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An Apple supplier executive has warned that the spread of COVID-19 in Taiwan is threatening a halt in production if more people don't receive a COVID vaccine soon. Only 2.4% of the country's population has reportedly received the first dose.
Hsinchu water supply cuts may be expanded if drought persists: WRA
05/19/2021 10:56 PM
Yeonghoshan Reservoir, which supplies water to both Miaoli and Hsinchu. CNA file photo
Taipei, May 19 (CNA) The current rotational suspension of water supply to parts of Hsinchu County may be expanded in June if the severe drought in western Taiwan continues, Lai Chien-hsin (賴建信), director-general of the Water Resources Agency (WRA), said Wednesday.
At a virtual press conference, Lai said that if the catchment areas at Hsinchu s reservoirs do not get at least 100 millimeters of accumulated rainfall between May 19 and 31, the WRA will have to raise its water shortage alert for the city from orange to red.
Ministry urges calm amid TAIEX rout
ECONOMIC BACKBONE: While restrictions would weigh on catering and tourism, high-tech firms in the Hsinchu Science Park might face fewer disruptions, an official said
By Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporter
The Ministry of Finance on Saturday urged investors to stay calm after a spike in domestic COVID-19 infections and a global technology shares selloff unnerved the local stock market last week.
The ministry said that Taiwan’s economic fundamentals remain sound.
The Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper) reported yesterday that Deputy Minister of Finance Frank Juan (阮清華) said that the government would pay close attention to the developments of the local stock market and the COVID-19 situation, adding that the National Stabilization Fund, of which Juan is the executive secretary, might hold an impromptu committee meeting on whether action is necessary.