Taiwan – Page 3564 – Prologue Journal

‘Gigantic victory for sportswashing:’ old truths will haunt golf’s new dawn

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2023/06/08/2003801188

US woman decries lack of response to hostage situation

Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2023/06/08/2003801227

National Symphony Orchestra to play ‘dark’ pieces with conductor Lü Shao-chia

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) Taiwan-born Lü Shao-chia (呂紹嘉), conductor emeritus of the National Symphony Orchestra, is scheduled to perform two concerts — one in Taipei and the other in Kaohsiung, with both including “deep” and “dark” pieces, according to a statement released on Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202306070024

Don’t work in the industry if you are unwilling to take shifts: TSMC Chair

Hsinchu, June 7 (CNA) “Those who are unwilling to take shifts should not enter the industry [semiconductor manufacturing],” Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chairman Mark Liu (劉德音) said Tuesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306070023

Taiwan reports 1st mpox case in a child

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) A four-year boy tested positive for mpox (monkeypox) Wednesday and is believed to have been infected by a family member, Taiwan’s first case of the disease in a child, Center Disease Center (CDC) Deputy Director General Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞) said. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306070022

Taiwan’s exports drop for 9th consecutive month in May

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) Taiwanese exporters are continuing to feel the pinch after exports fell for the ninth consecutive month in May,in part because of low demand from China amid its slow road to economic recovery, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306070021

Huawei to close Taipei outlet, leaving one in Taiwan

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) The Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies will soon close its flagship experience store in Taipei’s Syntrend Creative Park, leaving only one outlet in the country, as it adapts marketing strategy, according to its distributor in Taiwan Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202306070020

10-month-old becomes youngest proton beam therapy patient at TMUH

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) A 10-month-old girl with a rare form of brain cancer has become the youngest patient to have a tumor removed using proton beam therapy at Taipei Medical University Hospital’s (TMUH) Proton Center. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202306070019

Hsieh Yuan-kai claims gold in Asian U20 Championships 110m hurdles

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) Taiwanese athlete Hsieh Yuan-kai (謝元愷) finished first in the men’s 110 meters hurdles final in the 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships held in South Korea Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202306070018

Brightest supernova in a decade can be observed from home: Museum

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) A recently discovered supernova is the brightest and closest to Earth identified in the past decade and can be observed from home, the Taipei Astronomical Museum said in a statement released Wednesday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202306070017