Taiwan

市府多元推動住宅政策 擴大溪北地區服務量能

Tainan City | Local Language | CityState | Dec. 20, 2024 | UndeterminedReal Estate

The Tainan City Government is advancing housing policies in the Xibei area to meet public housing needs and ensure stable support for youth and disadvantaged groups. This initiative, a part of the "Trilogy of Housing Justice," emphasizes rent-oriented social housing policies to boost housing security and aligns with national objectives for social housing exclusively for rent.

The "Social Housing Construction Plan" approved by the Executive Yuan aims for 7,000 housing units in Tainan City. The Ministry of the Interior has partnered with local governments to accelerate social housing supply, with Mayor Huang Weizhe noting several sites selected for construction or design phases, allowing for ongoing suitability assessments.

Currently, Tainan has 11,170 social housing units either under construction or planned, with the city government initiating 2,087 units and the National Housing and Urban Renewal Center projecting 9,083 units across several districts. As of December 2020, 13 projects are underway, representing 6,124 households from both government and National Center initiatives.

Notable projects include Livable Kangqiao in Yongkang District and Yuzhong Anju 2 in Rende District, set to commence by December 2020. Additionally, the city government is developing three sites under Zhongshezhai, projected to provide 563 households by 2014, while the National Center is managing 10 sites, including Xindu Anju in the Eastern District, expected to yield 5,561 units.

In the Xibei area, two projects—Changsheng Good Room in Xinying District and Lu'an Good Room in Jiali District—are in progress, with the Changsheng project commencing on September 14, 2020, and anticipated completion in 2017. The first social housing rentals in Tainan are expected to be announced in 2014, with qualification and rental details to be shared at a January 2014 briefing.

The Municipal Development Bureau is formulating regulations aligned with the "Residential Law" and "Tainan City Social Housing Leasing Measures." Future rental rates will reflect market trends, tenant incomes, and fair access criteria. Information on rental qualifications and details will be available via the Tainan Housing Network post-completion, with ongoing rental management and subsidy initiatives to ease public housing burdens and expand services in the Xibei area.

強化數位韌性：OneWeb頻寬太小，台灣考慮跟亞馬遜合作發展網路衛星

The Storm Media | Local Language | News | Dec. 20, 2024 | UndeterminedTech Development/Adoption

Wu Chengwen, chairman of Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council, has expressed concerns about the insufficient bandwidth of the OneWeb satellite network operated by Eutelsat. Consequently, Taiwan is considering a collaboration with Amazon's more advanced Kuiper project to enhance communication capabilities during emergencies.

In November, Chunghwa Telecom signed an exclusive agency contract with Eutelsat to manage Taiwan's low-orbit satellite services, committing to deploy a network of satellites for improved communication in remote areas and crisis situations. This initiative aims to strengthen Taiwan's digital resilience in light of potential threats to its communications infrastructure.

Wu Chengwen also questioned Eutelsat's financial stability, which he believes may be causing delays in the development of their second-generation satellites. However, Eutelsat OneWeb has publicly denied any financial issues, stating that the development of their next-generation satellite network is on schedule.

紅海危機周年胡塞要辦航行安全研討會 萬海船隻持續通行紅海

ETtoday | Local Language | News | Dec. 20, 2024 | Geopolitical Conflict and Disputes

The Houthi armed forces are planning a "Red Sea Navigation Safety" seminar to discuss navigation security as the crisis marks its first anniversary. Despite the turmoil, nearly 20% of vessels from regions like mainland China and Southeast Asia continue to navigate the Red Sea, with the Houthis primarily targeting ships linked to Israel, raising significant risks for maritime operations.

Companies such as Wan Hai Shipping have maintained regular voyages to ports like Jeddah and Al-Aqaba, utilizing Singapore-flagged vessels, while avoiding routes to Israel. The Houthis have openly stated their commitment to attack vessels associated with Israel until hostilities in Gaza and Lebanon come to an end, ensuring ongoing threats to maritime trade in the region.

Critics argue that the Houthis are unsuitable hosts for a shipping security seminar, given their history of attacks on over 100 vessels and threats to shipping companies. An email from the Humanitarian Action Coordination Center disclosed that the Houthis have threatened to ban ships from the Red Sea unless they report to them, particularly if carrying Israeli-linked cargo. This has heightened tensions amid ongoing global navigation, especially following the hijacking of the "Galaxy Leader" in November 2022, which led to temporary suspensions of navigation by some shipping lines.