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Tai-Ex opening
發布於 2025-03-28 10:37:13
The Tai-Ex opened down 116-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 21,836 on turnover of $5.7-billion N-T.
Cabinet to establish agency for strengthening personal data protection
發布於 2025-03-28 10:37:13
The Cabinet has approved a proposal paving the way (（為…）創造條件) for the establishment of an independent agency tasked with strengthening personal data protection in Taiwan.
According to the Cabinet, the proposed bill and amendments will provide the legal basis for the planned Personal Data Protection Commission.
Under the proposal, each government agency should also appoint a "personal data protection officer" to coordinate and oversee efforts to strengthen data protection and promote awareness of its importance.
The head of the planned agency's preparatory office, says the commission will include five to seven commissioners serving for renewable four-year terms ..
.. and it will primarily be tasked with handling cases of personal data breaches in both government agencies and private enterprises that "do not have a specific competent authority.
Full-length photo of Taiwan's tallest tree
發布於 2025-03-28 10:37:13
The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute has unveiled a full-length photo of Taiwan's tallest tree.
The tree is a Taiwania nicknamed "Heaven Sword" and measures 84.1-meters in height.
The forestry research institute says photo was made possible thanks to its collaboration with a National Cheng Kung University team nicknamed "Taiwan champion trees," and Steven Pearce, the leader of Australia's The Tree Project.
According to the institute, the full photographing of the tree was completed in January of 2023.
Institute Deputy Director Wu Meng-ling says the research team spent six days climbing mountains and trekking up the Da'an River to reach the tree before they could begin photographing it.
The tree was located using airborne light detection and ranging technology - which can obtain (獲得) three-dimensional information over a large area in a short time, which in turn helps to measure the height of trees.
US Rubio on Signalgate "Big Mistake"
發布於 2025-03-28 10:37:13
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says someone made a big mistake (錯誤) by adding a journalist to a group chat of top US officials ahead of US airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
Canada PM and Trump Schedule Phone Call
發布於 2025-03-28 10:37:13
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will talk to U.S. President Donald Trump soon after Trump announced 25% tariffs on auto imports.
Carney said Thursday that Trump reached out Wednesday night to schedule a call, and the two leaders would speak "in the course of the next day or two."
Carney was sworn in (宣誓就職) as Canada’s new prime minister on March 14th, but he hasn’t spoken with Trump since taking office.
Trump has declared a trade war on Canada and continues to call for the United States' northern neighbor to become the 51st U.S. state, a position that has infuriated Canadians.
King Charles Hospitalized for Treatment Side Effects
發布於 2025-03-28 10:37:13
Buckingham Palace says King Charles III was hospitalized for observation on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects,’’ related to a scheduled cancer treatment.
His engagements for Thursday afternoon and Friday were cancelled.
The palace says the move is a "precautionary (預防性的) measure"
The 76-year-old king has been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer for more than a year.