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GSAT English test easier this year than in 2024: Teachers’ union

Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) The 2025 General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT) for English was easier than the 2024 exam, featuring questions incorporating current events and references, the National Senior High School Teachers’ Union (NSHST) said Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202501190010

Taiwan can play key role in humanoid robot supply chain: Industry operator

Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) Taiwanese manufacturers have a chance to play a key role in the humanoid robot supply chain, an industry operator said Sunday, a day after Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) said his company and TSMC are jointly creating new opportunities in areas such as robotics and self-driving cars. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202501190009

7,000 run in 2025 Kinmen Marathon

Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) Around 7,000 people took part in competitive foot races at the 2025 Kinmen Marathon on Sunday, according to the Kinmen County government, which organized the annual event. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202501190008

Taiwan farming communities hold giant cabbage competitions

Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) Several farming regions around Taiwan have recently held giant cabbage competitions, as the beloved crop enters its peak harvest season ahead of the Lunar New Year. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501190007

Taiwan delegation members injured in car crash in Palau return home: MOFA

Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) Members of a Taiwanese delegation who were in Palau to attend the inauguration of President Surangel Whipps Jr. and sustained minor injuries in a car accident on Friday night have returned to Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Sunday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501190006

Snow caps Hehuanshan; cold advisories issued for northern Taiwan

Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) A thin coat of snow was seen on Hehuanshan (Mt. Hehuan) in central Taiwan Sunday morning as temperatures fell under zero degrees Celsius. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501190005

2 dead, 3 injured after fire breaks out in a Taichung house

Taichung, Jan. 19 (CNA) A fire broke out in a house in Shalu District, Taichung early Sunday morning, killing a grandfather and his teenage grandson and injuring three other family members, according to local officials. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501190004

One-fifth of Taiwanese adults use TikTok or Douyin: Survey

Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) Over one-fifth of Taiwan’s adult population used TikTok or Douyin at least once during a three-month period last year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA). https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202501190003

Taiwan headline news

Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Sunday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202501190002

US concerned over damaged cables

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/01/19/2003830459