Elderly people and the hot weatherBy Tsai Jr-keng 蔡志鏗Taiwan seen from space is shaped like a sweet potato, and it has been well and truly baked in the past few weeks. Have government agencies thought about how to help these lonesome people handle the baking hot weather? The elderly people tell her the weather is unbearably hot. Agencies could send a vehicle to take the elderly person somewhere that has air-conditioning, a service that daycare workers provide. This assistance would help elderly people living alone to get through the challenge of extreme weather.

Ministry touts the results of visit by students from IsraelBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterA group of students from Reichman University in Israel has completed a trip to Taiwan under the Argov Fellows Program in Leadership and Diplomacy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at a news briefing yesterday. Twenty-one Israeli students arrived in Taiwan on July 2 for a week-long visit to promote exchanges with Taiwanese students, Department of West Asian and African Affairs Director-General Anthony Ho (賀忠義) said. The students also exchanged opinions with their counterparts at National Taiwan University and National Taiwan Normal University, as well as representatives of the ministry’s International Youth Ambassador Exchange Program, he said. The Argov Program, the brainchild of former Israeli ambassador Shlomo Argov, is a year-long interdisciplinary curriculum that combines academic training and practical skills through courses, seminars and workshops, the program’s Web site says. It selects about 20 Reichman University students and nurtures them for leadership positions for Israel, it says.

Additionally, the strength from domestic consumption support to GDP growth must exceed that of export headwinds. The key to answering these questions will hinge on whether the three fundamental causes that have driven the recent path of Taiwan’s GDP growth are temporary or persistent phenomena. Thus, as activity fully normalizes, the additional support to GDP growth will fade. The remarkable performance of exports in 2021 was unique, mainly because the global tech cycle environment was extremely favorable to Taiwan’s tech industries. As the economy fully normalizes, additional support from private consumption to GDP growth will fade, so the second two determinants have played a more influential role.

MediaTek launches new chipset, eyes emerging marketsBy Lisa Wang / Staff reporterMediaTek Inc (聯發科), the world’s biggest supplier of 5G mobile chips, yesterday launched its latest Dimensity 6000 series chipset, seeking to capitalize on growing demand for affordable 5G smartphones in emerging markets including India. For example, 5G penetration in India is expected to reach 40 percent this year, compared with 20 percent last year, MediaTek said. The first smartphone featuring the Dimensity 6100+ chipset, made with 6-nanometer technology, is to be available next quarter, it said. The smartphone chip segment was the biggest revenue contributor to MediaTek, making up about 46 percent of revenue in the first quarter, company data showed. In April, MediaTek said the consumer electronics segment was down due to soaring inflation, adding that it expects mobile phone chip revenue to pick up sometime during the second half of this year.

PLG CEO fired over harrassment claimStaff writer, with CNAThe acting chief executive of the P.League+ has been fired due to a sexual harassment allegation less than a week after taking over the leadership of the professional basketball league from its previous chief executive, who stepped down over similar charges. Then-P.League+ marketing director Chou Chung-wei poses at a media event in Taipei on Oct. 14 last year. “[I] was quite shocked when it happened,” Amber wrote of the incident, adding that she soon returned to where the cheerleaders were gathered. However, that led to more entertainers backing Tina Chou’s story, including Yuan Kuo (郭源元), Julie Tsai (蔡玓彤) and DJ Swallow (妖嬌). Tina Chou, Tsai and DJ Swallow worked with Chen when he hosted the television program Blackie’s Teenage Club.

A poster for the exhibition “Mountains, Ocean and Sky: Nature in Me,” currently on view at the Museum of World Religions. The “path toward a quiet night” at the “Mountains, Ocean and Sky: Nature in Me” exhibition doesn’t feel exactly quiet. Visitors are encouraged to lie in the circle platform and gaze upward at the turquoise mountains at the “Mountains, Ocean and Sky: Nature in Me” exhibition. The ocean room at the “Mountains, Ocean and Sky: Nature in Me” exhibition invites visitors to swing with the waves. It’s a jarring contrast from the nature exhibition, going from the abstract to the concrete, but one that is comprehensible.

Chinese female economists blasted for meeting Yellen‘TRAITOR’: Critics online, including a professor, accused the women of being US spies or getting some reward for meeting with the US Treasury headBloombergA group of Chinese female economists and entrepreneurs who dined with US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen have been blasted by online nationalists for betraying their country by interacting with the US official. US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, center, speaks during a lunch meeting with female economists in Beijing on Saturday. “I see it all the time when I’m almost the only woman in the room,” Yellen told the women. The backlash against the women echoes attacks waged by online nationalists against foreign female journalists of ethnic Chinese origin working for Western news organizations. “Women’s participation in the workforce is one of the major drivers of creating inclusive growth,” the Treasury said in a statement after Yellen’s meeting.

‘Nervous’ Stokes can’t watch finaleAFP, LEEDS, EnglandEngland captain Ben Stokes on Sunday admitted he was too nervous to watch the closing stages of his side’s thrilling three-wicket win over Australia in the third Ashes Test at Headingley. England’s Harry Brook plays a shot against Australia in the third Ashes Test at Headingley in Leeds, England, on Sunday. “I’m not going to lie, I was a bit nervous at the end,” Stokes told reporters. I walked about 2k[m] around the Headingley dressing room in the last half-hour, I didn’t actually watch the last 20 runs being scored.”“It’s a completely different place when you can’t do anything, you can’t influence the game any more. “The way Brooky controlled the game from ball one with the bat was amazing,” Stokes said.

