Category: Taiwan
Military service still holds value
Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/02/22/2003832291
Read MoreKao judge should recuse herself
Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/02/22/2003832289
Read MoreTaiwan escapes mercy-rule loss to Spain in WBCQ opener
Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) At the World Baseball Classic Qualifier (WBCQ) opener in Taipei on Friday, Spain showed Taiwan just how unpredictable the game can be. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202502210021
Read MoreTaiwan-made fighter jet tests air-launched HF-3 missile: Source
Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) An Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) jet recently conducted an exercise equipped with an air-launched variant of the Hsiung Feng-III (HF-3) missile, a source familiar with the matter told CNA on Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202502210020
Read MoreWorkplace safety guidelines in Taiwan revised to cover bullying
Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) A revised workplace health and safety guideline to improve the protection of employees from physical or mental harm caused by bullying at work was published by the Ministry of Labor and went into effect on Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202502210019
Read MoreTaiwan needs to act fast in response to Trump’s tariff policy: Expert
Washington, Feb. 21 (CNA) Taiwan needs to urgently focus on announcing policies and investment plans in support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, instead of hoping to change the American president’s view on the semiconductor industry and trade, a defense and security expert has told CNA. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202502210018
Read MoreTaiwan’s ITRI showcases drone technology at European expo
Düsseldorf, Germany, Feb. 21 (CNA) Several Taiwanese organizations led by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently showcased the nation’s latest milestones in drone engineering at a European trade show for autonomous systems, autonomous mobility and robotics in Germany. https://focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202502210017
Read MoreMan gets 24 years in prison over double murder in Taipei
Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) The Taiwan Shilin District Court on Friday handed down a combined sentence of 24 years in prison to a man found guilty of murdering two people during a fight in 2023. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202502210016
Read MoreTrump defense spending demands stress ‘peace through strength’: Experts
Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) Defense and foreign policy experts on Friday said that military strength is essential for maintaining peace following U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls for NATO nations and Taiwan to increase defense spending. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202502210015
Read MoreTainan city gov’t, MOL censured over Kenyan human trafficking case
Taipei, Feb. 21 (CNA) The Control Yuan has censured the Tainan City government and Ministry of Labor (MOL) for inadequately supervising the illegal employment and mistreatment of two Kenyans trafficked into Taiwan in 2022. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202502210014
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