Draft space development act passes review
‘MILESTONE’: Local firms can join the manufacturing of satellites and ground station equipment, the science minister said, adding that the NSPO’s budget would be increased
By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
A draft space development act yesterday cleared a preliminary review at the legislature, which Minister of Science and Technology Wu Tsung-tsong (吳政忠) hailed as a “milestone” for the development of Taiwan’s space industry.
Wu thanked the lawmakers on the legislature’s Education and Culture Committee for reviewing 17 bills proposed by lawmakers, including the one by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Space technology has been mostly used in national defense and communications, but with its increasing commercialization, domestic businesses can join more niches in global supply chains, Wu told reporters on the sidelines of the committee meeting.
Taiwan Security Officials Propose Ban on Chinese Flag
A new bill would make displaying the PRC flag into a national security offense. Critics say it would violate freedom of speech.
April 24, 2021
In this Aug. 22, 2016, file photo, pro-China group members hold Chinese national flags and a banner reading ”Welcome Sha Hailin” outside a venue of a dinner party held by Taipei Mayor Ke Wen-je, for Sha Hailin, head of the United Front Work Department of Chinese Communist Party’s Shanghai Municipal Committee, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Credit: AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying
Advertisement
Taiwanese national security officials want to criminalize the display of the five-star People’s Republic of China (PRC) flag on national security grounds, a move that would reignite a simmering domestic debate over protected speech.
Under scrutiny over Channel 52, CTS predicts financial losses of NT$260m
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Chinese Television System (CTS) is expecting financial losses of NT$260 million (US$9.14 million) this year, general manager Leon Chuang (莊豐嘉) told the Legislative Yuan’s Education and Culture Committee yesterday.
CTS aims to generate profits three years after it starts broadcasting its news channel on cable television, Chuang added.
The Ministry of Culture was scheduled to brief the committee on progress in drafting a public media act.
Chinese Television System general manager Leon Chuang speaks at a news conference in Taipei on Friday last week.
EDITORIAL: KMT helps Beijing with messaging taipeitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from taipeitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.