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Former Tang Prize laureate touts need to focus on climate resilience

San Diego, April 21 (CNA) Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a recipient of the 2018 Tang Prize on sustainable development, said in a recent interview with CNA that climate change is currently not only about mitigation, but the need to pivot to “climate resilience,” which has three pillars. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202304210020

Taiwan shares end lower as TSMC’s earlier gains eroded

Taipei, April 21 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan moved lower Friday after giving up earlier gains, as investors locked in initial profits built for contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) following the company’s investor conference a day earlier, dealers said. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304210019

Taiwan must ‘prepare for war’ but seek dialogue with China: TPP chairman

Washington, April 20 (CNA) Taiwan must “prepare [itself] for war” while seeking dialogue with China to try to reduce the risk of war in the Taiwan Strait, Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), told a think tank event on Thursday in Washington, D.C. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304210018

Program reopens for foreign visitors to stay overnight at Presidential Office

Taipei, April 21 (CNA) Foreign nationals can apply from Friday to stay overnight, free of charge, in Taiwan’s century-old Presidential Office building, the office announced that day as part of the government’s efforts to promote the country internationally. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304210017

Exhibition on Ukrainian women’s lives during war opens in Taipei

Taipei, April 21 (CNA) “When Temporary Becomes the Ordinary: _/_ Days of War for Ukrainian Women,” an exhibition that documents the ongoing war in Ukraine from the perspectives of local women, opened on Friday at the National Human Rights Museum in New Taipei. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202304210016

Waiting period to replace absconded migrant workers shortened

Taipei, April 21 (CNA) Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed an amendment Friday that will cut the time employers have to wait to replace foreign migrant workers who have violated their employment contracts to one to three months. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304210015

Fubon’s Tsai brothers top Forbes’ 50 richest list in Taiwan

Taipei, April 21 (CNA) The brothers Daniel Tsai (蔡明忠) and Richard Tsai (蔡明興), who run Fubon Group, took top spot as the richest persons in Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s top 50 richest 2023 list released by Forbes, despite an 8 percent fall in their net worth. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304210014

3 dead, 1 critically injured in apparent murder-suicide in Chiayi

Taipei, April 21 (CNA) A husband, wife and older son were found dead and a younger son was found critically injured at a residence in Shueishang Township in Chiayi County early Friday in what was believed to be a murder-suicide case. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304210013

U.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex market

Taipei, April 21 (CNA) The U.S. dollar rose against the Taiwan dollar Friday, gaining NT$0.010 to close at NT$30.622. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304210012

Proposed U.S. bill takes aim at PRC cyberattacks against Taiwan

Washington, April 20 (CNA) Four United States senators and representatives introduced legislation Thursday that would enable the Pentagon to cooperate with Taiwan in fortifying its cybersecurity against China. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304210011