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The Chinese National Federation of Industries in its white paper this year called on the government to launch a carbon pricing mechanism, which showed that urging more climate action is no longer just an environmental campaign. The federation, chaired by Formosa Plastics Group chairman William Wong (王文淵), was previously critical of pollution control regulations and was therefore in conflict with local environmentalists. However, in the white paper released on Thursday, the federation joine...

How Infrastructure Reform Can Prioritize Ocean Climate Action April 26, 2021, 9:01 am Getty/Mario Tama A woman rides on a tour boat as a container ship is offloaded at the Port of Los Angeles in Terminal Island, California, March 2020. Sam Hananel Ari Drennen Introduction and summary Now is the time to invest in the United States’ coastal communities and ocean. Historically, the ocean has been central to the U.S. conception of infrastructure; early cities were built in naturally sheltered...

Survey shows 4G download speed faster HIGHER DEMAND: Consumer behavior changed amid the COVID-19 pandemic due to work-from-home and domestic-travel trends, the NCC vice chairman said By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter The average fixed-location download speed of Taiwan’s 4G systems last year was 119 megabits per second (Mbps), up from 108.33Mbps in 2019, a survey conducted by the National Communications Commission (NCC) showed yesterday. However, t...

TRA adds two EMU900 trains to fleet FIRST OF 520: The 10-car EMU900s would increase capacity in comparison with the eight-car regional trains currently in use, the deputy minister of transport said By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter The Taiwan Railways Administration’s (TRA) two new EMU900 regional trains are to begin operations on Sunday to transport travelers during the Tomb Sweeping Day long weekend. President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Premier S...

The government’s response to a water shortage has been “inadequate,” Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) said yesterday, urging it to review its Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program for water environments. Water environments are one of eight areas targeted by the program, which was launched in 2017 by President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration. “The public’s worries are the focus of our attention,” Chiang told a weekly KMT Cen...

© DJ / Adobe Stock For operators venturing into the offshore wind space, 2021 started off with a gust of changes and reports. From Jones Act clarifications and new enforcement authorities, to millions in port infrastructure funding, the new Congress and presidential administration will have plenty of tools available to shape the future of the industry’s development. NDAA brings Jones Act changes One of the most persistent questions that has hung over the development of the U.S. offshore wind...

The government has budgeted about NT$15.5 billion (US$548.5 million) to subsidize telecoms for the building of 5G base stations, with the aim of raising service coverage to 85 percent in two-and-a-half years, the National Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday. The program funding came from the budget for the third phase of the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program, in which the Executive Yuan earmarked NT$26.6 billion for a five-year plan to speed up the deployment of 5G in...

AIoT market likely surpassed NT$1.4tn ‘GROWING RAPIDLY’: The government would earmark about NT$95 billion to build digital households and NT$49 to improve 5G infrastructure, Minister Kung Ming-hsin said By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter Taiwan’s artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) market might have exceeded NT$1.47 trillion (US$51.7 billion) last year and is set for fast growth this year and beyond, as 5G and other new technologies take off...

Road safety: How a state in India is leading the way to lower road crash deaths Image Tamil Nadu successfully lowered its road crash deaths by over 25 percent in five years. Credit: Ikhwan Ameer / Shutterstock.com Road safety is a critical development priority for South Asia, impacting health, wellbeing and economic growth. Countries in the region must work together if they are to achieve the goal of halving road crash deaths by 2030. This blog is part of our Together for Road Safety campai...