AI Expo Addresses Labor Challenges – March 25, 2026
An AI tech expo shows how companies can make the most out of artificial intelligence to solve labor shortages and boost productivity. The constraint on oil and gas imports owing to the war over Iran is impacting more than just fuel for cars and planes as it starts to hurt Taiwan's pharmaceuticals and garments manufacturers. Plus, Beijing protests after a member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces allegedly breaks into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo. Also: - A Reuters report says China is ramping up undersea mapping by its civilian research vessels to challenge US naval power. - Can a historical fiction novel set in 1940s America make it in Taiwan? TaiwanPlus sits down with "Mercury Pictures Presents" author Anthony Marra and Taiwanese translator Ching-chun Shih to find out what it took to write the Chinese version. - Almost two dozen hotels in Taiwan have opened their doors to four-legged patrons as pet ownership in Taiwan outpaces childbirths and pet owners search for friendlier accommodation.
