline.

The “1992 consensus” refers to a tacit understanding between the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Beijing that both sides of the Taiwan Strait acknowledge there is “one China,” with each side having its own interpretation of what “China” means. Former former Mainland Affairs Council chairman Su Chi (蘇起) said in 2006 that he had made up the term in 2000.

Tsai’s government has repeatedly used public opinion as an excuse to refuse to accept the “1992 consensus” and her interview as the latest attempt to fill out “an answer sheet that she has to, but has not yet completed,” Xinhua said     [FULL  STORY]

The China Post
Date: July 25, 2016
By: CNA

TAIPEI — The Directorate General of Highways (DGH) under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said Sunday that it plans to announce a list of excellent coach operators later this month — and a list of bad ones in August.

The DGH has evaluated coach operators every two years since 2008, and the latest evaluation is expected to be released at the end of the year.

After a tour bus caught fire on freeway in Taoyuan July 19, killing all 26 people on board, including 24 Chinese tourists and two Taiwanese, Transportation Minister Ho Chen Tan (賀陳旦) said the latest information about coach operators must be released as soon as possible, especially the lists of the excellent ones and bad ones.

The DGH planned to release the list of excellent operators July 28.     [FULL  STORY]