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Expanding on its efforts to invest in the U.S. port infrastructure and enhance the operations of the...

Keelung line revised from light rail to MRT, raising hourly capacity to 15,000 passengers | 2022-02-22 14:46:00

The Sports Administration has approved a preliminary design plan for the construction of a soccer stadium in Taichung’s Nantun District (南屯) which, when completed, would be the first in the nation qualified to host tournaments organized by the Asian Football Confederation. Facilities available for national soccer team players came under scrutiny following the women’s national team’s extraordinary performance last week in the Women’s Asian Cup in India. Forward Su Yu-hsuan (蘇育萱)...

Budget looks to fund green energy, chips, IoT, 5G, AI, cybersecurity | 2022-02-09 13:39:00

The government has proposed a budget of NT$180 billion (US$6.47 billion) for the fourth phase of the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program, the National Development Council said on Tuesday. The proposed budget would be spent next year and in 2024. It would be reviewed by the council by the middle of this year before the funds are allocated, it said. The budget would cover a wide range of infrastructure projects such as green energy, Angstrom-level semiconductors, the Internet of Thi...

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In February 2021, Texas suffered an unprecedented power crisis because of three severe winter storms.

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $52.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to help fund development of the “Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility,” which will enable the nation’s second-largest seaport to move more cargo by train, improving efficiency and lessening environmental impacts. The planned project is ...

A Hong Kong student enrolled in a master’s program in Kaohsiung Medical University’s Department of Psychology reportedly complained by e-mail to the university’s president and more than 100 staff members that an assistant professor surnamed Su (蘇) did not offer courses as advertised in English, saying that Su’s English was poor. Su reacted by filing a lawsuit against the student for damaging his reputation, and the Kaohsiung District Court ruled that the student must pay the professor ...

Port of Oakland clean energy efforts are getting a $5.2 million boost from the US government - MARAD funding.