April 27, 2021 (ROC year 110), a daily roundup of trending global news topics, covering technology, lifestyle, travel, transportation, industry and finance, business, companies, stocks, foreign exchange markets, investment, real estate, automobiles, breaking news, art, design, politics, society, Taiwan, mainland China, cross-strait affairs, weather, natural disasters, current events, and more.
The “Read News” section collects the headlines and brief summaries of the most important key news events from around the world that deserve your attention in recent days, letting you see the threads of social trends through the rapid flow of news events.
Global Focus Topics for April 27, 2021
- International & Society
- Science & Technology
- Business & Investment
- Nature & Medicine
- Travel & Leisure
Trending keywords: Japan, nuclear wastewater, Taiwan Power Company, Frank Hsieh, New Taiwan Dollar, US Dollar, China Airlines, pesticides, commodities, Lu Shiow-yen, mosque, stocks, bubble, price-to-earnings ratio, chips, AirTag, Fort San Domingo, COVID-19
International & Society
Representative to Japan Clings to “Taiwan Discharges Tritium-Containing Nuclear Wastewater”; Sean Lien: Either Taipower Is Lying or Frank Hsieh Is: The Japanese government’s decision to discharge nuclear wastewater has sparked discontent among neighboring countries, yet our representative to Japan, Frank Hsieh, clung to the claim that Taiwan’s nuclear power plants also discharge tritium-containing wastewater into the sea, causing an uproar. Hsieh published data on Facebook on the 24th again, saying the wastewater discharged by the Second Nuclear Power Plant contains tritium. In response, KMT think tank vice chairman Sean Lien said that either Taipower is lying or Frank Hsieh is lying, and he believes the DPP government should come forward to explain.
Dissatisfied with Japan’s Plan to Discharge Nuclear Wastewater into the Sea, 350 South Korean Fishing Boats Gather to Protest: Nineteen official and civilian units including the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement, the Tongyeong city government and council, and the Tongyeong fisheries cooperative gathered fishing boats in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, today, hanging flags in Korean, English, and Japanese reading “Japan immediately withdraw its decision to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea!” and so on.
Latest Poll Shows Lu Shiow-yen’s Approval Above 70%; Blue Camp: The Central Government Has Started to “Block” Lu: Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen’s approval rating rose from 54% last July to 71% now, and her trust rating rose from 53% to 73%. Because of Lu’s high approval, the central government has become alert and keeps “blocking” Lu, including imposing water restrictions on Taichung, which sparked public discontent. On air quality, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai demanded the decommissioning of the Hsinta Power Plant, and Miaoli also dismantled units; Lu Shiow-yen demanded the same old-for-new replacement at the Taichung Power Plant, suggesting the central government’s governance should not distinguish blue from green.
65 NTUST Teachers and Students Had Visited a Mosque; Huang Shan-shan: “Inconceivable” Not to Have Been Notified by the Central Government: Because 65 teachers and students of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology had worshipped together with a COVID-19-infected pilot at the Taipei Grand Mosque, the school urgently disinfected last night. Taipei Deputy Mayor Huang Shan-shan said this morning that logically Taipei’s epidemiological investigation should be handled by the Taipei City Government’s Department of Health, but she had not received any notification from the central government to date, which she found “inconceivable,” and only learned of the matter after seeing the news, which she found very surprising. She called on the central government to provide relevant student and personnel information to the Taipei City Government as soon as possible so that the epidemiological investigation could begin.
Science & Technology
Keeping “Light” for One Hour: Chinese Research Team Breaks Germany’s 8-Year Record: The research group of Li Chuanfeng and Zhou Zongquan at the University of Science and Technology of China recently succeeded in extending light storage time to 1 hour, greatly breaking the 1-minute world record set by a German team 8 years ago, taking an important step toward realizing a quantum USB drive. It is understood that “light” is the basic carrier of modern information transmission, and the practice of fiber-optic networks is even more widely used, so light storage technology is crucial in the field of quantum communication.
Voice Control Quickly Without Saying “Hey Google”? Google Assistant Reportedly to Get a New Feature: Google Assistant’s voice control feature will receive a new upgrade. In the past, when using a phone to call Google Assistant for voice commands, one had to first say “Hey Google” to wake it up. However, once a future updated version is released, one can directly give commands, saving the step of saying “Hey Google,” but this only applies when executing some simple commands.
These 16 Countries Cannot Enable the U1 Chip; Apple Announces AirTag’s “Precision Finding” Unavailable in Some Countries: AirTag supports the “Precision Finding” feature on iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 series phones, but 16 countries including Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Russia, the Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan do not support it.
Panel Prices Keep Rising; China’s LCD TV Market Sees a Wave of Price Hikes During May Day: Due to continuously rising raw material prices and tight panel supply, TV prices have recently seen across-the-board increases. During the May Day period, the average selling price of LCD TVs rose compared with previous years.
Business & Investment
NT Dollar Strengthens 1.52 Jiao to Close at 27.959, a Nearly 24-Year High: Driven by a weakening US dollar and a large influx of foreign capital, the New Taiwan Dollar opened high and rose higher against the US dollar today, reaching a morning high of 27.94 to 1 US dollar, and finally strengthened 1.52 jiao to close at 27.959, a nearly 24-year high since July 28, 1997. The exchange rate rose for the 4th consecutive trading day, with the Taipei Foreign Exchange Brokerage Company’s trading volume at 1.231 billion US dollars.
Apple Announces a 5-Year, 430 Billion US Dollar US Investment Plan to Create 20,000 Jobs: Apple (AAPL-US) announced on its official website on Monday (the 26th) that it plans to invest more than 430 billion US dollars in the United States over the next 5 years and add 20,000 jobs nationwide, including 5…
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