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• Taiwan News Quick Take

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  TECHNOLOGY

  Computex attendance surges

  Attendance at Computex, which ended on Friday, was 70 percent higher than last year, largely because of the show’s theme and the number of tech stars who attended, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) said in a statement. The annual trade show had 85,179 visitors and buyers over its four-day run, TAITRA said. The main theme of this year’s show, “Connecting AI [artificial intelligence],” was a big hit, as AI computers would be 60 percent of global computer shipments by 2027, it said, citing a forecast by market intelligence provider IDC. Attendance of chief executives from information and communication technology companies was the highest in the history of the expo and their presence and speeches added to the hype, it said.

  DEFENSE

  Drone deal announced

  Taichung-based Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) on Friday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with US defense industry firm AEVEX Aerospace on drone cooperation. AEVEX Aerospace specializes in the design, manufacture and integration of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) and has years of experience in the domain, AIDC said. The US firm was impressed with AIDC’s mass manufacturing capabilities when its representatives visited its production plants in Taiwan in December last year and April, AIDC said. During the visits, AEVEX Aerospace expressed hope to establish a UAV supply chain base in Taiwan, with AIDC leading domestic aerospace suppliers providing mutual support in software, hardware and logistics, it said.

  SOCIETY

  Brazil sent flood funds

  Taiwan on Wednesday donated 1 million Brazilian reais (US$188,191) to support people affected by flooding in Brazil. Flooding in April and last month in Rio Grande do Sul in the south of Brazil displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Representative to Brazil Benito Liao (廖志賢), alongside members of the Brazil-Taiwan friendship group from the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies and the Brazilian Air Force relief team attended a donation ceremony at the military airport in the capital, Brasilia. Taiwan hoped to demonstrate its friendship with the Brazilian government and people through concrete actions, Liao said in an interview.

  SOCIETY

  Poisoning deaths hit 5

  A woman passed away on Wednesday, bringing the number of people who have died in an apparent case of food poisoning in Taipei to five, health officials said. The five people became ill after eating at a Taipei branch of Polam Kopitiam, a Malaysian restaurant chain. The woman died of multiple organ failure, Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Tseng Shu-hui (曾淑慧) said. Health authorities said that the 53-year-old ate “Fried Kuey Teow with Creamy Egg” (flat rice noodles with creamy egg) at the branch in Xinyi District (信義) in late March and developed symptoms including vomiting and diarrhea, officials said. She sought medical attention on March 25 and was admitted to Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei Department of Health Commissioner Chen Yen-yuan (陳彥元) said. She had needed a liver transplant, but no suitable donor organ was available, Chen said. Her condition had stabilized, but her damaged liver resulted in multiple infections from which she was unable to recover, he said.
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