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Taiwan, US ink specialized naval training program. STRATEGIC SHIFT: While the US has a history of sending military instructors and special operations teams to Taiwan, it is the first time it has officially announced such a mission Taiwan and the US have signed a two-year specialized training program for the local navy, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday, in …
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Hegseth vows to maintain peace in Strait ‘DETERRENT’: US national security adviser-designate Mike Waltz said that he wants to speed up deliveries of weapons purchased by Taiwan to deter threats from China US president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, affirmed his commitment to peace in the Taiwan …
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MASSIVE INCREASE: Rates of STIs among teenagers in Taiwan have increased more than sixfold since 2012, making it ‘a matter of utmost urgency,’ the group said A group backed by lawmakers from across the political spectrum has called on the government to tackle the increasing prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among teenagers.At a news conference organized by the Action ...
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PROJECT: The TASA and the Ministry of Environment yesterday unveiled a program to monitor air pollution over Taiwan, China and Southeast Asian nations Taiwan’s domestically developed PARUS-T1 satellite was launched into space yesterday on SpaceX’s Transporter-12 rocket from the US Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to begin its 12-month technological mission.The rideshare mission ...
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Kaohsiung rated nation’s most obese major city. GETTING FITTER: Taichung previously held the record for six years in a row, but the city has since implemented measures to encourage exercise and healthy eating Kaohsiung was the most obese among Taiwan’s six special municipalities last year, with overweight people accounting for 41.3 percent of its population, the Sports Administration said ...
Pence in Taiwan, will meet with Lai: report - Taipei Times
1 day ago · SECURITY: To protect the nation’s Internet cables, the navy should use buoys marking waters within 50m of them as a restricted zone, a former navy squadron commander said A Chinese cargo ship repeatedly intruded into Taiwan’s contiguous and sovereign waters for three months before allegedly damaging an undersea Internet cable off Kaohsiung, a Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times ...
Pence backs strong US-Taiwan ties - Taipei Times
1 day ago · BREAKTHROUGH: The US is making chips on par in yield and quality with Taiwan, despite people saying that it could not happen, the official said Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) has begun producing advanced 4-nanometer (nm) chips for US customers in Arizona, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said, a milestone in the semiconductor efforts of the administration of US ...
Trump noncommittal on defense of Taiwan - Taipei Times
Dec 11, 2024 · PLA MANEUVERS: Although Beijing has yet to formally announce military drills, its coast guard vessels have been spotted near and around Taiwan since Friday The Taiwanese military is on high alert and is closely monitoring the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) air and naval deployments after Beijing yesterday reserved seven airspace areas east of its Zhejiang and Fujian provinces ...
US to continue friendly approach to Taiwan: official - Taipei Times
Nov 7, 2024 · TECH EFFECT: While Chiayi County was the oldest region in the nation, Hsinchu county and city, home of the nation’s chip industry, were the youngest, the report showed Seven of the nation’s administrative regions, encompassing 57.2 percent of Taiwan’s townships and villages, became “super-aged societies” in June, the Ministry of the Interior said in its latest report.
Officials assure of US ties as votes are counted - Taipei Times
Nov 6, 2024 · SECURITY: To protect the nation’s Internet cables, the navy should use buoys marking waters within 50m of them as a restricted zone, a former navy squadron commander said A Chinese cargo ship repeatedly intruded into Taiwan’s contiguous and sovereign waters for three months before allegedly damaging an undersea Internet cable off Kaohsiung, a Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times ...