WAR GAMES: China said the drills were to test its troops’ blockade-and-control capabilities, a day after the PLA performed ‘precision strikes’ exercises
China’s military last night announced it had ended two days of “live-fire” drills in which it practiced hitting key ports and energy sites, as part of exercises aimed at Taiwan.Named “Strait Thunder-2025A,” the drills were in the middle and southern parts of the Taiwan Strait as well as the East Chi
Advocates seeking to recall a group of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators yesterday said the expulsion of a woman who had advocated for China to take Taiwan by force was not a free speech issue, but a national security matter.At a news conference in Taipei, the groups urged Taiwanese to par
China on Tuesday launched its latest round of war games around Taiwan, which Beijing yesterday said were a “stern warning” against separatism.The Chinese military last night said it had concluded the two days of drills, codenamed “Strait Thunder-2025A.”The People’s Republic of China has claimed Taiw
Taiwan’s largest-scale annual military drills, the Han Kuang exercises, will be lengthened this year to include two weeks of computerized tabletop wargames and 10 days of live-fire drills, the nation’s armed forces announced on Wednesday.The Han Kuang exercises are held annually in two stages. This
CONDITION STABLE: Doctors removed a small kidney stone in a surgery that lasted about 45 minutes, after which Ko was to remain in hospital overnight to recover
Former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), who is being detained while on trial on corruption charges, had a kidney stone surgically removed yesterday, according to the hospital in Taipei where the surgery was performed.Escorted by personnel from the Taipei Detention Center, Ko arrived at the hospital at
NEW MARKETS: Tourism from Western countries and South Korea has increased, while Japanese visitors have declined due to Japan’s struggling consumer spending
The number of foreign tourists visiting Taiwan is expected to increase to 2.1 million by the end of this quarter in a sign of the tourism sector’s recovery from COVID-19 pandemic doldrums, the Tourism Administration said yesterday.Overall, tourism had a promising start in the first month of the year
Taiwan has recorded its first fatal case of Coxsackie B5 enterovirus in 10 years after a 1-year- old boy from southern Taiwan died from complications in early March, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported yesterday.CDC Spokesman Lo Yi-chun (羅一鈞) said at a press conference that the child init
Taiwanese young people’s suicide rate has gone from 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2021 to 7 per 100,000 people in 2023, a trend that experts attribute to increased divorce rates, Internet habits and lack of sleep.“The National Taiwan University (NTU) Children and Family Research Center Sponsored by CTBC
Most young children in Taiwan need to engage in more physical activity to promote healthy development, a government-funded survey released yesterday said.A research team focusing on early childhood development funded by the National Science and Technology Council released its latest survey at a news
A majority of the public is dissatisfied with the government’s measures to make housing affordable and to handle cases of school bullying, according to a survey by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).The survey results, released with an accompanying report at a news conference yesterday, fou
There should be clear legal norms defining what constitutes “propaganda for war,” the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said yesterday, after three Chinese-born social media influencers had their residence permits revoked for advocating military “unification” with China.Article 20 of the Inter
HEALTHHoliday snake advisoryThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday warned people to be cautious of venomous snakes when tomb sweeping outdoors. This year’s four-day Tomb-Sweeping Festival holiday starts today and ends on Sunday. The CDC reminds people to wear long sleeves and pants, shoes
Two little terns are pictured in an undated photograph released by the Ocean Conservation Administration yesterday. The little terns, a migratory sea bird, arrive in Taiwan this month to breed and leave by September. The administration said after three years of surveys and launching a conservation p
A boulder blocking half of the road to Buluowan Recreation Area in Taroko Gorge, Hualien, is pictured yesterday. After a massive earthquake struck Hualien on April 3 last year, damaging many roads in Taroko National Park, the Buluowan Recreation Area was planned to be reopened to visitors, but typho
United Airlines today launched its new Taipei (Taoyuan)-Guam route, offering twice-weekly flights, while Tigerair Taiwan inaugurated its Taipei (Taoyuan)-Oita service also flying twice a week.United Airlines operates the new route using a Boeing 737-800 with 166 seats. Departures from Taiwan Taoyuan
On average, young Taiwanese children need to engage in more physical activity to promote healthy development, according to a government-funded survey released today.A research team focusing on early childhood development and funded by the National Science and Technology Council released its latest s
There should be clear legal norms defining what constitutes “propaganda for war,” the National Human Rights Commission said today, after three Chinese-born social media influencers had their residence permits revoked for advocating military “unification.”Article 20 of the International Covenant on C
An assistant to former legislative speaker You Si-kun (游錫堃) when he served in the Legislative Yuan has been released on bail amid an investigation into allegations that he was recruited by Chinese intelligence agents during a trip to China. The assistant, Sheng Chu-ying (盛礎纓), is suspected of handin
Former Taiwan People’s Party chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was released from detention this morning to undergo an operation to remove a kidney stone at the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Taipei Hospital. The ureteroscopy went smoothly and took 45 minutes, using laser lithotripsy to remove a stone 1cm b
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