Taipei. CNA photo May 11, 2021
Taipei, May 11 (CNA) Inventories of surgical face masks in Taiwan remain sufficient to meet demand at a time when the country is seeing rising concerns over an increase in domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Tuesday.
On its Facebook page, the MOEA said the current face mask inventory tops 800 million units, with daily production hitting 18.30 million units on average and a maximum daily capacity of 40 million units.
Judging from the figures, the MOEA said, Taiwan has sufficient supplies to cope with the rising number of indigenous COVID-19 cases.
The MOEA s assurance came after Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said earlier in the day that Taiwan has entered a community COVID-19 transmission stage after seven new domestic cases were reported, six of which were from unknown sources.
Second Taiwan-U.S. supply chain talks to be held in August: MOEA
05/09/2021 02:55 PM
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Taipei, May 9 (CNA) A second Taiwan-U.S. supply chain dialogue is scheduled to be held by the end of August, a Taiwanese economic official recently told CNA.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the dialogue will again be held in both in-person and virtual formats, according to the official who spoke under condition of anonymity.
The two sides, however, have yet to decide on what topics will be addressed at the meeting, but Taiwan is hoping the agenda will focus on 5G or electric cars, the official said.
Water shortage alerts remain unchanged despite recent rainfall
05/06/2021 09:40 PM
A catchment area of Shihmen Reservoir in Taoyuan. CNA file photo
Taipei, May 6 (CNA) In spite of a recent weather front that brought precipitation to parts of Taiwan over the past few days, the water shortage alerts imposed by cities and counties across the country will remain in place, Economics Minister Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said Thursday.
Many reservoirs nationwide still have low water levels, Wang told reporters prior to a Central Emergency Operation Center meeting that day held to assess Taiwan s worsening water situation.
According to the Water Resources Agency (WRA), water shortage alerts in Miaoli, Taichung and northern parts of Changhua currently remain on red, signifying that households have to go without potable water two days a week.
Taiwan hungry for AI, offshore wind energy, IC design talent
05/04/2021 09:35 PM
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Taipei, May 4 (CNA) Taiwan s artificial intelligence (AI), offshore wind energy development and integrated circuit (IC) design sectors will be eagerly seeking talent over the next three years, the National Development Council (NDC) said Tuesday.
In a report on talent demand between 2021 and 2023, the NDC the top economic planning agency in Taiwan said that among 21 major industries in the country targeted in a recent governmental survey, AI, offshore wind energy and IC design will face the highest talent shortage in the three-year period.
Taiwan bans China job ads in response to talent poaching
04/30/2021 01:39 PM
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Taipei, April 30 (CNA) The Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently sent an official notice to several online job banks, indicating it is stepping up the enforcement of laws that prohibit them from helping Chinese employers recruit employees in Taiwan by placing job ads on their platforms.
Several job recruiting websites including 104, 1111 and yes123 confirmed Thursday they have received the notice.
According to yes123, it has removed around 200 job openings in China from its website, most of which were in the preschool education sector.
The ministry s notice stated that the development of China s semiconductor industry has been adversely impacted by the U.S.-China technology war, so Beijing has resorted to stealing technology and poaching talent from Taiwan to build its own semiconductor supply chain.