CNA file photo Taipei, Sept. 13 (CNA) Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said it is "looking forward" to working with partners in India, following reports that it had reached an agreement with Mumbai-based multinational Vedanta Limited to produce semiconductors in Gujarat.According to a Reuters report Tuesday, Vedanta and Hon Hai have signed a pact to invest US$19.5 billion to set up a semiconductor project in Gujarat, the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In a statement later that day, Hon Hai, known internationally as Foxconn, said it applauded the efforts by Gujarat's government "to attract semiconductor development and upgrade government efficiency.

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Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, ranked as the largest invention patent applicant in Taiwan for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Statistics compiled by the MOEA's Intellectual Property Office showed TSMC filed 1,534 invention patent applications in 2022, down 21.3 percent from a year earlier but still continued to be the largest applicant in the country. Under Taiwan law, patents are categorized into three groups -- invention, utility model and design -- and invention patents are considered the most important in terms of new technology ideas.

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Taipei, Sept. 8 (CNA) Taiwan's proposed wage hike of 4.05 percent in the minimum monthly wage reflects price rises of daily necessities -- the most significant in recent years -- and is expected to benefit 1.79 million workers, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said on Friday. If approved by the Cabinet, the monthly minimum wage will increase from NT$26,400 (US$825) to NT$27,470, according to the MOL. That will benefit 1.79 million workers, including about 341,800 migrant workers, but not migrant caregivers or domestic helpers, whose minimum wage is not covered by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act.

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Microsoft Taiwan General Manager Sean Pien (center), Premier Cheng Wen-tsang (third right) and Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs Lee Huai-jen (second right) pose for a group photo at DevDays Asia 2023 in Taipei Monday. CNA photo Sept. 11, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 11 (CNA) U.S.-based tech giant Microsoft Corp. has achieved its digital talent cultivation goal in Taiwan one year ahead of schedule. At DevDays Asia 2023, an annual technology forum jointly organized by Microsoft and Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs' (MODA) Administration for Digital Industries, Microsoft Taiwan Chief Operating Officer Flora Chen (陳慧蓉) said the company announced in 2020 a plan to train 200,000 digital experts in Taiwan within four years, and achieved that target this year.

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CNA photo Sept. 9, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) Taiwan took down world No.1 Team Japan while maintaining its undefeated streak at the U-18 Baseball World Cup Super Round held by the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) in Taipei on Saturday. Team Taiwan's tight defense by its pitchers and a masterful display by base thief Chiu Hsin (邱鑫) played a part in the team's 5-2 victory over Japan. Japan was first to score in the top of the opening inning, with Ren Ogata's quick pace getting him home in just two plays to take an early 0-1 lead, besting Taiwan starter Tseng Wei-che (曾偉喆).

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Taipei, Sept. 16 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, has accelerated its environmental efforts and is aiming to fulfill its 100 percent renewable energy consumption (RE100) target by 2040, 10 years before the original 2050 goal. TSMC said in a statement released Friday that as well as its RE100 2040 target, it is also aiming for 60 percent of the company's energy used to be from renewable sources in 2023, an increase on the original goal of 40 percent.

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CNA file photo Sept. 28, 2023 Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Two Taiwanese defense scholars recently offered their insights into the design of Taiwan's first Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) after the "Narwhal" made its debut last week and was dubbed a milestone in Taiwan's efforts to produce domestic submarines and achieve "defense autonomy." President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) presided over the launch of the "Narwhal" on Thursday at a ceremony held in a shipyard in Kaohsiung belonging to CSBC Corp., Taiwan, the contractor for the IDS project.

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CNA photo Oct. 1, 2023 Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) The National Taiwan Museum in Taipei buzzed with traditional Indonesian music on Sunday as it staged the batik and songket festivals, events dedicated to celebrating and promoting artistic traditions from the Southeast Asian country. People queued up to buy Indonesian food such as chicken satay and spicy rendang, while a runway show was held at the event by the Indonesian Diaspora Network in Taiwan (IDN), with Indonesian migrant workers showcasing costumes made using the batik and songket techniques.

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Taiwanese soldiers conduct a training exercise in unity to showcase their expertise in this CNA file photo Taipei, Sept. 17 (CNA) The latest Ministry of National Defense (MND) budget revealed that funding has been allocated for the training of more corporals in response to the increased duration of service for new conscription draftees. The government announced last year that the length of compulsory military service will be extended from four months to one year starting in January, 2024. The budget for the year, released on Aug.

