台灣大約有逾1400萬台登記的摩托車，這代表幾乎所有家庭都擁有一、兩台摩托車。多虧這份對摩托車的偏愛、獨特的技術優勢，以及製造業的領導地位，台灣摩托車品牌具有能力成為國際電動摩托車� �業的領頭羊。 Taiwan has an estimated 14-million-plus registered scooters, meaning that almost every household owns one or two motorcycles. Thanks to this love of two-wheelers, unique tech advantages, and leadership in manufacturing, Taiwan motorcycle brands are well-positioned to become global leaders in the electric motorcycle industry. 去年年初，光陽受邀成為 LiveWire 策略合作夥伴，並以特殊目的� �購公司 (SPAC) 掛牌上市。該公司董事長柯勝峯說：「重點是如何結合光陽與哈雷戴維森的優勢，並� 幫助 LiveWire，讓這項合作關係成為雙贏局面，如何� 成互補互利？」 At the beginning of […]

這篇文章 光陽� �手哈雷推全新款　柯勝峯：互補互利� �占市場 | Kwang Yang Motor going full throttle with Harley-Davidson SPAC in 2022 最早出現於 The China Post, Taiwan。

Getlink, de exploitant van de Kanaaltunnel tussen Frankrijk en Groot-Brittannië, kan dankzij nieuwe technologie de capaciteit van de spoorlijnen verhogen. “Er kunnen nu tot duizend treinen per dag door de tunnel rijden”, zo heeft Getlink aangekondigd in een persbericht.

Die amerikanische Regierung hat ein gewaltiges Förderprogramm für grüne Technologien aufgelegt und die EU aufgeschreckt. Brüssel fürchtet, dass wichtige Zukunftsbranchen abwandern. Und legt nun einen Plan vor, der das verhindern soll.

Samsungs neue S-Reihe kommt selten allein. Dieses Mal haben die Koreaner neben der S23-Reihe auch drei neue Notebooks vorgestellt.

New banknote replacing Queen Elizabeth II will take ‘a number of years to be designed and printed’, reserve bank says. Follow the day’s news live

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Australian batter Usman Khawaja has been cleared to join his teammates in India after his visa issues were sorted, AAP reports.

Pakistan-born Khawaja will fly out of Melbourne today, more than a day later than planned, after an anxious wait for his visa to be approved.

NT government advised to reintroduce bans, which would remain until communities have time to develop their own liquor management plans

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The Northern Territory government must urgently amend its laws to impose alcohol bans in central Australian communities, including the town camps in Alice Springs, according to a snap review.

The bans would remain in place until communities have time to develop their own alcohol management plans.

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Former social services minister due to appear at high-profile royal commission on Thursday

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Christian Porter will face questions about his role in the failed robodebt scheme at a royal commission on Thursday, after Alan Tudge deflected responsibility on to Porter and former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Porter, who was social services minister at the initial height of the robodebt scandal in 2017, was responsible for the department that held conflicting internal legal advice about the program, including a damning opinion from 2014 that it was unlawful.

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Experts call for public access to vaccine for all young people after free school program reduces infection rate by 92%

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Cervical cancer vaccination levels are on the rise and experts are “highly optimistic” the disease can be eliminated in a little more than a decade, despite the pandemic and interference from “highly religious” schools.

Australia will become the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer if it hits its 2035 target.

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Joseph Hamilton reassures Catholics the protests are a mere ‘ripple’ as survivors of clergy abuse tie ribbons to fence around St Mary’s Cathedral

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George Pell’s personal secretary likened the “protests” about the cardinal in the wake of his death to a “tsunami of hate”, but dismissed the local criticism as “less than a ripple when viewed from the perspective of the global church”.

Pell’s death has triggered silent and peaceful protests from clergy abuse survivors and their supporters, who have tied ribbons to the fence around Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral, where the late cardinal will be buried later this morning.

Agency’s economic report card says recommends pushing ahead with stage-three tax cuts to reduce the personal income tax burden

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Australia’s economy is tracking towards a soft landing but the International Monetary Fund envisions more cash rate increases in 2023.

The IMF has slightly downgraded its growth expectations for Australia and anticipates growth slowing from 3.6% in 2022 to 1.6% in 2023, down a touch from the 1.7% predicted in November.

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UK officials in flurry of diplomacy seeking agreement with EU over protocol, but play down talk that deal is close

Rishi Sunak is considering a trip to visit Joe Biden in the US as talks between the UK and EU over the Northern Ireland protocol intensify.

The prime minister’s officials are drawing up plans for him to travel to Washington in the coming weeks to discuss a range of topics, including Ukraine, economic security and technology.

Washington officials appear to confirm deal to restrict export of semiconductor manufacturing technology to China

A Washington official has made the most direct comments by a US authority to date acknowledging the existence of a deal with Japan and the Netherlands for those countries to impose new restrictions on exports of chipmaking tools to China.

“We can’t talk about the deal right now,” said Don Graves, deputy commerce department secretary, on the sidelines of an event in Washington. “But you can certainly talk to our friends in Japan and the Netherlands.”

In a speech in London, Penny Wong calls on nations to examine how they use power and networks to avoid conflict

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The Australian foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, is calling on all countries to play their part to prevent a “catastrophic” war in the Indo-Pacific region.

Amid increasing tensions between the US and China, Wong warned in London on Tuesday that the region was becoming “more dangerous and volatile”.

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Beijing reacts angrily to reports that Washington has moved to restrict American exports to hi-tech company

China has reacted angrily to reports that the United States has stopped approving licences for American companies to export most items to China’s hi-tech company Huawei, accusing the US of deliberately targeting Chinese companies under the pretext of national security.

