Taiwan’s Epidemic Prevention Technology: an Inside Look
The technologies Taiwan is using to track and battle COVID-19 have earned global acclaim. CommonWealth Magazine unveils the “national team”, led by Chunghwa Telecom and HTC, that is deploying these technologies in relative anonymity.
The Prolonged Fight Against the Pandemic
How can Taiwan Cope with the Worst Economic Blow Since WWII?
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread around the globe, its economic, industrial and social impacts are becoming more apparent. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warns that the global economy could see the slowest growth since the end of the financial crisis of 2009. In many countries, work has come to a standstill, and consumers hole up at home for fear of contracting the novel coronavirus. The retail, food and beverage and travel industries are hard hit, and employees across all sectors are being laid off or put on unpaid leave. How can Taiwan cope with this next economic test and the looming jobless wave?
Top Taiwanese Tech Company Responds to Pandemic
Demand Will Slow, Not Disappear, Says Evans Tu
In the face of a growing pandemic and worldwide pessimism, how does Evans Tu, President of Synnex Technology, the second-largest high-tech channel group on the planet, see a light at the end of the tunnel?
Taiwan is Now the Sole US Base for Mandarin Training, Former AIT Director Key Facilitator
The Language Flagship initiative, under the United States State Department, moved its Beijing base to Taiwan last year. Now, under the current climate of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the center at National Taiwan University is the only Mandarin training center conducting normal operations, marking a critical milestone in U.S.-Taiwan relations. William Stanton, a career U.S. diplomat and the former director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), has been instrumental in facilitating the establishment of a Mandarin training base in Taiwan.
The 36 Hours that Saved Central Taiwan from COVID-19
Taiwan’s first COVID-19 casualty died in Changhua, triggering fears the county would become a major epidemic hot spot. But the alarm was lifted soon after mainly because of two people who treated the challenge like a major criminal investigation.