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New Taipei Mayor Hou You-ih (center), Kuomintang's presidential candidate, takes an interview in New York Saturday. CNA photo Sept. 16, 2023 New York, Sept. 16 (CNA) The presidential candidate for Taiwan's main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) said on Saturday that the main purpose for his ongoing trip to the United States is to raise awareness about issues involving ensuring peace in the Taiwan Strait and to ask for Washington's assistance on economic and trade matters. Speaking with reporters in New York after arriving on Thursday for the eight-day trip, the New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) said the aim of his visit is to ask the U.

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Taipei, Sept. 18 (CNA) Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Monday called for China to immediately halt its "unilateral military harassment," after a record 103 Chinese military aircraft were detected around Taiwan in a 24-hour period that ended earlier in the day. In a statement, the MND said that in addition to the 103 warplanes, nine warships were also spotted in areas close to Taiwan, between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. Of the 103 military aircraft, 40 crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the southwestern and southeastern parts of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the ministry said.

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President Tsai Ing-wen (center) campaigns on Aug. 25, 2023 with ruling DPP Legislator Tsai Yi-yu (left) and legislative candidate Chen Kuan-ting, who are running in the first and second electoral district in the county, respectively. Photo: CNA Taipei, Sept. 21 (CNA) Presidential candidates and President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) have recently campaigned in Chiayi, hometown of New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) candidate, who has called the area one of the most challenging electoral districts in the 2024 elections.

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CNA file photo New Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Two men have been indicted for their alleged involvement in the death of a university student killed by an air conditioning unit that fell 17 stories onto a New Taipei street in July, according to prosecutors on Friday. In the indictment, the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office said the owner of Jinyao Air Condition, identified by his last names Liu (劉), and a worker surnamed Lee (李), were charged with negligent homicide. The victim in this case was a 21-year-old student surnamed Huang (黃) from National Chengchi University, who was hit on the head by the air conditioner weighing about 30 kilograms, after it fell from the apartment in which it was being installed, as she waited at a bus stop near the No.

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Firefighters rest on a road close by golf ball manufacturer Launch Technologies after a long night of battling the fire at the company's plant in Pingtung County. CNA photo Sept. 23, 2023 Pingtung/ Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Explosions that occurred during a deadly blaze in the factory of Launch Technologies Co. in Pingtung County on Friday evening were not caused by firefighters spraying water, as had been initially suspected, officials said Saturday. The Pingtung County fire bureau said early Saturday that the unexpected explosions occurred soon after firefighters were thought to have doused the flames with water.

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Elderly residents in Taichung take part in activities at a daycare center in this photo taken on July 8, 2022. CNA file photo Taipei, Sept. 14 (CNA) The Cabinet on Thursday approved a NT$131.38 billion (US$4.11 billion) budget to raise the allowances received by individuals on social welfare programs, while the monthly pension payout for farmers who are 65 years old or above will also be increased. Citing Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁,) during a press conference, Cabinet spokesman Lin Tze-luen (林子倫) said the measures will take effect on Jan.

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TPP Deputy Secretary-General Osmar Hsu explains how Deloitte's agreement with the party of a whistleblowing platform ended in Taipei Thursday, one day after it was announced. CNA photo Sept. 14, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 14 (CNA) International consultancy company Deloitte on Thursday denied that it withdrew from a contract it signed with the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) to create an online "whistleblowing" system to ensure probity from TPP officials as a result of "political pressure." The TPP announced Thursday Deloitte's termination of the contract, one day after it unveiled the system amid a recent spate of news reports about its members having criminal records or alleged links to criminal gangs.

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Photo courtesy of Tainan City government Sept. 8, 2023 Tainan, Sept. 8 (CNA) A newly-discovered comet is set to pass through Earth's skies in September for the first time in around 300 years and those hoping to catch a glimpse should use binoculars, the Tainan City Bureau of Education said Friday. Comet C/2023 P1, also known as Comet Nishimura, was discovered by Japanese astronomer Hideo Nishimura in August this year, and it is set to reach its closest position to Earth on Sep. 12, the bureau said in a press release.

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Photo: Reuters Taipei, Sept. 10 (CNA) Taiwan's government on Sunday pledged to donate US$500,000 to Morocco to help with disaster relief after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the country Friday night, killing more than 2,000 people. In a press release, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said the monetary donation to be used for disaster relief will soon be made via a third country given the fact that there are no diplomatic ties between Taiwan and the North African country and Taipei has no representative office in Morocco.