The Liberty Times Editorial: Many are the paths to the top seatThe presidential candidates of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) either are, or have been, mayors of special municipalities. Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) of the TPP completed two terms as Taipei mayor. Hou You-yi (侯友宜) of the KMT is now in his second term as mayor of New Taipei City. Before them, Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) was appointed mayor of Taipei and provincial governor of Taiwan. Lien Chan (連戰) and James Soong (宋楚瑜) were appointed Taiwan provincial governors without ever having run for mayor or commissioner.

Prices for some products are picking up mildly, while some are declining,” Nanya Technology president Lee Pei-ing (李培瑛) told a virtual media briefing. Nanya Technology Corp president Lee Pei-ing poses for a photograph in New Taipei City’s Taishan District on June 23 last year. The bulk of this year’s budget would be spent on next-generation DRAM technology, with half of the amount earmarked for the construction of facilities, the company said. Operating losses widened to NT$3.19 billion last quarter from NT$2.89 billion the previous quarter, the chipmaker said. Nanya Technology attributed the deterioration to a low single-digit percent quarterly decline in its average selling price, costs from lower utilization and inventory write-offs.

The school principal said that the school does not specifically teach students such traffic etiquette. For such unreasonable cases, the MOTC has continued to adopt the principle of “pedestrians first” while imposing heavy penalties on drivers for deterrence purposes. Some people have suggested that the “pedestrians first” clause is a poor solution. With complementary traffic policies and rules for pedestrians, it would then be able to build a safe and fair traffic environment. Apart from fair laws and policies, the solution for Taiwan’s traffic chaos also lies in road planning, educational promotion and even improving the public’s road etiquette.

Lai touts support for women’s issuesUNION CONFUSION: A former TPP legislator said that if the KMT and TPP were to form an alliance, Ko should lead that coalition, given his popularity in recent pollsBy Chen Yun and Kan Meng-lin / Staff reportersVice President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday touted his support of women’s issues at the launch of a group for female supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) candidate for president. Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei TimesDuring President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) seven-and-a-half years in office, Taiwan has excelled in evaluations, he added. Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi, fourth left, gestures at a campaign event in New Taipei City yesterday. Taiwan People’s Party chairman and presidential candidate Ko Wen-je, center on stage, welcomes supporters at a meet-and-greet event in Taipei last night. A TVBS poll last month showed that Ko had a support rate of 33 percent, surpassing that of Lai for the first time.

Part-time jobs up 23 percent from last yearStaff writer, with CNAPart-time job openings in Taiwan this month have increased 20 percent from a year earlier, with the food and beverage and lodging sector particularly eager to fill growing staffing needs in the post-COVID-19 era, the online 104 Job Bank said. Information in its databank showed that there are almost 190,000 part-time job openings in Taiwan this month, up about 23 percent from a year earlier, the job bank said, adding that 85,000 of the openings are in the food and beverage and lodging sector — the most of any industry. The retail sector has about 37,000 part-time openings this month, also due to a recovery in domestic spending in the post-COVID-19 era, the job bank said. The culture and education sector had about 18,000 part-time openings as parents are sending their children to after-school classes, cram schools and summer camps during the summer vacation, it said. Offers for part-time home appliance cleaners ranged from NT$1,000 to NT$4,000 an hour, while pay for part-time interpreters speaking Thai, Vietnamese or other Southeast Asian languages ranged from NT$800 to NT$1,000, it said.

Longer military service is a needBy Dino Wei 魏世昌According to reports, on Monday, New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, said that if elected president, he would return the compulsory military service period to four months. I am disappointed with the younger generation who find the prospect of military service so distasteful. Given that Taiwanese get to enjoy the benefits the state provides, it is only right that those eligible for military service do their duty. The government reinstated mandatory military service to one year only after careful consideration, due to the increase in cross-strait tensions and the necessity of developing all-out defense. Meaningful military service provides a great opportunity for young people to train their physical strength, even though the training might become more arduous due to its extension to a full year.

TTC to bolster Internet against disaster and warINTERNET PROGRESS: The TTC is to establish 21 satellite Internet terminals and nine backhaul links in Taiwan, along with one terminal in a foreign countryStaff writer, with CNAThe Ministry of Digital Affairs on Friday announced that it has selected the Telecom Technology Center (TTC) to head a project to improve the resilience of the nation’s digital communications network. The ministry said it had asked research and academic institutions to submit proposals on “response or wartime applications of new technology to strengthen digital communications resilience,” including through the use of non-geostationary satellite Internet. The TTC must also establish 21 satellite Internet terminals and nine backhaul links in Taiwan, along with one terminal in a foreign country for testing purposes by the end of the first quarter of next year. The project would also stress test the emergency application capabilities of disaster warning systems, roaming functionality and information security infrastructure, it added. This is designed to ensure that the government can retain considerable communication capabilities during times of disaster or war.