US officials are creating a new formal policy of denial for shipping items to Huawei that would include items below the 5G level, including 4G items, wifi 6 and 7, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing and cloud items, according to a Reuters report that quoted unnamed sources.

European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 05 Apr 2022 1. Why is a new HR Strategy necessary?

There are a number of immediate and emerging challenges facing the Commission at present, from rapid technological advanc...

Boot is dé vakantiebeurs van Duitsland geworden met elk jaar meer thema’s

DÜSSELDORF (D) – Omdat Boot Düsseldorf (21-29 januari 2017) zich in de loop der jaren meer en meer heeft ontwikkeld naar een brede watervakantiebeurs, nu zó groot is dat de bezoekers niet meer op één dag alle themahallen aan kunnen doen, én omdat de internationale betekenis van de Duitse waterrecreatiebeurs veel groter is geworden, presenteert het bureau voor toerisme Friesland Holland zich in drie hallen.

Albert Hendriks van Friesland over de nieuwe aanpak: “De sloep is de fiets op het water: iedereen kan er mee op pad dankzij nieuwe technologie en een wereldwijd uniek fijnmazig routenetwerk. Vakantiewoningen, glamptenten aan de oever en hotels aan het water zijn immens populair. Kite- en windsurfen aan de Friese IJsselmeerkust en suppen zijn hot. Fietsers volgen graag vaarroutes als de Elfstedenroute en de Turfroute en steeds meer pleziervaarders nemen fietsen mee aan boord, zoals elektrische vouwfietsen. Dijktoerisme is in. Elektrisch varen neemt snel in populariteit toe. Minder mensen kopen een boot; ze huren ‘m liever. Door de komst van een waterskikabelbaan in Sneek zullen gebruikers belangstelling krijgen voor het echte waterskiën. Friesland heeft alle vormen van waterrecreatie in huis in alle prijsklassen en voor alle leefstijlen. Dat betekent dat je je minder algemeen moet presenteren, maar interessegericht. Daarom heeft Messe Düsseldorf meer themahallen. Sommige hallen zijn zelfs ingedeeld met vier thema’s, zoals hal 4 met electric boating, power boats, sport- en speedboten en duikmateriaal.” Klik hier voor de plattegrond van Boot Düsseldorf in PDF-formaat.

Charter Boat Classification

WOLVEGA (NL) – Charter Boat Classification, afgekort CBC. Zo heet het onderdeel van het bureau voor toerisme Friesland Holland dat huurboten gaat classificeren in formaties met één ster tot maximaal vijf sterren. De organisatie begint met het kwalificeren van motorjachten in het topsegment, want daar is volgens directeur Albert Hendriks de meeste onduidelijkheid over wat écht ‘royal class’ of ‘premium class’ is. Naast de techniek en het comfort aan boord worden ook de charterbasis, de geboden veiligheid en services in het beoordelingssysteem opgenomen. Reviews kunnen wel op de nieuwe site charterboat.nl geplaatst worden, maar hebben geen invloed op de toekenning van het aantal sterren aan het jacht. De deelname aan de bootclassificatie, die inmiddels is gestart, is vrijwillig.

Netwerkcentrum Leeuwarden verzorgt vanaf 13 februari aanstaande voortaan elke tweede maandag van de maand van 10.00 tot 12.00 uur een Repaircafé in de Klomp. De technisch goed onderlegde Aziz Ahmed probeert defecte spullen een tweede leven te geven.

APS Bank has been fined €228,706 by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit over an inspection which took place in 2020.

The FIAU found in its inspection that there were breaches in the bank’s Business Risk Assessment, which at the time had been drafted in the final quarter of 2019 – far later than when the legal requirement for one came into force on 1 January 2018.

The FIAU also found “various shortcomings” in the bank’s then risk assessment methodology and in the implementation of its new risk assessment methodology in the second quarter of 2020. 

The FIAU noted that the breaches all stem from the former risk assessment methodology being inadequate and that the seriousness of the failure is compounded as it persisted for a considerable amount of time.

“Notwithstanding the above, the Committee positively acknowledged that the Bank’s new risk assessment methodology adequately addresses the majority of the shortcomings identified with the former risk assessment methodology,” the FIAU’s enforcement notice read.

The Bank said in a company announcement published on the Malta Stock Exchange that it would not be appealing the fine and that it was satisfied that it had carried out significant remediation work and improvements over the past years.

The Bank said that it has taken note of the findings, which it said largely relate to “legacy matters” and said that it is “satisfied that the outcome also reflects the significant remediation that has been taking place over the past years.”

“While noting also that the administrative penalty has no material impact on its financial performance, the Bank informs that it will not be lodging an appeal to the Notice or penalty,” the bank said.

The Bank is fully committed to the highest standards of operational integrity and regulatory compliance, and is a key player in the fight against financial crime.

Over the past years, the Bank said that it had increased its investment in resources and technology to enhance and increase the effectiveness of its financial crime compliance framework, which had already commenced before the 2020 examination took place.

“The Bank appreciates that its proactiveness in carrying out the necessary remedial actions and its commitment to enhance its processes and controls, have also been commended by the FIAU in the Enforcement Notice,” the notice read.

Marcel Cassar, CEO, commented: “We welcome the publication of the FIAU statement as it marks the closure of an examination that helped us further improve our risk and compliance management. Having taken the examination findings very seriously, we carried out remediation, invested in technology, robustly grew our financial crime compliance resources and scaled up training across the entire Bank. Overall, we are positive that this process has continued to strengthen the Bank’s governance, systems and compliance controls.”