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Members of Stanford University's Hoover Institution Library and Archives box up diaries of former Republic of China presidents Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo to prepare the archives for shipment. Photo courtesy of the Hoover Institute Taipei, Sept. 16 (CNA) The diaries of former Republic of China presidents Chiang Kai-shek (蔣中正) and Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, and are set to be published by Academia Historica from October, according to the state archive. The documents, previously housed at Stanford University's Hoover Institution Library & Archives, were sent by the California research institute on a flight that landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport early Thursday morning, the state archive said in a press statement released later that day.

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Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) on Friday touted its partnership with a UK firm to better stabilize Taiwan's power grid as the country looks to integrate more renewable energy sources into its existing power system. At the 18th UK-Taiwan Renewable Energy Conference, which took place in Taipei on Friday, Taiwan-UK collaboration was showcased as an example of the two countries' efforts to share renewable energy expertise and partnering for a smoother transition to renewable energy.

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Spicy boiled eggs are sold at a convenience store in Taipei in June 2023. CNA file photo Taipei, Sept. 27 (CNA) A six-month pilot program has been launched to help major retail outlets, including Taiwan's four largest convenience store chains, mark the origin of raw materials in processed egg products, Health and Welfare Minister Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞元) said Wednesday. The move comes after it emerged earlier this month that the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) had ordered several processing companies to mark "Taiwan" as the country of origin for liquified eggs containing state-funded imports despite the products not meeting the legal definition of "substantial transformation.

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To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) Taiwan's top-ranked female badminton player Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) stormed into the third round of the women's singles at BWF World Championships in Japan on Wednesday with a 21-9, 21-12 win over Slovakia's Martina Repiská. Tai, the tournament's second seed and the winner of last month's Super 300 Taipei Open, cruised past World No. 80 Repiská in just 26 minutes. Tai will next face World No.

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EETO head Filip Grzegorzewski (center) speaks at a forum, where he was joined by Deputy Economics Minister Chen Chern-chyi (left) and President of SEMI Europe Laith Altimime, in Taipei Thursday. CNA photo Sept. 7, 2023 Taipei Sept. 7 (CNA) The EU-Taiwan Investment Partnership Forum on Semiconductor Clusters on Thursday hosted "the largest ever delegation of EU semiconductor representatives from nine European semiconductor clusters" looking for partnership and investment from Taiwan, according to the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO).

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Manila, Sept. 10 (CNA) A charitable foundation based in the Philippines, founded by Taiwanese entrepreneurs and leaders of the Taiwanese expatriate community, on Sunday collected over 15 million pesos (approximately NT$8.49 million) at a fundraiser for underprivileged Taiwanese students. Speaking at the charity luncheon in Manila, the chairman of the Taiwan-Philippines Educational Development Foundation, Simon Su (蘇國芳) said that the primary mission of the foundation for this year is to pay the airfares of 316 Taiwanese students in the Philippines to return to Taiwan to study.

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Taipei, Sept. 13 (CNA) Over 50 advanced weapon systems, including a new attack drone, a domestically developed jet trainer simulator, and an exoskeleton suit, will be showcased at the 2023 Taiwan Aerospace & Defense Technology Expo (TADTE), a top military official said Wednesday. At a press event, Major General Lee Chien-ching (李健青) said the Ministry of National Defense's (MND) pavilion at this year's TADTE, which takes place from Thursday to Saturday, would be divided into five major areas featuring 54 items covering joint combat equipment, dual-use technology, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and simulators.

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The Keelung (front), the Navy's Kidd-class destroyer, sails not far away from Chinese aircraft carrier, the Shandong (left), to monitor the vessel in this recent photo. Photo courtesy of Ministry of National Defense Sept. 13, 2023 Taipei, Sept. 17 (CNA) The recently concluded drills in the Western Pacific, conducted by the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, were more aim at showcasing China's military capabilities to the United Sates, which was also concluding a joint exercise in nearby seas, rather than Taiwan, a Taiwanese defense expert told CNA Sunday.

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Taipei, Sept. 28 (CNA) Taiwan People's Party (TPP) presidential nominee Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Wednesday dismissed the idea of unconditionally accepting the junior role in a prospective joint ticket with Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜). Responding to comments from KMT party grandee Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) on Wednesday that it would be "impossible" for Hou to not top the ticket, Ko described the KMT's rumored preconditions as a "peculiar" approach to negotiating an electoral pact. While accepting that a consensus must be reached, Ko questioned how the KMT could frame demands that he give up his own presidential ambitions unconditionally without regard for polling as "cooperation.

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