Taiwanâs 50 Richest 2021: Buoyed By An Export Boom, Fortunes Soar Amid The Pandemic
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Some of the biggest gainers on the Taiwan s rich list this year are linked to the production of semiconductors, amid a rise in demand for smartphone chips around the world.
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While the pandemic disrupted lives and economies around the world, Taiwan remained largely unscathed. Swift prevention measures to tackle the coronavirus resulted in just over 1,100 cases and 12 deaths, amid a population of 24 million. Taiwan had one of Asiaâs top-performing economies, growing 3% in 2020, thanks to booming tech exports and increased domestic demand. The benchmark Taiex index rose 45% since fortunes were last measured 15 months ago, lifting the collective net worth of Taiwanâs richest by a third to $149 billion.
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New book tells story of how 40 asteroids were named
HEAVENLY ASSETS: Naming an asteroid is a years-long process that involves proving its existence and plotting its orbit, NCU president Jou Jing-yang said
By Wu Po-hsuan and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
National Central University (NCU) on Monday released a book telling the stories behind the naming of 40 asteroids discovered by its Lulin Observatory.
The book, titled
The Story of Asteroids (小行星的故事), aims to draw attention to the nation’s spirit and values, the university said.
Built in 1992, the observatory in Nantou County is the highest in Taiwan. It has made hundreds of thousands of observations on more than 800 asteroids since discovering its first in 2002.